WI: No AH.com?

I've been pondering this of late. For all our discussion of History and Alternate History, has this site had any effects on the larger world? In short, would the world be any different if it didn't exist?
 
Honestly, I think that the main (albeit rather small) way that AH.com has influenced the world is in terms of the maps that have been created. Because we need easily editable maps to represent alternate scenarios AH.com has become an amazing resource for clean basic OTL maps that don't take advanced computer programs to edit. I once saw a professor use the Worlda base map to show something in class. She had just used the paint tool to fill in a dozen or so countries in three different colors. It probably only took her 5 minutes. Also, although I can't find any examples at the moment, I'm pretty sure Wikipedia sometimes uses base maps that originated on AH.com. It's not super common, but I think that it does happen.
 
I christen this a IRMAHWI (Ian-Related Meta-Alternate History What-If)!:p Seriously, with the setting up of Sealion Press, several e-books of AH.com TLs will soon be published. Also,has VPM faced legal consequences yet? That would be an effect of the site's existence.
 
Well I wouldn't have been writing about the West Wing for the last seven years, also I wouldn't have been introduced to some great people on here, Disupted, Meadow, Lord Roem, JFWR amongst them.:D
 

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Also, although I can't find any examples at the moment, I'm pretty sure Wikipedia sometimes uses base maps that originated on AH.com. It's not super common, but I think that it does happen.

If you do a google image search for maps (well specific types of said) you can easily come across ones on ah.com.
 
Well, I'd use the internet less. Seriously, I spend at least half of my time online here.

VPM? fillery schmillery

Vice President Mike, the asshole who went insane and spammed the forum with a ton of truly horrific porn, some of which involved children.
 
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Also, although I can't find any examples at the moment, I'm pretty sure Wikipedia sometimes uses base maps that originated on AH.com. It's not super common, but I think that it does happen.

Wikipedia mostly use the Website-Which-Must-Not-Be-Named's maps, tough. I can't really find an exemple of OTL maps being used, actually.

What would be no AH.com? Maybe some authors being more involved into AH.com communities, without being kicked/banned; less coherence between AH-related websites (I saw AH.com terminology being used on french AH boards, for exemple), and overall less structured.
 
Wikipedia mostly use the Website-Which-Must-Not-Be-Named's maps, tough. I can't really find an exemple of OTL maps being used, actually.

What would be no AH.com? Maybe some authors being more involved into AH.com communities, without being kicked/banned; less coherence between AH-related websites (I saw AH.com terminology being used on french AH boards, for exemple), and overall less structured.

What is the WWMNBN? :confused: Serious question here.
 
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