Talk:Romulan Neutral Zone
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I temporarily removed the following conjectural information from the article:
- roughly 1 lightyear wide
- established in 2161
- Treaty originally signed between Earth and the Romulan Empire, but the Federation has also ratified the treaties.
We don't really know this exactly. The Zone appears to be bigger in TNG, the end of the war could have been some years earlier, and there are at least some allies involved in the war. -- Cid Highwind 05:36, 26 Dec 2003 (PST)
OK. But I thought the 1 ly figure was more or less indicated by the BoT map. -- Harry 07:24, 31 Dec 2003 (PST)
- I don't think there was a definite scale given for that map - some tried to calculate that from the speed of those little blinking dots or the distance between the outposts, but I don't think any of this is really accurate enough.
- I also checked some fan sites regarding that scale. [1] states that "1ly" is directly from TNG (no episode reference, though). [2] uses the same scale (among others) but doesn't even mention TNG as the source. -- Cid Highwind 08:32, 31 Dec 2003 (PST)
- It was mentioned by Spock in dialogue in TOS: Balance of Terror that the RMZ was 1 lightyear width. Ottens 23:31, 8 Jul 2004 (CEST)
- OK, I just double-checked an episode transcript to be sure. The width wasn't mentioned in that episode. -- Cid Highwind 00:48, 9 Jul 2004 (CEST)
- That is odd. I was probably incorrect, but I thought Spock mentioned it. Ottens 19:54, 9 Jul 2004 (CEST)
- You are right. I just watched Balance of Terror again, and it wasn't mentioned. My apoligies. Ottens 14:51, 28 Jul 2004 (CEST)
- On cannot calculate the width based on the map using the speed. The Enterprise manages to travel from the outer left to the right of the map within minutes, but it takes hours to travel the last grid unit. -- Kobi 08:47, 9 Jul 2004 (CEST)
[edit] 2.5 lightyears? ...reposted
The estimate of 2.5ly is derived from Tomalak's first transmission. While at the Romulan edge of the Zone, the ETA at Galorndon Core is 6 hours. After Picard forbids entering Federation space, he calculates an ETA of 5 hours for a point near the Federation edge of the Zone. We also learn that Galorndon Core is located about 0.5 lightyears from the Zone. This results in a width of about 2.5 lightyears for the RNZ, even if the Romulan's flight path was not exactly perpendicular to the border. -- Cid Highwind 04:30, 25 Mar 2004 (PST)
"These are the Voyages" mentions that the Treaty of Algeron redefined the Romulan Neutral Zone, so its possible that it was once 1 light year, but is now 2.5 lightyears
[edit] Suspicion of Borg
I believe the following is in error: "It is presumed that the outposts were decimated by the Borg due to a signature obliterative technique unique to their kind." TNG: The Neutral Zone is the last episode of Season 1. The Federation did not know of the Borg until Q introduced them in TNG: Q Who, well into Season 2. Based upon an examination of the script for TNG: The Neutral Zone it is correct to say: "It is presumed that the out outposts were attacked by the Romulans."
- Finish reading the paragraph. It explains why it is LATER presumed that the Borg, not the Romulans, were responsible. --OuroborosCobra talk 07:12, 30 October 2007 (UTC)