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1986 email?

Please explain this. How? Thought that was still the era of telex. 203.221.97.184 (talk) 05:31, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Pentagon was using e-mails by the 1980's. Rja13ww33 (talk) 21:14, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Satire in Clinton Street Quarterly

North was memorably satirized in a centerfold comic strip in the long-defunct Clinton Street Quarterly. I am unaware of any archive of this publication, but if you are, please bring it to light. A reference to a source for it would be worth creating an In Popular Culture section to this article. Perhaps someone can find it, scan it, and add it to the Internet Archive.

Larry Koenigsberg (talk) 17:26, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is an archive of Clinton Street Quarterly.^[1] The Oliver North satire is here.

Larry Koenigsberg (talk) 21:22, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The satire is now included in the article, in the new section In popular culture.

Larry Koenigsberg (talk) 15:14, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Clinton St. Quarterly". PDXScholar. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 13 February 2025. Archive of the Clinton St. Quarterly.

Sliders Portrayal in Wrong Section

The paragraph about North's portrayal in Sliders should be in the section regarding Popular Media, not the section regarding his television and film appearances, as he himself did not appear in the TV show. PDAODOENAAOPEATBOMD (talk) 16:40, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thanks for the suggestion.

But what about this? "In Season 4, Episode 15 "Stanny Slickers II: The Legend of Ollie's Gold" of the TV series American Dad! Stan Smith searches under his house for Oliver North's hidden gold," where the American Dad! (season 4) actually refers to "Cornel North." Is that a parody of Col. North? I ask about this on that article's Talk page, and noted this in the present article. Larry Koenigsberg (talk) 18:09, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Rob0288 (talk) 17:07, 4 April 2025 (UTC)Rene Auberjonois portrayed a character based and styled after North in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country named Colonel West. Although he did not appear in the original theatrical version, his character appeared in the VHS and remastered Blu Ray release in 2022. Rob0288 (talk) 17:07, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page). https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/West

ADD under In popular culture Rob0288 (talk) 17:07, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rob0288, Fandom (website) is not a reliable source. See WP:FANDOM. A much better source would be required. Cullen328 (talk) 17:12, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Valorrr (talk) 18:50, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Clinton St. Quarterly". PDXScholar. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 13 February 2025. Archive of the Clinton St. Quarterly.

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