Sometimes we spend too much time trying to come up with a Watsonian (in-universe) explanation for a contradiction in canon stories when we should just settle down and accept the Doylist POV.

Example: Kirk's middle initial on his headstone in "Where No Man Has Gone Before."

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https://fanlore.org/wiki/Watsonian_vs._Doylist