Engineering officer?Edit

In Star Trek: Insurrection, wasn't there a Bajoran engineering officer with Geordi La Forge wearing his earing?

• If you are correct a rule was changed between 2368 and 2375. Jaf 04:24, 18 Aug 2005 (UTC)Jaf
  • Actually 2371 and 2375 based on the fact that Tuvok didn't know. The rule must have been changed after Voyager was lost. Jaf 13:22, 20 Aug 2005 (UTC)Jaf

• Yes there was. He turns his head a certain way and you can see it over the "pool-table" console. - AJHalliwell 04:27, 18 Aug 2005 (UTC)

• Considering that Picard had already set a precendent for allowing his Bajoran officers to wear their earrings ("Ensign Ro"), this seems like a moot point. -Anon

• • In real life, uniform and dress code are largely at the descretion of the Captain. I would imagine the situation is the same. Also, please register with MA. There is a link in the top right corner - its free and easy, takes about 4 seconds, and we don't require any info, you don't even need to give us a name or e-mail if you don't want to. Jaz 21:06, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

• Can anyone post a screen cap of the Bajoran in question? [[User:BreakinguptheguyBreakinguptheguy 16,47 10 February 2006 (GMT)

I'm curious -- do we know whether these earrings are clip-ons or if the Bajorans pierce their ears? Little Fuzzy Cygnet 04:21, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Ro Edit

It would appear that Ro Laren also wears her earring on the left ear as well...not sure if the statement about Dukat wearing his on his left ear in opposition of the prophets should be accurate as we have evidence to the contrary. Unless, of course, I'm just nitpicking... --Morder 01:15, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

It's not nitpicking to ensure that our content is accurate :-).

Well, the DS9 relaunch certainly takes the view that the left-ear convention was amongst the Pah-Wraith followers, for the reason given in the article. It even mentions that Ro felt hostility from some Bajorans due to her unrelated choice to wear hers on her left ear. So that's possibly where the article gets this notion from.

As for us, the note might better be written as background, or apocrypha.– Cleanse 05:37, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Not apocrypha, that is for stuff from other licensed works, like novels and games and comics. --OuroborosCobra ^talk 05:39, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Which is exactly what I was talking about. Unless the DS9 relaunch got unlicensed ;-)

I meant, add either a small speculation bg note, that Dukat's left-ear wearing may be a sign of obeying the Pah-wraiths, or an apocrypha note which stated the convention in apocrypha and allowed readers to draw their own conclusions about Dukat's following of this. Unfortunately however I do not remember which novel(s) it was, so at this point a bg note is probably more appropriate.– Cleanse 05:56, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, didn't see the part where you said "DS9 relaunch". Carry on. --OuroborosCobra ^talk 06:10, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Removed the following note related to this issue. We don't know why she wore it that way, so we shouldn't speculate unless there is citeable evidence of such an assertion.--31dot 01:17, December 14, 2009 (UTC)

The fact even the first Bajoran ever seen, Ro Laren, wore her earring on the left ear may suggest it to be due to different traditions within Bajor, because of family, region or a Vedek's suggestion. (TNG: "Ensign Ro" and all further episodes with Michelle Forbes)