Timeline for How could Troi be promoted to Commander so easily, and why didn't La Forge and Data do the test?
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| Jul 5, 2020 at 4:55 | history | protected | CommunityBot | ||
| Mar 12, 2019 at 0:45 | answer | added | user112826 | timeline score: -2 | |
| Sep 30, 2016 at 16:36 | history | edited | user46509 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 30, 2016 at 14:59 | answer | added | Andrew Chiang | timeline score: 2 | |
| Aug 19, 2016 at 19:02 | comment | added | miltonaut | @ThePopMachine Wasn't Ral only 1/4 Betazoid? Perhaps his 'inducement' abilities were diluted... | |
| Feb 3, 2016 at 22:20 | comment | added | ThePopMachine | @zxq9: No, as shown in the case of Devinioni Ral, they can use their empathic sense to advantage in negotiations through gaining greater knowledge about feelings, but they can't directly influence people. That kind of trickery can only help you gain promotion in Starfleet by making you better at kissing butt. | |
| Feb 3, 2016 at 21:57 | comment | added | zxq9 | @ThePopMachine Right -- no mind-control, but certainly favorable influence is possible (I thought, but may be wrong). Selection for promotion and performance reviews are highly subjective in the military, so I figure "influence" in terms of "likes me" would be enough to have a significant impact (as it certainly is enough to in real life). | |
| Feb 3, 2016 at 21:52 | comment | added | ThePopMachine | @zxq9: Betazoids can't make people do things. | |
| Dec 15, 2015 at 11:14 | answer | added | Trekmonger | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 7, 2015 at 8:13 | comment | added | zxq9 | This is Troi! She could have simply mind-tricked her way into favor with the review board. (I'm really saying this because it would be a fun storyline to have had -- a tale of self-serving traits manifesting in an empath. The Mule part of Foundation was one of my favorites, btw.) | |
| Nov 9, 2015 at 15:01 | comment | added | Valorum | I felt my answer on this one was nicely comprehensive. Is there anything else you'd want addressed before offering an acceptance? | |
| Mar 25, 2015 at 14:58 | answer | added | TheRealPaulMcCartney | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 16, 2015 at 2:59 | answer | added | Stephen Collings | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 19:12 | history | edited | Valorum | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 13, 2015 at 15:17 | comment | added | Paul D. Waite | @Richard: I set ’em up Rich, you knock ’em down. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 14:37 | comment | added | Valorum | @PaulD.Waite - Yup. If for no other reason than because of her constant whining and bad hair decisions. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 14:33 | comment | added | Paul D. Waite | @Richard: ah, I see — so they would already have no compunction if required to send Troi to her certain death. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 14:21 | comment | added | Valorum | @PaulD.Waite - The test was to become a deck officer, something both Data and LaForge already are. Presumably they've passed this test, or some variant of it. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 11:18 | comment | added | Paul D. Waite | Ah gotcha. I don’t remember much of the episode, but I do remember that the main thing Troi needed to learn was that, as a Commander, sometimes you SPOILERS have to send crew to their deaths. Maybe La Forge and Data didn’t fancy having that responsibility. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 11:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackSciFi/status/554956206369165313 | ||
| Jan 13, 2015 at 10:59 | comment | added | Just A Guest | we see that technical knowledge is part of the test, that's why i mentioned it. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 9:34 | history | edited | Valorum | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 13, 2015 at 9:31 | answer | added | Valorum | timeline score: 62 | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 9:29 | comment | added | Paul D. Waite | “both have a lot more technical and scientific knowledge” — so what? Why does that make you a good commander, compared to Troi’s aptitude for dealing with people? | |
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| Jan 13, 2015 at 7:47 | history | asked | Just A Guest | CC BY-SA 3.0 |