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alternate_history:double_blind_what_if [2015/04/15 20:48] – [See Also] Petikealternate_history:double_blind_what_if [2019/03/29 15:13] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 DBWIs are collaborative by nature.  Thread participants are expected to act in-character, as if coming from the ATL world described in the initial post.  As the thread evolves, the realities of this ATL world are revealed and fleshed-out by discussing how the A-ATL world (that is, OTL) world might look. Thus, there is alternate history not just in the events being described, but in the perspective and assumptions behind them and in the supposed comparisons to the “real” history as laid out by the thread starter.   DBWIs are collaborative by nature.  Thread participants are expected to act in-character, as if coming from the ATL world described in the initial post.  As the thread evolves, the realities of this ATL world are revealed and fleshed-out by discussing how the A-ATL world (that is, OTL) world might look. Thus, there is alternate history not just in the events being described, but in the perspective and assumptions behind them and in the supposed comparisons to the “real” history as laid out by the thread starter.  
  
-Constructive responses to a DBWI question are those that present and discuss consequences and developments to event "X" with creativity, imagination and intelligence, and do so within the bounds of reasonableness and plausibility.  Keeping things real and logical are, in part, what separates a DBWI from a role play game.  Please note that it is considered bad form to predict OTL accurately.  Likewise, forecasting extreme socio-economic, cultural and political shifts or improbable ramifications that cannot be reasonably expected to occur as a result of event "X" is also frowned upon.+---- 
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 +==== The basics and keeping it real... ==== 
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 +Constructive responses to a DBWI question are those that present and discuss consequences and developments to event "X" with creativity, imagination and intelligence, and do so within the bounds of reason and plausibility.  Keeping things real and logical are, in part, what separates a DBWI from a role play game.  Please note that it is considered bad form to predict OTL accurately.  Likewise, forecasting extreme socio-economic, cultural and political shifts or improbable ramifications that cannot be reasonably expected to occur as a result of event "X" is also frowned upon.
  
 In general, a DBWI discussion works best when ... In general, a DBWI discussion works best when ...
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   * people put some thought and creativity into their responses;   * people put some thought and creativity into their responses;
   * people keep their responses realistic and plausible.   * people keep their responses realistic and plausible.
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 +==== Past developments ====
  
 The phrase "DBWI" is sometimes used in a wider way to mean any sort of role-playing, including "Future Blind What If" to mean role-playing in a future setting. A contemporary use is expressed in [[offtopic:Redem]]'s celebrated [[timelines:The Many Nations of North America]], aka "How did you live the war?" The phrase "DBWI" is sometimes used in a wider way to mean any sort of role-playing, including "Future Blind What If" to mean role-playing in a future setting. A contemporary use is expressed in [[offtopic:Redem]]'s celebrated [[timelines:The Many Nations of North America]], aka "How did you live the war?"
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 **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=283804|Double-Blind (DBWI) and Future-Blind (FBWI) What If FAQ]]** - FAQ created in April 2015, courtesy of [[offtopic:Pkmatrix]]. **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=283804|Double-Blind (DBWI) and Future-Blind (FBWI) What If FAQ]]** - FAQ created in April 2015, courtesy of [[offtopic:Pkmatrix]].
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 +**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=170770|Where do you stand on the DBWI vs RP issue ?]]**
  
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