Re: Confirmation "Enterprise" is in Alternate Universe ('Carpenter Street' spoilers)

"David Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >5. What was the reason Daniels couldn't go back in time and fix the
problem
> >of the Xindi incursion himself instead of coming up with the
over-elaborate
> >scheme to send Archer and T'Pol (why them?)?
>
> We don't know.  Daniels said something about red tape, but that was a
> fairly obvious evasion.  I suspect it's because the the Xindi reptiles
> could only be stopped by killing them and in Daniel's post-TNG
> reality, humans are such wusses that they can't do that.

Suggestion:  since historical events have an exponential effect further down
the timeline, a time traveller from the 31st century would probably see
his/her
history more drastically altered than one from the 22nd.  Thus there is a
greater risk for the 31st-century traveller for a mistake to have drastic
consequences for his spot in the timeline.  Archer and T'Pol have, there-
fore, less to lose than Daniels.

>
> >
> >6. Daniels says; "The changes haven't reached us, yet [meaning in the 31
> >Century]It takes a while for changes to ripple through the time-line"
> > What the hell?  The effects in TOS: "City on the Edge of Forever", DS9:
> >"Past Tense"and many others showed they were instanteoneous.
>
> <shrug>  Many different incompatible rules for time travel have been
> introduced in the past.  It all depends on the demands of the script
> writer.

Well, try this:

Distance in years from TOS City event (1930s) to 23rd century (Kirk's era):
300 years
Distance in years from DS9 Sanctuary (early 21st century) to DS9 era:
350 years
Distance in years from ENT event (21st century) to Daniels' era:
1000 years
He's got a bit more time. :)