Talk:Ensign Ro (TNG episode)

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Just thought I should mention that I removed a reference to an "Ensign Ro" assimilated crewman killed by Picard and cannibilized for parts during Star Trek: First Contact. The assimilated crewman Picard killed and cut open to remove his memory chip to find out what the Borg were doing was Ensign Lynch, if I recall correctly.Charbroil 00:27, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

From the Trivia section: "When they first meet, Riker assumes that "Laren" is Ro's surname because it appears second. It's strange for Riker to jump to this conclusion, since there are Earth cultures that do the same (Japan, for example)."

This statement is slightly gratuitous: it is not strange at all for Riker to make such an assumption, given that he is primarily surrounded by people from cultures, like his own, which adhere to the standard "given name, family name" style, as opposed to the Bajoran system of naming. Just because an Earth culture (Japan), or any other someone may have encountered, shares the same style does not mean it would instantly occur to someone to be cautious of such a peculiarity. I certainly wouldn't classify this information as "trivia"; perhaps it should instead be altered to reflect that the Bajoran naming system is similar to that of some Earth cultures, such as Japan. Andrew Langcake 14:14 (GMT +10:00), 21 February, 2007.