> These days The DS9 folks have outright said that they've not done things because people assumed or guessed online. The first one that springs to mind is Edd

> These days The DS9 folks have outright said that they've not done things because people assumed or guessed online. The first one that springs to mind is Eddington. > Although "The Adversary" shows Eddington was misidentified as a Changeling, public opinion nevertheless became wary that he was a member of that species, to the puzzlement of the DS9 staff writers. Stated Ira Behr, "After 'The Adversary', everyone on the Internet was convinced that Eddington was a changeling, even though we went out of our way to show that he wasn't. We all looked at each other and said, 'There's no way this guy is ever gonna be a changeling!'" Behr laughed. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (p. 253)) https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Michael_Eddington https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Michael_Eddington