For all the bored teenagers

[Burton K Wheeler]

I know there's a lot of you lads who have a lot of energy and online time (it being summer and all). Now here's a grand project for you put your minds toward in between bouts of onanism. In four years of this site, there have been long and stimulating discussions on any of a variety of PODs, which virtually no one can claim to have seen all of. How about those of you with time on your hands go back and find some good discussions on certain PODs and link them to the wiki? That way, when someone has a brilliant idea about, say, more European settlement in South Africa, the first thing they can do is look at the "South Africa" page on the wiki and see a few discussions that have already come up about it. That way, we have constant new and interesting discussions, instead of new people coming along every few months, posting the same topic, and being told by oldtimers that it's been discussed already (without linking to the old topic or explaining what the old conclusions were).

This is not just some suggestion, though. This will be a graded event. Every person who does add old discussion links to the appropriate wiki page will be granted between 0-5 points for relevance, etc, as well as bonus points adjudicated by me. Don't try to just edit as many links as possible in, because you won't get points.

When you edit a link in, post it in this thread to be judged. I will post the running point total.

The 1st through 3rd highest point totals on September 15th, 2008, will receive prizes, the nature of which I have not yet determined but will when the time gets closer. These prizes will actually have monetary value, because I'm a nice guy like that. For example, anyone want a copy of Civilization IV?

Go!

[Kidblast]

That sounds interesting! It might tie in with some of the research I'm doing for a TL.

Perhaps you should post this in the non-political chat forum too.

[Burton K Wheeler]

That sounds interesting! It might tie in with some of the research I'm doing for a TL.

Perhaps you should post this in the non-political chat forum too.

I posted it there too.

[Roberto]

Okay, I started by editting the WW2 page, here. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/timelines/world_war_ii) Scroll to the bottom for the link.

[Burton K Wheeler]

Okay, I started by editting the WW2 page, here. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/timelines/world_war_ii) Scroll to the bottom for the link.

Running total UPDATE:

Roberto-1

[Roberto]

Running total UPDATE:

Roberto-1

Only one? No matter.

I created a page and linked it to a good discussion thread here. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/mongol_invasion)

[Kidblast]

I have created and edited a PoD page for South Africa located here:

South African PoDs ( "http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/south_africa")

This is what I added:

Population

This is Viriato’s excellent analysis of the immigrant populations in Africa if World War One did not occur:

Viriato's analysis of immigrant populations (http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=721933&postcount=60)

In addition, is here is his methodology in coming up with these totals:

The Methodology (http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=722040&postcount=62)

This is Viriato’s conservative analysis for the population of Southern Africa if Rhodesia joins the Union of South Africa, and the government of South Africa has a liberal policy in regards to white immigration (with methodology):

South African population if Southern Rhodesia joins the Union (Conservative Estimate) (http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=1589311&postcount=35)

[Burton K Wheeler]

Only one? No matter.

I created a page and linked it to a good discussion thread here. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/mongol_invasion)

I'm going to be scoring pretty conservatively. It was a good link to a good thread. A couple of comments, though. First, it linked to the 8th page of the thread and not the first. Similarly, your Mongol one linked to the third page and not the first. Strip off the "&page=3" before linking. Second, I prefer in text links. This (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/mongol_invasion) is better than http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/mongol_invasion. A bit more exposition about the thread, or fitting the context in which you link the thread to its contents will be worth bonus points. Great start!

I have created and edited a PoD page for South Africa located here:

South African PoDs (http://)

This is what I added:

Population

This is Viriato’s excellent analysis of the immigrant populations in Africa if World War One did not occur:

Viriato's analysis of immigrant populations (http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=721933&postcount=60)

In addition, is here is his methodology in coming up with these totals:

The Methodology (http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=722040&postcount=62)

This is Viriato’s conservative analysis for the population of Southern Africa if Rhodesia joins the Union of South Africa, and the government of South Africa has a liberal policy in regards to white immigration (with methodology):

South African population if Southern Rhodesia joins the Union (Conservative Estimate) (http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=1589311&postcount=35)

Good job making contextual links as well as creating a new page. That's a good solid 3-point contribution.

[Burton K Wheeler]

Running total UPDATE:

Kidblast-3
Roberto-2

[TheDarkServant]

I've added two points so far, one right at the bottom of the WW1 POD page

((http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/wwi_changed_results))

and one which is a new page discussing if the World Wars had not happened at all

((http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/No_World_Wars))

Not sure exactly how good they are but i'm new to this kind of thing, i'm more of a comedy writer :D

[Burton K Wheeler]

I've added two points so far, one right at the bottom of the WW1 POD page

((http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/wwi_changed_results))

and one which is a new page discussing if the World Wars had not happened at all

((http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/No_World_Wars))

Not sure exactly how good they are but i'm new to this kind of thing, i'm more of a comedy writer :D

The WWI one is a two-pointer. Hint for anyone seeking easy points: There are at least one or two threads discussing each of those PODs. The No World Wars page is a bit sparse just yet, so it's only one point.

[Burton K Wheeler]

Running total UPDATE:

Kidblast-3
TheDarkServant-3
Roberto-2

[TheDarkServant]

Yes, I was planning on filling it up a bit more later :D

I find that if you go right to the original pages, you can find some real gems..


Okay, I found this page not sure where is can go.. maybe I could add it to the end of the USA post, after Landsharks bit about American Geography?

http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=27

It's got a nice long post by Ian at the start with some useful factoids in it.

[TheDarkServant]

Okay, I decided to go ahead and add that to the USA page, since I find it pretty interesting :D

I also added another thread to WWI (What if America had stayed out) and a discussion on the results to Austia-Hungary Empire if there was no WW1 to the no WW post, i'll be updating these pages more than the before 1900 PODS, simply because i'm more familiar with these areas of history :D

If you need the links they are on my above post already..

Okay a quick edit on

((http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/wwii_changed_results))

I've added a link to a thread talking about if D-day was repulsed.. all you other Wiki-ers out there, you can probably find some more threads for these, i'm just searching through the back catalogs of this site, since i've been unable to enter the archives.

[Burton K Wheeler]

Two points each for those links! Once again, there's a whole page of potential PODs that you lads just have to match with threads for a cornucopia of points.

Running total UPDATE:

TheDarkServant-7
Kidblast-3
Roberto-2

[Roberto]

I created a page for Alexander the Great here, (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/alexander_the_great) and linked it to a couple of threads.

[Burton K Wheeler]

I created a page for Alexander the Great here, (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/alexander_the_great) and linked it to a couple of threads.

Five points total. Great work. That page could be expanded further, and linked to published AH like Livy's famous "first AH". That and Sons of Alexander, which could also be linked to India...


Running total UPDATE:

Roberto-7
TheDarkServant-7
Kidblast-3

[Roberto]

I'm not done yet. Here's a page on the Byzantine Empire with a couple of links: http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/byzantine_empire

[Kidblast]

A discussion about what South Africa would look like if there was no Act of Union, as well as the prospects for a federal model of South Africa can be found here:

No Union of South Africa (http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=93608)

This thread discusses the likelihood of Southern Rhodesia joining the Union of South Africa, as well as the probable outcomes of this occuring:


Southern Rhodesia joins the Union of South Africa (http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=80747)

[Burton K Wheeler]

I'm not done yet. Here's a page on the Byzantine Empire with a couple of links: http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/byzantine_empire

Three points for that. The page is a little sparse, but good job describing the threads.

A discussion about what South Africa would look like if there was no Act of Union, as well as the prospects for a federal model of South Africa can be found here:

No Union of South Africa (http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=93608)

This thread discusses the likelihood of Southern Rhodesia joining the Union of South Africa, as well as the probable outcomes of this occuring:


Southern Rhodesia joins the Union of South Africa (http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=80747)

Four points, again. Good exposition.

One concern I have is that if we add a dozen POD links to a wiki article, we might be hopelessly confusing it. Let's keep in mind that the purpose of an article is to give a good introduction to a topic. Reread the articles you've edited afterward and see if they're still a good basic introduction. You guys are doing good with that so far, this is just something to keep up in the future.

[Burton K Wheeler]

Running total UPDATE:

Roberto-10
Kidblast-7
TheDarkServant-7

[Atom]

A different discovery of the Americas:

An old thread on the outcome of Native Americans not being discovered. Very little discussion. Idea of Bronze Age America Floated. http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=565

Columbus does not discover America, various possible scenarios:
http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=2132

America discovered by an industrial Europe:
http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=1380

Discussion of whether colonization styles were based more off the times then the nations.
http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=2309

Discusson of an empty America. SHWIs Empty America TL mentioned, discussed. Climate versus human theory of North American Mega Fauna argument:
http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=2406

Vikings discover and colonize America:
http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=2603

Colonization of the Ameircas by one European power. Discussion mostly on how to achieve a united Europe
http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=2649

Germans discover America. Discusses how an expedition might be funded.
http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=2858

Aztecs push Cortez out, fairly long.
http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=1304

Columbus sinks. Possibility of secret portugese colonization of the Americas raised.
http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=3044

[Roberto]

*links*

I added them to the wiki here. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/different_discovery_of_america) Baldie, please give the points to Atom; he found the links, I just added them to the wiki.

[Fellatio Nelson]

Running total UPDATE:

Roberto-10
Kidblast-7
TheDarkServant-7
Fellatio Nelson - 200

Why Baldie, bless your heart, I don't want a prize!

[Roberto]

Five points total. Great work. That page could be expanded further, and linked to published AH like Livy's famous "first AH". That and Sons of Alexander, which could also be linked to India...

I took your advice and updated that page here. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/alexander_the_great)

[Burton K Wheeler]

I added them to the wiki here. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/different_discovery_of_america) Baldie, please give the points to Atom; he found the links, I just added them to the wiki.

Bless you anyhow. 9 points Atom for finding the links, 5 points Roberto for adding them.

I took your advice and updated that page here. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/alexander_the_great)

Four more points.

[Burton K Wheeler]

Roberto-19
Atom-9
Kidblast-7
TheDarkServant-7
Fellatio Nelson-0

[Fellatio Nelson]

Roberto-19
Atom-9
Kidblast-7
TheDarkServant-7
Fellatio Nelson-200

I'm still in the lead, losers! Watch my dust.

[Thande]

I'm not seriously trying to win, but I thought I'd show willing by adding some links to the American Civil War page...

[Burton K Wheeler]

I'm not seriously trying to win, but I thought I'd show willing by adding some links to the American Civil War page...

Very good page. I like the formatting. The links are concise but describe what they link to.

[EvolvedLupine]

I've added a few links to the WWI POD page, though I admit they are mostly short threads, there is some good info in them(except one of them has some torlling by ol HurganPL on the last page,Another has MrP and Keenir doing some bickering, but it is on the topic at hand, and nother has some posts by Straha so I dont know if that effects it or something..)
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/wwi_changed_results

[Burton K Wheeler]

I've added a few links to the WWI POD page, though I admit they are mostly short threads, there is some good info in them(except one of them has some torlling by ol HurganPL on the last page,Another has MrP and Keenir doing some bickering, but it is on the topic at hand, and nother has some posts by Straha so I dont know if that effects it or something..)
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/wwi_changed_results

Good job describing the threads and their length. Not sure if those are the most relevant you could have chosen, and I'd like to see PODs sorted a bit better, but a solid effort. Five points.

[Jasen777]

Created the pages for Islam (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/islam_is_altered_or_absent) and Christianity. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/christianity_is_altered_or_absent)

I'm not a teenager though.

[Burton K Wheeler]

Created the pages for Islam (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/islam_is_altered_or_absent) and Christianity. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/christianity_is_altered_or_absent)

I'm not a teenager though.

I can start scoring you if you want.

Running Total:

Roberto-19
Atom-9
Kidblast-7
TheDarkServant-7
Evolved Lupine-5

[Jasen777]

I can start scoring you if you want.


Ok, go ahead.

[The Sicilian]

Created a page on 1066. There area buttload of threads about it, I just linked 11 (10, if you don't count Flocc's spinoff) of the longer ones.

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/alternate_history/1066

[Kidblast]

I created a Huey Long page.

Huey Long (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/huey_long)

I added 4 links to it.

"My First Days in the White House" (http://www.ssa.gov/history/hueywhouse.html)

Kingfish in America (http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=41342)

Acting President-Elect Huey Long (http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=85975)

What if Huey Long ran in 1936 (http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=41213)

[Fellatio Nelson]

Links!

www.animalfrottage.com

www.howididitwith30cheerleaders.net

www.thevegetablegardener.co.uk

www.madjackshoroscopes.com

www.funwithgrouting.co.uk

www.baldieblackmailpicspostedoninternet.com

www.mydiyhell.com

[The Sicilian]

www.baldieblackmailpicspostedoninternet.com (http://www.baldieblackmailpicspostedoninternet.com)

It appears he's offline, so I'll do the honors....

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

[Burton K Wheeler]

Created the pages for Islam (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/islam_is_altered_or_absent) and Christianity. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/christianity_is_altered_or_absent)

I'm not a teenager though.

30 points total. Well-chosen and well-formatted links, good organization on the page.

Created a page on 1066. There area buttload of threads about it, I just linked 11 (10, if you don't count Flocc's spinoff) of the longer ones.

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/alternate_history/1066

25 points overall. Same praise as for Jason. Lots of good links.

I created a Huey Long page.

Huey Long (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/huey_long)

I added 4 links to it.

"My First Days in the White House" (http://www.ssa.gov/history/hueywhouse.html)

Kingfish in America (http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=41342)

Acting President-Elect Huey Long (http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=85975)

What if Huey Long ran in 1936 (http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=41213)

Spectacular work. 20 points (bonus given for the little summary at the top)

Links!

www.animalfrottage.com (http://www.animalfrottage.com)

www.howididitwith30cheerleaders.net (http://www.howididitwith30cheerleaders.net)

www.thevegetablegardener.co.uk (http://www.thevegetablegardener.co.uk)

www.madjackshoroscopes.com (http://www.madjackshoroscopes.com)

www.funwithgrouting.co.uk (http://www.funwithgrouting.co.uk)

www.baldieblackmailpicspostedoninternet.com (http://www.baldieblackmailpicspostedoninternet.com)

www.mydiyhell.com (http://www.mydiyhell.com)

Ten points deducted. The cheerleader link doesn't work.

[Burton K Wheeler]

Yes, folks, it's that easy to rocket to the top of the game. What's still needed is a good organization of the PODs page, in roughly the same way the timelines page is broken down.

Running Total:

Jasen777-30
Kidblast-27
The Sicilian-25
Roberto-19
Atom-9
TheDarkServant-7
Evolved Lupine-5

[Fellatio Nelson]

Ten points deducted. The cheerleader link doesn't work.

So I'm back to 190? :(

And of course the cheerleader link didn't work. I'd switched off my webcam and gone to bed...

[Jasen777]

Created the Gunpowder (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/gunpowder), Printing Press (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/printing_press), and Steam Engine (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/steam_engine) pages.

[Roberto]

Created the Roman_Empire_Page. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/roman_empire)

[Burton K Wheeler]

Created the Gunpowder (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/gunpowder), Printing Press (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/printing_press), and Steam Engine (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/steam_engine) pages.

20 total. For anyone seeking more points, these pages could do with a little bit more exposition, maybe relevant links to history pages, etc.

Created the Roman_Empire_Page. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/roman_empire)

Spectacular! Great links! 30 points! Exclamation points!

The Rome one might benefit from being broken down into early Republic PODs, late Republic PODs, Principate, Dominate, etc, with brief descriptions of the major turning points and PODs relating to htme.

EDIT: No extra points for the blatant kissassery of linking to my first TL. Your link refers to it as a "surviving Roman Empire", when it's actually a surviving Roman Republic.

[Burton K Wheeler]

The old war horse of the wiki shows the young bucks how it's done! Early competitor Roberto only one point behind, and with people scoring 30 points in a day, it's still anyone's ball game. Do we have any new competitors who want to show what they're made of?

Jasen777-50
Roberto-49
Kidblast-27
The Sicilian-25
Atom-9
TheDarkServant-7
Evolved Lupine-5

[araraya]

I won't Compete BUT I will offer a prize as well if thats okay with Baldie.:D

[Burton K Wheeler]

I won't Compete BUT I will offer a prize as well if thats okay with Baldie.:D

Sounds good to me. We'll do the prize discussion bit a month or so before the close of the contest.

[araraya]

sounds good

[Roberto]

I created a page for the Ottoman_Empire. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/ottoman_empire)

[Jasen777]

You really need to subdivide the PODs somehow.

[Kidblast]

I subdivided the PoDs into three categories:

Pre-1700
Post-1700
WWI

[Roberto]

I subdivided the PoDs into three categories:

Pre-1700
Post-1700
WWI

Thankee. :)

[Roberto]

In a similar fashion, I divided up the Rome_Page (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/roman_empire) as well.

[Roberto]

I created a Germany (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/germany) page. It's not done, though, but it's set up for the onslaught of Germany-related WI discussions.

EDIT: I'll be adding more stuff now and then, and others are welcome.

[Kabraloth]

I'll split up the German PODs differently. No offense, but it's just silly atm.

[Susano]

I'll split up the German PODs differently. No offense, but it's just silly atm.

Eh, I already have slightly altered the original version. I think its fine that way...

[Roberto]

Eh, I already have slightly altered the original version. I think its fine that way...

I think that it's good the way Susano arranged them.

[Kabraloth]

Too late! Bwahahahaha.

[Susano]

ARGH. The East Frankish Kingdom became the German Kingdom at the LATEST with the ascension of Henry I. the Fowler. If not earlier - remember that Louis II, first East Frankish king was called "the German". So, that needs to go out. I think it can be renamed into "East Frankish and early German Kingdom", though.

Having Westphalia as turning point is good, but I still say 1500 and not 1520 should be the other turnpoint. A LOT of stuff happened at the turn of that century, not only the reformation, which is why in history its said that the middle ages roughly end at 1500. Besides, its IMO better to have ALL of Reformation and its prehistory in one section.

And, really, splitting the High Middle Ages into two? That period doesnt get many PoDs anyways. IMO, that makes little sense. Of course, making Westphalia turnpoint makes sense.

So, Ill change the timeframe again ;) Yeah Edit War - but of course with accompanying discussion, so things should be good.

[Kabraloth]

ARGH. The East Frankish Kingdom became the German Kingdom at the LATEST with the ascension of Henry I. the Fowler. If not earlier - remember that Louis II, first East Frankish king was called "the German". So, that needs to go out. I think it can be renamed into "East Frankish and early German Kingdom", though.
Rename it then, but keep it - it should be used as general category for "that thing which is neither France nor Italy until the Imperial Crown was given.

Having Westphalia as turning point is good, but I still say 1500 and not 1520 should be the other turnpoint. A LOT of stuff happened at the turn of that century, not only the reformation, which is why in history its said that the middle ages roughly end at 1500. Besides, its IMO better to have ALL of Reformation and its prehistory in one section.
Fine, fine.

And, really, splitting the High Middle Ages into two? That period doesnt get many PoDs anyways. IMO, that makes little sense. Of course, making Westphalia turnpoint makes sense.considering that the HRE after Friedrich II was a totally different beast then before him makes it imo an important enough period to put in.

So, Ill change the timeframe again ;) Yeah Edit War - but of course with accompanying discussion, so things should be good.
I'll file a RFC you POV-pusher!!!!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad:

[Susano]

considering that the HRE after Friedrich II was a totally different beast then before him makes it imo an important enough period to put in.
While that is true, how many popular PoDs do you know happening between Frederick II and the Reformation? Maybe some on the Luxemburgs, but they arent really popular, and some on Habsburg marriage policy, but only because that turned out to be so important after 1500 IOTL... Does it deserve an own category hence?

Oh, also my period naming may be a bit awkward. Comments on that?

[Kabraloth]

Gladi did a thread about the Luxemburgs. That's enough for me. And it damn well better be enough for you. :mad: :p

So, let's see...
Eastern Frankish and early German Kingdom (843 - 961)
-> Is fine.
Holy Roman Empire in the High and Late Middle Ages (962 - 1500)
-> Is fine, but I'd rephrase it to "in the Middle Ages", because in the early middle ages, there was no HRE.
Early Modern Era until the Peace of Westphalia (1500-1648)
-> Is fine
Early Modern Era from the Peace of Westphalia to Dissolution (1648-1806)
-> Is silly, you do not need Modern Era in there, imo.
Napoleonic Germany and German Confederation (1807 - 1870)
-> What about the Northern German Confederation? How about "From Napoleon to Sedan"? :p
Second German Empire (1870 - 1918)
-> What's wrong with plain "German Empire"?

[Susano]

Holy Roman Empire in the High and Late Middle Ages (962 - 1500)
-> Is fine, but I'd rephrase it to "in the Middle Ages", because in the early middle ages, there was no HRE.
Alternatively, HRE can get cut, but then theres no distinction to the first category... so I wanted to include both.

-> Is silly, you do not need Modern Era in there, imo.
Well, maybe, but there are two categories on the early modern age, and well, I wanted to show that.

-> What about the Northern German Confederation? How about "From Napoleon to Sedan"? :p
Too poetic, so doesnt fit with the rest. OTOH, "Napoleonic Germany, German Cofnederation, North German Cofnederation" is maybe a bit long.

-> What's wrong with plain "German Empire"?
The HREGN? Which is teh First Empire.

[MrP]

Baldie's benign plan to renovate the Wiki reckoned without the Fiendishness of the Holy Roman Empire. :D ;)

[Kabraloth]

Well, maybe, but there are two categories on the early modern age, and well, I wanted to show that.Redundancy is silly. REMOVED. :p

The HREGN? Which is teh First Empire.Notice how "Holy Roman Empire (of the German Nation)" is not identical to "First German Empire"?
Of course, we could go with "Altreich/Erstes Reich", "Kaiserreich/Zweites Reich", and "Hitlerreich/Drittes Reich", but then we'd have to force everyone to understand/speak German.

Baldie's benign plan to renovate the Wiki reckoned without the Fiendishness of the Holy Roman Empire. :D ;)
The empire itself is blameless.

[Susano]

Notice how "Holy Roman Empire (of the German Nation)" is not identical to "First German Empire"?
Of course it is. And First Empire is what Erstes Reich means, and First and Second Empire are terms Ive seen used in English, too.

[Kidblast]

Added a couple links to the Irish Potato Famine page. (I did not write the introduction at the top.)

[Kabraloth]

Of course it is. And First Empire is what Erstes Reich means, and First and Second Empire are terms Ive seen used in English, too.Well crap, there wasn't supposed to be a "First" in that sentence.

[Roberto]

Guys, take this discussion somewhere else. Don't spam Baldie's thread.

[The Sicilian]

Added the Industrial Revolution page to Inventions.

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/industrial_revolution

[Burton K Wheeler]

Added a couple links to the Irish Potato Famine page. (I did not write the introduction at the top.)

Link, please, so I can score it?

And Susano, Kabraloth, can we just keep this thread related to its original topic? Thank you for straightening up the Germany page, though.

[Burton K Wheeler]

I created a page for the Ottoman_Empire. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/ottoman_empire)

30 points

I subdivided the PoDs into three categories:

Pre-1700
Post-1700
WWI

3 points. Some exposition of these periods a la the Germany page would be nice.

In a similar fashion, I divided up the Rome_Page (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/roman_empire) as well.

3 points. Some exposition of these periods a la the Germany page would be nice.

I created a Germany (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/germany) page. It's not done, though, but it's set up for the onslaught of Germany-related WI discussions.

EDIT: I'll be adding more stuff now and then, and others are welcome.

35 points.

Added the Industrial Revolution page to Inventions.

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/industrial_revolution

28 points. What's with the bulleted list?

[Burton K Wheeler]

Roberto in the lead by a long shot! Kidblast, The Sicilian, and Jasen777 definitely in the game still, and, of course, anyone can catch up. Atom could probably create a 50-point page on Native American PODs with threads he started alone.

Roberto-117
The Sicilian-53
Jasen777-50
Kidblast-30
Atom-9
TheDarkServant-7
Evolved Lupine-5

[Kidblast]

Added a couple links to the Irish Potato Famine page. (I did not write the introduction at the top.)

I think you might have missed this one Baldie in all the German sturm und drang.

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/irish_potato_famine

[Burton K Wheeler]

I think you might have missed this one Baldie in all the German sturm und drang.

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/irish_potato_famine

Three posts above you was:

Link, please, so I can score it?


If all you did was the links, that'll be five points.

[Burton K Wheeler]

Roberto in the lead by a long shot! Kidblast, The Sicilian, and Jasen777 definitely in the game still, and, of course, anyone can catch up. Atom could probably create a 50-point page on Native American PODs with threads he started alone.

Roberto-117
The Sicilian-53
Jasen777-50
Kidblast-35
Atom-9
TheDarkServant-7
Evolved Lupine-5

Edit based on link being provided.

[Roberto]

Created a Russia (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/russia) page.

[Kidblast]

Created the Napoleon (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/napoleon) page...

[Kidblast]

I added three more links to the South African page....

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/south_africa

The prospects of increased Northern European immigration to South Africa.

What if South Africa was used as a penal colony?

Could South Africa, with its Mediterranean climate, have fostered the growth of native civilization?

[The Sicilian]

Nine links on the Battle of Manzikert. No bulleted lists.

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/manzikert

[Roberto]

Created a page for Australia: here (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/australia)

[Jasen777]

Reworked the index page: http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods

Thus creating these pages:

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/famous_people
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/wars_and_battles
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/scientific_discoveries_and_inventions
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/religions
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/specific_countries
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/other

Created pages for the American Revolution and the War of 1812

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/american_revolution
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/war_of_1812


Created stub page for the United States
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/united_states_of_america



Deleted the red (uncreated) links for the Earlier/Later start to the ACW since they would be better off going on the general ACW page.

[Burton K Wheeler]

http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=96935

A cookie for anyone who wikis this up. Same goes for any reference links being applied to the appropriate POD page. PLEASE make sure they're relevant and don't just link to Wikipedia articles and the like. Only reference links that get referred to a lot here and wouldn't be found really quickly.

[Roberto]

http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=96935

A cookie for anyone who wikis this up. Same goes for any reference links being applied to the appropriate POD page. PLEASE make sure they're relevant and don't just link to Wikipedia articles and the like. Only reference links that get referred to a lot here and wouldn't be found really quickly.

I added that thread to the wiki here. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/resources/resources) Scroll down to 'Military'.

[The Sicilian]

Italy (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/italy) page created. Sweet Jesus. 80 links (all to substantive threads, hopefully. Feel free to trim it), organized by date and topic. Nine on a Central Powers Italy alone. It will need to be split up due to its monster-like size, something I'll do later. Good God, I'm going outside.

EDIT: The Italy page is now shorter because of the Italy in the World Wars (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/italy_in_the_world_wars) page I made.

[Kidblast]

Added a page on the Jews and Judaism...

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/jews_and_judaism

[Roberto]

Added a page on Spain.

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/spain

[Thande]

Here's a good one if someone wants to try it: make a CP victory in WW1 page and link to all the threads about "X in a CP victory world". Most of them were started by Hamburger, so it should be easy enough.

[Roberto]

Here's a good one if someone wants to try it: make a CP victory in WW1 page and link to all the threads about "X in a CP victory world". Most of them were started by Hamburger, so it should be easy enough.

Scroll_to_the_bottom. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/wwi_changed_results)

[Thande]

Scroll_to_the_bottom. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/wwi_changed_results)

Already done? Good man.

[Roberto]

Already done? Good man.

Have you never heard of Hispanic efficiency?

[Thande]

Have you never heard of Hispanic efficiency?

Frankly, no. :D

You clearly need to go back to Spain and tell them how to build hotels on time...

[Roberto]

Frankly, no. :D

You clearly need to go back to Spain and tell them how to build hotels on time...

Perhaps it's my Scottish genes. But no, hotels are not my expertise.

[Burton K Wheeler]

NEW TOTALS:

The Sicilian-246
Roberto-229
Jasen777-160
Kidblast-134
Atom-9
TheDarkServant-7
Evolved Lupine-5

Created a Russia (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/russia) page.

Two points per link plus bonus for creating the page. 25 points.

Created the Napoleon (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/napoleon) page...

50 points for links, 5 bonus points for a well-organized page.

I added three more links to the South African page....

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/south_africa

The prospects of increased Northern European immigration to South Africa.
What if South Africa was used as a penal colony?
Could South Africa, with its Mediterranean climate, have fostered the growth of native civilization?

9 points. You get 3 instead of 2 each for the excellent descriptions in the links.

Nine links on the Battle of Manzikert. No bulleted lists.

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/manzikert

18 points. Now, could this have been better served as part of a general Byzantium page? Is there a general Byzantium page? If so, why not a link to that, and to the Ottoman page?

Created a page for Australia: here (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/australia)

23 points

Reworked the index page: http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods

Thus creating these pages:

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/famous_people
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/wars_and_battles
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/scientific_discoveries_and_inventions
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/religions
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/specific_countries
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/other

Created pages for the American Revolution and the War of 1812

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/american_revolution
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/war_of_1812


Created stub page for the United States
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/united_states_of_america



Deleted the red (uncreated) links for the Earlier/Later start to the ACW since they would be better off going on the general ACW page.

10 points each for the category pages for a total of 60.
20 for the ARW page.
15 for 1812
10 for the USA category page
5 for the janitorial work

110 total points.

I added that thread to the wiki here. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/resources/resources) Scroll down to 'Military'.

3 points

Italy (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/italy) page created. Sweet Jesus. 80 links (all to substantive threads, hopefully. Feel free to trim it), organized by date and topic. Nine on a Central Powers Italy alone. It will need to be split up due to its monster-like size, something I'll do later. Good God, I'm going outside.

EDIT: The Italy page is now shorter because of the Italy in the World Wars (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/italy_in_the_world_wars) page I made.

100 for the "Italy" page alone. Outstanding work. Bonus points for including thread starters. Would appreciate it if you'd link to their wiki pages, though.
75 for "Italy in WWII"

Added a page on the Jews and Judaism...

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/jews_and_judaism

35 points

Added a page on Spain.

http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/spain

45 points.

Scroll_to_the_bottom. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/wwi_changed_results)

16 points.

NOTE: IT IS STILL POSSIBLE TO CATCH UP! WE HAD SOMEONE SCORE ALMOST 200 POINTS SINCE THE LAST UPDATE!

[The Sicilian]

NEW TOTALS:

The Sicilian-246
:cool:


18 points. Now, could this have been better served as part of a general Byzantium page? Is there a general Byzantium page? If so, why not a link to that, and to the Ottoman page?
Sure thing, Baldster.

100 for the "Italy" page alone. Outstanding work. Bonus points for including thread starters. Would appreciate it if you'd link to their wiki pages, though.
75 for "Italy in WWII"
Thankee.

NOTE: IT IS STILL POSSIBLE TO CATCH UP! WE HAD SOMEONE SCORE ALMOST 200 POINTS SINCE THE LAST UPDATE![/quote]

[Jasen777]

Created Korean (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/korean_war) and Vietnam (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/vietnam_war) war pages.

[Burton K Wheeler]

Backlinks! Could we get a link on each of these pages that links back to the higher ones, now that Jasen has made category pages for PODs?

[Fellatio Nelson]

Backlinks! Could we get a link on each of these pages that links back to the higher ones, now that Jasen has made category pages for PODs?

You sound like Rain Man, darling.

:D

[Jasen777]

Created a Cold War (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/cold_war) page.

[Thande]

Not doing Baldie's stuff as such, just advertising, but I put the Turtledove page in AH instead and did some articles about his various works: http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/alternate_history/harry_turtledove

[Jasen777]

Added the "Civil War at a Different Time" and "Miscellaneous Civil War PoDs" and links to the ACW (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/american_civil_war) page.

[Thande]

Added a synopsis for Guns of the South after Jasen put in that link...I may have misremembered a few of the details if one of the Confederate buffs wants to correct me...

[Othniel]

Someone should make a Turtledove Award Page for each year, and then post the timelines, with a brief synopsis, and links to those timelines, as well as giving each of those timelines a wikipage. They probably could rack up mucho-points. (No good with wiki-editing I am...:()

[Jasen777]

Added a synopsis for Guns of the South after Jasen put in that link...I may have misremembered a few of the details if one of the Confederate buffs wants to correct me...

You remembered more than I did.

Someone should make a Turtledove Award Page for each year, and then post the timelines, with a brief synopsis, and links to those timelines, as well as giving each of those timelines a wikipage. They probably could rack up mucho-points. (No good with wiki-editing I am...:()

I don't think that's within the scope of this contest. Many (all?) of those timelines do have their own page. I might try to do pages for the turtledoves sometime.

[Burton K Wheeler]

Created a Cold War (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/cold_war) page.

Added the "Civil War at a Different Time" and "Miscellaneous Civil War PoDs" and links to the ACW (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/american_civil_war) page.

I'm still reading and scoring. Why haven't there been more updates? Should we start discussing prizes now?

Someone should make a Turtledove Award Page for each year, and then post the timelines, with a brief synopsis, and links to those timelines, as well as giving each of those timelines a wikipage. They probably could rack up mucho-points. (No good with wiki-editing I am...:()

Go ahead and edit, if you can post, you can make a wiki page. If it's not pretty, someone will clean it up.

[araraya]

Should we start discussing prizes now?

Whenever you're ready send me a pm and we shall discuss the prizes

[Jasen777]

Created Korean (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/korean_war) and Vietnam (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/vietnam_war) war pages.

In case you missed it, I also did these since the last scoring update.

[Jasen777]

Also, do we really need backlinks? Doesn't everyone know now how to hit the back button on their browser?

Or, if they arrive on a page and what to go to that category, all they have to do is click on the "links to here" button and find it.

[kojak]

Bumping this.

[Roberto]

I_made_a_ (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/china)page for China. It's not done yet, but I'll update it a lot more in about an hour.

[Thande]

Also, do we really need backlinks? Doesn't everyone know now how to hit the back button on their browser?

Or, if they arrive on a page and what to go to that category, all they have to do is click on the "links to here" button and find it.

Or they can follow the list of recently visited pages at the top of the wiki screen.

[Roberto]

I_made_a_ (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/china)page for China. It's not done yet, but I'll update it a lot more in about an hour.

Updated the page. Check_it_out. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/china)

[Thande]

Updated the page. Check_it_out. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/china)

Good work, Number One!

[Roberto]

Good work, Number One!

Thankee. But, Number One? :confused:

[kojak]

Thankee. But, Number One? :confused:I think he's been on a STAR TREK binge lately.

[Thande]

Thankee. But, Number One? :confused:
Well, you're the mapmaker, so I think that makes you LTTW's first officer.
I think he's been on a STAR TREK binge lately.
Not really.

[Roberto]

Well, you're the mapmaker, so I think that makes you LTTW's first officer.

I had assumed that. Hold your applause, though, I intend to churn out a couple more new pages today.

[kojak]

Not really.Ok, between that and your new motivational poster I just assumed, but I shall stop assuming for that makes me Ming the Merciless.

[Roberto]

Sorry, I lied. It'll take just a little more than a day for me to churn out those next few pages. However, I made a Japan_page. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/japan)

[Roberto]

And I'm following up with a short Portugal (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/portugal) page.

[Roberto]

And now for the Dutch. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/the_netherlands)

[Roberto]

And Sweden! (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/sweden)

[Roberto]

And, this being a Wiki, Poland. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/poland)

[The Sicilian]

Holy Christ, I'd better get my ass in gear.

[Roberto]

Holy Christ, I'd better get my ass in gear.

Ooh, I like competition. En garde!

[Roberto]

I made a page for Iran/Persia. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/persia)

[Kidblast]

Boy, you must be bored... :eek:

[Roberto]

Boy, you must be bored... :eek:

Uh-huh. :D

Literally everyone I know is out of town, and besides packing, I literally have nothing else to do other than do a couple thousand laps in my pool, and that's not as fun as it sounds.

[Roberto]

I_just_made_a_page_for_Egypt. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/egypt) I'm not too happy with it, so it will most likely be updated scrutinously pretty soon.

[Roberto]

Here's a page for the_Scramble_for_Africa. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/scramble_for_africa)

[Burton K Wheeler]

Created Korean (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/korean_war) and Vietnam (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/vietnam_war) war pages.

Created a Cold War (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/cold_war) page.

Added the "Civil War at a Different Time" and "Miscellaneous Civil War PoDs" and links to the ACW (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/american_civil_war) page.

I_made_a_ (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/china)page for China. It's not done yet, but I'll update it a lot more in about an hour.

Sorry, I lied. It'll take just a little more than a day for me to churn out those next few pages. However, I made a Japan_page. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/japan)

And I'm following up with a short Portugal (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/portugal) page.

And now for the Dutch. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/the_netherlands)

And Sweden! (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/sweden)

And, this being a Wiki, Poland. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/poland)

I made a page for Iran/Persia. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/persia)

I_just_made_a_page_for_Egypt. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/egypt) I'm not too happy with it, so it will most likely be updated scrutinously pretty soon.

Here's a page for the_Scramble_for_Africa. (http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/pods/scramble_for_africa)

Placeholder.

[Kidblast]

Uh-huh. :D

Literally everyone I know is out of town, and besides packing, I literally have nothing else to do other than do a couple thousand laps in my pool, and that's not as fun as it sounds.

I know what you mean. I swam for 4 years in high school.

[Roberto]

I know what you mean. I swam for 4 years in high school.

Well, now I'm in Uruguay, and I don't even have that option. However, I'm currently being taken on tours of the country every other hour, so I don't have too much spare time anymore.

[Roberto]

Just bumping this so it isn't forgotten.

[Roberto]

Bumping again. Baldie, please update the score.

[Jasen777]

Soooo......

[Burton K Wheeler]

Soooo......

I'll have final results etc as soon as I get settled down at home. Thanks to everyone for participating and sorry I've been semi-incommunicado.

[Roberto]

Were prizes decided upon yet?

[Burton K Wheeler]

Were prizes decided upon yet?

No...got any suggestions? I didn't get much feedback in the thread, and I don't know what you whippersnappers would like.

[Roberto]

No...got any suggestions? I didn't get much feedback in the thread, and I don't know what you whippersnappers would like.

Huh, as winner (well, most likely, it's not official yet), I'm in a bit of a pickle, as the two things I would have asked for (a copy of Spore and a cheap Ipod) have already been given to me for my birthay... You can't go wrong with Amazon gift cards, IMO, though.

[Burton K Wheeler]

Huh, as winner (well, most likely, it's not official yet), I'm in a bit of a pickle, as the two things I would have asked for (a copy of Spore and a cheap Ipod) have already been given to me for my birthay... You can't go wrong with Amazon gift cards, IMO, though.

Hmm...that's not a bad idea, and that also avoids all the prickly issues with asking a 13-year-old for his address &c.

[Roberto]

Hmm...that's not a bad idea, and that also avoids all the prickly issues with asking a 13-year-old for his address &c.

Oy! I'm 14 for your information! And you wouldn't need my address at all, because you would have ended up sending the prize to the American Embassy in Montevideo, that's how we get our mail.

EDIT: And yes, an Amazon card would by cool. You can decide upon the value.

[Jasen777]

I was going to suggest amazon gift cards as well, but I wasn't sure if you wanted to give away things you had on hand or invest money in the prizes.

[The Sicilian]

I wouldn't mind me a spiffy copy of Spore (assuming I place in the top three), but a gift card would be cool to me as well.

[Dean_the_Young]

I stuck my head into this section for the first time in quite awhile, and saw this (again). I think it's been a great idea, Burton, and I give a hearty congratulations to all those bored teens who went and did this.

If anyone is interested in a sequel quest for the advancement for the good of AH.com, I have an idea that should be very manageable. I personally can't give any sort of real prize, having no real means to deliver gift-cards/gifts abroad, but hear me out.

If anyone is interested, how about creating a library of all the works in the Writers Forum and completed Time Lines, organized by author and with indication as to whether it is finished or not? Maybe even a "last updated" notation?

While some authors/series, like Chris, the AH.com series, and the Superpower Empire series, while those have their own archives, other authors don't. Doctor What is another of our great writers, but it can be hard to find, or even learn of, his numerous smaller works. Fell has the "Dial M for Elastic" comedy, but because of his job he rarely gets to work on it and so it tends to be back a few pages.

While yes, you could search every board member on wiki and see their list of stories, that method is (a) time consuming and (b) prone to failure if not all their works are listed.


Any thoughts?

[Thande]

I stuck my head into this section for the first time in quite awhile, and saw this (again). I think it's been a great idea, Burton, and I give a hearty congratulations to all those bored teens who went and did this.

If anyone is interested in a sequel quest for the advancement for the good of AH.com, I have an idea that should be very manageable. I personally can't give any sort of real prize, having no real means to deliver gift-cards/gifts abroad, but hear me out.

If anyone is interested, how about creating a library of all the works in the Writers Forum and completed Time Lines, organized by author and with indication as to whether it is finished or not? Maybe even a "last updated" notation?

While some authors/series, like Chris, the AH.com series, and the Superpower Empire series, while those have their own archives, other authors don't. Doctor What is another of our great writers, but it can be hard to find, or even learn of, his numerous smaller works. Fell has the "Dial M for Elastic" comedy, but because of his job he rarely gets to work on it and so it tends to be back a few pages.

While yes, you could search every board member on wiki and see their list of stories, that method is (a) time consuming and (b) prone to failure if not all their works are listed.


Any thoughts?
That's not a bad idea. Maybe some pages, perhaps in the Timelines section(?) with titles like "Science fiction works by AH.commers", "Comedies by AH.commers" etc? Otherwise it could get a bit unwieldy if it was all one page.

[Roberto]

That's not a bad idea. Maybe some pages, perhaps in the Timelines section(?) with titles like "Science fiction works by AH.commers", "Comedies by AH.commers" etc? Otherwise it could get a bit unwieldy if it was all one page.

I'll get on it either later today or tomorow, depending on when I get really bored.

[Dean_the_Young]

That's not a bad idea. Maybe some pages, perhaps in the Timelines section(?) with titles like "Science fiction works by AH.commers", "Comedies by AH.commers" etc? Otherwise it could get a bit unwieldy if it was all one page.Classifying by genre is tricky, because (a) that requires someone to read the whole thing, and (b) not everyone agrees on what the proper genre is.

You could put a suggested genre with the story title so that people could search by genre with ctrl-f, but otherwise it's even more unweildy.

[Jasen777]

If anyone is interested, how about creating a library of all the works in the Writers Forum and completed Time Lines

We've made a good start on the timelines page. If someone wants to make a timeline page ordered by author it shouldn't be very hard.


That's not a bad idea. Maybe some pages, perhaps in the Timelines section(?) with titles like "Science fiction works by AH.commers", "Comedies by AH.commers" etc? Otherwise it could get a bit unwieldy if it was all one page.

I think a separate page would make more sense. I had an idea for an author index page. Something like that could work. Many people have their writings listed on a works pages or on their profile, collected those would be a good start.

[Thande]

You mean a separate namespace?

[Jasen777]

You mean a separate namespace?

That's not what I meant, but I think that's a good idea.

[Thande]

That's not what I meant, but I think that's a good idea.

How about "stories:" ?

[Roberto]

Burton, I've got another idea. ITunes gift cards?

[Jasen777]

How about "stories:" ?

Works for me.

[Thande]

Alright, I'm creating the namespace on the front page, though I haven't got any time to put anything there yet. Feel free to add stuff (with links).

EDIT: here: http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/stories/general_index_of_stories

[The Sicilian]

Can we get the winners?

[Roberto]

Can we get the winners?

And the scores too, please.

I'm pretty sure the winners are you, I, and Jasen, but I still would like to see the scoreboard.

[Wolf]

I read through this for the first time I would like to say good job all of you.