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| ==== Strict definition of ASB timelines and scenarios ==== | ==== Strict definition of ASB timelines and scenarios ==== |
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| [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=5891304&postcount=6|To quote]] one of our long-time members and moderators, [[offtopic:CalBear]] : | [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-5891304|To quote]] one of our long-time members and moderators, [[offtopic:CalBear]]: |
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| //"Without wandering into some of the more interesting aspects of Chaos Theory and philosophy, ASB can be fairly well defined.// | //"Without wandering into some of the more interesting aspects of Chaos Theory and philosophy, ASB can be fairly well defined.// |
| ==== Notable ASB trends and genres ==== | ==== Notable ASB trends and genres ==== |
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| **1.) ABC versus XYZ**: Basically one group of individuals with an unlikely combination of capabilities versus another group of individuals with an unlikely combination of capabilities. For example Lesbian Vampire Pirates versus Nazi Werewolf Cheerleaders. | **1.) X [[alternate history:ISOT|ISOTs]] To Y**: In which a person, territory, object, etc. is transported from one place and/or time to another, usually examining the immediate aftermath. A long-popular subject for timelines. |
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| **2.) [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=286923|Guns of the X]]**: Derived from [[Harry Turtledove|Turtledove]]'s novel **//[[Guns of the South]]//**, in which a [[Afrikaners|South African Neo-Nazi group]] from the 21st century uses time travel technology to travel to the 1860s and arm the [[Confederate States]] of America with AK-47 assault rifles, thereby allowing the CSA to win the American Civil War and be used as the basis of a white supremecist state. Similarly in a Guns of the X scenario a country or group under threat is provided with future weapons which will allow them to overcome their adversaries. Guns of the X threads include but are not limited to: | **2.) [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/guns-of-wherever.286923/|Guns of the X]]**: Derived from [[Harry Turtledove|Turtledove]]'s novel **//[[Guns of the South]]//**, in which a [[Afrikaners|South African neo-nazi group]] from the 21st century uses time travel technology to travel to the 1860s and arm the [[Confederate States]] of America with AK-47 assault rifles, thereby allowing the CSA to win the American Civil War and be used as the basis of a white supremecist state. Similarly in a Guns of the X scenario a country or group under threat is provided with future weapons which will allow them to overcome their adversaries. Guns of the X threads include but are not limited to: |
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| * **Guns of Gaul**: Guns provided to Vercingtorix to fight the Roman invasion of Gaul. | * **Guns of Gaul**: Guns provided to Vercingtorix to fight the Roman invasion of Gaul. |
| Other popular variations of this scenario include having the reader wake up as themselves but in a different physical body, ie: younger, older, the opposite gender or another race, having the reader wake up to find their family life changed, ie: married with children, having a twin or even being their own twin, having the reader wake up isotted to an ATL. | Other popular variations of this scenario include having the reader wake up as themselves but in a different physical body, ie: younger, older, the opposite gender or another race, having the reader wake up to find their family life changed, ie: married with children, having a twin or even being their own twin, having the reader wake up isotted to an ATL. |
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| **5.) X [[alternate history:ISOT]]s To Y**: In which a person, territory, object, etc. is transported from one place and/or time to another, usually examining the immediate aftermath. A long-popular subject for timelines. | **5.) ABC versus XYZ**: Basically one group of individuals with an unlikely combination of capabilities versus another group of individuals with an unlikely combination of capabilities. For example, Zombie Werewolf Pirates versus Ninja Vampire Cheerleaders versus Roman Legionnaire Curling Players. |
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| **6.) [[alternate history: The Race]] Invades X**: Derived from [[alternate history:Harry Turtledove]]'s **//[[alternate history:Worldwar]]//** series, in these scenarios the alien Lizards invade a different setting or time period. Originally a trend in the Alien Space Bats forum, timelines with this subject have since shifted over to Fandom AH since the creation of that forum. | **6.) [[alternate history: The Race]] Invades X**: Derived from [[alternate history:Harry Turtledove]]'s **//[[alternate history:Worldwar]]//** series, in these scenarios the alien Lizards invade a different setting or time period. Originally a trend in the Alien Space Bats forum, timelines with this subject have since shifted over to Fandom AH since the creation of that forum. |
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| ==== In AH.com Culture ==== | ==== In AH.com Culture ==== |
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| It has been theorized by [[offtopic:the_lyniezian]] that Alien Space Bats [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=1577737&postcount=26|come from a planet called Cvidarrki]]. | It has been theorized by [[offtopic:the_lyniezian]] that Alien Space Bats [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-1577737|come from a planet called Cvidarrki]]. |
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| == AH.com's ASB forum reputation == | == AH.com's ASB forum reputation == |
