From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: philnblanc@comcast.net   
   Subject: Re: Explanation to Graeme about A Piece of the Action   
      
   On 8/19/2011 4:11 AM, Ron wrote:   
   > On Aug 18, 12:04 pm, ToolPackinMama  wrote:   
      
   >> In those cases, Kirk didn't actually have the choice of maintaining the   
   >> ~original~ status quo.  What he was trying to do was to keep a bad   
   >> situation (tainted culture) from getting worse.   
   >   
   > But it *was* the original status quo because the pre-contaminated   
   > civilization was long gone and nobody even remembers what that world   
   > was like before the Horizon came with the Book.   
      
   Well, I don't think THAT'S exactly true.  The history of the beginning    
   of the contamination was well established.  No doubt the crew of the    
   Horizon made copious notes during their visit there.   
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