Changes: Paul Porter

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Paul Porter was a Starfleet lieutenant, who served as an engineer aboard the USS Enterprise-E in 2373.

After the Enterprise pursued a Borg sphere through a temporal vortex to the year 2063, the vessel's chief engineer, Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge, placed Porter in charge of engineering, while La Forge led a team down to Earth to assist Zefram Cochrane in making repairs to his warp ship, which had been damaged in a Borg attack. In that capacity, Porter attempted to correct an apparent malfunction to the ship's environmental controls, by inspecting the EPS conduit in a Jefferies tube adjacent to engineering. While there, he was attacked and assimilated by a Borg drone, one of several who had covertly boarded the Enterprise prior to their ship's destruction.

Following his integration into the Collective, Porter remained in engineering and performed several tasks, including protecting the Borg Queen and aiding in the attempted assimilation of both Lieutenant Commander Data and Captain Jean-Luc Picard. With the death of the Queen, Porter himself died along with his fellow drones. (Star Trek: First Contact)

Porter was played by actor Eric Steinberg.

While he was apparently the first Enterprise-E crew member to be assimilated, his transformation seemed relatively slow compared to others, such as Ensign Lynch.

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-[[Image:Paul Porter.jpg|thumb|Paul Porter, shortly before his assimilation]]
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-[[Lieutenant]] '''Paul Porter''' was an [[engineer]] aboard the [[Federation]] [[starship]] {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} in [[2373]].
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+| imagecap2      = Porter, assimilated by the Borg
+| gender         = Male
+| species        = [[Human]]
+| affiliation    = [[Starfleet]]
+| rank           = [[Lieutenant]]
+| occupation     = [[Starfleet]] [[officer]]
+| status         = Deceased
+| datestatus     = 2063
+| actor          = [[Eric Steinberg]]
+}}
+'''Paul Porter''' was a [[Starfleet]] [[lieutenant]], who served as an [[engineer]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} in [[2373]].
-Following the massive [[Battle of Sector 001|Borg attack]] on [[Earth]], the ''Enterprise'' traveled back to the year [[2063]], where Porter was left in charge of [[engineering]]. Investigating a mysterious series of [[environmental control|environmental difficulties]], Porter ran a check on the [[EPS|EPS network]] in an adjacent [[Jefferies tube]], where he was [[assimilate|assimilated]] by a member of a [[Borg]] [[boarding party]].
+After the ''Enterprise'' pursued a [[Borg sphere]] through a [[temporal vortex]] to the year [[2063]], the vessel's [[chief engineer]], [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Geordi La Forge]], placed Porter in charge of [[engineering]], while La Forge led a [[Alpha team|team]] down to [[Earth]] to assist [[Zefram Cochrane]] in making repairs to [[Phoenix|his warp ship]], which had been damaged in a [[Borg]] attack. In that capacity, Porter attempted to correct an apparent malfunction to the ship's [[environmental control]]s, by inspecting the [[EPS conduit]] in a [[Jefferies tube]] adjacent to engineering. While there, he was attacked and [[assimilation|assimilated]] by a [[Borg drone]], one of several who had covertly boarded the ''Enterprise'' prior to their ship's destruction.
-Following his integration into the [[Borg Collective|Collective]], Porter remained in engineering and performed several tasks including protecting the [[Borg Queen]] and aiding in the attempted assimilation of both [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]] and [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]].  Following the death of the Queen, Porter himself died along with his fellow [[Unnamed Borg|drones]].  ({{film|8}})
+Following his integration into the [[Borg Collective|Collective]], Porter remained in engineering and performed several tasks, including protecting the [[Borg Queen]] and aiding in the attempted assimilation of both Lieutenant Commander [[Data]] and [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]. With the death of the Queen, Porter himself died along with his fellow [[Unnamed Borg|drones]].  ({{film|8}})
-{{bginfo|Porter was played by actor [[Eric Steinberg]]. While he was apparently the first ''Enterprise''-E crewmember to be assimilated, his transformation seemed relatively slow compared to others like [[Ensign]] [[Lynch]].}}
+{{bginfo|Porter was played by actor [[Eric Steinberg]].|While he was apparently the first ''Enterprise''-E crew member to be assimilated, his transformation seemed relatively slow compared to others, such as [[Ensign]] [[Lynch]].}}
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+[[Category:Starfleet operations personnel|Porter, Paul]]
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