# When Are Cites Necessary, And When Are They Not?

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Yes. In this Star Trek thread, I went looking for a cite and found less than I hoped (I still found some, so my position moved from “I think this is true” to “I’m not quite certain”)

> [@Star Trek (TOS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tos/921122/497):
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> Current status of my investigation of the connection, if any, between “The Naked Time” and “Tomorrow is Yesterday”: The early draft of Naked Time is called “The Naked Time, Part I” and has the Enterprise heading to Earth at the end of the episode - per this [The Naked Time](http://www.orionpressfanzines.com/articles/nakedtime.htm) D. C. Fontana (the credited writer for “Tomorrow is Yesterday” says that Naked Time was at one point intended to connect with TiY ([- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzjxLzkF3pk)) “These are the Voyages, Vol 1” by Marc Cushman, which has a foreword by John Black…

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