I was mainly using season 3 as an example, but fair point that they were referencing other shows from episode 1.
Heck, one of the first characters to speak on the show was Gul Evek, who had appeared in several episodes of DS9 and TNG starting with “Playing God” when he refused to help O’Brien with the voles.
Don’t forget the very first episode literally having Harry and Paris in Quarks Bar, and talking to Quark on DS9 before Voyager heads to the Badlands.
I was mainly using season 3 as an example, but fair point that they were referencing other shows from episode 1.
Heck, one of the first characters to speak on the show was Gul Evek, who had appeared in several episodes of DS9 and TNG starting with “Playing God” when he refused to help O’Brien with the voles.