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Evolving the Alpine Confederation
Hey guys. I was wondering if you could help me with the Alpine Confederation and something I plan to do with it. I saw what was recently done with the Greek Confederation and I would like to do the same with Alpine, making individual articles for the member states and such. If anybody would like to help me with this please comment. Arstarpool 20:24, September 5, 2010 (UTC)

I would really like to help! VENEZUELA 05:00, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

What part would you like to work on? Switzerland, Liechenstein, Austria, or the German, French, and Italy ones? Arstarpool 05:17, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

Maybe doing first a list of the states. VENEZUELA 05:20, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

Bear in mind that the Confederation doesn't have "member states". The country is divided into cantons.HAD 09:30, September 19, 2010 (UTC)

Check out the list on the Alpine Confederation page. There are six five nation pages open, but just to be fair you guys should only choose one per person. Arstarpool 04:46, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

Err..... Arstar, you completely missed that its divided into cantons not states - which are the Austrian states and Swiss cantons, not Switzerland/Austria.

Freiburg hosted a corps of French troops until 1993 - its gone - so that should likely be Konstanz instead, with a larger population than what it says now.

Lordganon 05:05, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

There was a brief mention of how each of the former capitals retained autonomy, so I evolved that into the states idea. The states are the pre-Doomsday governments, but in reality its the cantons and states (Austrian) that hold more power. Actually the states barely exist anymore on a federal level. They are just there, well, to be there and to show people that their old nations haven't totally disintegrated. But, yeah, the cantons and the Austrian states hold more power. Freiburg was Xi's idea, not mine. He has a tendency to let nuked cities slide but I guess Konstanz would be better in this case. Arstarpool 16:09, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

The Konstanz one should be upped in population as well - that's the population of the area around the lake itself, and adding in the remaining areas, even with destruction, should put it well over that.

That just sounds overcomplicated - it's hard to believe any state would be set up that way. It sounds to me that the reference would be some sort of independent city districts for the two cities, not turning the nation into having a structure like this. Even if it had originally been done that way, it would more than likely have been removed by now - it's just really clumsy in structure.

Maybe have the section with the three "states" turned into something about the nations it was originally formed of, with the three articles describing the cantons within what was once their territory?

And isn't northernmost Italy actually supposed to be part of the Confederation outright?

Lordganon 03:34, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

No, it is a territory. Read the older revisions. Arstar [talk] 03:51, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

Truth enough, then. Though, the Italian section of Tyrol is like 98% German - surely they would have joined outright, at least by now.

Lordganon 03:57, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

Sac is Under New Management
Guys I have very good news. Me, Venezuela, Fedelede, and Katholico have recently adopted the South American Confederacion from Fero. Now, the two power blocs are under new management so hopefully we can achieve more :) Arstarpool 23:10, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Why is SAC changing their flag? Mitro 01:38, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Why decided to change it because it saids "Argentina, Brazil and puppets because of the Brazil triangle and the Argentina sun, here is the new flag. SAC_NEW_FLAG.png
 * Wow, actually that is pretty good. Did you make that yourself? Mitro 02:30, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * No, I just took the coat of the ALBA, which is an organization that Chavez created for his puppets, and change it to a flag. VENEZUELA 02:34, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * I'd say no then, for historical-convergence reasons. It looks like ALBA; we need the SAC. I'd be behind a change from the current SAC "frankenflag", though; but you should check with XiReney first since the original is his. Benkarnell 02:51, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * First, the article is of Fero and he let us adopt it, and second it doesn't care it's about ALBA, because even Chavez is not president in TTL. VENEZUELA 02:59, September 23, 2010 (UTC)


 * OK, if Fero let you make changes, then no problem. But the fact that Chavez is not in power is exactly why this shouldn't be the flag - it was designed in OTL after the point of divergence for the DD timeline. We shouldn't use any post-1983 flags because the circumstances that created them would not exist. Benkarnell 04:08, September 23, 2010 (UTC)


 * Here, I made this one if you are going to change it. Doing a little research the Sun of May was also in the flag of Peru, and a sun with a face is also in Ecuador's flag, and many south american flag concepts contain it, so I don't see it representing Argentina. The bands are the colors of the south american flags, and the nine stars represent the nine member states. Use it or not, I was just throwing it out there.Oerwinde 09:12, September 23, 2010 (UTC)83DD-SACFlag.png


 * Oo, I really like that. What if the face were removed from the sun to remove any lingering thought that the flag was for Argentina only? Benkarnell 14:15, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * The Sun of May is derived from the symbol for Inti, the Inca god of the sun and represents the may revolution in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia, and was the first flag flown in declaration of Peru's independence. I see it as a symbol of South American independence. Removing the face would just make it a sun in splendour, which is a symbol in European heraldry rather than a South American symbol.Oerwinde 16:27, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * First of all. Chavez is not president, but the designer of the SAC flag could exist, and I think we will use the one of the colors for the Pan-American District. VENEZUELA 14:22, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Looking at the ALBA coat of arms, and the ALBA membership, I can see how the creator of the flag was influenced by the placement of the membership centered in Venezuela. Here is the way I see it being designed:
 * So, it appears if the same designer works on a flag to represent all of South America, he could indeed come up with the same sun radiating out from the center of the continent! Of course, it was the "brain child" of Hugo Chevez, so he may have had a lot to say about approving it in OTL. All in all, though, it is quite feasable. SouthWriter 17:38, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * The Sun is located in the state of Matto Grosso or in the Brazilian-Paraguay frontier NOT in Venezuela.VENEZUELA 17:58, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * That's exactly what the TTL version shows! The reference to Venezuela was concerning the OTL version. I was defending your design, Vene, so go with it. The only thing you need to do now is find a connection between the designer of the flag and TTL. I'm sure the graphic designer could have similar insight in TTL. SouthWriter 19:41, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * That's exactly what the TTL version shows! The reference to Venezuela was concerning the OTL version. I was defending your design, Vene, so go with it. The only thing you need to do now is find a connection between the designer of the flag and TTL. I'm sure the graphic designer could have similar insight in TTL. SouthWriter 19:41, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

I still don't understand. The SAC is a completely different organization with a completely different purpose, history, and circumstances from the ALBA. Why would you want to just transfer the flag over? It doesn't make sense. The West African Union doesn't use the AU flag. And so on. Benkarnell 19:09, September 23, 2010 (UTC)


 * Well, Ben, I set out to disprove the notion of this symbol being used without the connection with ABLA, and the design practically hit me in the face. Starting with a sun (symbol of South American independence), and placing it in the center of the continent, this is what you get. Why would Sudamericanos and Africans not chose similar or even identical flags compared to the ones that arose in OTL? All you have to have is some of the same people in similar situations and voila - similar or, coincidently, identical designs. It makes sense unless you are the one designing flags for new countries and organizations. :-) SouthWriter 19:41, September 23, 2010 (UTC)


 * My question is, why would you, creatively speaking? When you have a blank slate to design a flag, why would you just pluck one from some arbitrary corner of real life? Benkarnell 03:32, September 24, 2010 (UTC)


 * As caretaker of Brazil, I must say that this is a very good flag.HAD 19:49, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * So decided this is the new flag? VENEZUELA 20:01, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * How about we do what we always do when we choose new flags: leave it up to a vote? Mitro 20:25, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok, add the poll. VENEZUELA 20:30, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

I'd also argue that even if you use the Chavez flag, it would be better to retcon it than to have a news article where it changes. Especially since the old one is agreed to be inappropriate (too Brazilian) and there's no real reason to change now in 2010, I'd say just say that the Chavez flag has always been the flag of the SAC. Benkarnell 13:04, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

Equatorial Guinea
I know it's blank on the map, but do we know anything about it? The country had hit absolute rock-bottom around 1979... so it will be interesting to see how it evolves when the rest of the world essentially drops down to its level. Benkarnell 03:07, September 24, 2010 (UTC)


 * According to the 1984 World Book Yearbook (covers 1983), Equatorial Guinea survived a coupe attempt in the midst of a famine in 1983. The president was Obiang N. Mbasoso, and the prime minister was Cristino Seriche. The population was about 401,000 and the trade deficit was about fifteen million dollars. The seas around the islands (widely distributed) covered rich oil fields, making the smaller islands disputed territory. The main island (about 100 miles from the mainland) was where the capital was. That island was just off the coast of Camaroon (pop. over 9 million).


 * I suspect that when US famine relief did not arrive in late 1983, another coupe attempt would have succeeded. Without outside aid, though, any government from an off shore island would probably not hold onto its historical lands if Camaroon or Gabon wanted them. Equatorial Guinea (which is not on the equator) would probably be absorbed by Gabon and a new nation based on the Bioko Island would be proclaimed. In OTL, Mbasoso is still president, but faced a coupe de'état led by Scotish mercenary Simon Mann in 2004. Mann was a lieutenant in the Scots Guard stationed in Northern Ireland (listed last, and he left the Guard in 1985) in 1983. Mann would go on to establish a private security company and work as a mercenary all over Africa in the late 90's and early 21st century.


 * President Mbasoso, though, had deposed the previous dictator only to declare himself president. And he then allowed elections in which he was the only candidate. And so on. He would probably be able to hold on to Bioko Island with not too much trouble. His good relations with the US, and to some extent with the UK over the years (up to around 2004 anyway) seems to have helped him stay in power. Without the US and UK (would new Britain help?), he may not be able to survive coupe attempts, though. SouthWriter 15:36, September 24, 2010 (UTC)


 * Wow, thanks. I've been reading up on the history but had not seen any mention of the famine relief or the 1984 coup attempt. The histories I had read present Obiang (it's a Spanish speaking country, so the second-to-last name is the main one :) ) as having an essentially iron-fisted rule over the country; I had imagined him cracking down even more with no more outsiders to put on a show for. That was the basis for the Abon page I started last night, anyway.


 * I had imagined EQG fracturing eventually as Obiang found it harder to buy arms and fuel - I had thought his brutality alone could sustain him for a while. But maybe not. Getting rid of Obiang would definitely be a Good Thing for the Equatoguineans. Though anyone able to mount a coup would probably be not much better. Another history site said that by 1980, things were already so bad that a third of the 1968 population had fled the country and Obiang's predecessor had had to resort to destroying the fishing fleet to stop people from leaving.


 * Maybe Abon's history was too rosy as I had written it. If its oil deposits were already known, maybe Sao Tome, Gabon, Cameroon, or somebody did indeed take it over. I still like the idea of a "village republic" emerging eventually... maybe Brazil brokered some kind of deal. I also like the idea of growing Brazilian influence in West Africa. With Brazil the new economic powerhouse, the Gulf of Guinea looks like a natural sphere of influence. It's just one move away on the Risk board! ;)


 * If the coup succeeded, I could see Obiang and his relatives taking over all or part of Rio Muni (the mainland), which is where they came from, leaving the coup victor in control of Bioko. Do you have a link to anything describing that coup, or is it a book you have?


 * Thanks again! Benkarnell 15:57, September 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * I recently purchased the 1984 Yearbook from a school library for a dollar. It mentioned a coupe attempt in 1983. I followed links from the Wikipedia article on Equatorial Guinea for the rest. Wikiapedia doesn't mention the 1983 attempt at all. Mann's attempt was more spectacular, though it never actually took place (it was thwarted in Zimbabwe). One aricle I just read, though, about |Plácido Micó Abogo, might be worth pursuing. He is the leader of the very oppressed opposition party in EG.
 * I like the idea of Obiang ending up back on the continent - fewer people and possibly more vulnerable! Makes you wonder why the US supports such thugs anyway, doesn't it. With Brazil influencing the economy in TTL, I see possibilities. The Portugese were better liked than the Spanish among the islands (native languages being Portugese Creole), so the Portuguese speaking Brazilians might just be a welcome break. SouthWriter 16:33, September 24, 2010 (UTC)


 * You know, it just occurred to me that I have Brittanica yearbooks from 1980 to 2000 in boxes lying around my apartment. The kind of thing where I took them off somebody's hands (too good to pass by) but haven't thought about them since.  What a resource!  I guess I found my weekend project.
 * I'll try to use that info to piece together a history for EQG as a whole very soon. Benkarnell 00:25, September 25, 2010 (UTC)


 * Ha, so much for that weekend project. Out of a dozen boxes stacked on top of each other, I reached blindly into the first one and pulled out "Events of 1983". I just can't believe I've had this the whole time and not thought to use it!  Anyway, regarding Simon Mann, I've looked up a little on him, too.  It's unbelievable that people like that still actually exist.  The man's a real live Bond villain. Benkarnell 03:29, September 25, 2010 (UTC)

Saguenay War
what is the status of the Saguenay War? Arstar made a reference to bringing the war to a close. It was my understanding the war had already been settled. Is this not the case? Or, has there been a retroactive change in its history, meaning it is still ongoing? --BrianD 13:21, September 24, 2010 (UTC)

It has been settled - it just needs to be modified slightly, to account for more survivors in Ontario - which still needs to be settled, truth be told.

Lordganon 15:20, September 24, 2010 (UTC)

The war is done, but like I stated on my talk page there is still so much to do. We still haven't really decided what we're going to do regarding the outcome of the war in the southern Ontario county-states. Arstarpool 03:55, September 25, 2010 (UTC)

France
Is anything actually going on in this region? Are there any plans for its future? Fegaxeyl 09:50, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

I think reunification is planned in the future, although the status of Orleans might be a problem.HAD 10:56, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

I am the "caretaker" of Orleans, I adopted the page from Yank who created the page. The monarchy of Orleans will indeed stay in place, and a solution might be the unified France might have their own monarchs per region. Thats all I can say for now.

Also as the caretaker of the Celtic Alliance, I am happy to announce that Normandy and other non-Celtic French lands will be put into a protectorate regime, as well as most of Celtic England will be put into two "Special Cultural Administrations". Normandy and Brittany, if they agree will be governed as seperate autonomous republics and will eventually be freed of control if popular votes go above 66%. This is because some of the French states, close to unification might "raise an eyebrow" at Celtic control in the area, and in the distant future that may lead to war. Arstarpool 02:34, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

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Plymouth Flag
Could someone make a better flag for Plymouth? Arstar (talk) 02:52, September 27, 2010 (UTC) 02:51, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

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National Stereotypes
Just something I thought might be fun to think about and lets face it, they're going to happen sooner or later. We've already got a bit of a meta version going on, i.e. the 'all Virginians wear uniforms all the time' thing. It's not true but it's what people think, in other words a classic stereotype.Tessitore 12:18, September 13, 2010 (UTC)

How about "Woodbridge is full of in-breds"?? Verence71 20:42, September 18, 2010 (UTC)

What about "All Texans are cowboys"? Yankovic270 21:05, September 18, 2010 (UTC)

I think all the English survivor states aren't particularly proud of how the New British couldn't take the heat and ran away. I'm pretty sure all the OBNers would call the New British soft - or something rather more offensive instead. I'm not sure if the idea of an Essex Girl would have survived after Doomsday, but it's possible. And Verence, why would the idea of Woodbridgers being inbred come from? Fegaxeyl 21:09, September 18, 2010 (UTC)


 * Yeah I'm wondering about that myself. I'd have thought it'd be more like 'full of Yanks'.

Tessitore 22:20, September 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * That could lead to the idea of renaming what we know as the mid-Atlantic accent as the Woodbridge accent. Fegaxeyl 11:00, September 19, 2010 (UTC)

Like "All Sicilians are mobsters", or the Australians are "American Wannabes"? Arstarpool 21:13, September 18, 2010 (UTC)

Regarding my personal theories on the stereotypes of the British sucessor states:

Cleveland - Somewhat incomprehensible, footie obcessed, working-class types who love the Queen and drink too much (Poi chin has a reputation after all)

Northumbria - Stuck in the Middle Ages

Rheged - Country bumpkins (or in Cleveish, farm yakkers). Plus, sheep jokes.

Matlock - Scummy, untrustworthy, drug-addled gits who'd do anything for money.

Celtic Alliance - Probably mostly the same as pre-Doomsday Irish stereotypes.

Scotish New State - Scotish Nazis

So far nothings sprung to mind for East Britain, Essex, Woodbridge, Southern England or Lancaster.Tessitore 22:20, September 18, 2010 (UTC)

East Britain - Similar to Rheged as foes the country bumpkin farmer, with an incomprehensible accent and a fierce pride in his nation.

Woodbridge - A mass of Norfolk in breds ruled over by an elite clique of Americans.

Lancaster - Lots of trams. OTL northern stereotypes

Essex - War is a recreational hobby. Lots of casual violence.

Bob 15:14, September 19, 2010 (UTC)

Though I can't quite fathom where the warmongering comes from, I simply love this idea of casual violence! Perhaps if I throw in a reference in the military section, about semi-customised armour with Viking-style horns on the helmets... And Essaxons are major producers of mead... Fegaxeyl 20:57, September 19, 2010 (UTC)

You know that the idea that the Vikings wore helmets with horns is a fallacy, right? Oh, and how about "Siberians are cold-hearted sociopaths who follow orders with out the slightest bit of free will".

Yankovic270 21:57, September 19, 2010 (UTC)


 * Yeah that sounds about right. The Siberians are probably going to be on the recieving end of a lot of flak for the next couple of centuries at least.Tessitore 23:44, September 19, 2010 (UTC)


 * Indeed, I can see it now...


 * Siberian guy: Hey us Siberians just figured out a way to evolve into beings made of pure energy!


 * Other guy: Yeah but didn't you guys start a nuclear war that killed billions of people?


 * Mitro 00:04, September 20, 2010 (UTC)

I have a good one what if everybody in the Duchy of Lancaster wears flat caps --Owen1983 22:38, September 19, 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I do know about the helmets, I just couldn't find a way to fit it into the sentence and make sense. But in Essex it's likely that if memory of the Vikings survived in any way at all, it would have been the image of Vikings with horned helmets. Fegaxeyl 06:58, September 20, 2010 (UTC)

I don't know whether to be happy or depressed that no ones come up with a stereotype for southern england. The only one i came up with could be to do with them all being sailors or with them being inbred islandersVegas adict 18:22, September 20, 2010 (UTC)

I f we run with the sailors, then well you know what they say about sailors. All that time at sea....Bob 18:22, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

Bush's kids are probably going gonna get beat up for a while in school:

Descendent of Bush: I would do anything for my country. My forefathers died to free America from the Redcoats.

Another Guy: Ok but are those the same people that pussied out on America and chilled with the Aussies and the Hawaiians while the rest of us starved?

Or how about this one:

American: Hey.

Siberian: Hello.

American: So whats up?

Siberian: Nothing. You?

American: Nothing.

Siberian: Thats cool.

American: Ok.

Siberian: Look, about that whole nuclear holocaust and taking over Alaska...no hard feelings, okay?

Arstarpool 01:54, September 21, 2010 (UTC)


 * I like the "All Australians are Americans" stereotype. It's one we ourselves have struggled with! Hand in hand with that might be "All New Zealanders are Australians" :D. I'm sure that plenty of jokes are still lobbed across the Tasman. Besides being sheep-oriented fush-n-chups-eaters, Kiwis might be seen by Aussies as child-of-the-earth Polynesians on account of the success of Greenism. Besides being loudmouthed crocodile wrestlers, Aussies might be seen by Kiwis as... Americans :D.
 * Within Korea, I can only imagine the persistent North-South stereotypes that probably come up every day. Not to mention those Yankees of Jeju! Taiwanese people probably have their opinions about the Mainlanders in their midst. In the Republic of Venice, there are probably jokes about the Slovene, the Croat, and the Italian who walk into a bar in Trieste... Benkarnell 02:40, September 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * Indeed there would be. I can also state that there are numerous jokes regarding people from Montenegro, as they are perceived as being lazy, the Bosnians are perceived as being dense, the Slovenians are made fun of due to the small size of their country, and so on. And the Siberian thing would be the main cause of hard feelings, of course, I don't see a lot of Siberian tourists going out and having a blast in the old US in the next century or so. Oh, and how about we create a page on humour, and/or jokes post-Doomsday. That could be amusing.--Vladivostok 07:54, September 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * The idea of a page on post-Doomsday humour sounds good. Since humour is a time honoured method of staying sane when everything goes to hell, I'd imagine that there would be quite a lot of it, although some of it would probably be quite dark and/or gallows humour.Tessitore 17:31, September 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * "I don't see a lot of Siberian tourists going out and having a blast in the old US" - please don't tell me that was a deliberate joke. Fegaxeyl 15:01, September 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * Why, whatever do you mean Fegaxeyl?:)--Vladivostok 15:45, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

I got the warmongering Essaxons idea from the prevelance of conflict in Essaxon history a oppossed to say East Britain where technological underdevelopment prevented much war, or Woodbridge where sheer firepower prevented conflict. Bob 18:26, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

I'v created a page called, hopefully this can be a page the whole comunity gets involved inVegas adict 18:33, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

I've been thinking that many British jokes about the French - specifically, the surrender jokes - could be passed to the New British by the English survivor states. Fegaxeyl 19:42, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

In Venezuelan the most famous jokes are about Galicians and they are stupids in the jokes, I think that joke still would exist. VENEZUELA 22:59, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

The reason I mentioned in-breeding in conjunction with Woodbridge is that that is a stereotype that is sometimes applied to people from Norfolk and Suffolk in OTL. If we add that to the assumption that during the time that Woodbridge was controlled by the American military a lot of American words and phrases would have seeped into the language perhaps the stereotype of Woodbridgers could be this:

"A bunch of carrot-crunching inbred who speak like hillbillies" Verence71 15:08, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

Same-Sex Marriage
Recently a post to Cleveland makes reference to the legal age for marriage being raised from 16 (with parent's permission) to 18, to be between two adults without regards to sex (or gender, if you prefer). At least one other law concerning "same-sex" marriage is known in this universe - in Yank's Republic of Lincoln. There it is based on the marriage being religious rather than civil (and thus being out of the government's hands).

What I was wondering is this: Would the social mores in a post-apocalyptic world be open to such an innovation? It may well have happened that way in these isolated societies, and I am not here to argue politics or religion (In fact, I am here to prevent it!), but I was wondering about the feasibility of the concept even being an issue. SouthWriter 18:47, September 20, 2010 (UTC)

The idea I had when making same-sex marriage legal in Lincoln was that the Lincolnites have many more issues on their plate, and that many of these required immediate attention. You tend to not focus so much attention on such a trivial issue such as same-sex marriage when you are dealing with more important issues such as food, fuel or jobs. They Lincolnites placed that ammendment in their constitution so that they could focus on the essential issues of the post-Doomsday world.

Yankovic270 19:00, September 20, 2010 (UTC)


 * Isolated societies tend to be more conservative, as a general rule. Fewer different viewpoints to accomodate, a perceived need for solidarity, and all that. If you're the only gay person in your village, and becoming an outcast would mean losing your livelihood and possibly your life, you might be too intimidated to be open about your sexuality.
 * In a few places, we know that the breakdown of society led to an awful lot of social innovation. Nebraska was certainly one of those places. A place I helped to develop (Keene) was another. If conditions are right, there may be some places that would change their mores and be more accepting of gay marriage than they are in OTL. I would think here would have to be certain conditions met for it to be realistic; they would include an organized political structure, a significant gay community, a culture of human rights, and a high tolerance of social/cultural/religious differences. I'd guess that Keene, which was specifically founded to be a radical place where individuals are sovereign, almost definitely allows gay marriage. Azuero, Panama - traditionalist, isolationist, with a rather restrictive system of laws - almost definitely does not. The Yukon, which is more-or-less open and free but is very loose-knit and traditional, seems somewhat unlikely to have gay marriage but that may be because the issue "doesn't ever come up".
 * @Yank - if you are too busy to focus on an issue, you usually won't put the amendment in your constitution ... you ignore it! An amendment takes effort! Benkarnell 20:56, September 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't think Latin America would accept it, because the people is very conservatives and traditionalists, and very loyal to the catholic church, apart that the gays are seen as tabu in Latin America. VENEZUELA 21:31, September 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * I swear there is a transgender mayor in Brazil, OTL.HAD 21:51, September 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * Vene, the maricas, or maricones (Spanish for homosexual) are common in Colombia, Mexico, ARGENTINA, and Spain. If they are not big in Latin America why did the Argentinians just approve gay marriage? Arstarpool 23:03, September 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * HAD and Arstar, you are addressing Vene's point -- and he lives there! But nothing about DD would change the trends since then in South America. Colombia and Argentina would develop about the same as they have in OTL (but check the articles). Spain is a hodge-podge of separate states, I think, so there's no telling there (Spain is a secular state, with very little religious influence in OTL - and not "Latin America" by a long shot!). Mexico and Central America were greatly affected by DD, though. The political unrest there probably would not be condusive to changes in the traditional mores. And Arstar, just because homosexuals are "common" does not mean they would prevail politically. The atmosphere for such a change in tradition has to be right or things stay the same. SouthWriter 16:24, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Vene, the maricas, or maricones (Spanish for homosexual) are common in Colombia, Mexico, ARGENTINA, and Spain. If they are not big in Latin America why did the Argentinians just approve gay marriage? Arstarpool 23:03, September 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * HAD and Arstar, you are addressing Vene's point -- and he lives there! But nothing about DD would change the trends since then in South America. Colombia and Argentina would develop about the same as they have in OTL (but check the articles). Spain is a hodge-podge of separate states, I think, so there's no telling there (Spain is a secular state, with very little religious influence in OTL - and not "Latin America" by a long shot!). Mexico and Central America were greatly affected by DD, though. The political unrest there probably would not be condusive to changes in the traditional mores. And Arstar, just because homosexuals are "common" does not mean they would prevail politically. The atmosphere for such a change in tradition has to be right or things stay the same. SouthWriter 16:24, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * HAD and Arstar, you are addressing Vene's point -- and he lives there! But nothing about DD would change the trends since then in South America. Colombia and Argentina would develop about the same as they have in OTL (but check the articles). Spain is a hodge-podge of separate states, I think, so there's no telling there (Spain is a secular state, with very little religious influence in OTL - and not "Latin America" by a long shot!). Mexico and Central America were greatly affected by DD, though. The political unrest there probably would not be condusive to changes in the traditional mores. And Arstar, just because homosexuals are "common" does not mean they would prevail politically. The atmosphere for such a change in tradition has to be right or things stay the same. SouthWriter 16:24, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * HAD and Arstar, you are addressing Vene's point -- and he lives there! But nothing about DD would change the trends since then in South America. Colombia and Argentina would develop about the same as they have in OTL (but check the articles). Spain is a hodge-podge of separate states, I think, so there's no telling there (Spain is a secular state, with very little religious influence in OTL - and not "Latin America" by a long shot!). Mexico and Central America were greatly affected by DD, though. The political unrest there probably would not be condusive to changes in the traditional mores. And Arstar, just because homosexuals are "common" does not mean they would prevail politically. The atmosphere for such a change in tradition has to be right or things stay the same. SouthWriter 16:24, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

Well the Chumash Republic is mainly a liberal country so same sex marriage would be legal there. Although if you look up San Luis Obispo you'll see it may be primarily Republican but most of the people who live here are pro-gay. Riley.Konner 20:13 September 20 2010

In OTL the polls say 52% of Americans support gay marriage but as I discussed before American survivor nations will be by and large more conservative with the larger liberal population centers nuked. Then again Yank is right I don't think people would really care except for some fringe fundamentalist tribes or city-states. GOPZACK 23:32, September 20, 2010 (UTC)


 * Watch it, Zack, that's close to commenting on current politics. You have to more clearly define "fringe fundamentalist." Many today are trying to marginalize the conservative traditionalists that are showing their "muscle." Just because they are treated as "fringe" doesn't mean they are. And this would certainly be true in post-DD America. SouthWriter 16:24, September 22, 2010 (UTC)


 * That was not my intention South I was just pointing out what the "people" are saying these days and relating it back to this TL. As for "fringe fundamentalists" I was referencing places that practice slavery or theocracies like Anderson or that place in Minnesota. (Sorry I forgot the name). It wasn't a swipe at the "conservative traditionalists". --GOPZACK 19:25, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah South you need to be careful. By commenting on Zack's choice of words you essentially did stear this conversation to present-day politics. Mitro 20:10, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, I did, didn't I? Sorry about that (but see the talk page at "No Cross, No Crown"). And that "place in Minnesota" is Olmsted of which I am the curator (or whatever you call it). Anderson, by the way, is also "mine" (unless someone wants it). However, last time I checked "traditional values" did not label an ideology "fringe." But that is, of course, talking politics and a waste of time (the real reason why NCNC exists in my opinion). SouthWriter 22:01, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

Victoria is likely open to the idea, being made up of parts of some of the most liberal regions in the US and Canada. Though I think I would prefer to just take the government out of marriage. There are civil unions, which are the legal union of two people and are open to both same-sex and heterosexual couples, and there are marriages, which are religious unions with no legal recognition. This ensures both equal rights, as both gays and straights have the same rights of union, and keeps the government out of religious matters.Oerwinde 09:11, September 21, 2010 (UTC)


 * Oer, stating personal preferences is "talking politics." Also, I think you are misapplying the term "legal recognition." If you mean they need no law on the books, then you are right. However, if you mean marriages are not recognized as legal unions, then you would be in error. The main reason that there is a push for "civil unions" is to get the same rights under the law as married individuals. If the laws were written to make marriages legally "civil unions" then that would fit the bill for equal rights. SouthWriter 16:24, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

this gives me something to think about with the kingdom of Shropshire. the country does not have a problem so it would be allowed --Owen1983 13:10, September 21, 2010 (UTC)


 * I would suppose it would depend on what "not having a problem" meant. Would it even come up? Would there be a need for "marriage laws" to keep order in post-apoclyptic rural England? What were the mores in 1983, and what would the political priorities be in the meantime? We all seem to be trying to place today's mores into an alien environment. Study the movement that has lead to the present situation -- what would have happened if communication and travel had been largely absent for decades? That's what I am talking about. As Ben put it, it probably "would not come up." SouthWriter 16:24, September 22, 2010 (UTC)


 * To back this up - gay marriage would represent a deliberate change in most places; in other words, it likely not be the "default" pattern for countries. Most. For countries that do have an organized gay community and a receptive population and political system, that deliberate change is perfectly plausible. The tone in some of these comments is that "I support gay marriage so my fictional minions probably do too" - which is a pretty lazy way to construct a culture! I'll say it: I, Benkarnell, support gay marriage, but I'm pretty sure most of my fictional minions do not. Benkarnell 20:12, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Though fictional, our states need to be based on real life. The question has to be, what would the population of an area produce. Some places were more "in to" this movement in 1983. Nebraska was not one of those, and I doubt if Cleveland (in Britain) was. SouthWriter 22:01, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

Arstarpool, you do realise that "maricon" is a very offensive swear word in Spanish, right? Would you refer to American homosexuals as "faggots"? Next time, don't copy-and-paste things from Wikipedia... And those countries you rambled off don't have any more homosexuals than any country-it just happens that some citizens of said nations are more open about their sexuality. Mr.Xeight 03:01, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Weights and Measures
Something occured to me a while ago. Given that the metric system was introduced in the UK in the '60s and still hasn't managed to take over altogether, being used mainly in an official capacity with most people using imperial measurements for day to day stuff (and, for some reason, weighing and measuring people), I was wondering if in TTL the metric system would have sort of fizzled out in the English survivour states. After all, people over here seem to prefer the imperial system and if there was no one trying to make them go metric then they probably wouldn't.Tessitore 15:02, September 23, 2010 (UTC)


 * This is only an issue because the default units in the info boxes are metric. In most Wiki boxes both kilometers and miles are used. To assure that square miles are used add the line " |area_unit=sq. mi. [or mi²]. " In the text, go with the imperial measurements (conversion tables are available). Of course, if you use metric every day, use metric. SouthWriter 20:32, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Miscellaneous discussion
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Idealism vs. Cynicism
I was thinking we could construct a scale of the degree of optimism in each of our articles. This does not necessarily equal realism, but it would be an interesting way of seeing what our articles are like. Basically, the most idealistic and optimistic articles, where the best stuff happens, are at the top, and the most cynical and dreary are at the bottom. Fegaxeyl 20:52, September 19, 2010 (UTC)

IDEALISTIC CYNICAL
 * Celtic Alliance
 * Municipal States of the Pacific
 * Celtic Alliance
 * Municipal States of the Pacific
 * Municipal States of the Pacific

Just add them in as necessary.


 * Really the MSP? What is idealistic about it? I tried to write it as a survivor state led by a group of brigands turned statesmen where little gets done because they are too busy fighting the growing return to democracy movement. Mitro 21:47, September 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * That's cynical, so I put it next to 'cynical' on the scale. That might not be clear due to the fewer bulletpoints - didn't put particularly many because it would be wasting space. Fegaxeyl 06:58, September 20, 2010 (UTC)

Read More???
I had a look at my article on Woodbridge a few minutes and I I found a new section with the aforementioned title. I hadn't put it there and I can find no notification of who did put it there. Furthermore I am, for some reason unable to remove it or edit it in any way. Verence71 11:28, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

Same for Essex. Might be part of the same Wikia screw-over improvements that mean I now have to view this wiki in green, rather than my customary yellow. Fegaxeyl 14:54, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

Another improvement the larger wikia community has thrown in for visitors -- better than advertizements, but just as poorly placed. This should be in a banner, preferably at the bottom of the page. SouthWriter 15:28, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * You guys can turn it off if you go to your Preferences. Mitro 02:43, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Will visitors to the wiki also see this dumb-down upgrade? Fegaxeyl 06:55, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * We need a picture of this happening on a page, and the url of the page. --Uberfuzzy 22:33, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Doomsday is coming
The 27th anniversay of the day that could have been Doomsday is coming. Is anyone doing anything special that day? Mitro 21:38, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

=CURRENT ARTICLE PROPOSALS= Please list any and all current article proposals and their discussion here. If the proposals only involves a specific section of the article, please state that. Also remember to use  when reviewing new articles. To graduate an article, move to have the article graduated and if no one objects the article will be considered canon (see the for more information on this process).
 * Do you mean in real life or via our nations? If the former, then no, apart from possibly a mental word of thanks to Petrov. If the later, then it's memorial day. By the by, regarding what happened that night in September 1983, I recently found out another detail that'll have you thanking your lucky stars. Apparently Petrov wasn't originally assigned that shift, he was just filling in for another officer who'd called in sick. As if this timeline's POD wasn't too close for comfort as it was.Tessitore 14:18, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * the late 70s and early 80s were a bad time for east-west relations IE 1979 Soviets invade Afghanistan 1983 a south Korean Airliner was shot down and a NATO exercise called Able Archer which was seen to be preparation for a first strike so 1983DD could have been a reality --Owen1983 23:23, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * It is now the 26th September, the anniversery of Doomsday-that-never-was. Thankyou Stanislav Petrov for keeping a cool head and having good judgement that night twenty-seven years ago. If not for you then I and everyone I know and care about probably wouldn't be alive today.Tessitore 01:11, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * It is now the 26th September, the anniversery of Doomsday-that-never-was. Thankyou Stanislav Petrov for keeping a cool head and having good judgement that night twenty-seven years ago. If not for you then I and everyone I know and care about probably wouldn't be alive today.Tessitore 01:11, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * It is now the 26th September, the anniversery of Doomsday-that-never-was. Thankyou Stanislav Petrov for keeping a cool head and having good judgement that night twenty-seven years ago. If not for you then I and everyone I know and care about probably wouldn't be alive today.Tessitore 01:11, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

Due to size this discussion is being moved to Talk:Sultanate of Turkey (1983: Doomsday). Mitro 00:59, September 9, 2010 (UTC)

Kingdom of Macedonia
I moved the old discussion to the Macedonia talk page archive. Arstarpool 01:39, September 2, 2010 (UTC)

Are there any other things needed to be fixed before we graduate this? Arstarpool 01:39, September 2, 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes, the objection I had about the bunker. It is based on to many assumptions with zero facts. South has already pointed out the prince would survive without it. Any reference to a fictional bunker should be removed. Mitro 01:55, September 2, 2010 (UTC)

Mitro, if you'd look at the page, all references have been removed regarding the bunker. Ownerzmcown 02:56, September 2, 2010 (UTC)


 * Huh, your right, my bad. On another note, the map posted seems to conflict with the map posted on the Greece article. What is the deal on that? Mitro 03:19, September 2, 2010 (UTC)


 * Owner, just fix it quick. Mitro, when he's done lets try to get this graduated quick. Owner's put a lot of work into it, and I think its time he gets his pay. Arstarpool 03:48, September 2, 2010 (UTC)

The Turkey contact dates will have to be adjusted due to issues involving their contact with Greece that would preclude contact with Macedonia.

Lordganon 20:30, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

When should the contact date be, it need to precede the Civil War? Ownerzmcown 21:09, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

Just make your story match the 1994 given in the Turkey article for contact (the voyage), though give 1995 for the trip of the king.

Lordganon 21:43, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

Also needs a map that removes the Serbian parts, or it needs to explain in the article how Macedonia managed to get a big chunk of Serbia from a nation that is far larger and more populous and experienced in warfare. And that needs to happen after 1989.Oerwinde 00:17, September 4, 2010 (UTC)

The understanding at the time was that in the aftermath of 1985, much of Serbia was in chaos. As of yet, the Serbia article doesn't say this, though they should, in part. Heck, my Bulgaria articles have even said that from early on.

Lordganon 17:45, September 4, 2010 (UTC)

The Bulgaria articles mention the collapse of Yugoslavia but not much more than that. The Slovenia, Bosnia, and Croatia articles are better to work from in regards to the status of Serbia.Oerwinde 17:08, September 10, 2010 (UTC)

Is my article ever gonna get graduated or what? Ownerzmcown 17:02, September 12, 2010 (UTC)

I offered you some help but you respectfully declined, however my deal is still out to make it slightly smaller and more realistic. It's your choice. Arstarpool 20:03, September 12, 2010 (UTC)

I wouldn't have gone for that deal myself, Arstar, especially with how it sounded.

Owner, you have to account for the existence of Serbia somehow. Maybe say something like Serbia left their southern areas undefended while attacking into Bosnia, and Macedonia took some areas over, and having the border fairly fluid today?

Lordganon 00:11, September 13, 2010 (UTC)

Serbia would crush Macedonia. I think it more likely they have their OTL borders.Oerwinde 17:09, September 13, 2010 (UTC)


 * Belgrade was nuked, refugees were pouring across the border, and Serbia was fighting wars to the north. Assuming Macedonia was stable at the time, they could have fairly easily seized areas of southern Serbia, such as southern Kosovo and surrounding areas. But, once the Serbia situation is clarified, this should be graduated. Caeruleus 03:10, September 18, 2010 (UTC)

Okay, now that I've changed the map, I believe all things are in order and my article should be graduated. Ownerzmcown 00:30, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Good for changing the map - but the rest of the article has not been edited, as per suggestions on the talk page. In light of the situation in Yugoslavia, it makes no sense and still needs to be changed before it can be graduated.

Lordganon 00:35, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Look, one, the list of things on the talk page has gotten to long under the Serbia section and I have too short of an attention span to read it all, and two, can you just tell me what to change here? Ownerzmcown 02:30, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Fine, though I don't see how the list I left is hard to find, lol.


 * Remove the part about the Yugoslavian collapse - never really occurred that way.
 * Have them run into Serbian troops while attempting to get deeper into Serbia instead of local warlords.
 * A sentence about something along the lines of Serbian troops never knew they were more than rebels or Croatian forces - both would likely be present in parts of the area.
 * Come to think of it, have the original goal being a strong monarchy - not constitutional - but made that way in a compromise with the locals.
 * Have them take over parts of southern Serbia, in the process of gaining Macedonia that were relatively undefended.
 * Able to keep these areas due to Serbian preoccupation elsewhere at first, and then later on due to the defenses.
 * Contact with Serbia would be by 1989 at latest, but more likely than not prior to then.
 * Contact with Croatia and Bosnia about the same time.
 * Knowledge of Greece would be gained as well, though for other reasons - Macedonian designs on Northern Greece, call it - contact not made until 1995.
 * The Civil War could be seen as a Serbian attempt through dissidents to regain annexed regions too, and only a failure in the end because of the Turkish troops loaned to them.
 * The collapse of the Kosovo state mentioned in the Serbia article would allow parts of that province to be taken over. Call it to prevent the Serbians from taking it all. May not be canon, but makes sense.
 * Remainder of story holds up, so long as whatever refers back to earlier, edited details, is changed as well.
 * Remember, the existence of Serbia would mean that intervention against Greece would be suicidal - especially with a vengeful Serbian state to their north.

The majority of these will need to be done - but it would better if all of them were.

Lordganon 02:51, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Okay, one, I'm not understanding what you mean when you talk about the Civil War, two, what do you mean by that last part about Greek intervention, and three, when would they probably make contact with Greece, in your opinion? Ownerzmcown 01:12, September 24, 2010 (UTC)

According to your article, there's a Macedonian civil war from 1997-1999. The last part refers to discussions on some talk pages about possible Macedonian attacks on Greece during the Sicily War.

As for contact with Greece, I would say limited contact, either with Heptanesa or Mount Athos, at some point in the late 1980s, with full contact sometime after 1992, when you encounter the Turks. Given the original areas of expansion, I would say that Mount Athos would be the more likely. I'd keep the current year - 1995 - for official relations, like it is now.

Lordganon 01:43, September 24, 2010 (UTC)

Me and JackOfSpades' proposal for a international organization in the Great Lakes region. Arstarpool 01:34, July 26, 2010 (UTC)

Any objections to passing as a stub? Arstarpool 00:13, August 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * Can we get a list of members, that way people don't have to consult the map. Mitro 15:02, August 6, 2010 (UTC)


 * Also London, Pennsylvania and Toledo should become canon first before this is graduated. --GOPZACK 19:00, August 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * I think this proposal might actually conflict with this article: League of the United American States (1983: Doomsday). Mitro 16:03, August 7, 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't think it does. The League of the United American States (1983: Doomsday) was a proposed idea as I recall and hadn't even been foramlly voted on by Superior's Congress. --GOPZACK 16:26, August 8, 2010 (UTC)
 * But that is my point though. The LUAS is a canon article and pretty much seems similar to this current proposal. If the proposal is graduated, than why would this organization even be proposed if Superior was already a member of the UC in 2007? Mitro 21:28, August 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * yeah but, LUAS does not even exist yet its a bill purposed by Harold Duke some right-winger in the Congress of Superior. With that said, I really don't know Superior would be a member now that I think about it. In fact I don't know why the other members would want Superior in it. Superior would dominate all decisions made in the UC. --GOPZACK 03:17, August 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * Arstar became caretaker of Superior, but he may not have been aware of the LUAS (which if I recall correctly was Lahbas' proposal). BrianD 03:49, August 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * Are their any articles he's not a caretaker of? ;) I think your right Lahbas did write that article. --GOPZACK 03:55, August 13, 2010 (UTC)

How does one become a "caretaker" of an article he has not edited? Arstar was appointed to look out for vandalism and "trolls" (which I assume are obnoxious articles offensive and totally irrelevant). I am hard-pressed to keep my own articles updated, much less hop around fixing elements of other folks' articles.

Apart from that, the UC seems workable. It is not the grand scheme to bring the USA back under a new umbrella (an idea I like, by the way). The UC is a locally based organization, and probably would have been founded some time before anyone knew of the LoN. --SouthWriter 04:36, August 13, 2010 (UTC)


 * He asked Lahbas for permission to adopt Superior (and Wisconsin). BrianD 14:57, August 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * Did Lahbas grant him permission? GOPZACK 01:19, August 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * Zack, yes on Wisconsin, no on Superior. The latter was my misunderstanding. I got Lahbas and Superior mixed up with Mjdoch and Celtic Alliance. Lahbas did give Arstar permission to be caretaker of Wisconsin (with a couple of conditions), and Arstar did in fact ask him for Superior. According to their talk pages Lahbas never responded back in regards to Superior. So as far as I can tell, Lahbas is still caretaker for Superior.

Ah, I don't see any radical edits by Arstar on the Superior article so we need not worry about that for now. I still think this alliance can't work with Superior in it. Pennsylvania (if graduated) will be weaker then Arstar's original article, Toledo is in decent shape, Niagara Falls is small and London doesn't have much of an army so Superior would basically run that show with an iron fist. GOPZACK 01:22, August 19, 2010 (UTC)


 * Waitasecond. Oerwinde makes reference to Arstar being caretaker of Superior. http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Arstarpool#Superior.2FOntario.2FCanada.2FSaguenay_War BrianD 18:03, August 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * According to the adoption rules somebody must ask somebody who hasn't edited in three months or more to adopt a page. If the editor does not respond in a week the article is theirs. Other than a few talk page related edits within the three months Lahbas did not edit, meaning that I am the current caretaker of Superior. However I will return it to Lahbas should he request for it to be returned. Arstarpool 03:37, August 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * What do you plan to do with Superior? BrianD 20:55, August 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * While it is true that someone can adopt an unedited article the article cannot be changed based on QSS. However, it can be continued in a different direction from the last chronological reference (new item in "real time" in most cases). It will have to confirm with the histories of other related articles in order to stay viable as well. I suspect that Arstar has no real drastic changes in mind, though. SouthWriter 15:39, August 28, 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay guys are there any objections to graduation? Arstar [talk] 06:09, September 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay guys are there any objections to graduation? Arstar [talk] 06:09, September 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay guys are there any objections to graduation? Arstar [talk] 06:09, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

Rhodope-Vidin War
Call it the Bulgarian finale. Will be ongoing through the month.

Lordganon 02:20, August 3, 2010 (UTC)

Objections? Arstarpool 00:36, September 2, 2010 (UTC)

It's not done yet.

Lordganon 10:15, September 2, 2010 (UTC)

Would any of the American survivor states be interested in putting an American member of the Bulgarian - and Vidinite - Communist Parties on trial?

Lordganon 22:14, September 13, 2010 (UTC)

Article created by Yank and expanded by Ven. Mitro 17:17, August 3, 2010 (UTC)

Any objections to graduating this now? Arstarpool 00:36, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * Seems a little optimistic. Many of these countries have fought wars with each other in recent history. For some many to cooperate so quickly seems unlikely. Mitro 01:39, September 2, 2010 (UTC)

Article created by Yank. Mitro 17:17, August 3, 2010 (UTC)

Article created by Jnjaycpa. Mitro 17:17, August 3, 2jec010 (UTC)

Article created by Yank. Mitro 17:17, August 3, 2010 (UTC)
 * Adopted and will resume work on it soon. --XterrorX 10:44, September 12, 2010 (UTC)

Article created by Caeruleus. Mitro 17:17, August 3, 2010 (UTC)

Article created by Oer. Mitro 17:17, August 3, 2010 (UTC)

Any objections? Arstarpool 23:21, September 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * Lianyungang, a city of 4 million, appears to be a pretty important city to China. Wouldn't it been destroyed on Doomsday? Mitro 00:50, September 7, 2010 (UTC)
 * I personally am surprised China got hit as bad as it did.Oerwinde 09:40, September 7, 2010 (UTC)
 * Well the Soviets probably wanted to knock out China from being able to attack them if they got into a war with the US. Exactly what targets that plan would entail is still guess work. Mitro 01:01, September 9, 2010 (UTC)

Article created by Yank. Mitro 17:17, August 3, 2010 (UTC)

Article created by Yank. Mitro 17:17, August 3, 2010 (UTC)

I have a concern regarding the article dealing with National Historic Landmarks in Virginia. Several of those listed were located in Richmond, VA and likely destroyed along with the city on Doomsday. I mentioned it previously, but I noted they are still there. When this article is canonized, I believe this part should be accordingly adjusted. --Fxgentleman 04:46, August 4, 2010 (UTC)

So do I. I like Yank, but his insistence on Richmond having survived is almost as bad as Owen's perpetual attempts to retroactively save Manchester, England. BrianD 01:36, August 19, 2010 (UTC)

I adjusted it so that Richmond was struck, but with a non-nuclear ICBM. I altered the page to make the landmarks in Richmond reconstructions of the originals.

Yankovic270 14:52, August 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * Richmond is too important of a target to not be nuked. We have been over this almost as much as Manchester with Owen. Mitro 04:03, August 25, 2010 (UTC)
 * At least Owen's proposals are amusing. Can we by any chance add that Richmond VA & Manchester UK were hit by nukes to the QSS and QAA and the . --GOPZACK 04:08, August 25, 2010 (UTC)
 * The Florida and New Rome ones are hole-fillers and have no purpose in life other than to take away the ugly red link. I took them off the graduation list kay? Arstarpool 05:37, September 25, 2010 (UTC)
 * Unless the article article of Virginian landmarks is edited to remove references to Richmond, I think it should be marked as obsolete. Mitro 18:22, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * I think we should remove references to Richmond and graduate the article. There's nothing inherently wrong with the article, just with the Richmond references. BrianD 19:39, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

Article created by Caeruleus. Mitro 17:17, August 3, 2010 (UTC)

Former obsolete article revived by Yank. Mitro 17:17, August 3, 2010 (UTC)

Any objections? Arstarpool 00:36, September 2, 2010 (UTC)


 * There is still a lot of discussion going on in this region. What do Vlad, Lordganon, Caer and Owner have to say on this article? Mitro 01:41, September 2, 2010 (UTC)


 * It doesn`t mesh with canon. The Croatia article doesn`t have Serbia declaring independence from Yugoslavia, and it has it annex Kosovo and Montenegro prior to the dates in the article. Since Vlad seems to be dealing with most of former Yugoslavia aside from Macedonia, I say let him have a go at fleshing it out first.Oerwinde 08:03, September 2, 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, it makes no sense for them to be declaring independence.

The region should also be made more chaotic, especially in the areas near Bulgaria.

Going to have to make the Macedonian expansion northward plausible somehow too.

Would make Macedonian interference in the Sicily War much less likely too.

Lordganon 23:10, September 2, 2010 (UTC)

Former stub expanded on by Yank. Mitro 17:17, August 3, 2010 (UTC)

Any objections? Arstarpool 00:36, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * What about the Sri Lankan Civil War? What happened to the Tigers? Doomsday probably would have made things go better for them. We could see a divided Sri Lanka. Mitro 01:45, September 2, 2010 (UTC)

Article created by BSE. Mitro 17:17, August 3, 2010 (UTC)

Article created by Bob. Mitro 17:17, August 3, 2010 (UTC)

I did my research, and this is actually Bob's grandfather who died in OTL, but somehow managed to survive irridation and starvation. Arstarpool 23:39, August 3, 2010 (UTC)


 * Admit it, Arstarpool, the "research" was the talk page where Bob revealed to Mitro who William had been. As long as William was alive on Doomsday, his life could have gone any number of ways. This could include escaping whatever it was that killed him in OTL. If William died of heart disease, then the more austere life after DD may have improved his diet and excercise. If he died of cancer, life style changes might have prevented the cancer from developing as well. The fact that anyone escaped destruction means that it could be just that, ANY ONE


 * I say develop it, Bob. You've got the start of it on the East Britain page. SouthWriter 01:25, August 28, 2010 (UTC)

Because this man is my grandfather, I know the intimacies of the causes of his death. He was a farmer and a successful one at that. He died because of a combination of a tumour which developed in his face because of long term chemical use and a small stroke. My idea was that due to Doomsday, he continued to farm, providing for his community. As East Britain expanded, it took control of farms and made them state controlled. At this point my Grandad stood up for farmer's rights and moved from the agricultural field to the political one, all the time calling out for farmers rights. He grew to be a prominent politician and helped form the Agricultural Party. Because of this move from the fields to the political battlefield, the exposure to chemicals that would one day kill him is dramatically reduced, though small cancers would trouble him for the rest of his life. I know that toward the end he may have appeared pathetic but this was just the drugs. He was a strong man with a strong will to fight. Also as you say South, the more austere life leads to his heart being healthier, rendering the stroke that would be the slippery slope to death null. This means he still a fit and strong man now, in fact even more so. Though not leader of the Agricultural Party, he was a strong voice on the National Council and his political ideas about agricultural redistribution lead to a proliferation of jobs as young mean and women served their 'National Service' not in the Guardsmen but in the fields. His popularity as food became an exportable product and wealth flowed into East Britains coffers ultimately lead to his election as King of East Britain. Bob 11:01, August 28, 2010 (UTC)


 * With all that information, you need only move it to the article in an organized fashion and the article can be on its way to graduation. --SouthWriter 15:58, August 28, 2010 (UTC)
 * I just think making your grandfather king and you a prince is not the right choice. How about making him a chancellor of East Britain? But a king? And you a prince? I am sorry but not only is it not plausible, but unfair. If I said I wanted my cousin the new Queen of Spain, or my aunt the Eternal President of Singapore, or my dad the King of Kentucky, or my great-uncle the new Dictator of Cuba, it would be shouted down, but making him have a temporary seat of power as a prime minister would be much more plausible. Arstarpool 22:46, September 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * If you can find a plausible reason why your cousin should be the new Queen of Spain, or your aunt the Eternal President of Singapore, or your father the King of Kentucky, or your great-uncle the new Dictator of Cuba I'll support it. --GOPZACK 01:04, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * Will do Zack. Arstarpool 01:32, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * But anyways does anybody else think it is implausible to make your grandfather king? At best I think he could be chancellor or some other seat of power but I doubt they would make him king. Arstarpool 01:32, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * The English love the monarchy Arstar. GOPZACK 02:05, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * Though it is odd that a farmer would be elected t head the new nation, and then to be proclaimed king, it is not without precedent. After the American revolution, before the constitution, there were those who wanted to make George Washington king. It could have worked, and a decendant of Robert E. Lee might be king of America. Let Bob's grandad have his day. It does not hurt the time line and it is a possible scenario. SouthWriter 04:21, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * The English love the monarchy Arstar. GOPZACK 02:05, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * Though it is odd that a farmer would be elected t head the new nation, and then to be proclaimed king, it is not without precedent. After the American revolution, before the constitution, there were those who wanted to make George Washington king. It could have worked, and a decendant of Robert E. Lee might be king of America. Let Bob's grandad have his day. It does not hurt the time line and it is a possible scenario. SouthWriter 04:21, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * Though it is odd that a farmer would be elected t head the new nation, and then to be proclaimed king, it is not without precedent. After the American revolution, before the constitution, there were those who wanted to make George Washington king. It could have worked, and a decendant of Robert E. Lee might be king of America. Let Bob's grandad have his day. It does not hurt the time line and it is a possible scenario. SouthWriter 04:21, September 2, 2010 (UTC)

Besides, Bermuda has pretty much the same thing. An elected official who beocmes popular enough to be selected as king.

Yankovic270 00:47, September 8, 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm with Arstar... something doesn't sit right about doing this with a relative. Benkarnell 04:26, September 19, 2010 (UTC)

Well, at the moment we Brits are at an especially low point in popularity for the monarchy, but under a quarter of us are republicans. Because of that, I should think the Windsor monarchy is unpopular due to the flight to New Britain but a homegrown monarch would be popular. Bob 15:17, September 19, 2010 (UTC)

Guys, really, get your head out of the toilet and think about this. This is basically making the timeline one big tribute to a relative. What I always thought a monarchy is is that it represents the power and spirit of your nation. But no offense, electing an old guy to become king wouldn't really be plausible, much less somebody with leadership capabilities. Some people say "Oh, we tried to do it with Washington!" but thats actually an urban legend. Electing your grandfather to become a king is like one big middle finger at plausibility and NCNC. Arstarpool 19:06, September 19, 2010 (UTC)


 * Don't be so dramatic Arstar. Its perfectly reasonable for an elder statesman who has fought for farmers rights in to post Doomsday world. Plus I doubt your character assassination of Bob's grandfather will sit well with anyone.
 * How is this a violation of NCNC? The NCNC page reads, "Adapted to alternate history, the rule can be summed up like this: discussions on religion and politics should center on our fictional timelines and not devolve into debates on politics and religion in real life (OTL)" --GOPZACK 20:27, September 19, 2010 (UTC)


 * If you read the proposal, Astar, you'd see that Bob's grandfather does represent the "spirit of [his] nation. Personally, I think he probably would be elected far sooner than 2010. If he had been in power a little longer, I think it would be more plausible, but overall there's nothing implausible about it. And far as "we tried, etc.," my exact words above were "there were those who wanted to make George Washington king." The myth was that Washington considered it. He opposed it vehemently, but admitted that the letter from Col. Nicola was not the only attempt of someone to suggest a monarchy with him as king. The whole story is found at |Top Ten George Washington Legends (number 4). SouthWriter 21:25, September 19, 2010 (UTC)

Article by me and Sunkist and Zack. It will be the result of a unification between First Coast, South Florida and Gainesville. Arstarpool 20:45, August 9, 2010 (UTC)

Any objections to stubby-ness? Arstarpool 20:45, August 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * Pretty much I'm restating the same reasons that I had above. Mitro 21:18, August 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * The nation-state of First Coast (East Florida) is itself still a proposal, not having proven its own viability. The date you give for South Florida joining up is in 1996. I am pretty sure you mean 2010. Before you run headlong into this reunification, let's see if you can make First Coast work first. Meanwhile, let's change "Gainseville" back to "North Florida" (Sunkist - formerly known as Perryz - is back and he's the reason Zack changed the name).
 * I haven't researched East Florida, though it looks okay in concept. A balkanized Florida, like a balkanized Texas, does not make sense. Therefore, once we have established "East Florida," we can work on pulling them together, but I think the capital should be in Gainesville (a split capital really isn't necessary). SouthWriter 02:04, August 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * I am of the opinion that a balkanized Texas does make sense, at least in the aftermath of Doomsday. The size of Texas, combined with the number of nuclear strikes on State, makes it likely that Texas would split.HAD 18:33, August 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * Well any objections now? All three member states are canon now. Arstarpool 02:55, September 3, 2010 (UTC)
 * Well any objections now? All three member states are canon now. Arstarpool 02:55, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

All three are canon indeed but this is rushing unification of the Florida states. They need to have more stable roadways to interconnect the three nations. I support unification but this is all happening way too fast. Maybe sometime around 2015. --GOPZACK 03:14, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

That is way to late and all of us will most likely be gone by then. I chose 2011 because it is far enough away and unification has been a planned thing since the 90's. And actually, couldn't they be an "exclave nation", a nation with no access by land but all share sea access? Nevertheless I will make a couple of modifications to the date so that they all unify at the same time. Arstarpool 03:19, September 3, 2010 (UTC)
 * We must stick to plausibility we may not be here in five years but he have to keep this timeline in good shape for the next "generation" of contributors. An exclave nation would not work in this environment. In Texas reunification works because the nations are almost beside each other, the three Florida's are spread out and in three separate corners. Maybe a partial reunification could work. --GOPZACK 03:35, September 3, 2010 (UTC)
 * Was thinking about Ocala, 93 Highway, would of Gainesville visted them?, in fact its quite large, wouldent it become some type of city state?--Sunkist- 03:42, September 3, 2010 (UTC)
 * Ocala is only 30 miles south on Fla. 93 ( I - 75 ), so there is no reason why the two cities could not have not only known of each other, but Ocala could have been a city of North Florida. If so it would probably be the southernmost town or city of North Florida. Highway 93 Conecting_Florida.png/or I-75 take turns toward bombed areas somewhere south of Ocala, though. The roads east out of Gainesville sneak between bombed out areas to conect to both St. Augustine and Daytona Beach. If we wanted to put the capital in a centrally located city, Lakeland, a small town which had to deal with refugees from both Tampa and Orlando, would be the best choice. It is about equidistant between Gainevile, Daytona and Ft. Myers (junction of state highway 35 and I-4), but may have suffered as being isolated and overwhelmed. It's survivors probably ended up in South Florida, but some would have certainly gone north towards Ocala.
 * To the right is a map showing the probable roads used between the states. (SouthWriter)
 * Guys are there any objections to graduating this page? Arstarpool 04:01, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * There is no hurry, Astar. No reason has been given why St. Augustine should be the capital - South Florida is indeed the strongest of the three nations, with international relations to the Caribbean. First Coast (aka East Florida) probably has connections with the Bahamas and perhaps Bermuda (though probably only through the Bahamas). North Florida (aka "Gainesville") has the University of Florida and possibly the remnants of the original state government, making it an obvious center of governnment as well. First Coast was a late comer in the development of this whole idea of a combined state and should not take the forefront (it is also manifestly weak, being in the midst of so many nuclear strikes). SouthWriter 23:49, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Aye, I chose it for cultural reasons. St. Augustine is a very culturally significant place in Florida; it was one of the first European towns on the mainland and was where Ponce De Leon landed, as well as the location of the "Fountain of Youth". Plus, a unified Florida would need access to the Atlantic, and an Atlantic port would bring in lots of tax money, and that tax money would go to better the capital city and pay for government expenses "on the spot". Arstar [talk] 02:59, September 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * There is no hurry, Astar. No reason has been given why St. Augustine should be the capital - South Florida is indeed the strongest of the three nations, with international relations to the Caribbean. First Coast (aka East Florida) probably has connections with the Bahamas and perhaps Bermuda (though probably only through the Bahamas). North Florida (aka "Gainesville") has the University of Florida and possibly the remnants of the original state government, making it an obvious center of governnment as well. First Coast was a late comer in the development of this whole idea of a combined state and should not take the forefront (it is also manifestly weak, being in the midst of so many nuclear strikes). SouthWriter 23:49, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Aye, I chose it for cultural reasons. St. Augustine is a very culturally significant place in Florida; it was one of the first European towns on the mainland and was where Ponce De Leon landed, as well as the location of the "Fountain of Youth". Plus, a unified Florida would need access to the Atlantic, and an Atlantic port would bring in lots of tax money, and that tax money would go to better the capital city and pay for government expenses "on the spot". Arstar [talk] 02:59, September 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * Aye, I chose it for cultural reasons. St. Augustine is a very culturally significant place in Florida; it was one of the first European towns on the mainland and was where Ponce De Leon landed, as well as the location of the "Fountain of Youth". Plus, a unified Florida would need access to the Atlantic, and an Atlantic port would bring in lots of tax money, and that tax money would go to better the capital city and pay for government expenses "on the spot". Arstar [talk] 02:59, September 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * Aye, I chose it for cultural reasons. St. Augustine is a very culturally significant place in Florida; it was one of the first European towns on the mainland and was where Ponce De Leon landed, as well as the location of the "Fountain of Youth". Plus, a unified Florida would need access to the Atlantic, and an Atlantic port would bring in lots of tax money, and that tax money would go to better the capital city and pay for government expenses "on the spot". Arstar [talk] 02:59, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

While it may be the only port on the Atlantic, the other side of the peninsula is close enough so that such an argument means little.

Besides, it is also the weakest of the three. If anything, the strongest is the state in southwest Florida. Which is much more likely to be the capital - besides, it's also where the LoN is active.

Lordganon 07:30, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

I really don't mind what city becomes the capital, St. Augustine could be..the Croydon of Florida ( Indiana's first capital ) it can be the face of Florida and have its historical meaning, but with out being the real seat of the government, and have one of South Florida's citys host the government...being like Indianapolis.--Sunkist- 08:26, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

Even then, the other two nations both would have like seven times the population of First Coast - each. The Corydon comparison isn't really applicable - at least when it was made the capital it was in the most populated area of the state, while St. Augustine isn't.

Lordganon 08:50, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

I plan it to be a sort of rump state comprised of the remnants of the US Military and initially the US's Atlantic territories until eventually it begins to deteriorate until it is comprised of two or three small islands in the present day. It will be kind of a mix between the APA and the CRUSA. Arstarpool 02:08, August 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * I left my comments on the talk page. Mitro 04:18, August 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * I must be high if I'm asking this but are there any objections? Arstarpool 01:41, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * Um...yeah. There is still no way there would be an American presence in Guantanamo. It would either fall to the Cubans, or be abandoned and then fall to the Cubans. The idea that they would be bailed out by the ECF makes little sense. Even I doubt the ECF nations have that large of a navy to provide proper support. Furthermore Guantanamo would mean nothing for the Confederation. Mitro 01:51, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * I thought my email picked up all these notes. It's been 5 days and I did not get a notice of this. Anyway, our discussions on the USAR talk page make it clear that the consensus is against this idea as is. The main beef is the holding of the base at Guantanamo. Originally, Gitmo was to be a territory of South Florida, but that got shot down. So then it became the fortified capital of America in a hostile land at war with them (America having bombed them with two Nukes!) I am sure the command would have come to get out of there soon after the accidental firing of the missiles. The idea of the Remnant, though, need not die. Such military support in the Caribbean would be a blessing to the American diaspora. SouthWriter 23:41, September 7, 2010 (UTC)
 * OK. An interesting new template (ofa830 -- a desperate plea instead of a simple announcement. It appeared after my note was put up at the page's talk page (in answer to the old 'ofa'). I have alrteady made room for the organization in the "American diaspora" article, so I will gladly adopt the article. I should have put that notice here as well, but I was so flabbergasted that it would be handed over after the fight for its graduation. Any way, I adopt it. I will remove the 'ofa83' template now, and begin transforming the article soon. SouthWriter 19:53, September 25, 2010 (UTC)
 * My only request: Please keep it as a territorial government, and not some American expat organization! Arstarpool 01:13, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * I created and added the new template, since the original all wiki template is for whole timelines and not articles. I used the final line from the nuclear war film The Day After for inspiration.  I guess not many people got the joke.  Mitro 18:08, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * My only request: Please keep it as a territorial government, and not some American expat organization! Arstarpool 01:13, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * I created and added the new template, since the original all wiki template is for whole timelines and not articles. I used the final line from the nuclear war film The Day After for inspiration.  I guess not many people got the joke.  Mitro 18:08, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

Food
I've started a page on this, since if there's a page on what people are drinking then there should really be one on what they're eating.Tessitore 20:35, August 22, 2010 (UTC)

Any objections?
 * So much of it is not even finished. Give Tess some time to work. Mitro 01:52, September 2, 2010 (UTC)

Neonotia (New South)
SouthWriter's proposal for a nation-state in OTL southern Alabama and Georgia, with former President Carter involved. BrianD 17:41, August 26, 2010 (UTC)

The name is kind of wierd, kind of something you would see in the original Map Games, but the details are okay I guess. Arstarpool 23:19, August 28, 2010 (UTC)

Wales
A survivor republic based in southeast Wales. Jnjaycpa 17:53, August 28, 2010 (UTC)

To be honest I think that they would end up joining their fellow Celts in the Celtic Alliance. Besides that the Celtic Alliance article pretty much states what isn't theres of Wales and Scotland is mostly wasteland. Keep that in mind. Arstarpool 19:58, September 12, 2010 (UTC)

Second Empire of Trabzon
I have just completed an article on the Second Empire of Trabzon, a now-extinct monarchy in post-Doomsday Turkey that was extinguished by the Sultanate of Turkey in 2009. It claims to be the (nominal) successor to the original Greek Empire of Trebizond based in modern Trabzon, Turkey. --Emperor of Trebizond 19:44, August 28, 2010 (UTC)

Looks fine, but graduation will have to wait until the Sultanate is graduated.

Lordganon 00:55, August 29, 2010 (UTC)

Greek Revival

 * Agion Oros (1983: Doomsday)
 * Dodecanese Republic (1983: Doomsday)
 * Morea (1983: Doomsday)
 * Cyrenaica (1983: Doomsday)
 * Thrace Reclamation Zone (1983: Doomsday)

...and the Dodecanese Republic is now done as well.

Lordganon 06:35, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

The Republic of Indiana
Nation located in the former state of Indiana. Thanks to all who helped .--Sunkist- 04:39, August 30, 2010 (UTC)

Could we maybe pass this now, or is there anymore things to talk over to get this moved along?--Sunkist- 18:40, September 5, 2010 (UTC)

Just remove more of the south of the state and it'll be good.

Why?, clearly it talks about how Indiana refuses to expand outside of the state, Terre Haute and Richmond also control the counties south of them.--Sunkist- 00:58, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

Anything else?--Sunkist- 01:52, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

Could we pass this now, or is there anything else I need to explain :D?--Sunkist- 16:38, September 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * It still just seems to optimistically large. One of the reasons the original version of this article wasn't graduated was because of its size, now nothing seems to have changed. Mitro 17:22, September 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * I could always get a bigger map, show all of Kentucky and Virginian Republic. Indiana has been growing for the last 14 years, and if you look at the history, you would see that Terre Haute, Fort Waye, Anderson, Richmond, Lafayette kept order in the nearby counties.--Sunkist- 19:35, September 6, 2010 (UTC) I agree with Mitro and the south of the stater is claimed by the

Commonwealth of Kentucky (1983: Doomsday) --Owen1983 20:00, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

Owen, The Republic Indiana doesen't claim Southern Indiana. Let me explain this, we are in 2010, this happend in 1983....Indiana has been doing the same as Kentucky, expanding.--Sunkist- 20:41, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

Anything else?--Sunkist- 00:50, September 7, 2010 (UTC)


 * First off Sunkist, you list Fort Wayne as a city of this Republic, and yet it is already canon that it is destroyed. Furthermore, the argument that "other states are large as well" is a poor one. Just because there might be some survivor states larger than others does not mean proposals have a pass to be overly large.
 * Furthermore the history section could be expanded. It stops in 1987, what happens in the next 23 years? Also I just think with the devestation visited to the Chicago metro area, the Republic would have even less land in northwest Indiana than what you gave them originally.
 * Finally this whole article seems to contradict the article. In that article we see a Superior expedition in 1991 arriving in Indiana and here is what was said about their visit: "In former Indiana, the expedition came across several nomadic clans that traveled over most of the Midwest, and were told that there were many such groups both South and West of their current location." How does your article make sense if another older canon article stated that Indiana had nomadic clans but no mention of a large state covering its northern half?
 * IMO, this article just does not work. I think we have reached the tipping point of large organized states in the former US. Maybe some of the communities that make up the Republic can work as individual communities who might in the present be trying to form a united state to prevent Kentucky expansion, but as is now this article does not work. Mitro 01:06, September 7, 2010 (UTC)
 * Well clearly, if you look at the Indiana page you would see that the downtown area was destroyed, this image is of a building in the far reaches of Fort Wayne, If you look at the map you will see I've cut off the Gary Metro area, Also over the Superior, Where in Indiana is this, indeed South Bend became nomadic people, and if you also look Toledo also has a part of Northern Indiana, how far did Superior go into Indiana?.--Sunkist- 01:25, September 7, 2010 (UTC)
 * If downtown Fort Wayne was destroyed, I doubt the people of the people surrounding it would stick around a nuked crater. The town would be abandoned. Furthermore, the nomads would have no doubt traveled widely. They should have heard of a large survivor state that took up half of the former state and mention that to the Superiorins. I also did see that you cut off the Gary Metro area, but I don't think you cut enough. The fallout and refugees from Chicago would wipe out most of the area, especially when you can jump on I-90 and I-80. Mitro 01:33, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

Here's a map I made that corrects the border/territorial claims of Kentucky and reduces the size of Indiana. --GOPZACK 01:31, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

Bloomington was destroyed Zack, I would think Bloomington would of been the leading out point for Kentucky's expodition forces into Northern Indiana, And I'll cut more off from gary. Also about the Nomads, why haven't they been to Toledo, this entire thing about the nomads is alittle bit flipsy. And about Fort Wayne the Indiana page talks about a small low-yeild impact, which would of made a very small crater which would of been rushed in by the nearby rivers water.


 * Ah Bloomington was not destroyed, It was a city state until it was annexed by Kentucky. --GOPZACK 01:56, September 7, 2010 (UTC)
 * "along with the Crane Army Ammunition Activity plant in Crane (about 20 miles southwest of Bloomington)" from the Indiana page, it indeed was destroyed, according to the Indiana page.[Edit[ Your right Zack, pardon me.--Sunkist- 01:58, September 7, 2010 (UTC)
 * No problem. --GOPZACK 02:10, September 7, 2010 (UTC)



The Dump was destroyed but Bloomington survived as a city state. --GOPZACK 02:07, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

Second map, was really hoping that Terre Haute could be kept by Indiana and same with Richmond, Ive cut off the top of Northern Indiana.--Sunkist- 02:21, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

What are we going to do with this page? Arstarpool 23:26, September 21, 2010 (UTC)



Auburn, Alabama
So what happened in the Alabama college town, and site of a provisional state government post-DD? An article to expand on what has been written as canon in the New Montgomery and 2009 WCRB report on the southern United States articles (I'm giving Charles Barkley to South if he wants him for the Neonotia article) --BrianD 03:17, September 1, 2010 (UTC)

Article I made and Zack wanted to work on it. Arstarpool 04:40, September 1, 2010 (UTC)

Article by Trebizond. Arstarpool 04:40, September 1, 2010 (UTC)

Private Response and Military Defense Services
A private mercenary organization in the military field formed after Doomsday.--Emperor of Trebizond 01:24, September 5, 2010 (UTC)

I hate to say it but it's not really plausible for this sort of community project. An army fleeing to a small island and turning it into a fortress with spotlights and such? Defending from who? Being hired by who? For what purpose? I'm sorry but its a tad, um, unfit for this sort of thing. Arstarpool 08:34, September 5, 2010 (UTC)

There are such real organizations in the world. Who? For What Purpose? Defending it from who? The small island you described is just barely large enough it can be used for this. Besides, it's not one army, but ex-soldier survivors looking for a job that were brought together by someone whose fortune was generally unaffected by Doomsday. See the talk page for more. --Emperor of Trebizond 12:10, September 5, 2010 (UTC)

You don't understand. There is nobody except the Australians and the South Americans that had fortunes after Doomsday. Trade collapsed, and with it order, so there would be no jobs for a long, long time. You can't just keep things vague like "they meet under the table" in this sort of thing. Everything needs reason. And there are not such"real organizations" in the world. Sure, there are the New York Rangers, but they were founded on practicality Arstarpool 19:11, September 5, 2010 (UTC)

How do you contact the most prestigious and the best law firms and banks on the planet? Does that have a reason? No, it's awfully vague. You have to have a lot of money, and many important people contact such organizations "under the table". Investors in Australia and South America could have private reasons for funding the PRMDS.--Emperor of Trebizond 16:30, September 5, 2010 (UTC)

Arstarpool, you're comparing two very different things. The SAC and ANZC are nations. The PRMDS is a corporation. Corporations are a dimension we've failed to explore thus far on this timeline. Just because nations collapse doesn't mean corporations would also collapse, and the same goes with how prosperous they are. Many corporations, pre-Doomsday, were well equipped, wealthy, and highly connected. It's very possible that several large, multinational corporations would survive Doomsday relatively intact and be able to reorganize post-Doomsday. Or, another way to look at this is that the post-Doomsday world is a survival of the fittest world. The stronger you are, the wealthier you are. The PRMDS would be formed from various military groups that survived Doomsday, were well trained, and kept their equipment. At first, they would be glorified raiders, but later on, once the states of the Black Sea became interconnected with the rest of the world, they would become a legitimate mercenary force with global reach. Caeruleus 16:39, September 5, 2010 (UTC)

I'm really impressed. That sums up my concept of the PRMDS flawlessly.--Emperor of Trebizond 17:35, September 5, 2010 (UTC)

The SAC is not a nation for one, and neither of you have read enough and don't fully understand how everything works. There aren't investors in the northern hemisphere, where buisness is still at a very basic. Exceptions would be the Celts or the Alpines or the Siberians or maybe even the Nordics but they aren't going to be funding a private militia because they need dirty work done or something. World travel as you portray it is not how it really is, so they would not be launching missions across the world. This "world" isn't how ours is minus the US and Europe and the Soviets, its a world where you can find a degree of normalcy in the Pacific and South America and pretty much everywhere else is struggling at the moment including places like the Alpine Confederation and the Celtic Alliance and Canada and Siberia. If this was reorganized and renamed into something of a local militia it would be more plausible.

The worst part is is that you speak of nations that aren't part of the timeline yet, the Turkey page is still a proposal and isn't going anywhere for a looong time...so this page would remain a proposal until Elazig and Turkey are graduated. Arstarpool 19:11, September 5, 2010 (UTC)

What does it matter that your opinion that this would remain a proposal until Elazig and Turkey are graduated? I haven't a problem with that. The PRMDS could've been planned before Doomsday but significantly affected by the results of Doomsday, which made it by far a more possible, attractive, and plausible venture by whoever planned it. They can travel locally to the East or to the West (Furthest to Africa and furthest west to Central Asia). Limited range, but more than enough within that to keep them busy.--Emperor of Trebizond 19:46, September 5, 2010 (UTC)


 * I know the SAC is a collection of nations, but it fits into the same category. You're also misinterpreting what this is. This isn't a typical pre-Doomsday corporation that you just go and "invest" in. A more apt comparison would be to the Knights Templar or Knights of Rhodes. These were wealthy, independent, private mercenary organizations that had large amounts of capital and small amounts of territory in which they are based, similar to the PRMDS. They don't need people to invest in them. They acquire their own funds, or, in a post-Doomsday world, simply obtain success in survival which essential means they pay for themselves because in eastern Europe, financial systems broke down post-Doomsday so the typical dynamics of a money-based economy would not apply to as great of an extent.


 * Also, you vastly overestimate the necessary level of stability for this to be plausible. The Alpines, ANZC, SAC, Nordics, Celts, Siberians, Koreans and Japanese are all stable enough. They don't need to be prosperous to be able to pay for mercenaries. African warlords OTL are able to pay for mercenaries, and we all know how poor and unstable they are. The chaos of eastern Europe actually provides a ripe enviroment for them to develop because, like I said, they could start off as glorified bandits, grow wealthy through pillaging, and establish a semi-legitimate international operation by the late 2000s. This article is plausible, though they may not be deploying to Africa until the late 2000s. Caeruleus 19:52, September 5, 2010 (UTC)

Arstarpool has a thing about rushing articles through quickly so don't feel like you have to hurry. I defiantly think this article can work. After Doomsday there would be a lot of "guns for hire" popping up around the world. Also in the anarchy who says they need money? they could raid an armory get all the weapons they need. I'll try not get too philosophical here but money in the post Doomsday world is just pieces of paper. Major currencies would collapse on the commodities market (or whats left of it) and food, water and other necessities would become the new currency. Perhaps now that the situation has stabilized the ANZC Dollar or the currency of South America might appeal to them but initially its the necessities of life that ruled the day. GOPZACK 19:54, September 5, 2010 (UTC)

Why don't they use the already existing ruins and temples as bases? That would be more practical then demolishing them (which would be pretty hard post-Doomsday) and building new bases when materials would be scarse. Or they could build using ruins as foundations into new structures. Arstarpool 03:36, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

I suppose those temples would be small, ruined, and in their way, probably too unstable to use for much. They seem to be in pretty bad shape--the product of thousands of years..But I've seen remote ruins turned into secure monasteries before, so it wouldn't surprise me. It could also be a waste of explosive. I think I will probably consider this idea.--Emperor of Trebizond 09:35, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

Took Arstarpool's idea into effect. I agree that the PRMDS could probably use the foundations of the ruins for their current buildings.--Emperor of Trebizond 02:55, September 12, 2010 (UTC)

Page created by Michael Douglas 03:22, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

I don't know about this one, guys what do you think? I really doubt they would decide to stay in Antarctica and anybody there probably starve or search refuge elsewhere. Arstarpool 04:09, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

Really sounds kinda implausible.

Lordganon 18:10, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

No offense but there is pretty much no way this can work in this timeline. So should we mark it obsolete? Arstarpool 22:43, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

A few leaders could convince people to stay there, seeing as they just found out there had been a nuclear war. Plus, many people thought and still think that the entire world wouldn't survive a nuclear war. Antartica may be the only survivor if we have a nuclear war. I think that they could survive. Its possible that a small number would at least. I mean, they can fish, they have snow for water, they have rations to prevent scurvy until they get enough soil for a small crop in the summer. Nuclear summer happened, so it got a little warmer, and they had the seeds from the ships rations. Still, I can see your objections, and people would have to be exceptionally resourceful.Michael Douglas 00:53, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

But by warmer, it means like 10-25 degrees, which, no offense, would not change anything. I guess the article could be something like a temporary hideout until maybe the late 80's when explorers confirmed that South America or Australia survived. If Soviet Cosmonauts managed to return to Earth I think these guys could easily travel to South America. But a nation, or even a present-day territory would not work. New Britain, a nation in this timeline maintains a small town of 150 permanent residents in Antartica, but it is the result of re-settlement of British Antarctica and needing constant resupply. Or maybe it can be the result of a nation attempting to reestablish its presence in Antartica by at least 2011 or 2012, but you'll have to consult the authors of the articles. Arstarpool 02:12, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

True enough. I don't think it would work with the naming of the article (I don't see any Russian survivor nation being received to friendly by the international community, especially if they are colonizing a previously unclaimable territory which is already rather contested). I think that the main idea behind Keslov, which is people taking to the sea to survive and what happens to those already at sea when the nukes hit, may have to be moved. Hudson Bay is the only other place it MIGHT work, maybe Nunavut...anyway, I think it would be fair to consider Keslov obsolete, so ya, I second the Obsolete motion.Michael Douglas 01:03, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

If you want I can make it work for you. Arstarpool 01:08, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

New Haven
By Jnjaycpa. I'm pretty convinced that it won't work because Connecticuts small size plus assloads of fallout from Hartford and such. Plus the Vermont article states almost the entire state is a wasteland. Arstarpool 04:57, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

Renamed from Republic of Connecticut. I'm skeptical about the article as well, but let's give Jay a chance to make his case. We also need to consider the effect it would have on the New England region and on the Vermont, Plymouth and Outer Lands articles if Jay can prove to everyone's satisfaction that New Haven/Bridgeport would have survived. I've alerted all of the relevant editors on the three articles, plus Zack, about the article. BrianD 19:12, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

I decided to restore the original name. --Jnjaycpa 23:16, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

Hi, Jay. Thank you for your interest in the time line, but a survirvor community on the Connecticut coast is not a promising idea. Though we don't always go by the FEMA maps, we usually have a very good reason to stray from them. It has pretty much been decided that much of Connecticut was decimated. To the right is a map based on the one | found here You will note the center and bottom of the state are practically "carpet bombed" with nukes! Lower Middlesex county (Clinton) sits between three field days of nukes. Some of these could be tertiary targets, but it doesn't look good for the chosen home for this survivor "nation." SouthWriter 02:11, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

We need to figure out which of these targets are the primary and secondary targets, as the tertiary targets wer likely not hit at all.

Yankovic270 02:21, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

I got this from this web site.

CONNECTICUT Primary:  Groten-New London. Secondary: none Tertiary:  Bristol, Bridgeport, Danbury, Hartford, New Haven, Norwalk, Stamford.

I assumed that Hartford was nuked. I also nuked Stamford and Danbury. These strikes (along with the fallout from NYC) would devastate the western part of Fairfield County but leave New Haven county relativley unscathed. Jnjaycpa 03:15, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

I don't know exactly where this Bruce Beach guy is today, but back in May of 2001 he gave this analysis He theorizes as few 100 or as many as 2000 nukes would probably be used against North America in WW3. That would be in a planned attack of strategic targets. He defines what would be primary, secondary and tertiary targets in 2001. He says, though that targets are always changing. If we go with a certainty of primary, a high probability of secondary, and a rarity on tertiary sites, we will probably come out with a respectable patchwork of survivor states like we have now.

We cannot go back and rewrite the story though. I have to agree with Arstar on the tendency to optimism has prevailed most of the time. Nevertheless, as we rethink the size and number of strikes we acknowledge, it does look a lot better for people not living in the urban population centers. We see a lot of more surviving than originally imagined. We need a comprehensive map to see how well we're doing in our visualization of the USA and other sites around the northern hemisphere. SouthWriter 03:58, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

Agreed with the two cities, though you may want to add the city of Norwalk to that list - there's a lot of companies based there. And don't forget about the Submarine base at New London. Having a pair of strikes on Hartford may be best, to take out the city of New Britain, which is nearby, as well.

Though, you are right in one thing - New Haven wouldn't be hit unless someone really wanted to whack Yale or John Hopkins.

But, the fallout from New York and the surrounding strikes would have been dangerous. Fallout in the northeast US tends to drift slightly east, and then north. http://www.millennium-ark.net/News_Files/UN_Images/FEMA.fallout.map.jpg shows this, though you'd need to at least triple the width of the new york fallout.

Maybe it would be best to have it be New Haven, but not much else, and only kept together by Yale and Hopkins? Keep the name, though. Bunch of intellectuals would be more apt to do that instead of a "Republic of Yale", for sure.

Lordganon 04:15, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

Guys, canon points to the entire state being a wasteland. Would anyone have any objections to making this obsolete? Arstarpool 04:11, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

Actually, canon states that most of the state is wasteland. That this area could survive does make sense, to a point. Call that an objection.

Lordganon 02:53, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Is the article finished? BrianD 02:59, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

A west-Ukraine state.

Lordganon 12:30, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

I wouldn't have a problem graduating this page if only you filled in the military and economy section. Arstarpool 04:13, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

It's not even close to being done. I'll ask for objections for graduation when I'm good and ready.

Lordganon 04:20, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

A west-Ukraine state.

Lordganon 12:30, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

A west-Ukraine state.

Lordganon 12:30, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

A west-Ukraine state.

Lordganon 12:30, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

Western Ukraine Organization.

Lordganon 12:30, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

Imperial Airways (1983: Doomsday)
article by me (under construction)--Owen1983 14:22, September 11, 2010 (UTC)

You should probably have the approval of the caretaker of New Britain before continuing with this.

Lordganon 00:30, September 13, 2010 (UTC)

Doomsday in the United Kingdom (1983:Doomsday)
article by Smoggy80 I like it --Owen1983 16:02, September 12, 2010 (UTC)

Article I made right before Zack made Antlers. Mentioned in the Oaklahoma article, I would appreciate if Zack or Brian or someone else could help me out with this one. Arstarpool 18:37, September 12, 2010 (UTC)


 * I'll be happy to help out, let me know how I can do so. BrianD 02:14, September 14, 2010 (UTC)

Me & South's proposal for the American Shadow Government post-Doomsday. --GOPZACK 02:12, September 14, 2010 (UTC)

Buganda
An article created by me about the most important OTL kingdom on Uganda, which got independence during the Uganda Bush War. Fedelede 00:47, September 17, 2010 (UTC)

Looks good so far but I don't think there would be such a rapid growth of Ganda religion and culture by 2005. Maybe 2015 would be a better target date. Arstarpool 00:37, September 20, 2010 (UTC)

Another article by Owen. I don't know what the devil this is about... --GOPZACK 01:05, September 17, 2010 (UTC)


 * It seems to be a small rural county that was far enough away from the population centers to actually survive. However, Owens total disregard for punctuation in that paragraph is quite disconcerting. It's almost like a poor-quality voice recognition software took his words as he spoke them. Ancient Greek was written that way, but English doesn't work that way! SouthWriter 01:23, September 17, 2010 (UTC)


 * At least it's in an area that had the chance of surviving relatively intact, and it's not Manchester!, if it's developed well it could be a good article--Smoggy80 16:17, September 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * Hmm...do you guys think we've reach plausibility singluarity for England? Arstarpool 20:19, September 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * For large organized states, yes. For small city-states like this, no. --GOPZACK 20:24, September 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * England or Britain? There's a distinction. For England, probably yes. For Wales and Scotland, there could still be some room. Fegaxeyl 20:35, September 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * Personally I'm working on the principle that there was seven big kingdoms and a few little ones making up what's now England in the Dark Ages, so about the same number of post-Doomsday nations should be okay, especially if they're seperated by geography, distance and/or radioactive areas. Of course, that's very rough guide.Tessitore 22:37, September 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * For once he used proper grammar. Arstarpool 21:00, September 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * No, I went in and corrected it all.Oerwinde 11:10, September 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * No, I went in and corrected it all.Oerwinde 11:10, September 19, 2010 (UTC)

A Transylvanian-supported Hungarian survivor state.

Lordganon 09:58, September 19, 2010 (UTC)

Roman Catholic archdioceses in North America
My proposal for a list of Roman Catholic archdioceses and dioceses in North America. Intended to be a community project. BrianD 19:57, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

Would you mind if I wrote about my "home" state of Florida and the Catholic institutions in Naples, FL? Arstarpool 21:57, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

Not at all. Go for it! I put them under the San Juan Archdiocese, as from reading the Florida articles it seems that those towns have closer ties to the Caribbean nations than any of the other regional nations and survivor states. BrianD 22:43, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

Hmm...while Florida is a heavily Hispanic state the area of the, or more specifically South Florida is mostly White and most of which might not follow the heavily Church influenced lifestyle of the Hispanic churches. Most of the people in FL, or at least North Florida would probably go it alone or with another state in the South, in my humble opinion. But it's your call. Arstarpool 22:52, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

The closest archdiocese north of Florida TTL is in East Tennessee. How much contact have the Florida survivor states had with the other Southern survivor states, versus Puerto Rico, Cuba and the East Caribbean Federation?BrianD 22:59, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

Article about the state of New Zealand. Arstarpool 23:03, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

Article on Australia, State of the Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand. Arstarpool 23:03, September 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * I'd like to know, why is this necessary? It will just repeat the info on the ANZC page. --GOPZACK 00:06, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Agreed. I'm also of the opinion that both proposals, however well-intentioned, are redundant and unnecessary because they would already be covered under the Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand article. Australia and New Zealand, as established in this timeline, are one country, not two. Also, FYI I'm a caretaker of the ANZC. BrianD 00:11, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Just to clarify I agree that both are redundant, not just this one. Any objections to marking both as obsolete? --GOPZACK 00:17, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * I have none. Also, I'll get to work on updating the ANZC article this week. Surprisingly, it's one of those articles that is important to the timeline but no one after Xi'Reney really jumped on it. I went ahead and updated it a while back, and again recently with some minor edits. BrianD 00:22, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Really Zack? This is just depicting the states of Australia and New Zealand within the Commonwealth, and depicting the former nations before they unified. Brian I know you are a caretaker of the ANZC. There are three pages on the US now, one depicting the former, the in-exile government, and the new, so why can't there just be two on the states Aussie and New Zealand? Arstarpool 02:26, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Really Zack? This is just depicting the states of Australia and New Zealand within the Commonwealth, and depicting the former nations before they unified. Brian I know you are a caretaker of the ANZC. There are three pages on the US now, one depicting the former, the in-exile government, and the new, so why can't there just be two on the states Aussie and New Zealand? Arstarpool 02:26, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

If you want to work on both articles, here's one idea: Both articles would be good in regards to detailing the history of both Australia and New Zealand pre-Doomsday, and perhaps in clarifying differences between the two post-Doomsday. The differences would be primarily cultural, and also political. Australia and New Zealand are generally one country, as that is what Hawke and Muldoon were working towards after DD hit. Their militaries certainly are unified. But how much sovereignty does Australia have over itself, and New Zealand over itself? I'm wondering if the Australian and New Zealand governments are really a thin layer politically between the ANZC and the Australian states and New Zealand local municipalities. This would be good to explore, and could be touched on in the ANZC article and expanded on in Australia and New Zealand - by both of us, and anyone else who is interested in contributing to one of the most important countries in this timeline. BrianD 02:43, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Arstar, to compare the US to the ANZC in terms of the number of articles is absurd, they are two very different nations with very different histories post-Doomsday. Now Brian raises a very interesting & good point regarding the government, but couldn't that just go in a sub article to the ANZC page called "Government of the ANZC" or something like that?
 * Finally Arstar your not helping things when your description is, "Do I really need to explain this?" GOPZACK 02:53, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * No, because this page is about the blasted islands of Australia and New Zealand! If you made a couple of pages about the states of Kentucky would I fly off the wall? No! So just let me flesh this proposal out before you fly off the wall! Arstarpool 02:59, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Relax, why such anger? I'm just asking you some questions regarding the article and whether it is needed or not. --GOPZACK 03:06, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Zack, I thought it was redundant at first, but the more I think about it, the more I see the potential. If it doesn't rewrite canon and contradict what the ANZC has been established to be, then Arstar should have a chance to flesh out his proposals. He will have help, of course :) But there's nothing in principle that prevents anyone from writing an Australia article no more than one on Kootenai. The Australia article could be used to expand on concepts introduced in the ANZC article. This may be something that other editors, like Mitro, BenKarnell and Xi'Reney, who have previously worked on the ANZC, would want to help with as well. BrianD 03:08, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * If you think it has merit Brian I don't mind taking a wait and see approach. I'm the caretaker of many of the islands chains affiliated with the ANZC so if you need any help in that regard let me know. --GOPZACK 03:14, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Here's one. Do you have any thoughts on how the islands relate to the central government, or to the nation itself, that need to be addressed in the main ANZC article? BrianD 03:18, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Well its not doubt that Australia is the main member of the Commonwealth, like England in the UK or Russia in the former Soviet Union. So it should be mentioned that Australia is the backbone and core of politics of the CANZ. Also, even though several of the islands may share the same political parties those political parties beliefs may differ from island to island. Arstarpool 03:28, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * There's a graphic in the ANZC article addressing the main political parties for Australia, New Zealand and Samoa. It's never been expanded on, and how politics differ from region to region, and in regards to the Commonwealth in general, would be worth exploring. BrianD 03:32, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * The way I thought of it, both Australia and New Zealand have ceased to exsist on a Federal level. The country is a Federatioon of States (Queensland as one of them for example). The regions of New Zealand have been be amalgamated to form larger States. HAD 08:23, September 22, 2010 (UTC)


 * This is something I've wondered about a lot, and I'm glad somebody has stepped forward to try this. Some important points to consider: (1) Australia is a federal country; New Zealand is not. (2) Both Australia and New Zealand have been around for a while. (3) While Australia may look like the powerhouse, it suffered nuclear attacks on three of its main cities. It's possible that Aukland is the ANZC's largest city.
 * In my own mind, I at first had thought that HAD's suggestion was the most likely: that the government of Australia had ceased to exist, though I figured that NZ as a unitary country would exist as a single state. Now though, I tend to lean toward both governments still existing, with Australia being "sub-federalized". Micronesia already has such a system.
 * Reasons I support such a system: (1) Culturally, Australians would want to maintain a separate political identity; (2) In terms of logistics, diszsolving an entire government would be difficult; (3) Dissolving New Zealand makes even less sense than Australia. If the ANZC were a union of nine states, most of which are Australian, it might give the Aussies undue political weight; (4) Keeping the Australian government emphasizes the ANZC as a union of equals; (5) Even in the ANZC, communication is not what it once was, and I like the idea of the ANZC as a rather loose federation that handles the military and the trade and leaves the four states to fend for themselves on most other issues.
 * Possible objections: The only one I can think of is that three levels of government might result in bureaucratic overlap. If you've got parliaments in Jervis Bay, Canberra, and Brisbane, the potential for waste is obvious.
 * Marc Pasquin, the only contributor AFAIK who actually is Australian, suggested long ago that Australia's state governments were dissolved. While the idea is interesting, I think that the postwar communication slowdown would make the state governments more important than ever. Benkarnell 12:05, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

I disagree with you, Ben, on communication not being what it once was. I think by now society in general has returned back to 1980s levels in the ANZC, South America, Mexico, and perhaps other places like the Phillippines, parts of Europe and Siberia, Singapore, and the most advanced states in North America. In fact, it's long been canon in this TL that just a couple of years ago that Paul Keating gave a speech that was seen worldwide on TV. It would be most correct to say that technologically TTL is at least a couple of decades behind OTL. I'm also working on the ANZC article now, and initially am being pretty vague as to the layers of government within the Commonwealth. But I expect that the details will get filled in as we continue the discussion of the ANZC government. --BrianD 22:48, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

New Mexico
An article on the state, touching on Doomsday targets and its post-Doomsday status. BrianD 23:19, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Ambô
Five thousand farmers on an island, under Brazilian patronage. I like the idea of Brazilians poking around in West Africa. Do you? I'm sure the rest of Equatorial Guinea is as bad or worse than OTL, but this little piece of it is doing all right. Benkarnell 05:36, September 24, 2010 (UTC)


 * I've made the page more pessimistic. I've also hinted at the turbulent politics of Equatorial Guinea during the 80s and 90s.  (And probably the 00s and into the 10s as well.)  Benkarnell 04:56, September 25, 2010 (UTC)

Arizona
An article on the OTL state, touching on targets, and present-day TTL presence of the Navajo Nation and a survivor town in Prescott. BrianD 18:09, September 24, 2010 (UTC)

Stephen Colbert (1983: Doomsday)
An article about Colbert, who would have survived Doomsday, being in Rural Virginia attending Hampden-Sydney College. Most likely he becomes a humorist in Virginia in later years, though the article is not fully fleshed out yet. Tbguy1992 02:04, September 25, 2010 (UTC)


 * It seems a little convergent to me. He's doing the same job, and the same show, with the same format, and the same title, as he is in real life? Think of the different experiences he'd have *there* - living as a survivalist and getting drafted into Virginia's military are givens, and there's also the fact that he never worked on the Daily Show, which provided so much of the Colbert Report's inspiration. He could be a writer, a politician, an entertainer, even an academic, and still be known for his humor (which I think was the point, to create a biography for a surviving American humorist). Benkarnell 05:01, September 25, 2010 (UTC)

Since the Plymouth/Outer Lands issue is over, I've made this page to document the state. Would be nice if Brian could do some work on it since he is the other person with land in the state. Arstarpool 02:42, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

Article for the Alpine Confederation. Arstarpool 04:34, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

=CURRENT REVIEWS=

Review Archive

Sometimes articles are graduated into canon even though they contradict current canon or are so improbable that they are damaging to the timeline. If you feel an article should not be in canon, mark it with the   template and give your reasons why on the article's talk page and here. If consensus is that you are correct, the article will need to be changed in order to remain in canon. If it is changed the proposal template is removed once someone moves to graduate it back into canon. If the article is not changed in 30 days, the article will be mared as obsolete. If consensus is that you are wrong, however, the proposal template will be removed without having to change the article.

Plymouth
After due consideration, I have decided that this article needs a review. It was graduated with remaining problems with previous article named "Outer Lands " (a geographical location in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York. I suggested earlier that Outer Lands might readily join with the new state, given their loose confedation anyway, but that has not been incorporated in the new article or the old. Since both are "under control" of one editor right now, I think this should be easily resolved by that editor. But until it has been, it needs to be "under review." (unsigned by SouthWriter)

Who is the anonymous editor who suggested it to be under review? Arstarpool 22:57, August 31, 2010 (UTC)

Basically since I haven't incorporated one into the other you can tell me to do so?

A direct statement by Brian giving me control of Outer Lands clearly states in fine print "do whatever you want with the article". So rather than hog up the whole Cape Cod region for Plymouth I decided to split it only taking the areas around Barnstable. So I have also removed the review template. Besides that there are no other problems so if you have something else bring it up on the article talk page.

Okay, South, I found out it was you. To be honest I think you are suffering from Power-to-the-head Syndrome like you claimed I had moons ago. I have seen a slight change in your language and even a couple "orders" like on the US Atlantic Remnant talk page telling me to change the purpose of the organization after you recently became a leutenant. I am trying to keep my slate clean as Mitro calls it but anyways the issue was resolved, but it would have been nicer if you would have just said "Hey, you should fix this".Arstarpool 22:57, August 31, 2010 (UTC)

My sinsere apologies. I simply forgot to sign the post. It happens every once in a while. And no, I am not on a power trip. I have mentioned the needed changes on the article's talk page, and even offered solutions. I have not "ordered" anything, but only made suggestions as to make your articles more viable. All I wanted from Plymoth was consistency. With US Atlantic Remnant I have resisted the concept, offering a way around the sticking point with many editors that happen to disagree with you. Consensus means compromise, and your idea of compromise is usually that the other side bends in your direction.

You have control of the articles, and all you have to do is work out the differences. The original article about the the Outer Lands assumed that the destruction of the mainland of Massachusetts was complete. It then preceded to conclude that the wasteland of New England would keep in separated from Vermont and Aroostook until recent times. Since Plymouth survived, contact would have been made early on with the Outer Lands - say 1990 or so - and the Outer Lands would be absorbed into the new nation (which claims all of Massachusetts anyway. I see no reason why the Outer Landers would not agree.

About the "fine print" - here is the exchange as Brian got tired of dealing with the article:


 * I read the description, but its not very descriptive. Plymouth had no nearby strike zones other than Boston, as with Barnstable. So I thought that it would be logical for them to cooperate with each other. If you could just allow me to use the northern tips of the Cape, that would be good. Arstarpool 04:16, June 30, 2010 (UTC) 


 * You know...that's fine. Best wishes to the Plymouth survivor nation. BrianD 04:21, June 30, 2010 (UTC) 

You "wore him down," and he decided that you could do "whatever." But when you did not change anything on the Outer Lands, only making the changes you wanted on Plymouth, you confused matters. He asked for "control of the article back" and has now relented - giving his "blessings" on the proposed changes (merging the two articles). When you make the changes on the Outer Lands, it will become a footnote in "history," and Plymouth will be on its way to claiming all of Massachusetts (and returned to canon.) It's an odd situation in which the first article has to be changed to make the second one viable. Together they will make a great nation. --SouthWriter 00:36, September 1, 2010 (UTC)

Where are we at regarding this review?BrianD 21:46, September 20, 2010 (UTC)


 * The biggest sticking point is saving Otis Field, a primary target most assuredly to be hit in nuclear war. In fact, a direct hit there would essensially cut off the peninsula and leave it a legitimate part of the Outer Lands. He wants Provincetown, at the tip of Cape Cod as well. I have tried to compromise by allowing for "first contact" by sea from Plymouth to Provincetown. The tip of the cape is closer to the city of Plymouth than to Martha's Vineyard, so I figured that would work out okay. Arstarpool wants an army, and so Otis has to survive. But if Otis survives, Cape Cod would not have joined with the islands to survive. QSS and QAA apply. I offer the solution that Otis is evacuated to Plymouth before the attack, but he has not gotten back to me on that. SouthWriter 00:43, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Fine. You can evacuate Otis, and the equippment? And the other military installations? Will they survive? Arstarpool 02:29, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * I was going to allow the survival of Cape Cod Air Force Station, but upon checking it out, I think it also would be targeted along with Otis. The primary mission of the station was tracking incoming missiles, and thus a stategic base in a prolonged war. I might not have been totally evacuated, since its mission was to warn others. But if it was tracking a missile aimed at it, they may have "high tailed" it out of there as well. A second reason why that area would be hit was that the Outer Lands article stated that there was massive damage cutting it off from the rest of the continent. Two hits on the border of Barnstable and Plymouth counties would do that.
 * On related matters, the Coast Guard, stationed near the Cape Cod AFS, would have evacuated into the bay, full-throttle ahead, in hopes of escaping. Since they are mentioned in the article as the primary "military" for the Outer Lands, I assume a low-yield nuke took out the land base. The Air Force, Army and National Guardmen apparently escaped with as much equipment as was on their trucks and planes. That is about as good as I can do in keeping Plymouth in sync with Outer Lands as written. And speaking of Barnstable county, its government would not have been part of the early Plymouth state. That part as well will have to go. Plymouth, with most of the military presense, will be strong, though a lot smaller.
 * I will work with Brian to get Outer Lands into a political union with Plymouth in an orderly manner. Together the two states will work well in discussions with Vermont. I will cede the tip of Cape Cod to Plymouth assuming first contact there was within days of the attack. That concession will leave room for an early contact between the states (an addition that needs to go in both articles). SouthWriter 17:12, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * That's fine with me. Let's get both proposals passed, so we can work on the Massachusetts scenario. BrianD 03:01, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Guys, one base destroyed or the other. It's not like every base in America was targeted and destroyed. Arstarpool 03:50, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes but the likelihood of a primary target being destroyed is so great that in 99% of the cases we destroy them. Except for maybe fort Knox, I can't think of any other primary targets we allowed to get away. This would be a different discussion if this was a tertiary target, but if it is a primary target its hit. Mitro 15:05, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Fort Knox was a secondary target actually.The only primary target I can think of is the Mount Weather facility. --GOPZACK 19:15, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay guys, don't get off topic! We've fixed the issues now, and I don't care about those other bases at least I still have Camp Edwards, so I am going to remove the review template now, kay? Arstarpool 02:38, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * Fort Knox was a secondary target actually.The only primary target I can think of is the Mount Weather facility. --GOPZACK 19:15, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay guys, don't get off topic! We've fixed the issues now, and I don't care about those other bases at least I still have Camp Edwards, so I am going to remove the review template now, kay? Arstarpool 02:38, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

You are probably the last person that should do that.

Lordganon 07:36, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

There has been a lot of discussion regarding the plausibility of this article on it's talk page. Please check it out. Mitro 21:55, September 19, 2010 (UTC)


 * I guess I should step in here, since I adopted it from Gamb. (Check his and my talk page for more info). But Mitro can you tell me what should be fixed? Arstarpool 23:00, September 19, 2010 (UTC)

Like I said, check the talk page. South and Fx are the ones bringing the objections. Mitro 23:03, September 19, 2010 (UTC)


 * Its not really an objection per se, I am just agreeing with South the idea of Bermuda breaking off all contact for so long seems a bit odd. That's all.--Fxgentleman 03:49, September 20, 2010 (UTC)


 * There are numerous things that need addressing, Arstar, and it's all over at the talk page. Mitro saw the lengthy remarks I made there and put the article under review. If you are now responsible for its content, then I hope you will read the comments and consider how to change the article to be more viable. The main thing most comments have in common (Fx and Ben agreeing with me) is that the isolationism is unsustainable.
 * Power, communications and travel would not have ended immediately as it had on the North American continent. Immediate needs would have been rationing of food until shipments could be secured from the Caribbean and South America, for Bermuda has virtually no agriculture of its own. With radio contact available (assuming a near miss nuke postulated by Mito didn't knock out 100% of the electronics with an EMP) to the Bahamas, help would be on the way soon. Venezuelan oil would be available so they would not run out of power "in five months" (highly unlikely, since that too could be rationed to last a lot longer than five months if need be.
 * The American naval base there, receiving the "Gathering Order" would surely have informed the APA of the existence of Bermuda as well. They would have probably left as ordered, but not before meeting up with others in the North Atlantic also on their way to Australia. Tiny Bermuda would not have been left to their banks and hotels, to fend for themselves for 25 years. The whole concept is ludicrous. I'm hoping that at least this can be eased into the story lines of the other articles where appropriate, but as it stands it is totally not viable. SouthWriter 18:00, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

It came to my attention that Midland, and Simcoe County for that matter is part of Superior. Technically there is no way this article can be saved in its current revision but if it was transformed into another article that controls some of the other counties that would be alright. Arstar [talk] 06:06, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

While you are correct about the town of midland, according to the map on the Superior article, they only control the lakeshore of simcoe county, and no more than that.

All the article needs is a slight adjustment of names to the city of Barrie.

Though, you need to adjust your map to be the real boundaries, not the accursed county lines. It makes no sense for those to be the boundaries of controlled territory.

Lordganon 07:03, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

Since Arstar added the "review" template to this and neglected to add it here, I'll do it (>.>;). Seems to be an issue between this article and the Alpine Confederation in regards to the size and territory.

North of Switzerland, the boundaries of the Confederation, outside of a single sentence, have never really been fleshed out. Guess we need to do that now, lol.

Lordganon 07:14, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

Swabia-Wurttemburg interpreted the borders the same way I did in my early Germany map. It doesn't conflict with Canon because it wasn't fleshed out. I don't see any issue.Oerwinde 10:05, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

===Republic of Superior === As per the multiple discussions, this needs a review based on the revelation that Southern Ontario was actually pretty heavily populated.Oerwinde 10:05, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

===2009 Saguenay War === With much of Southern Ontario actually surviving, the war would go much differently.Oerwinde 10:05, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

=FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES= Archive 1, Archive 2

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Archives and 1983 Domesday
A topic for development: pre-event government archives (some of the UK's would have been at ) many of which were probably stored in similar places, in the expectation that 'some major negative event' might occur. Access to information = power. Anyone care to develop? Jackiespeel 18:39, September 20, 2010 (UTC)

Given its location it's possible the Celts could have salvaged it at some point. A Duchy of Lancaster expedition could be sent to the area, come up blank, and jump to the obvious conclusion. Given its relevance to the former UK, you might have the OBN up in arms against the Celts and demanding it back - along with the New British... Fegaxeyl 20:00, September 20, 2010 (UTC)

From what little I know of the subject there were deep storage official archives before 2003 often in mines and quarries: items from museums were so stored during WWII, and 'I read somewhere' about one set of documents being coated in china clay to protect them, but unfortunately the storage space got damp, with predictable consequences.
 * Just did some looking, and it turns out that the particular example you gave only began in 2003, but if it can be proved that the UK or other nations had similar deposits... Fegaxeyl 20:44, September 20, 2010 (UTC)

IIRC the British large regional divisions were set up during WWII in case there was an invasion and the government had to retreat, which would probably have been linked with local storage of essential information and documents, and the system would probably have been retained during the Cold War (and probably even now in OTL). The same would happen elsewhere: and there would probably be a skeleton staff and much automation.

To what extent did the 'permanently mobile "invisible" submarines with actions to be carried out at last resort' exist by 1983? Would the senior commander have access to information on the whereabouts of their nation's deep archives, to be accessed in such circumstances? Most people would know of 'government buildings in their localities' even if not with the details of what was going on in them.

Thus, post Doomsday 1983 there are varying groups seeking access to 'what government materials remain' - and, probably, making use of any mines/quarries, deep stores and similar places as safe/unpolluted areas.

How can this discussionbe incorporated into the timeline? As with my piece on survivalists etc the concept is likely to get passing mention on various country pages in various forms. (Would new archives be developed for states that emerge - and what happens to those of states that get decommissioned? Would a tally-stick or similar system of record be developed?) Anyone wishing to discuss/cooperate? Jackiespeel 13:08, September 21, 2010 (UTC)