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One thing I thing we should discuss is the question about what an affiliation is and what "affiliated" means.
For me it has always been "actively working with" - therefore Neelix, although he never was a Starfleet Officer, is very accurately FED - because he´s not only actively working with the crew of Voyager but also very loyal.
And then there are cards that actively break this rule:
Major Rakal - although this is a very early card which probably would get an infiltration icon today instead of ROM affiliation.
Captain Picard - one of the worst cards in the history of STCCG (in my eyes). Picard NEVER worked with the Ferengi - he was mindcontrolled to live through some hallucination. He really wasnt able to make decisions on his own. So even IF he deserved a FER card, he really should have a CUNNING of 1 - at most and probably no Leadership.
As I´ve seen that there are suggestions to make a CAR Picard, just because he was held prisoner, what exactly do WE all as the Continuing Committee mean when we put an affiliation icon on a card?
a) actively working for / being loyal to / actively promoting the affiliations interest
b) being connected in a most basic way, even when the interests dont match
For me it has always been "actively working with" - therefore Neelix, although he never was a Starfleet Officer, is very accurately FED - because he´s not only actively working with the crew of Voyager but also very loyal.
And then there are cards that actively break this rule:
Major Rakal - although this is a very early card which probably would get an infiltration icon today instead of ROM affiliation.
Captain Picard - one of the worst cards in the history of STCCG (in my eyes). Picard NEVER worked with the Ferengi - he was mindcontrolled to live through some hallucination. He really wasnt able to make decisions on his own. So even IF he deserved a FER card, he really should have a CUNNING of 1 - at most and probably no Leadership.
As I´ve seen that there are suggestions to make a CAR Picard, just because he was held prisoner, what exactly do WE all as the Continuing Committee mean when we put an affiliation icon on a card?
a) actively working for / being loyal to / actively promoting the affiliations interest
b) being connected in a most basic way, even when the interests dont match