http://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Prometheus+unbound&feedformat=atomImperial Wiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T04:42:37ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.36.2http://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:United_Federation_of_Planets&diff=19021Talk:United Federation of Planets2011-01-26T13:05:48Z<p>Prometheus unbound: </p>
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<div>I have altered the text which made the statement that at no point in Trek's 28 years has an election been mentioned - it was mentioned in Home Front (DS9), the transcript is available here: http://www.twiztv.com/scripts/ds9/season4/ds9-411.txt or for viewing on youtube.<br />
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I have also added a little information on Section 31 as some of the wording seemed vague.<br />
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Edited the section stating that the Council itself elects the President - this has not been mentioned on screen and thus I have changed the wording to say it is not clear either way.<br />
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- PU.</div>Prometheus unboundhttp://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=United_Federation_of_Planets&diff=19020United Federation of Planets2011-01-26T13:04:38Z<p>Prometheus unbound: /* Organization */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Federation symbol.png|thumb|right|Emblem of the Federation]]<br />
The '''United Federation of Planets''' is a major political entity in the [[Alpha Quadrant]] of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy in ''[[Star Trek]]''.<br />
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==Organization==<br />
The Federation is governed by a President and the Federation Council, both of which have offices on [[Earth]]. The means by which Federation Council members attain their positions has never been clearly described; evidence suggests that they are appointed by the planetary governments of their homeworlds. It is not clear whether the President is elected by the council itself or by the citizens of the Federation.<ref>[[DS9]] "Home Front"</ref><br />
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The Federation has at least one secret intelligence organization called [[Section 31]]<ref>[[DS9]] "Inquisition"</ref>. It is not clear whether Section 31 is entirely an external intelligence and "black-ops" agency or it also functions as an internal intelligence and secret police service. It has been stated as being a department of Starfleet Security.<br />
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==Attributes==<br />
The Federation, or at least parts of it, seem to operate on a socialist or even [[communism|communist]] economic model. Evidence includes the lack of [[currency]] in many episodes, descriptions of the Federation's non-capitalist economy base, and government monopolies that appear to control space travel, interstellar communications, and scientific research. In any event, their society is so far removed from a free market economy that many Federation citizens have completely forgotten about [[capitalism]]. Captain [[Picard]] and [[Beverly Crusher]] are both intelligent, educated people by Federation standards, yet neither one understood the concept of investment or payment for services rendered.<ref>[[TNG]] "The Neutral Zone"</ref><br />
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==Territory==<br />
The Federation consists of approximately 150 member planets spread across approximately 8,000 light-years of space.<ref>''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]''</ref> It is not clear whether this figure indicates that Federation territory is roughly spherical with a diameter of 8,000 light-years or some other shape with a total volume of approximately 8,000 cubic light-years. In addition to member worlds, the Federation has established numerous colonies with varying levels of autonomy.<ref>http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/United_Federation_of_Planets#Size_and_location</ref><br />
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The Federation shares borders with the [[Klingon Empire]], the [[Romulan Star Empire]], and the [[Cardassian Union]].<br />
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Major planetary members of the Federation include [[Earth]], [[Vulcan]], [[Betazed]], [[Andorian Empire|Andor]], Tellaria, and Bolia.<br />
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==Threat Assessment==<br />
The Federation has technology comparable to that of the other major powers in the Alpha Quadrant. Their military readiness, however, is lacking compared to that of their neighbors. While their ships are individually powerful, often substantially more powerful than those of their neighbors,<ref>TNG "The Wounded"</ref> they tend to be few in number, as indicated by the perpetual shortage of ships in position to respond to military emergencies.<ref>''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'', TNG "Angel One", TNG "The Best of Both Worlds"</ref> Furthermore, many [[Starfleet]] officers do not regard Starfleet as a military organization (despite its control of nearly all military assets in the Federation), and Starfleet itself does not conduct routine combat exercises to keep its crews prepared for military action.<ref>TNG "Peak Performance"</ref><br />
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==Notes==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[Category:Star Trek]]<br />
[[Category:Factions]]<br />
[[Category:ST Politics]]<br />
[[Category:Human Factions]]</div>Prometheus unboundhttp://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:United_Federation_of_Planets&diff=19014Talk:United Federation of Planets2011-01-26T12:14:02Z<p>Prometheus unbound: Created page with 'I have altered the text which made the statement that at no point in Trek's 28 years has an election been mentioned - it was mentioned in Home Front (DS9), the transcript is avaiā¦'</p>
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<div>I have altered the text which made the statement that at no point in Trek's 28 years has an election been mentioned - it was mentioned in Home Front (DS9), the transcript is available here: http://www.twiztv.com/scripts/ds9/season4/ds9-411.txt or for viewing on youtube.<br />
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I have also added a little information on Section 31 as some of the wording seemed vague.</div>Prometheus unboundhttp://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=United_Federation_of_Planets&diff=19013United Federation of Planets2011-01-26T12:12:20Z<p>Prometheus unbound: /* Organization */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Federation symbol.png|thumb|right|Emblem of the Federation]]<br />
The '''United Federation of Planets''' is a major political entity in the [[Alpha Quadrant]] of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy in ''[[Star Trek]]''.<br />
<br />
==Organization==<br />
The Federation is governed by a President and the Federation Council, both of which have offices on [[Earth]]. The means by which Federation officials attain their positions has never been clearly described. Evidence suggests that the Council consists of ambassadors appointed by the planetary governments of their homeworlds. The President is elected by the council by putting his name forward for consideration. <ref>[[DS9]] "Home Front"</ref><br />
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The Federation has at least one secret intelligence organization called [[Section 31]]<ref>[[DS9]] "Inquisition"</ref>. It is not clear whether Section 31 is entirely an external intelligence and "black-ops" agency or it also functions as an internal intelligence and secret police service. It was once described by the character [[Sloan]] as being "another branch of Starfleet Security".<ref>[[DS9]] "Inquisition"</ref> Sloan has also made the claim that Section 31 was part of the original [[Starfleet]] Charter (note: as opposed to the Federation) and that it was an "autonamous department" that did not "submit reports or ask for approval for specific operations".<ref>[[DS9]] "Inquisition"</ref><br />
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==Attributes==<br />
The Federation, or at least parts of it, seem to operate on a socialist or even [[communism|communist]] economic model. Evidence includes the lack of [[currency]] in many episodes, descriptions of the Federation's non-capitalist economy base, and government monopolies that appear to control space travel, interstellar communications, and scientific research. In any event, their society is so far removed from a free market economy that many Federation citizens have completely forgotten about [[capitalism]]. Captain [[Picard]] and [[Beverly Crusher]] are both intelligent, educated people by Federation standards, yet neither one understood the concept of investment or payment for services rendered.<ref>[[TNG]] "The Neutral Zone"</ref><br />
<br />
==Territory==<br />
The Federation consists of approximately 150 member planets spread across approximately 8,000 light-years of space.<ref>''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]''</ref> It is not clear whether this figure indicates that Federation territory is roughly spherical with a diameter of 8,000 light-years or some other shape with a total volume of approximately 8,000 cubic light-years. In addition to member worlds, the Federation has established numerous colonies with varying levels of autonomy.<ref>http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/United_Federation_of_Planets#Size_and_location</ref><br />
<br />
The Federation shares borders with the [[Klingon Empire]], the [[Romulan Star Empire]], and the [[Cardassian Union]].<br />
<br />
Major planetary members of the Federation include [[Earth]], [[Vulcan]], [[Betazed]], [[Andorian Empire|Andor]], Tellaria, and Bolia.<br />
<br />
==Threat Assessment==<br />
The Federation has technology comparable to that of the other major powers in the Alpha Quadrant. Their military readiness, however, is lacking compared to that of their neighbors. While their ships are individually powerful, often substantially more powerful than those of their neighbors,<ref>TNG "The Wounded"</ref> they tend to be few in number, as indicated by the perpetual shortage of ships in position to respond to military emergencies.<ref>''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'', TNG "Angel One", TNG "The Best of Both Worlds"</ref> Furthermore, many [[Starfleet]] officers do not regard Starfleet as a military organization (despite its control of nearly all military assets in the Federation), and Starfleet itself does not conduct routine combat exercises to keep its crews prepared for military action.<ref>TNG "Peak Performance"</ref><br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Star Trek]]<br />
[[Category:Factions]]<br />
[[Category:ST Politics]]<br />
[[Category:Human Factions]]</div>Prometheus unboundhttp://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=United_Federation_of_Planets&diff=19012United Federation of Planets2011-01-26T12:07:51Z<p>Prometheus unbound: /* Organization */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Federation symbol.png|thumb|right|Emblem of the Federation]]<br />
The '''United Federation of Planets''' is a major political entity in the [[Alpha Quadrant]] of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy in ''[[Star Trek]]''.<br />
<br />
==Organization==<br />
The Federation is governed by a President and the Federation Council, both of which have offices on [[Earth]]. The means by which Federation officials attain their positions has never been clearly described. Evidence suggests that the Council consists of ambassadors appointed by the planetary governments of their homeworlds. The President is elected by the council by putting his name forward for consideration. <ref>[[DS9]] "Home Front"</ref><br />
<br />
The Federation has at least one secret intelligence organization called [[Section 31]]<ref>[[DS9]] "Inquisition"</ref>. It is not clear whether Section 31 is entirely an external intelligence and "black-ops" agency or it also functions as an internal intelligence and secret police service.<br />
<br />
==Attributes==<br />
The Federation, or at least parts of it, seem to operate on a socialist or even [[communism|communist]] economic model. Evidence includes the lack of [[currency]] in many episodes, descriptions of the Federation's non-capitalist economy base, and government monopolies that appear to control space travel, interstellar communications, and scientific research. In any event, their society is so far removed from a free market economy that many Federation citizens have completely forgotten about [[capitalism]]. Captain [[Picard]] and [[Beverly Crusher]] are both intelligent, educated people by Federation standards, yet neither one understood the concept of investment or payment for services rendered.<ref>[[TNG]] "The Neutral Zone"</ref><br />
<br />
==Territory==<br />
The Federation consists of approximately 150 member planets spread across approximately 8,000 light-years of space.<ref>''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]''</ref> It is not clear whether this figure indicates that Federation territory is roughly spherical with a diameter of 8,000 light-years or some other shape with a total volume of approximately 8,000 cubic light-years. In addition to member worlds, the Federation has established numerous colonies with varying levels of autonomy.<ref>http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/United_Federation_of_Planets#Size_and_location</ref><br />
<br />
The Federation shares borders with the [[Klingon Empire]], the [[Romulan Star Empire]], and the [[Cardassian Union]].<br />
<br />
Major planetary members of the Federation include [[Earth]], [[Vulcan]], [[Betazed]], [[Andorian Empire|Andor]], Tellaria, and Bolia.<br />
<br />
==Threat Assessment==<br />
The Federation has technology comparable to that of the other major powers in the Alpha Quadrant. Their military readiness, however, is lacking compared to that of their neighbors. While their ships are individually powerful, often substantially more powerful than those of their neighbors,<ref>TNG "The Wounded"</ref> they tend to be few in number, as indicated by the perpetual shortage of ships in position to respond to military emergencies.<ref>''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'', TNG "Angel One", TNG "The Best of Both Worlds"</ref> Furthermore, many [[Starfleet]] officers do not regard Starfleet as a military organization (despite its control of nearly all military assets in the Federation), and Starfleet itself does not conduct routine combat exercises to keep its crews prepared for military action.<ref>TNG "Peak Performance"</ref><br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Star Trek]]<br />
[[Category:Factions]]<br />
[[Category:ST Politics]]<br />
[[Category:Human Factions]]</div>Prometheus unboundhttp://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=United_Federation_of_Planets&diff=19011United Federation of Planets2011-01-26T12:07:25Z<p>Prometheus unbound: /* Organization */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Federation symbol.png|thumb|right|Emblem of the Federation]]<br />
The '''United Federation of Planets''' is a major political entity in the [[Alpha Quadrant]] of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy in ''[[Star Trek]]''.<br />
<br />
==Organization==<br />
The Federation is governed by a President and the Federation Council, both of which have offices on [[Earth]]. The means by which Federation officials attain their positions has never been clearly described. Evidence suggests that the Council consists of ambassadors appointed by the planetary governments of their homeworlds. The President is elected by the council by putting his name forward for consideration <ref>[[DS9]] "Home Front"</ref><br />
<br />
The Federation has at least one secret intelligence organization called [[Section 31]]<ref>[[DS9]] "Inquisition"</ref>. It is not clear whether Section 31 is entirely an external intelligence and "black-ops" agency or it also functions as an internal intelligence and secret police service.<br />
<br />
==Attributes==<br />
The Federation, or at least parts of it, seem to operate on a socialist or even [[communism|communist]] economic model. Evidence includes the lack of [[currency]] in many episodes, descriptions of the Federation's non-capitalist economy base, and government monopolies that appear to control space travel, interstellar communications, and scientific research. In any event, their society is so far removed from a free market economy that many Federation citizens have completely forgotten about [[capitalism]]. Captain [[Picard]] and [[Beverly Crusher]] are both intelligent, educated people by Federation standards, yet neither one understood the concept of investment or payment for services rendered.<ref>[[TNG]] "The Neutral Zone"</ref><br />
<br />
==Territory==<br />
The Federation consists of approximately 150 member planets spread across approximately 8,000 light-years of space.<ref>''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]''</ref> It is not clear whether this figure indicates that Federation territory is roughly spherical with a diameter of 8,000 light-years or some other shape with a total volume of approximately 8,000 cubic light-years. In addition to member worlds, the Federation has established numerous colonies with varying levels of autonomy.<ref>http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/United_Federation_of_Planets#Size_and_location</ref><br />
<br />
The Federation shares borders with the [[Klingon Empire]], the [[Romulan Star Empire]], and the [[Cardassian Union]].<br />
<br />
Major planetary members of the Federation include [[Earth]], [[Vulcan]], [[Betazed]], [[Andorian Empire|Andor]], Tellaria, and Bolia.<br />
<br />
==Threat Assessment==<br />
The Federation has technology comparable to that of the other major powers in the Alpha Quadrant. Their military readiness, however, is lacking compared to that of their neighbors. While their ships are individually powerful, often substantially more powerful than those of their neighbors,<ref>TNG "The Wounded"</ref> they tend to be few in number, as indicated by the perpetual shortage of ships in position to respond to military emergencies.<ref>''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'', TNG "Angel One", TNG "The Best of Both Worlds"</ref> Furthermore, many [[Starfleet]] officers do not regard Starfleet as a military organization (despite its control of nearly all military assets in the Federation), and Starfleet itself does not conduct routine combat exercises to keep its crews prepared for military action.<ref>TNG "Peak Performance"</ref><br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Star Trek]]<br />
[[Category:Factions]]<br />
[[Category:ST Politics]]<br />
[[Category:Human Factions]]</div>Prometheus unbound