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From: ashby@uiucdcsp.CS.UIUC.EDU
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Shields & Transporter Q
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Date: Tue, 19-Nov-85 12:35:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 19 12:35:00 1985
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Nf-From: uiucdcsp.CS.UIUC.EDU!ashby    Nov 19 11:35:00 1985


Recently I watched the Armageddon episode.  In it, Scotty refused
to bring down the shields as the hoodwinked ambassador had demanded.
This was justisfied since the bad guys were ready to make noise
all over the ship if Scotty did.  Later, though, the ambassador
and his sidekick beam down to the planet.  My question: I thought
the shields had to be down in order to beam someone down.  Thus
it seems that either Scotty backed off for a moment and got lucky
(pretty dangerous), or that I am misinformed, or that this is 
another example of something we aren't supposed to worry about.
After all, it is only a tv show.

Any comments?