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why not "Class M planet" T-zero

They used the word Menchara (or similar) in Enterprise. Mintguy

I think that's the Vulcan name.-Tango

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[edit] ridiculous instances of class-m

I just noticed in an early episode of voyager they state "most of the asteroids around have a class m atmosphere". haha. do you know any other instances of high frequency of c-m? btw, that showed that class-m can characterize an atmposphere too, other than a planet--161.76.99.106 19:34, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "suitable for supporting life"?

Given that Star Trek does include a few life forms that have very different environmental requirements than humans (the Tholians, for example), shouldn't we say "humanoid life"? Redxiv 03:36, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

I've changed it to "human-like life". I think that's slightly better than humanoid, as some humanoid species in ST are very odd - I remember at least one that needed breathing aparatus in a Class M atmosphere (they were blue, but I don't remember the name). --Tango 10:11, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
Benzites. -- Noneofyourbusiness 14:45, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Suggests

I've not seen the episode in question, but I daresay T'Pol does not in fact say something like

"Oh, Class M. That was taken from Menshare-class I supposed. You naughty humans".

and instead is saying something like

"The world is a Menshara-class planet, which is our alien term for habitable"

Can anyone confirm this? Morwen - Talk 14:28, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

It's the episode with the hallucinogenic pollen (Strange New World (Enterprise episode), she berates the Enterprise crew for going straight down in a shuttle, noting that a Vulcan crew would use probes, etc, survey for a week, and then "If the planet is indeed Minshara class"... --Mnemeson 16:39, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
Ok, so I will change the wording. Ta. Morwen - Talk 00:52, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stargate references

As neither Stargate, nor its spinoffs utilize the term "Class M planet", is there any reason for these to be included. (the reference to Lexx at least makes sense as a contrast).

Agreed and removed Mahnshooth (talk) 15:28, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Oh for the love of Spock...

Removed the following line from Pop Culture references:

  • On American Idol, 1/15/08, auditioner Christina Tolisano, 24, of Enfield CT, dressed as Princess Leia, uttered this phrase "and if you don't recognize this hairstyle [referencing her Leia twin braided buns], you must have been living on a moon on the other side of some M-class planet in Star Trek somewhere"

Can someone honestly explain to me how a off-the-wall comment from a cheeseball American Idol failure adds to the encyclopedic understanding of what a Class M planet is? -- RoninBK T C 15:09, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Earth a "textbook" example of a Class M planet?

Does this statement have a source? Surely Vulcan is the textbook example, since the Vulcans invented the term. Earth is very different to the dry, desert-like conditions of Vulcan. Indeed, Earth is a borderline Class O (i.e. water covered) planet. I'm sure I read that in an official guide somewhere, but unfortunately I can't remember which one. TharkunColl (talk) 18:33, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Vulcans didn't invent the term, the writers of the show invented the term and used it to describe worlds that can be filmed using locations on Earth, so Earth is a textbook example. --Tango (talk) 19:10, 18 March 2008 (UTC)