User talk:Stepintime

Re:Thanks
No problem. Had the urge to do it. Glad you don't oppose.

I can relate to this. I too have been going through hard times. All in all, please don't feel pressured over this. Work when you feel ready and have fun, that's what all of this is about. A little bit of organized insanity in an otherwise insane world. ;P

I'm the same way. You'd be surprised how efficient you can think with a cleared mind. Once again... organized insanity. What I usually do is write out all of my ideas in a sandbox and gradually work on them until they are ready for an article. I'd definitely recommend this if you'd like to get your ideas worked out.

Surprisingly, I too have been pondering what the Orthodox Church would be like for this timeline. What I've been working on would involve Alaska no longer being part of the and [instead] creating their own national church (virtually on par with OTL's ). The only differences I'm thinking of is that the OCA would be [effectively] an Alaskan-dominated organization (instead of American) and that it's autocephalous status is to be recognized by all of the heads of Orthodoxy (when in OTL only Russia does).

This "Alaskan Orthodox Church" would still be dominated by Slavic traditions, but would likely incorporate Greek and other traditions as a way to appease all Alaskan Orthodox Christians (not just the Slavs). This would also be a response to Alaska being a melting pot of nationalities. Also given Alaska's place as the only Orthodox nation in the New World, I'm also considering that the Alaskan church may attempt to establish itself as the formal body for all of the Americas (if not the entire New World). Something comparable to the Patriarchates of Alexandria, which claims all of Africa.

Culturally and demographically speaking, I'd suspect that Alaska would be fairly religious to this day (no different than their neighbors). I'd actually suspect that Alaskans would become more religious during the Cold War (especially as a big "f#ck you" to the Soviets), with most Alaskans becoming more secular by today.

Interesting story idea. I can't wait to read more about it. -- 00:10, March 19, 2016 (UTC)


 * I really do apologize, but I'm not much of a computer expert (especially in regards to browsers). But from my own experiences, it's very likely your data is gone. I wish there was more I could do. If it makes you feel any better, this pretty much happens to everybody. I could tell you all the times this has happened to me, including the loss of hours of hard work due to a power outage. All I can say is to rewrite your story. Who knows, it might turn out better than your original. -- 20:21, March 20, 2016 (UTC)

(I was in the middle of writing this when you messaged me back. Do forgive me.)

Thank you so much for your input. For future reference, please don't actually right out your proposed page on the talk page (as it makes the talk page useless). Just a heads up, no harm done.

That being said, I'm very happy at the lever of detail you have done. However, some of it feels too optimistic. It should be noted that the Russian Empire never viewed the Ukrainians as a separate ethnic group. They were viewed as ethically Russian, with the Ukrainian language simply being a dialect of Russian (the same was true for Belarusians). This only changed following World War II when those like Vladimir Lenin encourage ethnic diversity (Lenin even went as far to say the Cossacks were Ukrainian). All in all, I don't see how anything would be that different for Ukraine in this timeline.

Ironically, it was because of the Russian treatment of the Ukrainians that encouraged them to migrate and settle elsewhere. It wasn't until the 1890s that many Ukrainians left Russia (and Austria) to resettle in Canada. Ukrainians currently make up the 9th largest group in Canada, and it is because of this wave that I feel confident that Ukrainians would be the single largest group in Alaska (ATL). Up until the 1890s, I don't think we'd see as large of a Ukrainian wave going into Alaska. So once again, I think we'd see a similar pattern happen here as in OTL).

Interestingly, I have been debating how the Cossacks could (or would) develop Alaska. It's very likely that they'd settle in North America and set up their own Hosts on the continent. I'm very interested to see if they would indeed develop a cowboy-esque culture in Alaska.

I seriously hope I have no upset you because of this. I absolutely don't wish to discourage your work. You have done an excellent job here and I can't wait to see what you have next.

I also do apologize for outright deleting you work. I did not do this out of disrespect, but I can understand if you see it that way. I will be more than happy to recreate and move your page. I will do that once I upload this particular message. (I will move it here). Once again, I do apologize and I do hope I have not upset your or angered you in any way. -- 02:34, April 9, 2016 (UTC)


 * Yeah... Russian history can be weird at times. You can see why I like it. XP


 * Not to say that there wouldn't be differences, I just don't see anything major diverging here. Everything from the to the  would still happen here.


 * Ironically, a large chunk of the Ukrainians that left for Canada were actually from Austria-Hungary. One possibility for Ukraine (though it would be something being developed today rather than a century ago) could be to have these highly Ukrainian portions of the nation begin to dominate the newly independent Ukrainian state. Something akin to what is (kinda) happening today, but with two decades of development already taking place (with Russia annexing Novorossiya in the 1990s).


 * I have no doubt that Ukrainians would leave and settle in Russian America prior to the 1890s. All I meant is that they wouldn't start coming over in waves until then. Similar to how Italians came to the New World for centuries, but only came in waves during the late 1800s.


 * I don't see why your article can't be modified. Though I would prefer doing more reading on the matter before anything becomes canon.


 * Lol, those Cossack stories sound very interesting. Given that the personification would only exist in this timeline as the Mexican s, I could see Cossacks going and becoming a part of this life style in both Alaska and Mexico.


 * You are more than welcome to start your articles. But as always, please keep them in a sandbox or a proposed article until they can be canonized.


 * Yes. I'm very exited that Yankee wishes to work here as well. You are correct that the United States would loose much of its identity from OTL, but I wouldn't worry to much about that. Hollywood didn't make America... America made Hollywood (if you know what I mean). Hollywood (as we know it) only exists because Thomas Edison monopolized the film industry in New York, so cinema moved to get away from Edison. They would easily go to Florida or the like and achieve the same results. The same can be said for the vast majority of what makes the US the US. All in all, nothing to loose any sleep over (at least that what I tell myself).


 * I'm already ahead of your on immigration. The vast majority of Slavs and Eastern Europeans would settle in Alaska. Virtually all Armenian and Greek Americans/Canadians (OTL) would be Alaskans (ATL). People:You can see how far I've gone here:0.


 * Yep, Mexico would be a more stable nation. But much like you, I haven't gotten around to getting into more detail. -- 17:58, April 9, 2016 (UTC)

Re:Map Proposals
You are more than welcome to use my maps as bases. If you'd like, I'd be more than happy to send you the raw vector maps I have. I look forward to seeing what you have in mind. -- 18:12, May 4, 2016 (UTC)