re: #201 yochanan

was that before or after the klingons joined the federation?

Did they join? They ended the cold war with the Khitomer Accords in 2311, but I don’t think they have ever been in the Federation. They’re just not joiners. :D

The Treaty of Algeron was signed with the Romulans in 2267, and the Feds agreed there not to do cloaking.

The real reason, I think, is Gene Roddenberry thought cloaking was sneaky and a bad-guy thing to do.

Not that I CARE about Star Trek of anything…../I need to rehang my holographic print of the Enterprise…..