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Post by Zyobot on Jul 29, 2021 16:28:56 GMT
How about 'What PoDs Would Create An Unrecognizable World?' Almost certainly, the bulk of those will take place before 1900, though I'm also open to any twentieth-century PoDs that'd do it. If the events happen before 1900, then Before-1900 board it is, as long as no ASB is involved. Understandable, though as I said above, I'm also curious as to any post-1900 ones that create an unrecognizable world. Such PoDs are far less likely to, but there's still bound to be a few, statistically speaking. |
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Post by lordroel on Jul 29, 2021 16:29:55 GMT
If the events happen before 1900, then Before-1900 board it is, as long as no ASB is involved. Understandable, though as I said above, I'm also curious as to any post-1900 ones that create an unrecognizable world. Such PoDs are far less likely to, but there's still bound to be a few, statistically speaking. Then Before-1900 board. |
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Post by Zyobot on Jul 29, 2021 16:33:12 GMT
Understandable, though as I said above, I'm also curious as to any post-1900 ones that create an unrecognizable world. Such PoDs are far less likely to, but there's still bound to be a few, statistically speaking. Then Before-1900 board. Thank you.
With your permission, though, I'd still like to add the caveat that participants can take a stab at post-1900 PoDs if they really want to. It's still highly implausible, but it'd be all the more impressive for someone to run with it and make a compelling case for their scenario.
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Post by Zyobot on Aug 16, 2021 1:51:20 GMT
What about 'How Would OTL WW2 Seem To A TL Where Only WW1 Happened?'.
If it were in the form of some random AH work, they'd probably find it ASB. But if they literally had a window into OTL history, such as a portal to our 1940s or the ability to magically view YouTube commentary on it, odds are they'd be an unsavory mix of frightened and appalled to find that humanity hasn't learned its lesson the first time.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 16, 2021 2:48:08 GMT
What about 'How Would OTL WW2 Seem To A TL Where Only WW1 Happened?'. If it were in the form of some random AH work, they'd probably find it ASB. But if they literally had a window into OTL history, such as a portal to our 1940s or the ability to magically view YouTube commentary on it, odds are they'd be an unsavory mix of frightened and appalled to find that humanity hasn't learned its lesson the first time. The ASB board would be the place to put it in. |
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Post by Zyobot on Aug 16, 2021 3:03:00 GMT
What about 'How Would OTL WW2 Seem To A TL Where Only WW1 Happened?'. If it were in the form of some random AH work, they'd probably find it ASB. But if they literally had a window into OTL history, such as a portal to our 1940s or the ability to magically view YouTube commentary on it, odds are they'd be an unsavory mix of frightened and appalled to find that humanity hasn't learned its lesson the first time. The ASB board would be the place to put it in. Thank you. Obviously, we know how things ultimately turned out, but from the perspective of people who either had yet to see a Second World War or never would’ve lived through it in the first place, I imagine the idea of an even bigger and ghastlier conflict happening just twenty-one years later would’ve been laughed off as ludicrous, not just frightful and appalling. Chiefly given recent memories of the Great War, which should’ve carried far more weight than they did IOTL, thereby preventing another global conflagration for at least another few generations. Alas, that’s not what happened, though I digress for the time being and am glad to discuss this further elsewhere. |
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Post by Zyobot on Aug 29, 2021 21:15:25 GMT
What about a 'Language and Linguistics Thread'? That way, we can discuss highly meta concepts like this, as well as the trials and tribulations of learning the mechanics of certain languages (though the science of how they develop and are classified is also fascinating). |
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Post by american2006 on Aug 30, 2021 16:18:48 GMT
What about a 'Language and Linguistics Thread'? That way, we can discuss highly meta concepts like this, as well as the trials and tribulations of learning the mechanics of certain languages (though the science of how they develop and are classified is also fascinating). General chat |
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Post by Zyobot on Aug 30, 2021 16:20:27 GMT
What about a 'Language and Linguistics Thread'? That way, we can discuss highly meta concepts like this, as well as the trials and tribulations of learning the mechanics of certain languages (though the science of how they develop and are classified is also fascinating). General chat Thanks.
How about an 'Anglo/American-German Cold War' thread? I'd assume in 'After 1900', since the German Empire would need a few decades to become a formidable peer to Britain (assuming that its OTL rise to greatness is a suitable benchmark, anyway).
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Post by american2006 on Aug 31, 2021 0:14:15 GMT
Thanks.
How about an 'Anglo/American-German Cold War' thread? I'd assume in 'After 1900', since the German Empire would need a few decades to become a formidable peer to Britain (assuming that its OTL rise to greatness is a suitable benchmark, anyway).
I suppose that either the Before or After 1900 sections would be appropriate, depending on how you went about making such a thread |
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Post by Zyobot on Aug 31, 2021 0:27:48 GMT
Thanks.
How about an 'Anglo/American-German Cold War' thread? I'd assume in 'After 1900', since the German Empire would need a few decades to become a formidable peer to Britain (assuming that its OTL rise to greatness is a suitable benchmark, anyway).
I suppose that either the Before or After 1900 sections would be appropriate, depending on how you went about making such a thread Probably by having the UK sit out World War I, though whether they can simply decide against entering when the time comes or they adopt a more neutral foreign policy well in advance of hostilities breaking out is hard for me to decide. I think an 'After 1900' PoD is still workable, though that probably means my original plan of having the UK sit idly as the Germans smash France before turning around to knock out Russia is kaput, barring a last-minute chickening out on Britain's part ( courtesy of long-agreed Belgian neutrality being brutally violated and the outrage thereof). |
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Post by Zyobot on Sept 4, 2021 22:43:58 GMT
How about 'Future PoDs?'
Which is to say, discussing PoDs that future generations are likely to bandy about, such as 'No Covid-19' or 'Was the Digital Revolution Inevitable?'. It'll require even more speculation than usual given our patent lack of hindsight, but still.
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Post by american2006 on Sept 5, 2021 14:10:02 GMT
How about 'Future PoDs?' Which is to say, discussing PoDs that future generations are likely to bandy about, such as 'No Covid-19' or 'Was the Digital Revolution Inevitable?'. It'll require even more speculation than usual given our patent lack of hindsight, but still. Future history seems like the best place |
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Post by Zyobot on Sept 5, 2021 15:41:38 GMT
How about 'Future PoDs?' Which is to say, discussing PoDs that future generations are likely to bandy about, such as 'No Covid-19' or 'Was the Digital Revolution Inevitable?'. It'll require even more speculation than usual given our patent lack of hindsight, but still. Future history seems like the best place That's what I thought, thanks. |
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Post by stevep on Oct 5, 2021 12:15:00 GMT
Not so much a thread as a link. Came across this from the US Foreign Affairs magazine. Largely about the failures of the Trump presidency due to his personal shortcomings, as reported by another insider. Checking back you closed the Trump thread because it was getting too volatile but would it be OK to post this somewhere and if so where please?
The poster may have a personal axe to grind and I think [hope anyway] that the US can avoid the same fate as Russia but its yet another damning indictment of his 'method' of governance so I think it would be useful to post?
Steve.
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