Joe, with regards to this analogy of the DM v TEP conflict, I think you have the wrong Star Trek. It seems more like this:
These two dudes are condemned to an eternity across centuries of a battle just as our two actors have engaged about who designed what, when, why and who cares in the grand scheme of things; except them, where it has become an ageless endless battle of attribution triviality.
I believe this post officially qualifies me for the GCA.com white belt dork award.