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<blockquote data-quote="gizmo33" data-source="post: 3865755" data-attributes="member: 30001">I was quoting someone else saying that there were hundreds!&nbsp; I have no idea how many there were and it wasn't germane to the point I was trying to make.&nbsp; Wouldn't you prefer that I spent my effort on trying to understand your point rather than picking out your spelling mistakes?&nbsp; What you can't learn from wikipedia, apparently, is context or how to reason with the information.&nbsp; No one here is discussing AFAICT the issues involved in teleporting into a fortified location during war-time conditions.&nbsp; That would actually be germane to the actually point of what I'm talking about which is the &quot;teleport-murder&quot; issue brought up.&nbsp; What technologies prevent teleporting?&nbsp; Which conditions and technologies will complicate it?&nbsp; How dangerous is it really?&nbsp; Those are the relevant points.Since the events of the Star Trek world take place exclusively within the imagination of the writers I'm not sure what distinction you're trying to make here.&nbsp; The fact is, that a quote about the transporter being the safest mode of transportation doesn't really say much.&nbsp; It's not hard to find a mode of transportation that's safer than an automobile, for instance.Perhaps the quote was an homage to the modern issues regarding air-travel.&nbsp; People are much more scared of air travel than the statistics on deaths would suggest that they be.&nbsp; Then again, that's relevant to the point because air travel is not without it's problems.&nbsp; And on top of that, commercial airliners are not the recommended way of assassinating rival world leaders (fly in on a jumbo jet, get out, and shoot him with a crossbow). That's about it.&nbsp; I look forward to the coming responses with dread.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gizmo33, post: 3865755, member: 30001"] I was quoting someone else saying that there were hundreds! I have no idea how many there were and it wasn't germane to the point I was trying to make. Wouldn't you prefer that I spent my effort on trying to understand your point rather than picking out your spelling mistakes? What you can't learn from wikipedia, apparently, is context or how to reason with the information. No one here is discussing AFAICT the issues involved in teleporting into a fortified location during war-time conditions. That would actually be germane to the actually point of what I'm talking about which is the "teleport-murder" issue brought up. What technologies prevent teleporting? Which conditions and technologies will complicate it? How dangerous is it really? Those are the relevant points. Since the events of the Star Trek world take place exclusively within the imagination of the writers I'm not sure what distinction you're trying to make here. The fact is, that a quote about the transporter being the safest mode of transportation doesn't really say much. It's not hard to find a mode of transportation that's safer than an automobile, for instance. Perhaps the quote was an homage to the modern issues regarding air-travel. People are much more scared of air travel than the statistics on deaths would suggest that they be. Then again, that's relevant to the point because air travel is not without it's problems. And on top of that, commercial airliners are not the recommended way of assassinating rival world leaders (fly in on a jumbo jet, get out, and shoot him with a crossbow). That's about it. I look forward to the coming responses with dread. [/QUOTE]

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