To each his own, I suppose. With the "magnetic bottle" theory that I lifted from LUG Trek, I'm trying to bridge the idea that the Romulans didn't have a true warp drive until their 2268 treaty with the Klingons with the need for some type of FTL capability to forge an Empire that could fight a sustained war with Earth in the 2150s.
The ex astra history is an interesting read, it's no more, or less, canon than my idea, and it's no more, or less, valid. Choose the idea you like best and run with it.
Davy Jones
"Frightened? My dear, you are looking at a man who has laughed in the face of death, sneered at doom, and chuckled at catastrophe! I was petrified."
-- The Wizard of Oz