User talk:Colgan dog

PM4
Hello here!

My name's Nathan, I'm a mod in PM4 and the previous player of Ethiopia. In order to be exact for nation expansions, you would have to post an edited map of the expansion on the talk page of PM4, using a simple software such as Paint or Gimp. That way, the map maker will know exactly how much your expedition found. Make sure you read carefully through the nation page and previous turns to understand your current position. If you have any questions, let me know!

Sincerely, Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  03:12, September 10, 2017 (UTC)

RE: PM4
Hello,

Another mod gave you the strike, because you do not plausibly have direct communication with that particular nation. When you send diplomacy to nations in Africa, the Middle East, or Mediterranean, make sure that you specify how that envoy is sent. Other places, like Russia, are not plausibly accessible.

Let me know if you need anything else, Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  03:57, September 10, 2017 (UTC)

"What happened?" well, nothing bad for your information lol. I united the Coptic and Catholic theologies, so now the Coptic Pope is equal to the Roman Pope and part of the same Church. I also fought off a combined invasion of multiple Muslim nations, which caused me to lose the Sinai peninsula. I focused on modernizing the army, but never made any kind of navy except within the Nile River. So yeah, that's pretty much it. Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  20:40, September 10, 2017 (UTC)

It's one continous history. So everything was as I left it when I last posted in 1750. Of course, some things have changed since 1750, like the ruler's name, and you are free to change that (although imo Goliath is not the kind of name a person would willingly choose). However, you can't retroactively change aspects of the nation that are more significant, such as the government, etc, but you can change them in later turns if you have plausible reasons. Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  20:59, September 10, 2017 (UTC)

The Jaffarid Sultanate owns the Sinai right now. You might be able to beat them, but its more likely you are evenly matched. Its even possible you could buy it off of him. Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  21:12, September 10, 2017 (UTC)

I know, that's always the case with Ethiopian names. However, Goliath was a villain of the bible. Some biblical names used by Ethiopian emperors normally are Joshua, John, David, and Matthew. Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  21:45, September 10, 2017 (UTC)

Hey, no biggie,

Just describe in your turn what is done about the military in that particular year. Plan in advance how many years should be used to expand the military and what should be done each year at a time. There is a section on the rules page that shows how to calculate the maximum military you are allowed to have given your population and government (you are an absolute monarchy). Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  01:43, September 11, 2017 (UTC)

Last I had the military was about 300,000 (i think). It should be about 60-80 years behind European technology I believe. Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  02:32, September 11, 2017 (UTC)

Contact User:Monster Punpkin or User:Skygreen to get on our discord. You can share images there. Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  22:19, September 11, 2017 (UTC)

PM4 Egypt
So as you know im in the process of trying to help you but im also in a pickle since its just alot of people for me to contend with. But generally i was hoping to secure some sort of condominium with you in Egypt so neither of us can lose it and in the future i can build the Suez canal and try and move beyond that. Generally though we need to co-ordinate cause im in the middle of fighting Arabia too and cant focus down like i usually do, plus i dont have direct access to Egypt without a major troops landing (which i sort of have in Benghazi) So im kind of hoping with Benghazi i can land a larger force. But if there is possibility of you getting a big force north to distract as much as possible i can run an army up from the north and gut the Core

Gonna have to be more and longer. Without me you get pushed back down south significantly. -Feud

HELP
how do you edit PMIV ISSACANGEW (talk) 12:28, September 22, 2017 (UTC)

it says  This page has been protected to prevent editing. ISSACANGEW (talk) 13:20, September 22, 2017 (UTC)

Re:Egyptian Revolution
You will still have Ethiopia after the revolution. If you don't want to keep Ethiopia you can change nations.

Scrawland Scribblescratch 01:28, September 24, 2017 (UTC)

Hello its me Tullin thhe player of the Aztlan Federation.

I would like to inform you that i do want to discuss the manner

Of you becoming The state of Tejas.

If you could come to the discord of wikia.

And if you can't find our wikia just look for a User with my name and picture.

Greetings  Vinnyus   Proletariërs aller landen, Verenig u!   08:10, September 24, 2017 (UTC)

tejas
We could talk if you went to the alt history chat that could work out too  Vinnyus   Proletariërs aller landen, Verenig u!   13:15, September 24, 2017 (UTC)

if you look on the right of the page the word chat will be there thats where you have to click.

can name you next king ISSACANGEW (talk) 02:56, September 26, 2017 (UTC)

i was thinking Eli ISSACANGEW (talk) 02:58, September 26, 2017 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_(biblical_figure) ISSACANGEW (talk) 03:02, September 26, 2017 (UTC)

the. next one can be eli not one already in charge ISSACANGEW (talk) 03:02, September 26, 2017 (UTC)

nah just a suggesting ISSACANGEW (talk) 03:04, September 26, 2017 (UTC)

its not like the dude going to pick him anyways it just harmless fun thats all nothing to get worked up over ISSACANGEW (talk) 02:33, September 30, 2017 (UTC)

its ok im planning to make me tibe convert to Baptists and yeah it sames kinda of slow ISSACANGEW (talk) 02:42, September 30, 2017 (UTC)

Ethiopia treaty
Colgan,

I'm not sure what you were trying to accomplish, but the Second Treaty of Cairo was for the Third Arab-Ethiopian War, which ended in the 1740s. You have no right to change it because it's over and done decades ago. The treaty relevant to your nation is the Treaty of Baghdad. Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  13:56, September 30, 2017 (UTC)

Re:Incans
Colgan,

You may not add the Incas because they didn't exist until the 12th century. The first state in South America was Tiwaniku, which was founded in 500 AD. The only states in America that exist in 100 AD are in Central America (unless you play tribes) Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  02:11, October 4, 2017 (UTC)

RE:PmIV revolt
I'm afraid I don't understand your question. You have free control over entities within your nation, and some control over your nationals in other nations. You cannot directly cause a revolt in another nation, only influence them as a separate nation. Everything else you have to ask a Mod for. Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  01:11, October 14, 2017 (UTC)

You'd either need permission from the player of the nation or from a mod Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  01:20, October 14, 2017 (UTC)

Hey Colgan Dog! Age of Authority has just begun! make sure to add your turn asap and remember, always have fun! ;)

Yay!

Hungary Response
So pretty much Hungary's main mining export is bauxite which makes aluminum. That mineral isnt in major use for more than a century which makes it useless to you. Outside of that you have a modest amount of coal which means Hungary industrializing in a major fashion is also out. Your just moving too quickly with things your trying to pull off. Im the giant power to your south and it took me nearly 300 years to get to this point. I didnt do it overnight. -Feud

Re:AoA
Colgan,

It's difficult to say, but roughly 200,000 is my guess Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  23:44, October 17, 2017 (UTC)

Don't panic jk

Look for the dropdown arrow to the right of "edit". The third option down should be "Rename".

Once you rename, the original name will automatically generate a redirect page to the article by its new name. Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  00:48, October 19, 2017 (UTC)

Hey man, make sure to make your turn for Age of Authority by Midnight EDT! Adolf Coffee (talk) 20:15, October 19, 2017 (UTC)

Hey man, make sure to make your turn for Age of Authority by Midnight EDT! Adolf Coffee (talk) 23:56, October 21, 2017 (UTC)

Re:Cuba
No, you cannot revolt something away from a player like that without their permission.

Scrawland Scribblescratch 14:22, October 23, 2017 (UTC)

Yes you can rejoin. Also, next time sign your messages by writing ~.

Scrawland Scribblescratch 06:26, December 13, 2017 (UTC)

come onto chat a sec
lets discuss terms and write out proper treaty. With Blood and Iron (talk) 05:14, December 14, 2017 (UTC)

i suggest we start from scratch. im sorry for the super aggressive demeanor. we can refresh talks and do them proper tomorrow ok. Im used to super aggressive surroundings so yeah. my apologies. With Blood and Iron (talk) 06:13, December 14, 2017 (UTC)

can you please just abandon the chaku and paraguay consetions? i already own them if you try to push for them ill be forced to go to war with you and we can easily be allies instead of enemies With Blood and Iron (talk) 01:55, December 17, 2017 (UTC)

you have plenty of southern land to expand into. the chaku region i legally control the chaku region and im willing to enforce those claims. The present borders borders on the map are what im willing to settle for anything further north is not acceptable. this is my final offer otherwise ill puh my claim further south With Blood and Iron (talk) 04:38, December 17, 2017 (UTC)

ok im glad we worked this out. With Blood and Iron (talk) 04:59, December 17, 2017 (UTC)

Stars Over Paris
Hey, I was wondering if I could help out on your timeline of "Stars Over Paris". I have some ideas, mainly a "Kingdom of America" which would form out of the thirteen heavily inhabited british colonies after the English Revolution. These thirteen colonies would be hard to conquer for the sparsely populated New France so they would probably remain independent. The King would flee from England to these colonies and they would become their own country, probably allying with the French against the Britannic Republic. The Britannic Republic would likely develop its own colonial empire (and maybe the Americans would as well). With no Napoleonic Wars, this means Spanish Colonies Become Independent a different way or not at all, the HRE survives, and the various revolutions caused by Napoleon never happen. Monarchy likely remains a deciding force in world politics into the industrialized world but war technology doesn't get as advanced without the American Civil War (or an equivalent to it).

ok so here is what i specified. you keep saying we are splitting the concession which we are not. I have from the start said i will recognize what is shown on the map which is more or less otl division of the chaco region, but i need you say that you recognize the borders as shown on the map in the game. It is that simple. I control that area and i will not back out of the area i control. I am willing to live in peace and prosperity with you as my neighbor but you need to recognize that the current borde as shown on the map is the border that is final. also i want you to agree to freedom of navigation of the Revierre de Argente region. once you have accepted those two points we can begin discussing trade. we do not have a formal agreement or treaty i have not established a trade agreement you at all. i am not being confusing i am stating clearly what i want so please respond directly to my request .With Blood and Iron (talk) 06:05, December 20, 2017 (UTC)

type you accept on the turn so we can move forward next turn we can start working out a treaty to determine things. With Blood and Iron (talk) 15:20, December 20, 2017 (UTC)

Re: Map game
Colgan,

It is generally preferred you have more experience on the wiki before making a map game. If we have too many map games at once, admins will start shutting them down. Otherwise, it isn't a problem.

Nathan Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  04:36, December 26, 2017 (UTC)

Re:Russian America
I can't thank you enough for being interested in the Russian America timeline. Though I must insist that you read the Editorial Guidelines:editorial guidelines:0 before doing so.

That being out of the way, you have a very interesting idea here. The concept of an Aboriginal state and an Independent Tasmania are very intriguing to me.

However, I feel obligated to ask &mdash; Why do you believe the POD of this timeline would be more favorable to your suggestions than compared to OTL? By that, why do you believe a larger Russian Empire and a Russian colonial presence in North America would be a good catalyst for having such an altered Australia?

I'm not too knowledgeable on Australian history, so you may know something that I don't. But from my prospective, I highly doubt the Russians would give the British and British colonists any trouble in Australia (at least no more than what Australia faced in OTL in general).

I will be more than happy to have this conversation with you and to explore the possibilities within the timeline. But only if it's historically possible (given the POD).

I look forward to your response. -- 00:10, January 12, 2018 (UTC)


 * I do appreciate your enthusiasm for an Aboriginal state. Unfortunately, I highly doubt your scenario here would work here.


 * Russian relations with the native groups were mostly on a case-by-case basis. The were on good relations, while the  were somewhat negative (and this ignores the  in the Caucasus).


 * Secondly, I highly doubt the Russian Empire would have any desires in Australia. It's too far off of Russia's travels and 100% dominated by the British (who I highly doubt would give the Russians an inch in the area).


 * In all likelihood, I foresee the British being more "protective" of Australia than in OTL. Within a 50 year period (1780s-1830s), the British lost the, "do nothing" as the Russian Empire moves into the Pacific Northwest, and lose to the aforementioned Thirteen Colonies. In effect, the British lose their standing in North America. With Australia being their only safe haven (aside from South Africa... later on), I could see the British acting more swiftly to any threat to its control. The British did this in OTL when the French considered claiming Western Australia (which would only be exacerbated ATL).


 * All-in-all, I don't see how your Aboriginal angel could feasibly work here (sorry to say). That being said, your suggestions have given me an idea which may be more workable and allow some of your ideas to flourish.


 * With the British being more "active" in Australia, combined with the fact that transcontinental nations (such as the United States and Canada) don't exist as they do in OTL, this may contribute to the Federation talks of the late 1800s being less successful than OTL. It was during this same process that New Zealand gradually moved away from Australia. Western Australia nearly did the same.


 * The scenario I suggest is that Western Australia and Tasmania simply feel more compelled to stay out of an Australian federation (a la New Zealand) when the process was happening. Tasmania not joining the federation may be an issue (given its proximity to Victoria) and will need to be looked into. I'm sure if we could get a -esuqe Premier of Tasmania during the time, that would help them out.


 * As for Western Australia, perhaps they'd be more keen on an Aboriginal state within their boundaries (something of an Australian ). But this is speculation and will need to be looked into. -- 04:14, January 12, 2018 (UTC)

Um...

The Russian Empire abolished serfdom years before the Emancipation Proclamation.

Secondly, the Russian Empire was the only European power (OTL) to have fully backed the United States (while the British and the French were partially okay with the Confederates). This bond would only be stronger here. -- 18:02, January 12, 2018 (UTC)


 * Yeah. Sorry to have burst your bubble. -- 18:13, January 12, 2018 (UTC)

You begin to pick up things the more you hang around in the historical community. ;P

As for Australia, I'm still reading more about it and other scenarios possible. As of right now, I'm not too sure about the scenario I previously suggested (but it's still too early).

While it is still feasible to have Western Australia move towards independence, I'm not completely sure about Tasmania (at least from what I can see). The residence were overwhelmingly in favor of federation (#1, in fact). I will still need to do more reading on it.

As for the Aboriginals, I'm also having second thoughts. From what I've been reading, virtually all of the Australian states were monsters during this time. Like I said before, will need to do more reading. -- 18:33, January 12, 2018 (UTC)

​Re: Napoleon's World Request
Hey! I'm always open to getting more help. Infoboxes are always something that I need assistance with, and updating some countries with stubs would be quite useful. I do reserve my right to edit/change things I haven't approved, of course, but usually I'm pretty reasonable.

Note that I haven't developed much of the 2010s history yet, as I've been away from this project for many years. Suffice to say that there are some major, major upheavals in the global order.

Cheers,

KingSweden (talk) 16:43, January 15, 2018 (UTC)

I think an 18th-century French cultural renaissance is not just a fine idea but a historical likelihood. I'm intrigued to see what some of your ideas on that front are.

KingSweden (talk) 17:50, January 15, 2018 (UTC)

Sounds good to me.

KingSweden (talk) 22:15, January 15, 2018 (UTC)

Not rude at all, that's definitely a thing I need to write more about. I sort of just go where my muse takes me when I work on this TL, especially since I haven't been after it all that much in recent years.

KingSweden (talk) 00:53, January 16, 2018 (UTC)

Re:Argentine Civil War
Yes, it can be done. Just say in your post things went back to the way they used to be.

Scrawland Scribblescratch 00:40, January 17, 2018 (UTC)

Hawaii
Hawaii's history is currently being worked on (in the form of the Polynesia:Polynesian Empire:0). The page is currently off limits for now. -- 01:37, January 17, 2018 (UTC)


 * As I just said, this page is off limits. I wish to clean and finalize several things about Polynesia.


 * You are more than welcome to suggest things for the future, but they will not be used for the time being. -- 02:16, January 17, 2018 (UTC)

Categories
Thanks for helping me with adding categories--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 14:31, January 19, 2018 (UTC)

/* collab */
the article would be great brittain--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 01:01, January 21, 2018 (UTC)

so in my timeline great brittain still has its colonial empire except india which broke free in 1923. great brittain is enemies with russia and japan and china. due to being defeated by brunei brittains reputation is severly damadged--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 01:10, January 21, 2018 (UTC)

so my question to you about china is how would china be affected if communism and fascism never was created?--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 01:18, January 21, 2018 (UTC)

i see thats a interesting thing about china, but What do you think brittain would do with ireland--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 01:58, January 21, 2018 (UTC)

Then you will write about what happened to ireland and the china article okey?--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 09:54, January 21, 2018 (UTC)

You may --DRAFIGO13 (talk) 17:57, January 21, 2018 (UTC)

quick question if the portuguese monarchy never abolished who would be its king in 1936?--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 09:05, February 7, 2018 (UTC)

also if the monarchy survives would the 1926 coup still take place?--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 13:32, February 7, 2018 (UTC)

what would no fascism and communism have on japan?how would the emperor be affected?--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 12:23, February 8, 2018 (UTC) --DRAFIGO13 (talk) 12:58, February 20, 2018 (UTC)data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D thanks for the help,i need some help with how the russian empires territory was administrated,--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 22:52, February 8, 2018 (UTC)

well after the great war polish and russian officials negotiated a dela.poland was to choose their own king/tsar but remain a part of russia and iy has worked out relatively well,now the baltics countries are very angry at russia for not caring about them.--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 00:56, February 9, 2018 (UTC)

What effect would no communism and fascism have on mexico? Would the empire survive?--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 10:15, February 9, 2018 (UTC)

What would happen to indochina?--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 15:43, February 10, 2018 (UTC)

without ww2 would the league of nation be more succesfull and last longer then in our timeline?--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 12:58, February 20, 2018 (UTC)

then when that new organization is formed what would need to be changed/added to not be the same mistake as the league of nations were--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 13:24, February 20, 2018 (UTC) could the pink ultimatum not been sent to portugal by Great Britain?--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 13:46, February 21, 2018 (UTC)

how would cuba be affected without communism?what would happen to che guevara and castro?--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 09:44, March 1, 2018 (UTC) If the russian province of poland elected a king as a agreement on remaining with russia,who would the king be and from which house?--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 12:57, March 2, 2018 (UTC)

​Response
Greetings

I think you had miswritten the source code by mis-planning bracing strokes at the end of the template }}

I think the situation is corrected now, let me know if you need more assitance.

Stepintime (talk) 03:49, January 22, 2018 (UTC)

now if india breaks free what moust likely be its goverment?--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 09:08, January 22, 2018 (UTC)

​Adotpion
I have adopted timelines before,

Follow the steps given in this guide.

Alternative History:Adoption Policy

Be aware that 'British Aint Coming' is collobrative project, so be ready to make a case for why you want to adopt it. Also if you do get permission to adopt the timeline I suggest you continue to keep it a community timeline. It will be your job to be welcoming and friendly to other contributers, they might not come, but you still need to open to others if they want to particpate.

Have a nice day,

Stepintime (talk) 00:21, January 23, 2018 (UTC)

now who would be indias prince/maharaja?--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 12:13, January 23, 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the help!!--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 14:23, January 23, 2018 (UTC)

Re:1983
All you have to do is follow the editorial guidelines (pretty straight-forward). You need to follow what has already become canon and you need to mark your article as a proposed one (using the template ddprop).

The only issue is that I'm unaware who is the current caretaker of the timeline. So I can't guarantee you article will become canon any time soon.

Hope this helps. -- 02:07, January 24, 2018 (UTC)

yea i have a question for you:Could the sweden-norway union have survived?--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 22:40, January 24, 2018 (UTC)

thanks for the info it dident actually know that even through im from sweden,anyways could the confederate states be reformed if a second american ciwil war broke out? what would theeir goal be,Reestablish slavery?

Vandalism?
Why did you turn the first paragraph of the article Cossacks in Alaska (Russian America) into a section header ?

I'm sure this was an accident or a misunderstanding on your part (so you aren't in trouble or anything), but what you did is only to be used for section titles. Under no circumstance are you to use them for any other purpose. Please refrain from doing this in the future. -- 23:17, January 25, 2018 (UTC)


 * No need to worry. Like I said, it was likely an accident. Regardless, just try to keep an eye out in the future.


 * As for your suggestion about Mexico, I'd be happy to see what you have in mind. Feel free to give the basics on the article's talk page or through here. -- 23:57, January 25, 2018 (UTC)

Re:Kingdom of Louisiana' idea for Cromwell the great
Interesting your idea. Do you have a sketch or outline of it? I am also thinking of twist to it. Please write up your idea in the talk page of Louisiana (CtG). JorgeGG (talk) 14:56, January 27, 2018 (UTC)


 * Saw your idea on the talk page of Louisiana. By sketch I meant the tentative draft of the idea like the one you wrote. I'll put my suggestions. Don't worry about the infobox. I threat them as a fill in or to add details that flavor (spice up) the main story and sometimes as an idea box in the drafts I use in my personal pages (see them for examples). --JorgeGG (talk) 17:08, January 27, 2018 (UTC)

Re:Ethiopia
No I don't have any idea on Ethiopia. However see Africa and my ideas (or rather cloudy and vogue notions) are mostly in Southern Africa and Maghreb. Work out Ali Pasha's Egypt. I want to go up to 1860s for now in whats its written now. I am working on the European Revolutionary Wars and filling the gaps and other wild things I can came up with. However go ahead and give it a try and write it up as draft. --JorgeGG (talk) 23:03, January 31, 2018 (UTC)
 * OK give it a try to the Italian Republic. Use its talk page. --JorgeGG (talk) 01:32, February 1, 2018 (UTC)
 * Talk:History_of_Italy_(Cromwell_the_Great) here it is. ps: Please use your signature when posting in the talk pages.

--JorgeGG (talk) 18:30, February 1, 2018 (UTC)

Re:Collaboration
I was thinking about the HRE or the German Confederation surviving. Numerous small states would survive. ReclaimLandThatIsMine (talk) 00:14, February 2, 2018 (UTC) Yea, the HRE was a horrible mess so I agree with its end. Also without the Hundred Year's War wouldn't France be less centralized? ReclaimLandThatIsMine (talk) 00:27, February 2, 2018 (UTC) Gotcha ReclaimLandThatIsMine (talk) 00:33, February 2, 2018 (UTC)

Italian republic
I have read it. Looks good but needs changes in some parts. Right now I am process of putting dates and sequences of events of France, European Revolutionary Wars, History of Germany, History of Italy and Timeline 1790-1840. As things are right now many countries and events seem to pop out of nowhere and I need to correct this. By this weekend it should be resolved. Also some early technological advances (they are spread out in the timeline) and need a spared entry (Science and Technology).

If you want to advance sse how I organize countries entries in sections. For example Britania, France, Dutch Republic and others. It helps organizing ideas, events and the overall history and development of a country. --JorgeGG (talk) 11:49, February 8, 2018 (UTC)
 * No problem Just don't try to overstretch yourself. --JorgeGG (talk) 01:56, February 13, 2018 (UTC)

RE: Future map game
Hello Colgan

I'd love to give you some tips on getting your map game started. It sounds like what is really unique to your map game is the mechanics of running a UN, NATO etc. Therefore, I would suggest a name that reflects the idea of globalism and future unity, like "New World Order" or something like that.

Civil Wars can sound complicated, but its actually quite simple if you get down to it. Every nation has an official "de-jure" government, under which are autonomous components that are either subservient (vassals), hostile (civil war), or mixed (vassals with more power than the federal government, like the HRE, Feudal Japan, etc). So for example, in the year 1864 you may see some nation lists like this: etc.
 * United States of America
 * Confederate States of America
 * Mexican Empire
 * Mexican Republic
 * Ottoman Empire
 * Egypt
 * Russian Empire
 * Alaska

So you see here, Alaska is a colony completely subservient to Russia, but listed as a separate entity because it has a separate colonial government. However, the Confederacy is a rebellious state against the de-jure government of the United States of America. So they are more hostile, but for the purpose of determining if its playable, it is treated the same as Russia/Alaska relationship. Other nations listed form the shades of grey in between. The Ottoman Empire officially had Egypt as a vassal, but under the Muhammad Ali Dynasty it was almost completely independent. Although the Mexican Empire under Maximilian was the de-jure government in opposition to the Republic, he almost had no power throughout his reign.

So whether you allow players of the de-jure government to "inherit" all of its components (colonies/vassals/rebellions etc) is entirely up to you, as well as how strictly you want to enforce it. Just make sure that whatever you decide, it is consistent across all possibilities. Personally, I am pretty loose to allow players to decide however many components of their nation they want to role-play, unless other players specifically request playing a component. Of course, if a player tries to claim his components but doesn't role play very well, he is more likely to forfeit the privilege. Again, its up to you how strict you want to be.

For Mod events, Wikipedia and Futuretimeline.net both have really good timelines of scheduled, predicted and estimated events (within a margin of bias). I would suggest creating an open forum on the talk page for players to submit their own ideas for Mod events too. As for me, I'm not sure if I am able to be a mod in the game myself at this time, but I'll be happy to see it as soon as it launches, and give advice to you as best I can. Maybe I'll be a mode later, idk.

Good luck :) Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  05:13, February 12, 2018 (UTC)

Re:Photo Problems
I appears you are adding links to files which don't exist. You either have to be sure the file has been upload here, or you misspelled them. -- 01:38, February 14, 2018 (UTC)


 * If they don't already exist here, than you need to upload them yourself. -- 01:52, February 14, 2018 (UTC)

Alternative History:Files and Duplications -- 01:57, February 14, 2018 (UTC)


 * You really don't know how to upload files onto a Wiki?


 * Get the file you desire (located on Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons).
 * Download said file to your desktop (using the "Save Image As" option).
 * Go to the upload page here.
 * Select the "brows" option and select the desired image off of your desktop.
 * Be sure the file name has not been unchanged from how it was on Wikipedia/WC.
 * Leave the "summary" section blank.
 * Select the "I got this from Wikimedia..." license.
 * Click the "upload file" button at the bottom of the page.


 * That's basically it. -- 02:21, February 14, 2018 (UTC)

You didn't follow step 5. -- 14:46, February 14, 2018 (UTC)


 * Rule #5 means that the names of said files NEED to remain the exact same as they are on Wikipedia. You renamed them into garbled nonsense. The files in question have been removed and will need to be reloaded again. -- 15:24, February 14, 2018 (UTC)

I have uploaded a few of the files you were looking for, but you will be required to add the correct links back into your articles. -- 15:35, February 14, 2018 (UTC)


 * Please don't think you are annoying me. I'm more than happy to help out.


 * I've fixed the infobox for you. You can see the specific difference I've made here. But the biggest thing I noticed was that you misspelled a lot of the template's syntax (therefore, causing the template to not work). You added capitalization which to places they shouldn't have been, etc. I'm not sure whether you did this intentionally or whether it was done by the visual editor (if that is how you edit articles), but do try not to let this happen again if you want templates to work.


 * I also added an important syntax which allows the party colors to be customized. I purposely left them black, but feel free to add your own party colors whenever (using hex code).


 * Hope this helps. -- 05:15, February 16, 2018 (UTC)

Future Lord Protectors
If you read Lord Protector the office is elected and non hereditary. The names are semi-randomly taken from British history. By the butterfly effect (see Guide to good Althist writing and butterfly effect) the further away from the POD the more things change in many aspects. People take different paths or are not born. In time fictional personages will start to appear such as Delmar FitzPatrick. --JorgeGG (talk) 20:30, February 14, 2018 (UTC)


 * Knightfall, The Kalmar Union and Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum are good examples of complete divergence from a given POD. --JorgeGG (talk) 20:41, February 14, 2018 (UTC)
 * Ok. Forgot to add Great White South

Anyhow I create a new article, and as personal rule, if

a) is at least 500 words,

b) gives answer, develops an issue or is part of an event of the ATL,

c) its interesting to see how it develops in time,

d) and its not equal to OTL.

I am not a fan of creating country pages that have only an infobox and don't tell something interesting. Otherwise the reader must suppose QSS and QAA. At best some countries and islands are just a footnote or a paragraph. For example two big giants in Cromwell the Great China and Russia remain as they are our OTL. In year 1840 of Cromwell the Great they are mainly untouched by the wave of events and its effects. --JorgeGG (talk) 21:05, February 14, 2018 (UTC)

Oswald Mosley in 1920s/30s Brittanic Commonwealth
Oswald Mosley... mmmm No a single idea on him and similar personage. Not even a blink of it. --JorgeGG (talk) 12:36, February 15, 2018 (UTC)

Newspapers and communications
Good idea. Perhaps a will make one referring to newspapers, magazines, mail, printed and written communications and book publishing. But I must do some research first - weak spot of mine is mass media. CtG is its now in 1840s (but gaps must be also filled) it has mail, signaling semaphores and perhaps telegraphs and steam powered printing presses. If you have ideas feel free to write it up as a proposal. --JorgeGG (talk) 14:42, February 17, 2018 (UTC) (please remember to sign your posts using four tildes ( ~ ) or the signature button).

On thailand
After the last incident, I take constructive critism to heart now, and I appreciate it. However, I do know Siam’s history in PMIV. Better than you do likely, cause I knew about it when it player and Nate did conversions. However, I ended up agreeing in the end as they were simply not numerous enough to make a change in the war. Also I assume you did not know about the Makani stuff, so I will not get into detail about that.

Re:Strike
I thought I removed it. Guess not, sorry.

Scrawland Scribblescratch 03:45, February 21, 2018 (UTC)

PMIV Arabia-Persia
I am opposed to you becoming Arabia-Persia, as I wish for my legacy to not be tarnished like Ethiopia's. Sorry. SolaceEaSw (talk) 16:49, February 26, 2018 (UTC)

Belka nation name
Me and nate have agreed to return my south slavic national child to me so please allow me and nate to do the nation change without you re-editing the page

Feudy McPlagueface (talk)

Re: The More Things Changed
Hey, thanks so much for your input - I'm really flattered! I'm sorry for not responding to you sooner.

Regarding the "Saudi War of Succession" idea - would you mind if I borrowed it, possibly with some modifications? Outside of Turkey and to a lesser extent Syria, I haven't really delved into the Middle East (yet), and I'd love to see where this idea goes. I've still got the "hanging thread" of the unresolved diplomatic crisis with Qatar to get to as well.

About Zuma - in TMTC, he's currently using the "don't switch horses midstream" argument to hang on in office in the middle of the regional crisis. He still plans to seek re-election in 2019, but he's facing enormous pressure to act definitively one way or the other on Zimbabwe - from both inside the ANC and outside - so he might do something politically risky to boost his popularity or face a quick exit.

And thanks again! I really appreciate it and I'm glad you enjoy my writing, and there's plenty more to come. AltHistoryVibes (talk) 05:04, March 1, 2018 (UTC)

Don't build ships of the line, anything smaller than that is fine and try to be reasonable in the sense of only a dozen or so ships. Person67 (talk) 05:19, March 1, 2018 (UTC)

Re:Blocked
That's really weird. Sorry to hear about that.

Checking the block logs now, it clearly states you weren't blocked. Strange.

The only explanations I can think of is that it was a glitch, or... your IP was used by another user that was blocked. You don't happen to share an IP with another user, or have multiple accounts. Nothing bad with either of them, just seeing if that would explain it. -- 04:48, March 2, 2018 (UTC)


 * Oh yeah, definitely a glitch. Sorry it happened. Glad it resolved itself. -- 00:49, March 3, 2018 (UTC)

Re:Afghanistan in Russian America
The first thing I like to add is that the United States would (for all intense and purposes) would be the exact same as IOTL when it comes to military power (especially by the 20th Century). The real question is not whether they could do something, but whether they should do something. Just wanted to clarify that.

That being said, glad to hear that you've taken an interest in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, I just don't see any real changes happening for them IATL. Afghanistan's place in the world is too... "isolated" to really be effected by the butterflies here. The only real change I could see is that the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union might be more aggressive in the area (given their newfound power), but I'm not too sure how this could change Afghanistan here. It was left alone so it could act as a buffer state between the Russian Empire and British India. Had the Soviets been more successful, any communist government would likely fall without outside help.

Sorry to say. -- 04:49, March 4, 2018 (UTC)


 * No worries.


 * I've also been meaning to tell you that what you are doing &mdash; discussing different timeline scenarios &mdash; is exactly how I first dipped my toes into alternate history. There are going to be a lot of good ideas and not so good ideas. All I can say is, don't give up. The more you know... the less you don't know, and the more fun and bizarre history begins to become. Please don't be discouraged. ^_^ -- 04:59, March 4, 2018 (UTC)

All I know is I'm doing something. ^_^ Glad I could help. -- 05:27, March 4, 2018 (UTC)

Invite to discord
Colgan,

This link will get you to the althistory wiki Discord https://discord.gg/XGuRhG

I apologize that the public Discord Link is not currently working, but we are going to clean that up as soon as possible :)

Just make sure to be nice and follow the rules, etc. Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  21:37, March 4, 2018 (UTC)

Italian Republic
Read your Italian Republic. Liked the idea of a Volta as President. More on its talk page --JorgeGG (talk) 12:33, March 7, 2018 (UTC)

Categorizing Articles and The Conspiracy
Just noticed that you've been adding categories onto articles which they don't belong to. Personal categories (e.g., "Ronald Reagan") only go on articles about their respective person (not any article/timeline that mentioned them). The same goes for countries and the like. Just wanted to bring this up to prevent confusion down the line.

I also wanted to add that I have read your timeline The Conspiracy, and I noticed a historic error. When Reagan was shot in 1981, he wasn't the "president elect" (as he was sworn in weeks prior). I'm not sure if this was a typo, so I thought I'd bring it up. Other than that, can't wait to read more of it. -- 18:22, March 7, 2018 (UTC)

Re:Tuva and Naming Laws
Please forgive me for the delayed response. It has been a really long week for me.

Lol, glad to hear you're enjoying Tuva. Because I'm weird, here are a few videos that always come to mind when I think of Tuva (you should like them).


 * Tuva documentary
 * Sweet Tuvan throat singing

In regards to the Russian America timeline, Tuva's history has already been canonized. It would still be annexed by the Soviet Union, but is merged into the Mongolia:Mongol SSR:0 (due to geography and history). Tuva would still be an autonomous republic within Mongolia.

I don't see anything wrong with having Tuva remaining independent in your timeline. The only issues would be that its population is [very] low and geographically isolated. This is one of the main reasons it was annexed by its neighbors IOTL. My advise would be to focus on these issues to assure independence. Perhaps China wishes to keep them independent as a buffer state?

In regards to naming laws within Alaska, I can't really speak of that as of now (simply because I don't know). Speaking from an outward appearance, I tend to always Russify the names of people within Alaska, but this is primarily done to show how Russian they are (as opposed to it being because of a law). As of now, my best guess is that it's comparable to the United States and/or Russia (vaguely speaking).

The only things I think would be "required" in Alaska is the use of Russian naming customs (i.e., s) and that Alaskan laws would be more lenient when it comes to s (compared to Russia, where they are [virtually] discouraged). -- 17:31, March 12, 2018 (UTC)

Communist Controlled America
Thank you for your interest

While I imagine a U.S post revolution will be stressed with rebuilding it certainly makes sense than an idealistic leftist authority would intervene or encourage intervention in Spain when/if a Civil War there.

As I am a strong believer in ripples if so much changed as a successful American Revolution and the creation of a new authority the situation in Spain would also be changed in ways we cannot even predict. That being said your idea is welcome and I am sure a changed/a more leftist Spain can be incorporated somewhere.

Remember, besides a page's concepts grammar, formatting and visuals- how text and a page looks are just as important. Take your time to develop your writing style and presentation by making a sandbox. You are also welcome to make a proposal article about Spain if you wish.

Lets Collaborate comrade, --Stepintime (talk) 04:38, March 29, 2018 (UTC)

The question of America's extenral terrtories are an important one. The original author stated that most areas outside the contiental U.S became independent. I am not sure if the Phipplines or Libera would embrace communism by themselves willingly , though Liberia making its own brand would be interesting.

Before writing think about the chaos the post war America will be in. At least initally they won't be sending squadons overseas to protect these former colonies but European and Asian powers looking to mantain the New Communist Amercia. I could see Japan attempting to seize a free Phillpines or Great Britian possibly getting involved in Liberia.

Also do some research on leftist in the Phillpines and Libera from the 1910s to the 1930s as I don't know much about this subject.

For now you can create a placeholder proposal but consider the subjects we discuss when writing.

Continue Comrade.

Stepintime (talk) 00:51, March 30, 2018 (UTC)

Re:Flag
Weird, sorry to hear about that. I've uploaded the flag for you. Hope it helps out. -- 16:37, April 2, 2018 (UTC)

Abour central america
could the central american federation have survived into 1936?--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 12:35, April 3, 2018 (UTC)

Found Something You Might Like
It's been a while since we last talked. Hope you have been doing alright.

I came across something recently. It's in relations to the Russian Empire and Colonial Australia.


 * PDF Link

To summarize/simplify the article, it discusses a series of "Red Scares" which happened in Australia from the 1850s up until the 1900s. It was feared that a war between the British and the Russians could involve Australia. It was also believed that several Russian landings in Australia were the precursors of a Russian invasion/conquest of Australia. It was even believed that Russian settlers were in on it.

All-in-all, I highly doubt the Russians would actually try to conquer Australia IATL. That being said, it would only be logical that Russia's presence in the Pacific would be increased IATL. This would (no doubt) spur more concerns by the Australian colonists and perhaps really alter their timeline here.

I have been playing around with one scenario (you can read it here). In short, the Australians feel that the British are inadequate in protecting the colonies (among other grievances). A revolution breaks out and Australia becomes a republic.

Since you have been wanting to work on an Australia-related article, I thought you would be interested in this find. Take care. -- 03:32, May 9, 2018 (UTC)


 * Thought you'd like it. XP


 * As for Tasmania, I'd say it's far more likely that they'd join the larger Australian republic. This is due to their economic connections with Victoria et al. (not to mention their own dissatisfaction with the British). Tasmania was also one of the locations the Russians visited IOTL during the aforementioned "scares" (likely solidifying Tasmania with the rest of the colonies).


 * What I mentioned in my sandbox was that this scenario would be more "favorable" to an independent Tasmania than IOTL. This would only be achieved if the British are able to hold onto the islands (therefore creating a dominion down the line). But given Tasmania's proximity to Victoria (along with the previously mentioned reasons), I'd give this a 10% chance of happening. -- 16:10, May 9, 2018 (UTC)



While I don't see it now, if something comes up [in the future] which would allow for an independent Tasmania, I would jump on it.

I don't see any harm in starting a proposed page. Go for it.

I've also been playing around with potential state boundaries of this republican Australia. Spoilers, there would be far more of them than IOTL. This would also include [potential] Aboriginal states, or the Australian equivalents to. -- 21:01, May 10, 2018 (UTC)

Summary: EoGuy99, please just correct spelling mistakes, not how people set up their turn.
I don't understand what you mean about setting up turns.

Bil EoGuy Mesa AZ EoGuy99 (talk) 14:37, May 22, 2018 (UTC)

no wiki
I have no idea what no wiki means and I never did.

Please explain.

EoGuy99 (talk) 16:09, May 22, 2018 (UTC)

Eo
He's been getting on a lot of people's nerves as of lately. Unfortunately, there's very little that can be done in the short term.

I've been adding the following code into all of my articles. He will leave your articles alone if you add this to yours (if you wish).

In short, I know your feels. -- 16:57, May 22, 2018 (UTC)


 * No worries. -- 17:00, May 22, 2018 (UTC)

Maybe I should go away for a while.
EoGuy99 (talk) 18:50, May 22, 2018 (UTC)

Questions
I want to start again in June.

I will concentrate on spelling, grammar and capitalization.

However, I do have a question about formatting.

Most entries start with three apostrophes, the name, a colon, a space, and three apostrophes then the first word with a space between the apostrophes and the first word.

or three apostrophes, the name, three apostrophes, no space, the colon, a space an the first word.

There are also a few different arrangements.

I have been changing them all to three apostrophes, the name, a colon, no space, three apostrophes, a space and the first word.

Which is correct and does it matter the order - so long as I don't change the number of apostrophes?

Also, I have no idea what nowiki means.

Bil EoGuy Mesa AZ EoGuy99 (talk) 09:27, May 27, 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for responding
As General MacArthur famously remarked:

I shall return.

Bil EoGuy Mesa AZ EoGuy99 (talk) 14:52, May 27, 2018 (UTC)

Re:Hey!
Thank you so much for your words of encouragement. Actually, this is almost 2 years since my last work on that timeline. There was no progress lately since I have being busy in the real life. However, since I got a little break lately as that is Holiday season (Ramadhan and Eid al-Fitri) now in my country, I can spare some time to continue writing my althistory. I just hope I can finish my college soon so I can have lot of times to be active again on this community.

Thank you again and have a nice day!

FirstStooge (talk) 12:33, June 17, 2018 (UTC)

Hey Colgan.

I would like to sign up as player for the United Kingdom in your new map game, I am experienced and have a strong grasp of British history, being from there. I believe I can play with a strong sense of plausibility. I would appreciate it if you allowed me

Thank you very much FranzJoseph24 (talk) 12:18, July 5, 2018 (UTC)

The Great Peace Question
Hello! I am playing as Armenia in "The Great Peace". Armenia is now clearly doomed as an independent state due to the hostility of Turkey, Azerbaijan and the USSR. I would like to switch to Bolivia starting in 1922. Is this OK?MaddeningYams (talk) 00:15, July 6, 2018 (UTC)

Hey Colgan.

Is still allowed to post for 1922, ive had a very busy day and was unable, it would be quite weird if I addressed things about 1922 a year later.

Cheers!

FranzJoseph24 (talk) 20:40, July 6, 2018 (UTC)

Not sure if you saw this but can I get a mod response for Zhili clique? Knight of Malta (talk) 00:26, July 7, 2018 (UTC)

Hey Colgan. I will have to quit The Great Peace due to personal issues happening right now.

Thanks for your help

FranzJoseph24 (talk) 17:57, July 10, 2018 (UTC)

Zagreb Conference
Hi,

Please look at the Zagreb Conference page. If you are so inclined, please join what I think we'll be calling the Association of Neutral States.

Vatonica (talk) 01:45, July 16, 2018 (UTC)

Kaliningrad Soviet (1983: Doomsday)
Hi Colgan,

I want to personally say that I think that you are a wonderful creator, so I hope that you do not take what I have to say as being rude. I want to express some skepticism over the idea that the Kaliningrad Oblast survives the Nuclear War of 1983 in 1983: Doomsday. I'm not against it in general (I'm not the timeline's caretaker so what say do I have in it), but I generally believe that Kaliningrad would fall. My reasoning to this belief is: That said, I hope that you do not take what I said as rude. I think that you are a terrific creator, however, I just do not say Kaliningrad surviving. Due to the city's stragtic importance, it would likely be vaporised on Doomsday. If the city survives Doomsday, it would eventually be burnt, pillaged, and reconquered by the Prussians (at least before Prussia was forced to change her foreign policy due to international pressure, but then again Prussia could just invade Kaliningrad around the same time it invaded East Poland). Those are just my thoughts. DasBull$ (talk) 02:32, July 16, 2018 (UTC)
 * 1) Kaliningrad was a major port city for the Soviet Union and remains a major port city for the Russian Federation. Kaliningrad is also the headquarters and home port for the Russian Baltic Fleet, and I believe that the city would be a critical military target.
 * 2) With the destruction of most of the Soviet Union during Doomsday (expect Siberia), Kaliningrad would be left isolated. The Baltic states abandoned Communism following the Nuclear War, which (with the exception of East Poland) would leave Kaliningrad as the only Communist state in the region. Not to mention that the neighbors of Kaliningrad would not allow a Soviet remnant to survive, especially a particular resurrected German kingdom...
 * 3) In this timeline, Prince Christian-Sigismund of Prussia became a rallying figure in former East Germany and rose in the ranks of leadership due to his popularity in his leadership during recovery. By 1992, Christian was the head of a civilian provisional government which allowed him to restore both the sovereign state and monarchy of Prussia, and he would become King. In 2006, Prussia would declare war upon East Poland and conquer (or reconquer) Pomerania in order to regain territorial integrity, despite of the Ethnic Polish majority that resided there. If Kaliningrad survived, who's to say that a similar situation wouldn't happen there. After the years of Communist rule and Soviet domination, the people of this resurrected Prussia despise Communism and anything or anyone related to the Communist ideology just as much as modern Germans despise anything or anyone related to National Socialism. I strongly believe that Kaliningrad would therefore fall to the reborn Prussian eagle if it were to survive the Nuclear War.

Re: Kaliningrad War
My honest apologizes, I did not intend to cross you at all. I was just trying to make Kaliningrad fit into the timeline because of the Prussians and their desire to restore their territorial integrity. Like I said before, the Prussians would not allow a Soviet remnant to exist and Prussia would want that territory back by any means neccessary. It was poor judgement on my part, and I hope you can forgive me. DasBull$ (talk) 03:42, July 16, 2018 (UTC)

Request to work on Kaliningrad (1983: Doomsday)
Would it be okay if I could work with you on Kaliningrad?DasBull$ (talk) 03:45, July 16, 2018 (UTC)

Adopting Kaliningrad
I would like to accept your offer of adopting Kaliningrad. I'm currently doing some edits on the article right now. DasBull$ (talk) 04:08, July 16, 2018 (UTC)

Why did you revert my spelling corrections?
Bil Mesa AZ EoGuy99 (talk)

Reverting your edits
Hey Colgan, sorry for reverting your edits on TGP, I totally forgot you were a moderator and thought you were changing the mod events as a player. Just wondering, you said Free France takes Bordeaux, however the algo is overwhelmingly in the Communists' favour - is that a mistake or is there something else I'm unaware of?

Thanks, F  P  15:03, July 30, 2018 (UTC)

Got it:) F  P  15:31, July 30, 2018 (UTC)

Re:Timeline Question
Let me get this straight. You want to create a timeline from the perspective of another timeline.

What you are looking at here is called a "Double-Blind What If" (DBWI).

As for your particular timeline, I don't believe there exists any rules which would prevent you from doing this. The only issue is that you can't rehash our OTL.

Other than that, you're good to go (as far as I'm concerned). Look forward to reading it. -- 00:31, July 31, 2018 (UTC)

mobilized
not mobalized.

Bil Mesa AZ EoGuy99 (talk) 22:31, July 31, 2018 (UTC)

Status of Kaliningrad
Although you have allowed me to adopt Kaliningrad Soviet, I am currently editing the article and I wanted to get your input. While writing, I have writen that what remained of the military takes control over the Kaliningrad government in order to maintain stability of the region. Meanwhile, Prussia and East Poland claim the territory of the region. By 2007, Prussia sends a military force and annexes the region. I'm still convinced that Prussia would do anything to retake the region. Anyway, what is your opinion? DasBull$ (talk) 19:27, August 5, 2018 (UTC)

Re:Kaliningrad
Even though I am an Anti-Communist Prussophile, I do like your idea of an independent Kaliningrad retaining a Communist system. It's a fascinating idea and I like it, and I won't let political bias separate me from something good. Firstly, I do accept the possibility of Kaliningrad surviving a nuclear war. When I think of it, I doubt that all major cities and military bases in the Northern Hemisphere would be blown to smitherins. After all, Berlin, Poznan, Novgorod, Glasgow, and Edinburgh survived Doomsday. With the destruction of most of the European territory of the Soviet Union and the death of Andropov, it is likely that Kaliningrad would gain independence. Like other surviving countries and young countries in Europe, Kaliningrad would struggle at first, but I believe that the situation could improve. Kaliningrad could become a economic powerhouse with the right leadership and reformation.

Since you asked why Prussia must control Kaliningrad, I first want to tell you that it was not done out of politics or Prussophilic bias. When I write on this wikia, I want to be unbiased in order to maintain a sense of realism. I am a staunch Anti-Communist, but I can't write every Communist country that I create as a backward cesspool. None of the countries that I have created in Alexander the Liberator are perfect, no matter if they are Communist or not. For example; the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in AtL was prone to ethnic conflict while both of the Greek states are authoritarian states.

My decision to annex Kaliningrad into Prussia was not done out of personal Prussophilic bias, but rather the idea of Prussian expansion and nationalism. Since the Prussian Army marched into Pomerania and taking it despite of international opposition and condemnation, I'm pretty sure that the Prussians would have done the same to Kaliningrad. The territory of Kaliningrad was once the territory of the original Prussian state (a Polish fiefdom named the Duchy of Prussia), although it is not claimed by Germany, it is claimed by Prussian restorationists, Königsberg exiles, and German nationalists. I'm sure that in the point of view King Christian and Prussian nationalists, it would have been a personal victory and a once in a life time opportunity. That is why I believe that Prussia would take it, likely around the time it took Pomerania. I also doubt that the Baltic states and East Poland would allow a Communist Russian state to exist (and possibly flourish) right next to them.

When you think of it, the Prussian reconquest of Kaliningrad (Königsberg) is a tragedy. On one side, the Prussians were forced out of or are related to ethnic Germans who were forced out or murdered by the Soviet regime, and on the other side the Russians of Kaliningrad are trying to maintain their independence. For Prussia, it was a mission to restore the fatherland's territorial integrity, while for the Kaliningrad Russians, it was a fight to just live, since they feared what the Prussians would do and especially since they have no where else to go. I am convinced that Kaliningrad would remain independent only if Prussia never came back from the dead.

Nonetheless, I like the idea of an independent Kaliningrad that survived a nuclear war and was able to rebuild. I just don't think that it would survive the Iron Prussian Eagle. Like their ancestors before them in the Bismarckian wars against Denmark and France, the Prussians wouldn't care. I hope you aren't offended by my choice. DasBull$ (talk) 04:15, August 6, 2018 (UTC)

hemoclysm
hemoclysm (plural hemoclysms)

A violent and bloody conflict, a bloodbath; specifically (chiefly with capital initial), the period of the mid-twentieth century encompassing both world wars. [from 20th c.]

Bil Mesa, AZ EoGuy99 (talk) 15:47, August 12, 2018 (UTC)

OOPS!
Some day I'll be perfect.

At least, my mother hoped so :)

Bil Mesa AZ EoGuy99 (talk) 16:27, August 15, 2018 (UTC)

RE: TGP modding
Colgan,

I wasn't able to post the turn until tonight because of my birthday which I was busy with :\

Steph and I believe that it is not viable for you to not communicate with us and still be mod.

You don't have to use discord, but if you aren't message our talk pages with what you want to do with the game while still chugging through turn posts and mod events, then that is not making any effort to communicate.

So either you have to communicate or you can't keep on posting events Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  03:59, August 19, 2018 (UTC)

Colgan yes i am obsessed lf monarchism.2:can you plaease allow it the king will be liberal and propose autonomy for the colonies--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 11:41, August 22, 2018 (UTC)

Thanks maybe i can help you?your hispania correct?--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 11:51, August 22, 2018 (UTC) Alright portugal wishes to establish a embassy in andea if thats okey--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 12:00, August 22, 2018 (UTC)

Colgan im really doubting if is should continue tgp.like i dont feel like it byt at the same rime i do feel for it.do you think i should stay or wait for the next game?--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 19:40, August 22, 2018 (UTC)

I went on the wiki chat and didn't see you Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  01:13, August 23, 2018 (UTC)

it should all be the same. I'll try staying on the chat for a while and wait for you

Hey Colgan!

Is Algeria open to play as?

FranzJoseph24 (talk) 01:30, August 26, 2018 (UTC)

Colgan,

Why did you remove my name for Scandinavia in PMIV?

You should've told me why first.

DrivingFan42 (talk) 22:26, August 28, 2018 (UTC)DrivingFan42 i purchased greenland from scandinavia seeing as driving was not aloweed to play as them do i still control greenland?--DRAFIGO13 (talk) 23:13, August 28, 2018 (UTC)

Re:Swapped WWII
Deeply sorry for not responding more quickly.

In regard to a communist Germany and a fascist Russia, it's very possible to have this. Both nations were powder kegs following WWI, and both communists and fascists fought to gain power. Simply have the communists size control over Germany during this time (see ) and have the win in the.

I can't speak for Germany (as I'm not knowledgeable of the time period), but a White victory in Russia could lead to an authoritarian regime taking control, which would be ripe for fascism to thrive (perhaps a restored monarchy with a fascist figurehead [a la Italy]).

Hope this helps you out. -- 16:05, August 29, 2018 (UTC)

Sorry about that
Some times I make mistakes.

Bil Mesa AZ wmunsil@cox.net EoGuy99 (talk) 14:59, September 14, 2018 (UTC)

One Nation, Under Kim
Hy Colgan dog, I have an interest in this timeline of yours and in looking at it have a small suggestion- Seoul was the capital of Korea before Japanese occupation and it's possession was fought over by the North and the South in the Korean Conflict- both believing that holding the city would give credibility to their government. With the DPRK being victorious and thus holding the pennensula I'm curious as to why Pungyang has been used as the capital in your scenario. I look forward to reading an overview of what you've got going and hope to have further discussion in the near future. PS: The link to Kim Yon-Nam goes to a nonexistant wikipedia page. Baron Joshua (talk) 22:11, September 14, 2018 (UTC) That link was certainly enlightening. I now understand. I'd like to hear about your ideas for the society as I'd assume it'd be in dress like that of our DPRK- due to the example set by China. But after that link you sent I'm actually- well no longer that certain so feel free to share at anytime. Baron Joshua (talk) 23:11, September 14, 2018 (UTC)

I would ask questions but I'm- not that well versed in Korean history. I began looking into it as part of the Better 2000s project. On what little I know I am sure you are correct that the Presidential system would remain in place and that Korean culture would be more traditional and widespread rather then... effected by western influence. I imagine it being a bit like China- a mixture of South Korea's tech industry, traditional DPRK garb, and a successful Special Administration Program. The main thing though is the strait between Japan and Korea- such would be your world's point of tension- not in a ceasefire way but simply from being so close. The US would still want to fortify Japan and the Japanese Communist Party would still be- under pressure. Trade relations would still be tied closely to China and Russia but also extend to Vietnam assuming that war also ended as it did in OTL (otherwise with more soldiers due to a lack of US invlolvement in Korea) Vietnam may be split or entirely based on the Southern culture. What have you considered regarding Vietnam? I know it's not a focus but I just thought about it typing this. Also- if you want to help I'll welcome it as I feel you the more knowledgeable then I on Korea. Baron Joshua (talk) 00:22, September 15, 2018 (UTC)

Edit: I'm guessing that Cheondoism will be wider spread- I didn't even know about until doing research. Baron Joshua (talk) 00:36, September 15, 2018 (UTC)

Understood. My research has mostly been on the 2000s in the DPRK so- I'd probably not be much help and I don't know if you'd have any information I could use. But if you do seek help or think of something to bring to my attention let me know. Baron Joshua (talk) 01:16, September 15, 2018 (UTC)

This may be an odd thing to bring up; but I have this feeling that even in your timeline this movie would have been produced though perhaps with some minor differences. Baron Joshua (talk) 13:41, September 15, 2018 (UTC)

Be advized the film is very 2000s and has a level of violence usually associated with North Korean films so- if you like the action films of the 2000s like- the Matrix- it should be enjoyable. Other then that bit of advisery I do think you'll have fun speculating on how the film may be differetn in your timeline. I for one don't expect much to change but eventually reading what changes you decide in the content or production will be an interesting read ^_^ Baron Joshua (talk) 00:23, September 16, 2018 (UTC)

Egypt War
I will do more algorithms for your war, but I just wanted to let you know it doesn't appear that the war is going very well. I wanted to ask if you'd consider making peace before it gets too out of hand. Vandenhoek (talk) 01:37, September 28, 2018 (UTC)

I didn't think Nate was going to humiliate Egypt or anything, but you should still just make peace, maybe a white peace. At this point it's pretty clear you're not going to be able to conquer Palestine, so just cut your losses while you're ahead. Vandenhoek (talk) 02:47, September 28, 2018 (UTC)

Well, now that I’m looking at all the algos, yeah I’m screwed. But at this point Nate can’t go any further or he’ll risk Belkan Invasion, so I’ll sign some sort of white peace as it’s clear i’m Screwed. Though I blame mod corruption and scraw’s obvious hatred against me for my loss in this war. Cybermats, created by the Cybermen, they kill by feeding off Brainwaves 02:49, September 28, 2018 (UTC)

RE: PM4
Colgan,

My apologies, allow me to explain: I am not forcing you in agreeing to be friends with Arabia. If you want to just sign peace to end the war or agree to an armistice I am ok with that too. I am politely asking you to be friends with Arabia beacuse the world is in a fragile balance and it would be really nice if the Muslim world took advnatage of it. However, I am forcing you to end the war somehow, and if you don't accept the offer of peace now, I will be pushed to force a peace of less favorable terms.

Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  03:02, September 28, 2018 (UTC)

I will accept with very minor ammendments:
 * Rather than allowing any colonial power to have economic pressence in the Middle East, Egypt and Arabia will jointly work to rebuild each other's nations post war, proportional to their needs and capabilities.
 * The no fly zone in Arabia will only extend to the Negev and Pelestin regions, which is more of an equal area to Sinai.
 * Rather than comprimise territory within Arabia, the demilitarized zone will start on the Arab-Egyptian border, and extend x miles into Egypt.

Propose the treaty in your turn as a diplomacy please. I want to make sure the war is over as quickly as possible so I can react to the greater conflict.

And yeah, Belka has been wanting to annex Cyprus along with most of his colonies for a long time. It is always in his goals of destroying componants of the Caliphate's legacy, not out of spite but out of his feeling of superiority, as ASB as it is. And that is the colonizer that you are always kissing up to, and only fighting me who has only helped.

I apologize if I sound frustrated, as I'm dealing with some other unrelated things right now, but at the same time, your quest to make your nation greater continues to try to sabatoge people trying to help, like me, while siding with people like Belka who, as you can clearly see with Cyprus and Magheb, doesn't care about your becoming a great nation at all, but annexes these territories for his own selfish gain. Had we taken Cyprus, I would have given you to have influence over it, but nooo, you would rather kiss up to Feud and let him annex all that territory right from under you. Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  02:58, September 29, 2018 (UTC)

Because you were a core territory of the former Caliphate, your economy was compeltely fine and could have been independent like Arabia if you weren't letting Feud get away with it all. Yes, I recognize you are better off being independent of Belka and not being invaded by him, but that is not caused by Egypt being subservient to Belka, but caused by the fact Egypt is strong enough infrastrcuture and independnet culture that it couldn't be annexed, even if Belka wanted to. But sure, why should I worry about it at this point, you will realize on your own that anything you lose from this point onward is not going to the Middle East, but to Europe. Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  03:26, September 29, 2018 (UTC)

I apologize for what I said above. As I said I am frustrated with something else right now and I let it affect me in other places. But honestly, it's bad enough that Feud boasts of his nation built right on the bones of mine, taking credit for modenrizing places alrady modernized. On top of that, it becomes more frustrating to see the person running the nation that was once the core of the Caliphate drive all that further into the ground. I agree I want you to be a great nation, and I'm simply saying that you are going the opposite direction of that, but since I know its the path you want to take I'll try not to annoy you with complaints any more Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  04:16, September 29, 2018 (UTC)