Talk:Jean-Luc Picard

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Kirk vs. Picard[edit]

Why is the article James T. Kirk over 3 times as long as the article Jean-Luc Picard? It can't be all because Kirk is better known among non-Trekk{er,ie}s. JIP | Talk 19:52, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

Perhaps it's because older trekkies have more time to edit Wikipedia? In contrast, those whose first contact with Star Trek was TNG in the late 80s - early 90s, are now in the busiest phase of their working careers. Still, I think Picard's article should be expanded a lot. Nanobear (talk) 20:11, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
Well, the Picard article used to be longer than the Kirk article is now until August 2007, when it was decided to trim away over two thirds of it. In contrast, the Kirk article is currently almost at the longest it's ever been during the eight and a half years of its existence, with no such major trimming ever having happened. JIP | Talk 20:25, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
Looking at the old 2007 version, I think much of this material could be reinserted. Nanobear (talk) 20:31, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
I think I largely got the ball rolling on expanding the Kirk article, and a couple of ther folks joined in to expand key sections. Picked it largely because I was spotting a lot of real-world coverage and interest in the character with the newest film coming out. Has nothing to do with being a younger/older fan (I was barely old enough to "get" TNG when it first aired). I'm sure this article could similarly be improved. The 2007 version linked earlier, though, is utter crap (admittedly, a lot of which I contributed before I understood e.g WP:RS and WP:WAF), consisting almost entirely of in-universe plot summary, trivia, and WP:OR. --EEMIV (talk) 03:22, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Character depiction in movies?[edit]

I think there should at least be a 2-3 sentence paragraph about the character being depicted so differently from the TNG series, e.g. the "series-Picard" would never have acted the way he did in First Contact (diplomat vs. action hero). CaptainWorf (talk) 13:02, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

You must not have seen TNG's "Starship Mine", where Picard single-handedly battles terrorists on a vacated Enterprise. Stewart lobbied for more action scenes during the series run. The films also had a higher budget for more expensive action. 184.98.123.43 (talk) 06:08, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Trek Wikia[edit]

Someone removed comments on Picard's views on religion because WP:RS. However, other parts of this same article cites Trek Wikia as a source. To quote Spock, "Sauce for the goose." S trinitrotoluene (talk) 01:31, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Then the preferable action would have been to remove the content/citation pointing toward the wiki, which per WP:RS is not an appropriate source. I'll do it. --EEMIV (talk) 01:52, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

XKCD-related vandalism[edit]

Warning, the current XKCD comic is partly generated by using Wikipedia articles ( https://xkcd.com/1193/ ). This my lead to some IP modifying the article: they are adding companies names such as "Apple" or "Google" to modify the comic. You will probably have to clean up this article in a few days to check that no random insert is still here. --TrueGefrierbrand (talk) 12:39, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

More specifically, names of companies from NASDAQ-100. Also note that this is not only article used in that comic. On the other hand, there is also donation link for wikipedia on that page - unless that's joke too ... -- Hkmaly (talk) 13:07, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Wheaton?[edit]

Wheaton asked Roddenberry to keep Picard a Borg for a few more episodes beyond the third season finale, as he thought that would be more interesting than simply restoring Picard in Part II. Is that going to be Wil Wheaton? That is the only mention of Wheaton on the page so its not entirely clear who it could be and i don't have access to the reference to check. Narom (talk) 00:00, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

Guess this revision answers that: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jean-Luc_Picard&curid=18621845&diff=559565800&oldid=557834706 Narom (talk) 21:15, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
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