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== Roslin's General Pardon == | |||
Anyone have any thoughts as to why Baltar didn't claim relief under Roslin's general pardon following the Second Exodus? I can't think of any reason why it wouldn't apply to him. [[User:Jewpiterjones|Jewpiterjones]] 22:26, 1 January 2008 (CST) | |||
== You Heard It Here First (I think) == | == You Heard It Here First (I think) == | ||
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Answer: For appearances. Remember that the information of a Humano-Cylon's brain is transmitted to another copy. Since a Baltar clone would need to keep a contiinuous memory (fragmented briefly by blind terror in escaping the area), it would be a simple matter to have a new copy of Baltar "wake up" with minor wounds, where his natural tendency to be chickenshit would have him run with the rest of the groups. For Six's aims, Baltar may need to continually reminded that he is human and never reveal what might be his true nature. A lot of things that the Humano-Cylons do seems to be for show, to drive or manipulate the remaining humans, rather than killing them outright. [[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 12:22, 3 Aug 2005 (EDT) | Answer: For appearances. Remember that the information of a Humano-Cylon's brain is transmitted to another copy. Since a Baltar clone would need to keep a contiinuous memory (fragmented briefly by blind terror in escaping the area), it would be a simple matter to have a new copy of Baltar "wake up" with minor wounds, where his natural tendency to be chickenshit would have him run with the rest of the groups. For Six's aims, Baltar may need to continually reminded that he is human and never reveal what might be his true nature. A lot of things that the Humano-Cylons do seems to be for show, to drive or manipulate the remaining humans, rather than killing them outright. [[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 12:22, 3 Aug 2005 (EDT) | ||
::OK. Feldspar makes the most convincing argument against the possibility of Baltar being a Cylon. It still doesn't eliminate the thought, however. Remember that Baltar's chain has been pulled this way and that. The idea that he is still human may also be an illusion to both the viewer and him. Remember that Galactica Boomer was just all happy and thought she, too, was an ordinary human, and look how that turned out. Despite what Six shows him in terms of a baby, it may still be a deception as a process of brainwashing his consciousness to work as a Cylon agent. I don't believe that Cylons want to make human/Cylon hybrids the default: they just need human DNA to get started on their own. Hopefully we'll get some kind of resolution to this one in this season. [[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 15:48, 22 Aug | ::OK. Feldspar makes the most convincing argument against the possibility of Baltar being a Cylon. It still doesn't eliminate the thought, however. Remember that Baltar's chain has been pulled this way and that. The idea that he is still human may also be an illusion to both the viewer and him. Remember that Galactica Boomer was just all happy and thought she, too, was an ordinary human, and look how that turned out. Despite what Six shows him in terms of a baby, it may still be a deception as a process of brainwashing his consciousness to work as a Cylon agent. I don't believe that Cylons want to make human/Cylon hybrids the default: they just need human DNA to get started on their own. Hopefully we'll get some kind of resolution to this one in this season. [[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 15:48, 22 Aug 2005 (EDT) | ||
== Now THIS deserves Quality Article status == | == Now THIS deserves Quality Article status == | ||
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: There ''is'' a [[Battlestar Wiki:Standards and Conventions#Links to Episodes|Convention]] on episode names and citations. You can find it afore-linked, but, just to paraphrase it, if it's a parenthetical citation, then it goes like this: <nowiki>([[Episode Name]])</nowiki>. Notice the following period. If it's within a sentence it should be put in quotations, thus: Blah blah as seen in <nowiki>"[[Episode Name]]"</nowiki> when et cetera. We don't have a specific case for parenthetical lists or for the Mini, but I think Spence's gut feeling is probably good. I'll try to remember to start a discussion about it on the [[Battlestar Wiki talk:Standards and Conventions|S&C Talk]] tomorrow. --[[User:Day|Day]] 01:59, 6 January 2006 (EST) | : There ''is'' a [[Battlestar Wiki:Standards and Conventions#Links to Episodes|Convention]] on episode names and citations. You can find it afore-linked, but, just to paraphrase it, if it's a parenthetical citation, then it goes like this: <nowiki>([[Episode Name]])</nowiki>. Notice the following period. If it's within a sentence it should be put in quotations, thus: Blah blah as seen in <nowiki>"[[Episode Name]]"</nowiki> when et cetera. We don't have a specific case for parenthetical lists or for the Mini, but I think Spence's gut feeling is probably good. I'll try to remember to start a discussion about it on the [[Battlestar Wiki talk:Standards and Conventions|S&C Talk]] tomorrow. --[[User:Day|Day]] 01:59, 6 January 2006 (EST) | ||
::I shouldn't post this here, but I just want to note that I dislike quotes when multiple-noting. They add clutter and don't really improve clarity or readability. --[[User: | ::I shouldn't post this here, but I just want to note that I dislike quotes when multiple-noting. They add clutter and don't really improve clarity or readability. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 02:04, 6 January 2006 (EST) | ||
==A Friendly Wager, Spencerian== | ==A Friendly Wager, Spencerian== | ||
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-->'''Do you accept, Spencerian? Or are you unsure of your position in this matter? Speaking for myself, my belief that Baltar is ''not'' a Cylon is unwavering. --[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 22:59, 5 January 2006 (EST) | -->'''Do you accept, Spencerian? Or are you unsure of your position in this matter? Speaking for myself, my belief that Baltar is ''not'' a Cylon is unwavering. --[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 22:59, 5 January 2006 (EST) | ||
:I like the wager, but your stakes are not appropriate. --[[User: | :I like the wager, but your stakes are not appropriate. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 23:44, 5 January 2006 (EST) | ||
::What would be? --[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] | ::What would be? --[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] | ||
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:::Oh, and this is a big hunch, but I think there's a ''13th'' model--an overlord that's vastly more intelligent. Imagine if we're able to see who commands the basestars? ''I wonder who.'' --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 00:22, 6 January 2006 (EST) | :::Oh, and this is a big hunch, but I think there's a ''13th'' model--an overlord that's vastly more intelligent. Imagine if we're able to see who commands the basestars? ''I wonder who.'' --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 00:22, 6 January 2006 (EST) | ||
::::Now that's friendlier. I'm on Ricimer's team for this one. --[[User: | ::::Now that's friendlier. I'm on Ricimer's team for this one. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 00:58, 6 January 2006 (EST) | ||
:::::Such material/monetary things are irrelevant to me. But you are in luck because it so happens there is something I want, something I wanted ever since I came here, they say it cannot be taken, it have to be given...--[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 01:07, 6 January 2006 (EST) | :::::Such material/monetary things are irrelevant to me. But you are in luck because it so happens there is something I want, something I wanted ever since I came here, they say it cannot be taken, it have to be given...--[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 01:07, 6 January 2006 (EST) | ||
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::Done. See the new [[Cylon agent speculation]] article. I've also managed to work in the qualifiers that increase or decrease the probability. I also moved the speculations from the Humano-Cylon article here as well. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 21:16, 31 January 2006 (EST) | ::Done. See the new [[Cylon agent speculation]] article. I've also managed to work in the qualifiers that increase or decrease the probability. I also moved the speculations from the Humano-Cylon article here as well. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 21:16, 31 January 2006 (EST) | ||
I think season-based subarticles are a horrible idea. There is no reason this article cannot be drastically summarized. See one of the longer biography articles on Memory Alpha for an example of the style we should be shooting for - [http://memory-alpha.org/en/index.php/Jean-Luc_Picard Jean-Luc Picard], for example - and note that this covers seven seasons and four movies worth of material. --[[User: | I think season-based subarticles are a horrible idea. There is no reason this article cannot be drastically summarized. See one of the longer biography articles on Memory Alpha for an example of the style we should be shooting for - [http://memory-alpha.org/en/index.php/Jean-Luc_Picard Jean-Luc Picard], for example - and note that this covers seven seasons and four movies worth of material. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 21:11, 31 January 2006 (EST) | ||
::The man has a point. We'll need to take lessons from that wiki, perhaps move to bullet points in some bios. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 21:14, 31 January 2006 (EST) | ::The man has a point. We'll need to take lessons from that wiki, perhaps move to bullet points in some bios. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 21:14, 31 January 2006 (EST) | ||
:::I agreee utterly with Farago and Spencerian.--[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 22:45, 31 January 2006 (EST) | :::I agreee utterly with Farago and Spencerian.--[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 22:45, 31 January 2006 (EST) | ||
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"which functions by exposing cell samples to the warhead's radiation, because it has already been demonstrated (Miniseries) that Cylons are more susceptible to certain kinds of radiation." | "which functions by exposing cell samples to the warhead's radiation, because it has already been demonstrated (Miniseries) that Cylons are more susceptible to certain kinds of radiation." | ||
Are we sure that's how it works? It seems that the warhead is not so integral to the operation of the detector after LDYB (that or he didn't think it'd be needed again). --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 13:57, 10 May 2006 (CDT) | Are we sure that's how it works? It seems that the warhead is not so integral to the operation of the detector after LDYB (that or he didn't think it'd be needed again). --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 13:57, 10 May 2006 (CDT) | ||
:Yeah, I'm also skeptical. --[[User: | :Yeah, I'm also skeptical. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 14:36, 10 May 2006 (CDT) | ||
:It works by exposing cells to radiation; Cylons are affect by that as we saw in the Miniseries. He said that. When he gave Gina the nuke, he sabotaged his own detector; the detector didn't work after that. Of course, Baltar was just saying that everyone was "green" anyway, so no one noticed. --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 15:24, 10 May 2006 (CDT) | :It works by exposing cells to radiation; Cylons are affect by that as we saw in the Miniseries. He said that. When he gave Gina the nuke, he sabotaged his own detector; the detector didn't work after that. Of course, Baltar was just saying that everyone was "green" anyway, so no one noticed. --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 15:24, 10 May 2006 (CDT) | ||
== Major Pre-Season 3 Revision == | == Major Pre-Season 3 Revision == | ||
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Why is the scientific adviser succession box gone? --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 11:08, 17 April 2007 (CDT) | Why is the scientific adviser succession box gone? --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 11:08, 17 April 2007 (CDT) | ||
:It's not really a formal position, is it? ''Galactica'' must have many qualified scientists, who contribute to varying degrees. Gaeta didn't formally succeed Baltar in that capacity. --[[User: | :It's not really a formal position, is it? ''Galactica'' must have many qualified scientists, who contribute to varying degrees. Gaeta didn't formally succeed Baltar in that capacity. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 11:11, 17 April 2007 (CDT) | ||
::True. Just noticed [[Felix Gaeta]] doesn't have this box either. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 11:32, 17 April 2007 (CDT) | ::True. Just noticed [[Felix Gaeta]] doesn't have this box either. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 11:32, 17 April 2007 (CDT) | ||
:::I remove this and other informal titling (which, to me, is fanwanking) with extreme prejudice. -- [[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 12:15, 17 April 2007 (CDT) <sup>([[User_Talk:Spencerian|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Spencerian|Contribs]] - [[Special:Editcount/Spencerian|WonderNumbers]])</sup> | :::I remove this and other informal titling (which, to me, is fanwanking) with extreme prejudice. -- [[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 12:15, 17 April 2007 (CDT) <sup>([[User_Talk:Spencerian|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Spencerian|Contribs]] - [[Special:Editcount/Spencerian|WonderNumbers]])</sup> | ||
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The first sentence "Woe upon your Cylon heart" is a pretty big clue ! {{unsigned|YMMS}} | The first sentence "Woe upon your Cylon heart" is a pretty big clue ! {{unsigned|YMMS}} | ||