Talk:Spacedock
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Lifetime
- expected duration: 300 years
- time between resupply: 15 years
- time between refit: 20 years
I'm assuming these were just lifted or modded from BF's stats but I'm not sure they're all that logical. A Spacedock in orbit of Earth wouldn't have general resupplies every X years - rather it'd probably just get what it needed as soon as it was available. Run out of replicator parts? Call SF Ops and have them ship up some more. Likewise, I don't think it would have many (if any) complete refits, instead just having a large number of repairs when needed. And as for lifetime, is there any reason to assume with proper treatment it won't last indefinately? Look at the Golden Gate Bridge. As far as we're concerned, it's been standing tall for 4/5-00 years. It's likely undergone substancial refitting (The original bridge has been almost completely switched for new parts today to hold out against earthquakes), but it's still there. I reckon ongoing refits and repairs and Spacedock could last as long as we want it to. Its end in service coming either through destruction or because a better design was built. But that's my two cents. - Chris 04:47, 12 Oct 2005 (EDT)
I thought about changing the whole resupply part but then it occured to me that maybe SF would want space dock to be self sufficient for a number of years.then i thought no that would be stupid just use up all the supplies untill there gone and get a huge cargo run up from earth?Then i remembered supplies and equipment arn't as easy a thing to come by in the FE trek world....its insane trying to balance realism in a makebelieve universe.BTW i do agree spacedock would probably be around for a long long time refitted upgraded ETC the BF specs said 200 years of duration and another source i looked at said 150.So i changed um a bit.FYI if you see anything like that again go ahead and change it. ;)
Article Split
Would it not be better to split this article - having references to Spacedock 1 and Spacedock 2 link here is a little confusing, especially when pretty much all you get is specs. I'd suggest two seperate articles at least, [[Spacedock I]] and [[Spacedock II]], with perhaps a disambig page or even redirect to the latter at [[Spacedock]], given that this is the one most people will reference, and maybe a seperate specs page although I think it might be an idea only to include the basics (Height, Width, personnel, starship capacity) and leave the rest open to interpretation so a seperate page may be overkill. I think the two pages would be best if presented in the same style as a starship one e.g USS Enterprise-E wityh the emphasis on narrative rather than specs. I can help out (or maybe even do this myself) but didn't want to move it myself w/out checking in. - Chris 08:06, 22 March 2006 (EST)