Talk:Borg drone
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[edit] types
Does anyone know how many "types" of drone have been referenced? Jaf 18:24, 26 March 2006 (UTC)Jaf
[edit] why is this stuff all in past tense?
shouldn't it be in present? – The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.145.236.34 (talk).
- Nope. Memory Alpha is designed to be set in the far future, after everything happends. Sort of like a "history of the universe" thing. ---Willie 08:46, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
- Actually, that is not entirely true. It is set at the most future point we had a series or movie, in this case 2379 with Nemesis. Articles like Klingon are written in present tense accordingly, and this should as well. --OuroborosCobra talk 13:14, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
- I think this is not what we actually decided on - but please check for yourself, as I'm a little busy right now. This might be on one of our MoS pages, talkg pages thereof, or in one of the TF forum threads. I'll try provide a link later, if you couldn't find anything until then. -- Cid Highwind 13:24, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
- As far as I know it was decided that everything on MA should be in past tense except episodes and events beyond the actual ST universe, like real world events or production matters. -- Q 19:44, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
- If I remember correctly, that's true except for things like stars and planets - objects that we would have a reasonable expectation of still existing even in the far future. The exception to that exception would be if we knew that a planet, star, etc. had been destroyed at some point. -- Renegade54 21:02, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
- As far as I know it was decided that everything on MA should be in past tense except episodes and events beyond the actual ST universe, like real world events or production matters. -- Q 19:44, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
- I think this is not what we actually decided on - but please check for yourself, as I'm a little busy right now. This might be on one of our MoS pages, talkg pages thereof, or in one of the TF forum threads. I'll try provide a link later, if you couldn't find anything until then. -- Cid Highwind 13:24, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
- Actually, that is not entirely true. It is set at the most future point we had a series or movie, in this case 2379 with Nemesis. Articles like Klingon are written in present tense accordingly, and this should as well. --OuroborosCobra talk 13:14, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Removed from Background section
Although using a strange way of letting us know, I think our anonymous contributor has a point in regard to the following background note:
- As the Borg were initially conceived of by Maurice Hurley as a race of insects, (which was also the basis for the Jarada) one might think these insects were bees, as a Drone is a male bee (see Drone (bee)). This analogy is not entirely correct as there are also female Borg drones.
Linking to a page that is only indirectly connected to the topic, and then even "not entirely correct"? In that case, why link at all? -- Cid Highwind 20:58, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Queen a drone?
The article says that Queen, Medical, and Tactical are the three known types of drones. I tend to doubt that the Queen should be considered a drone, since she exibits free will. -- StAkAr Karnak 18:09, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Category:Occupation
I really don't think this could be said to be an "occupation". Borg drones aren't "employed" as such any more than I am "employed" as a human being as opposed to a chimpanzee. The fact is that the entirety of the Borg, with the exception of the Queen, are drones. --OuroborosCobra talk 02:14, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
- I agree. It's not a job, it's what they are.--31dot 02:20, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
- What, you guys haven't heard of the perks of being a drone? Travel the galaxy free of charge through our luxury transwarp gates. Work alongside trillions of like-minded hard-working individuals. Engage in exciting teamwork activities on the hull of a Sovereign-class starship. Your out of luck brother-in-law need a job? Children need work experience? We'll take them too. And everyone else in your species. Please beam aboard our cube for a free information session. Refreshments and cybernetic enhancements provided free of charge. As we always say, "Resistance is futile"!
- LOL. Thank you, I needed a good laugh.--31dot 03:00, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Forum:Borg gender
In Q Who, Q said that the borg have no gender. So why does 7 of 9 look female in Scorpion? 24.15.28.179 02:46, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
- Probably the same reason the Borg Queen looks female. --OuroborosCobra talk 03:12, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
Why would Q say, "...not a he, not a she..."? 24.15.28.179 03:25, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
- Probably the same reason he said that they were only after their technology, and did not care about the organics. --OuroborosCobra talk 04:15, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
Thank You. 24.15.28.179 04:25, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
- Neuter drones were assimilated from gendered beings. Annika Hansen was female, even though as a drone her self-identity was not. --TribbleFurSuit 10:38, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
In Scorpion, Seven had a more profound costume, but in Unimatrix Zero Janeway and Belanna's weren't. It just doesn't fit in. 24.15.28.179 20:42, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
- I believe they call that creative licensing. --Alan 21:06, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
- ...and that they wanted to introduce a character with boobs. --OuroborosCobra talk 02:55, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
- It fits if you recognize that Seven has a more profound body than the others. --TribbleFurSuit 00:39, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Only medical and tactical? I clearly saw some "Engineer" type drones, including a Bolian, in First Contact... 65.188.241.8 04:10, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
