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Arkansas
Hey I saw your article on Arkansas. I would like to help you with it seeing as I am the author and caretaker of. --GOPZACK 00:44, August 31, 2010 (UTC)

Reply
It's pretty obvious who you are talking about, but I am not going to intervene. So far this seems to be a private dispute between you and South, and I would rather it stay that way. If more people get dragged into it or it begins to affect the work being done on articles, than I will intervene. Mitro 14:27, September 1, 2010 (UTC)

Answers
1) Probably not. Most of coastal and Central Maine is going to be either unlivable or under the control of warlords. Furthermore the Northern Townships and Aroostook control most of the civilized area. But there might be some, you are just going to have to research it.

2) It is simple really. For example, if you want to archive a talk page just create a new page titled "Talk:Page X/Archive 1". Than create the page like you would any other article and add the content you wish to archive.

3) Same thing as above really. If you want a Sandbox, create this page: User:Arstarpool/Sandbox. If you want an ideas page, create this page: User:Arstarpool/Ideas. There you go, you can edit both articles to your heart's content.

4) Technically you are right and I explained that to South and he has apoligized. That being said, South brought up a good point that the way I wrote the page makes it sound confusing. I am going to be rewriting it eventually and asking all members of the TSPTF to comment on it. That being said, your major duty is to look out for vandals or trolls, though you can do other things as long as it does not take away from your major duty. Mitro 23:21, September 1, 2010 (UTC)

Question Concerning NV State Article
I noted you created the framework for an article about the state of NV. Do you have any problems I take it and make it my own since I have the knowledge about the state? Thanks.--Fxgentleman 02:12, September 2, 2010 (UTC)

Celtic Blockade
Wouldn't the Celts be too busy elsewhere to commit these forces? Remember, we haven't decided how the Sicily War plays out yet.

Lordganon 10:05, September 2, 2010 (UTC)


 * What in the world, Alex? Where in the world did the charge of "weapons of mass destruction" come from? Is Prime Minister Price mentally unstable? Nothing in the article on East Britain indicates any capacity for any kind of "super weapon" - be it chemical or biological - but a weak "army" and even weaker "navy" using gun powder and a little dynamite. You really need something logical to base such drastic moves in these articles, you know. --SouthWriter 19:48, September 2, 2010 (UTC)

First Coast
Daytona has no reason to be attacked, the USSR would be more focused on attacking Jacksonville,Mami,Tampa, Merritt Island and other major bases. There is no real reason to attack it, but of course Toledo,Fort Knox,Wellington,Canberra, Charleston all get saved.--Sunkist- 12:30, September 2, 2010 (UTC)


 * The Good News is - St. Augustine and Daytona Beach would indeed have survived. The bad news is - First Coast would be a tiny, not thriving, Florida_Survivor_States.pngvor state. Vacation condos and hotels would become home to thousands of refugees, some very sick. The east coast of Florida was hit really hard, with only the "First Coast" surviving. The map to the right shows the three survivor states of Florida. Of the three, North Florida would have probably recieved any of the surviving state government (From Tallahasse to Gainesville). As you can see, the panhandle area would be available for a survivor state of its own (or expansion of North Florida as Perry originally wanted).


 * As you can see, though, the First Coast would not be large enough to be the leader in bringhing about a united Florida. If anything, the First Coast might have held together as an association of cities until discovered and annexed by North Florida in advance of the reunion with South Florida. Though I have advocated the capital being in Gainsville (established and home to the University), I can see an advantage to moving to St. Augustine. The First Coast is the only viable presense on the Atlantic coast, and as such presents an easier access to the rest of the East coast nations and the rest of the world.


 * South Florida, though reclaiming parts of the Atlantic coast, does not have a good port city. Datona would be an excellent port. All in all, the addition of the First Coast will make the coming united Florida Republic a strong contender in the Caribbean community. SouthWriter 16:03, September 2, 2010 (UTC)

Deleting portions of talk pages/Celtic Alliance & East Britain
First off, if you're going to take the East Britain/Celtic Alliance conversation off the main talk page, archive it. Don't delete it wholesale as you just did. That's not as I understand the practice around here...at least it hasn't been.

Secondly, Arstar, your actions regarding your 'joke' were very unprofessional. It appears as if you're treating this timeline and the wiki like it was some sort of game. This ain't life and death, but there are people here who take this seriously enough to try to do good work and not pull some ridiculous joke. If you really do care about 1983:DD, you won't pull stunts like this. BrianD 03:38, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

I agree with BrianD. Just don't do somthing like this again, please?--Sunkist- 03:45, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

I archived it as I recall! It should be under the miscallenous discussion archive. Arstarpool 03:57, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

I noticed that after the fact, and apologize for my mistake. What led me to believe you hadn't was you not referencing it in the summary field; that is something that other editors have done when archiving sections. The remainder of my comments still stand. BrianD 15:15, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

Brass
I just left messages on the talk page for the four 'brass' members regarding your behavior. I don't want to kick you out, I do want you to stop the nonsense, respect everyone else and learn to work well with others here. You have great potential but given my experience with you and how I've seen you work with others, I really don't want to work with you at all right now. I do not think that is a good thing, and I regret feeling that way, but I don't know what else to do. Arstar, this is a good timeline and in some ways I see it going down the drain and it kills me. Maybe that's why I'm being so harsh with you...I do care about the TL, and I think you do too. I don't want to have an adversarial relationship with you or anyone else but I must stand up for what I believe here, however it ultimately turns out. --BrianD 04:02, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

Important
Arstar I am getting complaints from some active contributors regarding your recent actions. Chiefly from Brian who has expressed concern above. Here's what he told me on ym talk page in full if you have not seen it, "This user has constable rights but has acted in a number of ways since early summer that not only appear to serve his own purposes but make him difficult to work with at best. Very recently he has created a number of gateway articles for 1983:DD that should be open for all editors to use, but writes them as if he is setting editorial policy for the entire timeline. One example is Alabama, in which he huffs that "Brian and South(Writer) took it over pretty much on their own initiative...so I renounce having anything to do with it" The latest example is having the Celtic Alliance condemn a British survivor nation for heinous crimes, and writing an item on the wcrb news page...then pulling the item, and the section of the main talk page discussing the matter after leaving a message saying it was a joke. I am tired of this activity. This is extremely unprofessional and, if it remains unchecked, could cause significant problems later on, including good, quality editors leaving who don't want to deal with the nonsense.

Don't put news items on the talk page then retract them calling them "jokes". That's what spammers do, the very people you are suppose to be watching for. I need not remind you what happens to them. Don't be so adversarial with people when the criticize your work, your made great strides but you can improve. Do not set new editorial guidelines for the 1983: Doomsday timeline or for any other community timelines. Regards, --GOPZACK 04:11, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

I also don't like that you've collected the caretaker title for every article you can get your hands on despite not making any edits or contributions to those articles and acting like they're yours and you can do whatever you want no matter what anyone says.Oerwinde 08:35, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

Arstar, let me say that I agree with what has been said above, even the part about you improving since the trial. Your apology to Fx I felt was sincere and mature. However, as far as I can tell, the entire 1983DD community appears upset by your most recent actions. If I may be so bold, I would like to suggest a few things you should do in an effort to improve your relations with your fellow editors:
 * No more jokes on articles. This can easily be classified as the work of trolls or vandals, and it is not funny. If you must joke, do so on the talk pages.
 * If people leave a message or make an edit that angers you, avoid responding immediately. Take a break, collect your thoughts and then write a response. If you feel someone is attacking you for no reason, contact me, don't fire back at them.
 * You have created a lot of proposals recently. I would not be surprised if more than a quarter of the current proposals are your creations. Take this opportunity to expand some of your articles and graduate them before creating new articles or rushing other people's articles through graduation.
 * If someone puts your article up for review, don't respond by immediately removing the banner from your work. Respond to the person's objections and wait for them or a nuetral third party to do it.
 * Finally, I think you should renounce your role as caretaker for some of the articles you have adopted, especially the ones where you have done little to no work on updating them. Many feel that you have taken on this role for to many articles that are not your creations, and personally I agree. Why do I ask you to do this? First, it would show your fellow editors that you are not trying to control the TL. Second, there is only so much one editor can do and even I doubt you can give your complete attention to all of the articles you have created and adopted.

Remember, these are only suggestions, not orders. In the end it is your decision where to go with these recent set of complaints I have received about you. I hope though that you make some effort to repair your reputation at the 1983DD community. Mitro 15:03, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks buddy
I read the message on your talk page and its ok --Owen1983 12:53, September 4, 2010 (UTC)

Contact between the Celtic Alliance and Lancaster
Given that they're quite close to each other, although there is a fairly wide region of radioactivity between Liverpool and Lancaster's southern border, it seems likely that they'd meet sooner rather then later. What would be a good year? I was thinking of sometime in the late '90s.Tessitore 23:02, September 4, 2010 (UTC)

Okay, I've adding a section on contact being made on the Lancaster article, please let me know what you think.Tessitore 16:34, September 10, 2010 (UTC)

Outer Lands


Thank you so much. I have already done some cleanups and some corrections. I also designed a flag, but because wikia is having a temporary glitch with its images, you can only see the old version, not the new version I uploaded. --NuclearVacuum 01:58, September 6, 2010 (UTC)


 * [Its the Caretaker's order, mmkay :))] I am not pestering you with working here, am I? --NuclearVacuum 13:24, September 7, 2010 (UTC)
 * "Caretaker's order"? Arstar, what does that mean? Mitro 14:47, September 7, 2010 (UTC)
 * The "mmkay?" was seeking permission, I think. Actually the caretaker role has been flopping around on this one. Nuke is working on the assumption that the canon article is sound until otherwise altered. It may have been unwise to put in the political divisions with capitals in the midst of the Plymouth debate, but Nuke was within his rights. Barnstable was considered the capital of the county "now" known as Cape Cod and nothing in canon has changed that. A caretaker cannot change canon anymore than a historian can change history. SouthWriter 15:05, September 7, 2010 (UTC)
 * So... I am pestering. I didn't realize that there was a debate going on in the region. I don't want to be giving out wrong information or getting on people's nerves. Maybe I should leave this to Arstar to deal with on his own, just to be on the safe side. --NuclearVacuum 15:18, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

Oh, that makes me feel better. I though you were annoyed at me. But either way, I am not going to be moving my focus towards Long Island. I have some interesting ideas in mind, but one step at a time. --NuclearVacuum 23:57, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

Pennsylvania
How you described the split (North Penn/west-north, State College/central, Reading/east) would be how I'd divide the state between the three. At this point there may be some salvageable material from the nuked cities as well. --BrianD 04:49, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

Connecticut
I saw the article and wrote a reply on the talk page. BrianD 05:01, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

Plymouth
I saw it earlier tonight and I want to take a closer look at it and the two articles tomorrow before I comment further. That, and it's a little late to take the time to properly review all of it.BrianD 05:12, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

Both look fine if it's decided to keep them separate entities. The main question is what are they now politically in relation to one another? If they are one entity, when did the merger happen? Those questions need to be resolved. We also need to keep in mind Nuclear Vacuum's proposals, and however Jnjaycpa answers the questions I asked of him on the Republic of Yale talk page. Because if Nuc can make a case for a survivor state on Long Island, and jay the same for New Haven, then that changes the dynamics of Plymouth, Outer Lands and even Vermont significantly. BrianD 19:04, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

Owen1983
Hey, Arstar, do you know what did Owen1983 do? He nominated somebody, said that he didn't want any favour, and then on Louissianan's page he asks to become a member of the TSPTF. Incredible, isn't it? Fedelede 23:46, September 9, 2010 (UTC)

Somehow, I'm not surprised to see him do that. And this guy really is a member of the admin on the alien species wiki, though it is beyond me how he did that.

Wish he'd go away, myself. These Manchester attempts are getting old, to be frank.

Lordganon 03:30, September 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * Owen is probably the most annoying editor on this wiki, but he has yet to do anything that deserves an immediate ban. Nominating Smoggy as a Constable, asking Louis to be on the TSPTF and his bad spelling are not enough to get banned. Any editor here can do the same thing and still be considered a respected contributor.


 * Don't worry, I have already warned him about removing banners and if does that again he will be blocked immediately. Also if he does anything else that is remotely ban worthy, he will get banned. He has already been banned 3 times so it probably won't be long until he is banned again. In fact that works against him because it means a longer ban this time. Keep me posted in case you see anything that I miss. Mitro 04:01, September 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * I always assumed either english wasn't Owen's first language, or that he's an 8 year old. Either way the way he keeps attempting to stick a survivor state in Manchester and North Bend despite everyone shooting it down every time he tries is bordering on spam now.Oerwinde 07:06, September 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah - and I have to doubt he's from Britain like he claims, unless he's actually like 8. Lordganon 07:45, September 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * In all fairness to Owen, he was never responsible for the North Bend articles. That was Ocelot. Mitro 11:56, September 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * My bad, Ocelot is much worse.Oerwinde 16:39, September 10, 2010 (UTC)


 * Just in response to what you said Arstar, I'll take Mitros approach, if he does anything ban worthy I'll get on it right away. --GOPZACK 15:46, September 10, 2010 (UTC)

Isn't there any way we can set up a three strikes and you're out rule? but with maybe five strikes not three? so if you get blocked five times you banned? or maybe successivly longer bans, maybe start out at a week block, after four seperate week blocks you get a whole month block and if you still dont get it after a whole month block you get banned?--Smoggy80 16:27, September 12, 2010 (UTC)

[Deleted - see talk:Fegaxel. SouthWriter 19:57, September 13, 2010 (UTC)]

Fegaxeyl 19:21, September 13, 2010 (UTC)

Re Spain
I was trying to remove the 1983:Doomsday template but I think i rolled back by accident but I thought I undid that & just removed the category. --GOPZACK 15:46, September 10, 2010 (UTC)

Adoption of Bermud
Hey, sorry for not getting back to you very quickly. It's fine for you to adopt Bermuda, though if I have any thoughts for it I hope you'd be okay with me at least putting them by you for ideas? --Gamb1993 22:11, September 12, 2010 (UTC)

North Carolina
you are assuming Just becuse I am from Manchester I am Stupid does it matter to you that i have been interested in Geography since i was 8 years old it may surprise you that i now were North Carolina is --Owen1983 00:10, September 13, 2010 (UTC) I

Re: Costa Rica
Your uncle is Abel Pacheco? I find that unbelievably cool. I spent two weeks in Costa Rica a couple of summers ago. It was a bus tour with a bunch of couples old enough to be our parents, so maybe it wasn't the best way to see the "real" country, but believe me, ¡me enamoré de su país! And yes, between the Costa Rica and Panama pages, I did an awful lot of research. I'll try to address your concerns. ¿Contesté suficientemente sus preguntas? Benkarnell 03:21, September 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * Firstly, stylistically I wanted a pessimistic beginning followed by an optimistic ending. This is a dystopic timeline, so I wanted CR to go through a very difficult time, but I wanted it to come out bruised but undefeated, doing what it does best: forging consensus, neutrality, and goodwill.
 * More specifically: the police force is tough (I remember!) but keep in mind CR had to face essentially three separate invasions: Contras, Sandinistas, and Panamanian refugees/drug lords. And still more Nicaraguan refugees, though they probably got lost in the shuffle.
 * The economy: besides the civil war, I'd argue that losing the US as a trading partner would be much more damaging than you say. First, it was 1983, and the economies of South America were not as big as they are in 2010, and the US's share of CR trade was bigger. Second, it would take time for CR to realign its trade to become more South America-focused. It couldn't be done in an instant. And in an ideal world CR would certainly have begun to move in that direction - but then came the war, messing everything up. Third, after the nuclear attacks most South American nations hunkered down and worried about their own for a period. Even if some didn't, it was certainly a time for caution, not time to go seeking new business opportunities abroad.
 * Finally, Limon: This is actually a part of the story that "wrote itself" and surprised me. I certainly hadn't set out to create a Limonese separatist movement when I started. But it was a product of the unusual circumstances of the civil war and its aftermath. For a time, Limon was CR's provisional capital. The Limonese were at the center of power. Then... they became marginalized again. Wright and his party took advantage of the resentment many of them felt when he staged his coup. But the Limonese Socialist Party was never as broad-based as it presented itself; it never represented "all" of the ethnic Limonese. And the separatist movement formally lasted only from 1997-2004, when they were defeated militarily. They accepted "autonomous region" status in 2005, which basically means they have a "president" instead of a governor. Not much else. There's still tension and civil unrest in Limon, but the separatists lost and everyone knows it. The current Limonese leader, Patterson, is a moderate who does not support full independence.


 * Hm. I still stand by what's there for Limon. I tried to explain, it's not like the ethnic group just decided to have a rebellion one day. It was a very specific group of people moved to extremism after a very specific and unusual set of circumstances.
 * As for the Central Valley, that is interesting. I could change the part at the very beginning where the Sandinistas invaded the Central Valley in 1985 (but left it after the cease-fire in 1987). In 1989, however, I'd think that guerrilla groups could still get in there little by little, which is what the maps show. And that could be when the government begins to relocate to Limon - the Valle Central was getting dangerous, but Limon was still very peaceful. (To repeat my point, the whole "sepratist" thing started years later and involved much more than 'our skin and language are different'.)
 * Then when the Sandinistas invade again in 1989-90, they do so with the help of a sizeable Costa Rican contingent - maybe even a faction of the police who believe the Sandinistas will do a better job than Calderon. Or is that unrealistic? I'm trying to maintain a mood of overall chaos during these years: probably a lot of people had trouble figuring out who was on what side. Benkarnell 04:42, September 18, 2010 (UTC)

Future histories
The problem with all of the other responsibilities is that they are connected to a page or category that automatically updates. I don't think there is anything we could write that would do the same for future histories. The new page responsibility pretty much does the same thing since admins should be patrolling the new pages looking for future histories. Mitro 01:49, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

Re:Ural Territory
In my mind, the Ural Territory is as big as the map on the main Socialist Siberia page. Russia in OTL also can't really say that it "controls" Siberia in the same sense that France controls its territory for example, seeing as the area is vast and places are few and far between. In the TL however, there is a slightly larger human presence in the area, although negligibly more. What I want to say is that these areas are not as heavily monitored inside the territory, as infrastructure, towns and industries are being rebuilt in the area. The border, however, is monitored heavily by the government, thus it is the gateway that it is described to be in the article. Finally, the article also states that it will become part of the USSR (specifically the RSFSR), sometime in early 2011. My long term plans also had another Territory spring to life, the Northwestern Territory, which would take the rest of the Arctic shore and annex Soviet Karelia, as well as lawless parts of the Kola peninsula.--Vladivostok 07:45, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

SAC
Hola Arstarpool, pero quiero que sepas q Katholico, Fedelede y yo planeamos en adoptarlo, si quieres revisa el talk page de esos usuarios. VENEZUELA 22:03, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

Sorry I did not read your message, of course you can. VENEZUELA 22:04, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

SAC es de ustedes, hagan lo q kieran, igual los estare viendo para divertirme--Fero 05:30, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

What day we start arstar? also in histry we should include: the Indian Problem, the Panama Problem, and Singapur. VENEZUELA 18:06, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

Also what do you think of changing the flag? VENEZUELA 23:14, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

Well I think I should take history instead of economy I could change it with someone, and i was thinking that the SAC could build a city were it will have it's new headquarters and be a SAC administrative zone, much like Brussels in Bye Bye Belgium, and it would be the cultural capital of the Americas populated mainly by professionals. Also what do you think about the SAC reforming into the LAC the next year the Latin American Confederation. it would include Puerto Rico and Honduras as full members and Singapore as an observer member. VENEZUELA 23:30, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

Brazil IS a Latin American nation, they speak a latin language, search latin america if you don't believe me, and what about the "Pan-American District? VENEZUELA 23:40, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

Well maybe it would an ecological city located in Mato Grosso. VENEZUELA 00:03, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Superior
Arstar, I'd like to adopt Superior from you if you're not going to do anything with the nation. The Editorial Guidelines allow others to adopt articles recognizing that there are instances where editors no longer have time to contribute to the TL and move on to other things; that the TL is an ongoing endeavor; and that it's unrealistic to allow articles to go unedited if the former editor leaves. I don't know what your plans are for the article, but looking at its history you've made two edits to the article since adopting it from Lahbas this summer. I believe that Superior is one of the more important countries in North America in TTL, and I know that Lahbas put an awful lot of work into Superior. I don't want to see that go to waste, and if you don't want to work with it, or don't have the time to work on it, I want the article. BrianD 14:48, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Nah, I'm good. I am going to finish work on the other side of the Great Lakes region and then I am going to finish the Saguenay War with Oer some time soon. Contrary to what you think I have a "schedule" on what I am going to do, and finishing the Saguenay War is one of them. Arstarpool 01:30, September 24, 2010 (UTC)

The Saguenay War was settled.--BrianD 13:13, September 24, 2010 (UTC)

2009 Saguenay War.BrianD 17:18, September 24, 2010 (UTC)

No, I mean I hope to add more detail to the nation pages regarding the outcome and stuff. We still have to decide whether the war was dragged into the southern Ontario countries or not. Arstarpool

Ah. I got ya. BrianD 04:10, September 25, 2010 (UTC)

As a matter a fact, you can "caretake" Superior with me. I'm clearing out any straggling issues on North Pennsylvania and then I'm off to finishing the United Communities. The UC will include an overview regarding the political situation in the Great Lakes+ St. L. River, and of course it will include Superior. Then, here comes a doozy. I am going to have the UC invite Canada in sometime this year, where ambassadors from Canada will discuss with the Superior President about the border dispute. If I decide that Superior will be in the UC or not this dispute will be "handled" by the UC. They will decide the best course of action for the Ontario lands and we may see plans for Kitchner, London, Norfolk, and Midland to unify sometime soon or to solidify into 2 united blocs. Sometime by 2012 we are going to see some sort of unified southern Ontario territorial government governed "in check" by Canada, and by then Superior will either need to return the lands to this territory or face declaration of war by Canada. I have a lot more planned than people think I do. Arstarpool 04:23, September 25, 2010 (UTC)
 * I was wondering if I may also be part of this joint caretake of Superior. The original author of the article and I often clashed regarding Superior and Superior related issues. This does not mean that I plan to start changing canon, but it does mean that I have a pretty good understanding of the nation and would like to help. Plus I have visited Northern Michigan several times so I have some personal knowledge of the area as well. Mitro 18:20, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * I will accept your offer, Arstar, and also ask that you allow Mitro to be a co-caretaker. I remember those clashes. As I said, I want to respect what Lahbas has done before; in fact I really liked how he made the Superior government a carbon copy of the U.S., down to the politics and the rebuilt capitol. The one thing I may want to change is the lack of newspapers, though I think I can come up with a plausible explanation for that. I am interested in seeing what both of you have in mind for the nation, not just in regards to the UC but with the formerly provisional United States out west. BrianD 19:35, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

What do you think?
Hey Arstarpool I'm working on the timeline for Central World so what do you think of what I have done: The Turbulent 1910's andThe Roaring 1920s. [[User:VENEZUELA|VENEZUELA 04:19, September 25, 2010 (UTC)]]

The Russian Civil War wouldn't happen. Or maybe it would happen but the monarchy would definitely win. Probition wouldn't happen either in the United States. Instead, drinking would be on a rise if we had just lost a war like that. Also, Manifest Destiny was over by the last days of the 1800's. There is no way that would happen. Arstarpool 04:28, September 25, 2010 (UTC)

Oh, and there wouldn't be an Irish or New Zealand independence just yet. And what about Newfoundland and Labrador? Would they at least remain British for a while? The Great Depression wouldn't happen because America's economy wouldn't be as it was back then in OTL. Arstarpool 04:32, September 25, 2010 (UTC)

North Penn
Congratulations It looks like North Penn has finally been graduated. Glad you stuck with it. --GOPZACK 20:12, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

Unifications in 1983: Doomsday
I'm doing what Brian does and I'm gonna leave ideas on my own talk pages from now on. Here is an idea I have;

Since so many areas have been shown to be full of life, why not we begin the first steps towards a reunification? Here are some viable sports for reunification.


 * Ithaca and Binghamton - They're a county away from each other, and they are like brother and sister, reunification is inevitable. Name ideas?


 * The Mini CSA States - They're all side by side, plus it would help the economy, but they might make a sort of USA Enclave possibly.


 * The South Ontario County-States - Through the United Communities they all have really good relations, plus they have really no cultural differences. Name ideas could be a Realm/Commonwealth of South Ontario, or simply a Realm of Ontario or they might come back under proper Canadian control.


 * State College, Reading, and North Penn - Read the North Penn talk page.


 * Virginia and Kentucky - Yes, I said it, its obvious who will dominate. Name ideas might be: Commonwealth of Virginia and Kentucky (both states are Commonwealths originally).


 * Plymouth, Outer Lands - Its probably gonna happen, but if they unite they will have to use the name Plymouth some where in the title. That was my only wish.


 * Prince George and Victoria - I dont know about this one. Name could be a reunited Commonwealth of British Colombia.


 * Pasco, Cascadia, Oregon, and the United States - If it happened it would be a larger USA.


 * Wisconsin and Superior - I may actually have this happen. Name ideas appreciated.


 * Adircondack Mountain Association Members - The unification is planned for 2011. Name ideas are welcome.


 * New York Ranger City-State Clients - If it happened it would be the loosest of the loose confederation.


 * Vemont, Northern Townships, and Aroostook - This would be tricky, and they would have to practically take over Vermont to have this happen. Name idea would have to do with New England.

Arstarpool

Re: Minor ANZ islands
I'm sorry I missed your message. I have no problem with your doing some writing for the minor ANZ islands.

You didn't reply to my last piece about Costa Rica. Does that mean I answered your objections, or just that you got tired of arguing? I'll emphasize again that (1) the separatist movement failed; (2) it was begun by an activist more or less on the political fringe; and (3) the current autonomous status and civil unrest do not amount to another push for independence. No one but the most radical Limonese seriously talk about separation anymore. Benkarnell 20:35, September 28, 2010 (UTC)

Indiana
Please tell me what is impossible..--Sunkist- 04:55, September 29, 2010 (UTC)

Mhm, I see what your coming from..it would be more suitable to be be part of the UC. About the nomads, if you clearly look it states that they meet Natives in Indiana, not telling what part of the state, Toledo also controls part of Indiana, Ohio is part of the midwest, and they would never know about Toledo, if we want Toledo and Indiana to work we need to change that part up alittle. Also the southern part of the state went under the control of Baron Hill and let to the signing of the unified nation of Bloomington, Evansville and Southern Indiana into Kentucky.--Sunkist- 05:22, September 29, 2010 (UTC)

Yes I know about the natives, I'm not talking about changing Toledo, I'm talking about Superior. The area where Superior meets the natives is some where in northern Indiana, in which Toledo controls part of it..and the natives have no idea of Toledo?...would also help get Indiana cannoned. And why would they end up in Indiana when there in Detriot, wouldent they follow the lake to seek out Toledo?--Sunkist- 05:45, September 29, 2010 (UTC)

That would work, seeing as at the time Indiana hadent really expanded much. Clearing that up..do you think Indiana could pass cannon?--Sunkist- 05:54, September 29, 2010 (UTC)

Well, I have to attend school. Could you maybe work on it while I'm gone?..try not to reduce the area..I'll review it if you do anything to it, thanks :D--Sunkist- 06:20, September 29, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi, Alex. I was intrigued by what seemed to be an edit war between you and Sunkist. However, when I got into the talk exchange, I saw that you two were working it out in discussion as well. However, I think the way you just pre-emptively edited parts of the article was heavy-handed. The suggestions should have been made, and discussion to follow. Everyone does not have the same ideas about the League of Nations as you do. It should not matter about whether a nation has a port. If a nation is legitimate, and can get an ambassador to move to the south Pacific, then it can have a good chance of becoming a member. In OTL the UN is not a place where representatives travel once every few years to "meet" and then go back home. These representatives live in NYC. The same should be the case with the League of Nations in TTL.


 * Over all, though, you are doing well working out the kinks, but this should not be just between you and Sunkist. The article may meet with approval of the majority while not being to your more and more exacting standards. The fact that many have come to the conclusion that "no more large states" can be made was made after this state proposal began, so you need not hold Sunkist to the "tiny band of communities" like you are doing. Your own "North Pennsylvania" has fewer large towns than Sunkist's Indiana, but you have turned N. PA into a regional powerhouse (though you have scaled it back quite a bit).


 * I hope you fared well through the pounding Nicole sent our way. We had a lot of rain in the western Carolinas from the cold front. SouthWriter 15:20, September 29, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, we didn't get anything too bad. Other than rain and a couple of fallen trees we weathered the storm (no pun intended) pretty well. The Bahama's, however got pounded. Oh, and South, do you think we should incorporate the storm into the southern US nation state articles and the WCRB News? Arstar [talk] 00:16, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

The ideas with Indiana have got my attention, and I really like the Provisional ideal, did you ever get done with the map?...I'm no good with maps XD. Thanks.- ---Sunkist- 03:48, October 1, 2010 (UTC)

Oh, to be honest no. I'm working on a huge re-write of North Pennsylvania as we speak but as a favor I will make you one now. It should be up within the next 30 minutes. Arstar [talk]

EDIT: Sorry, but I have to go to bed. I'll have one by the weekend! :) Arstar [talk] 04:33, October 1, 2010 (UTC)

I'm changing the story back, but you can still help :D----Sunkist- 05:21, October 1, 2010 (UTC)

Europa Games
The Europa Games are due to start in a couple of days and I thought I'd check as to whether or not you plan on the Celtic Alliance taking part?Tessitore 22:46, September 29, 2010 (UTC)

Since you've got nations taking part, could you please add them to the participants list?Tessitore 00:06, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

Hurricane Nicole
Hi, Alex. I left a note on the main talk page, but I thought I'd hop over here and chat a moment as well. I don't think you should try to make a tropical storm that broke up before it reached Florida into a Category 3. If anything it might reach a weak Category 2 as it hits Cuba, and then it could brush the Keys and the Everglades as a Category 1. As we watch the storm bring so much rain up the coast, each of us east coast writers - especially Outer Banks and Delmarva - could then brace for a continuing Category 1 (maybe making landfall near Virginia Beach. That should soak some spirits in the Republic of Virginia!

The time line is chaotic enough without putting together "super storms" at levels so high. For simplicities sake, let's stick to maybe one level above what actually happens, and track the storms as identical to OTL. In the changed weather, there is no way of knowing exactly what would actually happen or when. Perhaps there will be a bigger storm later in the season. Or you could write up one of the storms that hit in the 2000's. That being said, I hope you are faring the storm well. SouthWriter 03:51, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

It just passed out of my neighborhood. The streets are flooded, and I decided to take a walk. The water was about a foot high in some areas! Of course it doesn't help that I live in a gated/walled community so that makes the water pile up more, but there were no casualties in the Miami-Kendall-Pinecrest area so far, other than the neighborhood squirrels :(

Anyways, South, how are you doing? I heard the storm was coming up towards you guys, but since you live in the interior of SC (Piedmont Republic area, right?) I'm assuming the worse you are getting is some rain. But nevertheless I hope everyone in the area of the storm is doing well. Arstar [talk]

Sorry to hear about the squirrels. Yeah, we've been getting a lot of range associated with the large Low over the east coast. The storm is being turned along the coast, so we will probably keep getting some rain for a few more days. Just last week I saw a headline of lowering water levels on the lakes (yep, the Piedmont Republic -- my home), worrying about drought conditions. Somebody prayed for rain -- and we got it! Saturday evening my neighbor had a wedding in his back yard. Beautiful weather for it, not a cloud in the sky. By the next morning we'd probably had six inches. The storm developed fast and came quick. Then we had regular rain for a few days. But all in all we did well (we live at the top of a hill). I haven't been out much, so I stayed dry. I would say "stay dry," but it's too late. Be sure to dry off well, we wouldn't want you to catch a cold. SouthWriter 04:59, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

For some reason I'm immune to wetness and the cold so don't worry about me getting sick; look at the climate I grew up in: The mountains of Costa Rica! The reason I would be on so much during the summer would be because it was always rainy over there. Rained so bad me and my buddies made a cold-water pool made up of logs and rocks and it filled up within like 15 minutes. Of course they all got sick but I stayed fine :P

Oh and look at the South Florida article, do you think the storm casualties were too much? Even though South Florida is more or less a "developed nation" in North America they wouldn't have the shutters and houses like we have today. Arstar [talk] 05:36, September 30, 2010 (UTC)


 * Check out what I did with Hurricane Hugo at the Peedee Nation. Now THAT was the result of a "developing" (if not, "third-world") nation taking it on the chin!  But I just hyped that from a Cat 3 to a Cat 4, I think.  I think the casualties, based on the primitive conditions in much of the area, are about right in the case of Nicole (but see discussion elsewhere about naming storms).  However, perhaps let's bring it down to a strong Cat 1 as it makes landfall in Florida.  Maybe have it clobber Havana as a Cat 2.  Then we could warn Cape Hatteras that the storm will probably gain strength over the Atlantic.  Let the editor(s) of those articles (Fx ?) deal with a landfall up there!  SouthWriter 05:53, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

Recent Adoptions
Are you trying to take over the managment of the whole time line? :-)

Seriously, Alex, you are adopting some of the heavy duty nations of America and Europe. Superior, the Celtic Alliance, and the Alpine Confederation, are heavy players in their areas. Nothing happens in Europe without the CA and AC being in the know. And then there is Northern Germany. What a mess!

I just hope you don't spread yourself to thin. Writing one article well - like the one on North Pennsylvania - takes a lot of work. Taking on these established articles will tax your research skills to the max. And remember, the community will not abide wholesale rewrites everywhere just to meet your ever-tighter standards. I am a stickler for detail, but I have learned to compromise. I hope that in your zeal you don't become frustrated so as to ruin your creative insight.

Good luck, though. SouthWriter 04:49, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

Oh, don't worry! You seem to forget most of my articles are worked in with one or more people! But seriously, I have to admit Superior has brought me to a standstill on almost everything I had in mind. In fact I had about six articles I needed to work on but this whole issue with Superior, which isn't ending anytime soon is making me grow some gray hairs. However I still have time for a lot: I recently updated the Alpine Confederation, and since I adopted the South American Confederation along with the rest of the "Latinosphere" of the wiki I've put in a cleaner template, map, and other things. The Celtic Alliance is pretty easy to maintain, Taiwan and North Germany are the ones I edit the most, and then there are my homegrown articles!

I like having a lot of articles, though. However there are some I never pay attention to (Luxembourg!) or other articles who have people who dispute me taking care of it (Orleans).

PS: I adopted most of the aforementioned articles months ago! Arstar [talk] 05:04, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

In waiting
I noticed you put Prescott, Australia and New Zealand on your "no time and/or no interest" list on your user page. I'd like to help if that's alright. And if it's alright, did you have any ideas/thoughts on any of those articles you wanted to put in them? --BrianD 13:31, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

Oh, yes, I will work on Prescott soon. However since you created the idea it is yours as much, and more as it is mine. I just have a lot of work to do with Superior and I have a project for school so I made a list of my bare-bones proposals that some people can adopt. But to be honest, I'm not "feeling" Australia right now. I am going to work on the culture section for the ANZC soon but I am dumbfounded on what I should do for the Australia article itself. Arstar [talk] 01:36, October 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * I'll wait on Prescott. I have an idea as to why it's independent as opposed to Mexican territory, and also I would think it is now getting some aid from Mexico, a little from West Texas and Dinetah. The WCRB may be interested in setting up shop there, too. In regards to Australia and New Zealand, I feel it: it would be like the articles done on the individual states in the United States. Australia and New Zealand are part of a commonwealth, and in some ways are independent and in some ways are not. How they are and aren't independent, we're trying now to work out on the ANZC page. --BrianD 15:33, October 1, 2010 (UTC)

Map Game
Hi Arstarpool would you like to join the WWIII 1962 (Map Game) we need communists and a Soviet Union. VENEZUELA 15:57, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

Owen
I removed your last message on Owen's talk page. I really don't care how much you don't like him. I realize he is a problem, but your message was completely uncalled for. It was insulting and unecessary. Don't do it again. Mitro 02:59, October 1, 2010 (UTC)

Assiniboia's size
Though he didn't ask me about the new map, it is jst about what I imagined Assiniboia's size to be.

Yankovic270 22:38, October 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi, Yank. I tried to find the "new map," but all I see is the old one.  If Assinobia is going to be smaller, are you guys shaving off some of the North Dakota wasteland? SouthWriter 23:54, October 1, 2010 (UTC)