Alternate Wikipedia Infoboxes

[Turquoise Blue]

Originally Posted by Nerdlinger

Interesting new states. Have the Carolinas merged? And has the US annexed Britain or is it like the United States of Earth by then?

Well... It's based on a Role-Play game where AH.com members are ISOTed to 450 BC. Sorry to disappoint you.

[Elessar267]

For JSmith, who, many moons ago (okay, just fifteen pages ago) asked me for a Eugenics War infobox from my ideas thereon. I put a basic one; well, here's a much expanded one that I'm more happy with.

EDIT: I forgot to switch some placeholders in my original upload, so I have modified it.

[serbrcq]

Not something that was ever really possible (given both his politics and his heartfelt human decency), but in some ASB ideal world:

[WhiteRussian]

President Brimley!

[VT45]

I know that Wikipedia won't exist after such a disaster, but this is definitely useful in organising my thoughts. This is from my FH scenario, in the FH forum. Go check it out. And if you have any ideas to contribute, please post them in the thread.

[Elessar267]

New Star Trek future infobox because I thought of it. G-d willing it's my last for a while.

[d32123]

Why is there a crown on the flag?

[Vexacus]

Originally Posted by d32123

Why is there a crown on the flag?

Because this United Earth is in Leauge withb the Centarui

[Elessar267]

Originally Posted by d32123

Why is there a crown on the flag?

It's an intentionally archaic symbol. Though, obviously, United Earth isn't a monarchy, constitutional monarchies played a significant role in both the formation of the United Earth and in the formation of UE's government system (UE operating under a modified Westminster system).

The Crown of State represents the strength and authority of the United Earth Council, which is the formal name of the UE's equivalent to the UK Privy Council, which includes the Cabinet as well as the leadership of the official Opposition. The three Symbols of State represent the three aspects of the Sovereign authority of Earth - the Crown of State, as mentioned, which represents the Council, the Orb of State, which is derived from the Sovereign Orb, represents the Supreme Council, the upper house of Parliament, while the Fasces of State represents the Assembly, the lower house. At the Opening of Parliament, which I may cover in the (distant, hopefully) future, the three Symbols are united in one chamber - Crown, Orb and Fasces - while the President gives the Speech from the Throne.

So far, this is the first time I've used one of the flags of those three bodies in an infobox.

[Vexacus]

Here's my first attempt at a Presidential Infobox, please forgive any mistakes therein :

[Elessar267]

Originally Posted by Vexacus

Here's my first attempt at a Presidential Infobox, please forgive any mistakes therein :
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A person named McFarlane was the Senator for Israel? Then a person named Griffin?

At least Google a few Israeli names...

[Vexacus]

Originally Posted by Elessar267

A person named McFarlane was the Senator for Israel? Then a person named Griffin?

At least Google a few Israeli names...

In the TL that the Infobox is from, Insrael is a US state and has been since 1 year after it's DOI, Citizens from the other 50 states have moved to live in State No. 51 and thus it's poloticians might not always be Natural-Born Isralie

[Elessar267]

Originally Posted by Vexacus

In the TL that the Infobox is from, Insrael is a US state and has been since 1 year after it's DOI, Citizens from the other 50 states have moved to live in State No. 51 and thus it's poloticians might not always be Natural-Born Isralie

I suppose that's an explanation, if an odd one (though, if that's the case, it would be state 49, not state 51), but I find it hard to believe that two in three of the Israeli politicians you mention would have non-Jewish, much less non-Israeli, names.

[Vexacus]

Originally Posted by Elessar267

I suppose that's an explanation, if an odd one (though, if that's the case, it would be state 49, not state 51), but I find it hard to believe that two in three of the Israeli politicians you mention would have non-Jewish, much less non-Israeli, names.

I stand corrected on the state number, and as for the naesm, I just finished watching season 4 and 5 of "Family Guy" and "American Dad" and I thought it was a cute reference. Plus I always thoughtr Seth McFarlane was Jewish

[Æsir]

Also, the age is wrong (If he is the incumbent President after 2020, he could be no less than 75 at the time of the infobox), if Israel wasn't American until 1949 his place of birth should read Haifa, British Mandate of Palestine, and if he is the incumbent he can't have been suceeded by Newt Gingrich unless Gingrich was President-elect, in which case his name would be listed as "Newt Gingrich (Elect)". And how did he reach the Presidency in an even-numbered year (2020 rather than 2021)? Was there a special election and if so why?

[Turquoise Blue]

Decided to post Nerdlinger's wikiboxes for my TL-191 elections here.

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1940

[Elessar267]

Originally Posted by Vexacus

I stand corrected on the state number, and as for the naesm, I just finished watching season 4 and 5 of "Family Guy" and "American Dad" and I thought it was a cute reference. Plus I always thoughtr Seth McFarlane was Jewish

It might work as a reference if you were working them in where such names wouldn't stand out so much. MacFarlane isn't Jewish, ethnically or religiously, from any side (at least, I'm fairly sure he's not, and a quick glance at Wikipedia confirms this).

Though I wouldn't rule out a "McFarlane" or a "Griffin" being Jewish in the United States proper, what with ethnic mixing and Ellis Island and all the rest of it, Israel historically had a very strong trend of Hebraicizing names that didn't derive from Hebrew (e.g. Mileikowsky->Netanyahu), and those who didn't generally had non-Hebrew names that were still uniquely Jewish (e.g. Lifshitz) or just so similar to some Hebrew name already that it wasn't worth the bother of translating/changing (e.g. Rosen->Rozen) (that's why you see that most people with Ashkenazi descent in Israel have Hebrew-derived names, while most Ashkenazi in the U.S. do not). This trend dated back long before Israeli independence, and it not being even nodded to in the infobox is quite jarring.

[JSmith]

Originally Posted by Elessar267

For JSmith, who, many moons ago (okay, just fifteen pages ago) asked me for a Eugenics War infobox from my ideas thereon. I put a basic one; well, here's a much expanded one that I'm more happy with.

EDIT: I forgot to switch some placeholders in my original upload, so I have modified it.

Thank you for this.Im very interested in the canonical overt Eugenics War and I would encourage you to write a timeline or a brief(or long)scenario if you can find the time.

[Vexacus]

Originally Posted by Elessar267

It might work as a reference if you were working them in where such names wouldn't stand out so much. MacFarlane isn't Jewish, ethnically or religiously, from any side (at least, I'm fairly sure he's not, and a quick glance at Wikipedia confirms this).

Though I wouldn't rule out a "McFarlane" or a "Griffin" being Jewish in the United States proper, what with ethnic mixing and Ellis Island and all the rest of it, Israel historically had a very strong trend of Hebraicizing names that didn't derive from Hebrew (e.g. Mileikowsky->Netanyahu), and those who didn't generally had non-Hebrew names that were still uniquely Jewish (e.g. Lifshitz) or just so similar to some Hebrew name already that it wasn't worth the bother of translating/changing (e.g. Rosen->Rozen) (that's why you see that most people with Ashkenazi descent in Israel have Hebrew-derived names, while most Ashkenazi in the U.S. do not). This trend dated back long before Israeli independence, and it not being even nodded to in the infobox is quite jarring.

I had no idea about the name Hebraicizing, my knowkladge of Israel is practically non-esistant

Originally Posted by Æsir

Also, the age is wrong (If he is the incumbent President after 2020, he could be no less than 75 at the time of the infobox), if Israel wasn't American until 1949 his place of birth should read Haifa, British Mandate of Palestine, and if he is the incumbent he can't have been suceeded by Newt Gingrich unless Gingrich was President-elect, in which case his name would be listed as "Newt Gingrich (Elect)". And how did he reach the Presidency in an even-numbered year (2020 rather than 2021)? Was there a special election and if so why?

The Isralie DOI was a typo of my own igornace, as was the Presidential election in an even year. I've never done a POTUS infobox before and just thought I'd give it a try. I'll know what mistakes to avoid/typos not to type when next I post a POTUS infobox

[Alternatehistorybuff5341]

Seth mcFarlene was raised Irish Catholic, but today is an Atheist.