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Six of one, half-dozen of the other. We never got a clear picture of why Tracy stayed planetside, and if he was interfering prior to EXETER’s crew dying, or only after. But, again, it’s the kind of situation which might make people put more teeth into the Prime Directive. It’s human nature to...

Yes, but it was Merrick who let them know about the Federation. Ron Tracy was in the same kind of situation with the Koms and the Yangs. But both chose to interfere in the existing societies for their own benefit.

Yup. Even with the Prime Directive, you still did, like Ron Tracy and John Gill. Which may well explain why Picard and others were stickier about it.

Kirk’s crew had as many examples of interfence being bad as good. John Gill on Ekos, Sigma Iota II, Ron Tracy, Merrick, etc. A technologically advanced civilization interfering in the development of a less-advanced one is frought with risk. As a default course, it is absolutely a good idea. But...