User talk:Benkarnell

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I have graduated Belau (1983: Doomsday)
sice you alerted me to it i edited it and it explains a lot --Owen1983 16:00, January 12, 2010 (UTC)

Siberia map
I haveupdated the map of Siberia (even though now it makes even less sense to me why Siberians had to fight for this useless piece of land). — Hellerick 19:33, January 22, 2010 (UTC)

8th
My apoligies, you are correct. Mitro 00:00, January 23, 2010 (UTC)

Anon user
An anon user has commented on Owen's page, then deleted the two timelines he has taken credit for, as well as deleted his name. I undid the edit. The IP address is 86.182.52.36 (Talk) BrianD 17:14, January 25, 2010 (UTC)

Deleted portions
Ben, I don't know how that happened, but I found a way to restore the deleted portions. The only thing I did at the time was add a note on the Anon user to your page. I did not knowingly nor intentionally delete the rest, but I am sorry for what happened, and apologize for the inconvenience (and hope everything was properly restored!) BrianD 23:35, January 25, 2010 (UTC)

Luxembourg approval
I don't have much time to talk (not on my home computer), just know that I love the new history section for the83DD Luxembourg page. You have my approval. --ShutUpNavi 03:06, January 30, 2010 (UTC)

RE:Soviet-Nicaraguan-Costa Rican military operations
So, since Tuleyev is in the region, and you are the author of Costa Rica, have you got any suggestion as to were they should meet? Tuleyev will leave for the Dominican Republic tomorrow and later go to Haiti. A joint visit to Haiti perhaps? Also, since the Siberians helped the Costa Ricans a few times, I was wondering wether Costa Rica could become an observer or a regional partner of the CSTO? Could you see that happening?Vladivostok 13:38, February 8, 2010 (UTC)

Mexico
Thanks, I see there is some movement. Unfortunely I'am a lazy writer but i'll see what I can do. JorgeGG 13:42, February 10, 2010 (UTC)

Nebraska (1983: Doomsday)
I have created an article on the PUSA state of. I used some of your ideas you left on the PUSA talk page, so feel free to change anything on it you don't like. Mitro 23:29, February 15, 2010 (UTC)

Americana Games
I have the name as being the "Americana" Games because most of the survivor states participating are centered in territory formerly part of the United States of America, and because the European regional games, as described by a 2009 news item, were called the Europa Games. I applied that idea to the North American version, and liked the results. Besides, I don't think the name "North Americana Games" rolls off the tongue quite as easily. It's just a tribute to the great nation of which the survivor states had shared memories of.

Yankovic270 18:33, February 19, 2010 (UTC)

The Olympics
Hey, Ben, I just read your article on the beginning ceremony in the Moreos, and I have to say, I loved it!
 * There is only one teensy problemo. I always pictured the Moreos as, for lack of better words, evil. I planned on them having a near-iconoclastic Era destruction of anything pre-DD Republic and ancient Greek, only saving the Byzantine era things as propagana and forging a "New Empire". However, with the world starting to grow again their 100% isolationist and fascistic little world gets poked apart, their leader dies, and things start liberalizing and modernizing rapidly. Which makes me question whether the Moreans (sounds better than "Moreons" to me) would particularly like actresses in ancient-garb. But then again they have only 1/13th of the power of the Federation, so either they keep quiet about such theatrics, or they get disciplined. So really I suppose I figured out my own question, which makes it null and void :) But again thank you for such a nice, well thought out article!

Mr.Xeight 18:31, February 20, 2010 (UTC)

Hello again, Ben. I was wondering if you could help me with minor problems. The problems all have to do with the Despotate. Now in Greek Despot translates to "Duke" (at least in Modern it does, don't let Google Translate fool you), wheras in Byzantine times it meant "Lord". What title is used for lord? I was thinking "His Lordship", but a quick search in Wikipedia didn't show any results pertaining to title in Lord. "My Lord" is too one-on-one, and "Lord" sounds to blandiose to me. Any thoughts? Another problem is that I finally found pictures of the leader of the Greek-Fascist party I was using (their name means "Golden/Gold Dawn" in Greek), but his pictures are all on Greek neo-nazi pages, and I'm too scared to go on them for fear of being arrested by the Internet-police or getting a virus. Is there any other way I can get to them? And finally my most important question is, how exactly is the plausibility of a police state-fascist-ethnic cleansers-Nazi-esque state? I suppose in the chaos that it's not too far-fetched, but when other nations are starting to interact again, how long can they keep up the act? Mr.Xeight 18:52, February 20, 2010 (UTC)

Sorry
After doing proper examination of Wikipedia's artice on "Hrysi Avyi", it seems their original sole religion was a mix between Norse-mythology and Ancient Greek mythology! So if anything they might play on their old heritage even more. Sorry for all the problems I caused with everything, if only I read the bloody article fully in-depth! Mr.Xeight 00:33, February 21, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks to a Great Contributer
I Just Came Here to say.... you make some of the best ALT Historys ever... and I bow before you for what you have done (please keep on making more, never stop....)
 * Wow, thanks :-D. I'm sorry I missed this before. Not to be vain, but which ones do you mean? Benkarnell 17:24, February 27, 2010 (UTC)

Indochina and the Caribbean
Hi Ben, I was thinking about how nothing is really known about the Indochina part of Asia and I was thinking about expanding what we know about the area, specifically, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. It's mostly just a thought, but I wanted to create a union of sorts between them. As Vietnam had a significant influence in that part of the region in OTL, it would be the driving force in creating a union. I was thinking of the name Indochinese Union, but it doesn't really role of the tongue, now does it? I was thinking it would be similar to the SAC or the Nordic Union in nature. Then again, I'm also worried about overdoing the whole communist thing. Don't want to get typecasted, right?:)

Also, I wanted to know what was your conclusion regarding Honduras and San Salvador. Would you be willing to make such articles, making allies for both the SAC and ANZC?

And how would these countries go about becoming their allies?Vladivostok 19:44, February 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, in a weird sort of way, I'm relieved he beat me to it. I like his idea much more than mine. This TL has enough unions without me adding one to the bunch. I haven't talked to Yank about Vietnam directly, as I see that he has a solid and clear idea about the place. I'll work on neighbouring countries and see where that takes me.--Vladivostok 23:05, February 27, 2010 (UTC)

EE Seemaia (The flag)
Ben, I do love the design of the flag and I think you deserve an applause for going to go above and beyond the call of duty; you could have easily just recopied the flag from our world, or not done anything at all! I've decided on generic-Hellenic nationalism; a hearkening back to both the Ancient Times and the Byzantine Empire. Mr.Xeight 00:41, February 27, 2010 (UTC)

Passing on a Message
Hey, Ben, it's me Brian Constanine John/Mr.X8!


 * Unfortunately I can't stay away from Internet fun-times (facebook, here, groups.yahoo, the works) and I noticed that on Groups.Yahoo that Mr. Anthony Miles proposed a Papal-States equivalent for the Patriarchate of Constantinople. I guess I said something akin. Now I'd hate for him to build up this big idea and on April 5th I sway him against it, so it's best I do this early. The Orthodox Church would (at least in this world) not be for a secular-state theocracy. Now you might think that I might be forgetting about Mount Athos, but that's solely a community of monks who are lorded over by an office, the title I cannot remember. For a Patriarch, who really has nomore power than any other bishop, could not, nor would never be allowed to be the secular ruler of a sovereign country. It's not within his power to do so, and even if it was, every Patriarch would need one. It's an all of nothing for the every single Patriarch. In fact, every bishop might need his own sovereign state in this case. I was wondering if you could pass on my doubts to him, and tell him I am sorry for anything I said that might have sounded like I meant it. Now back in the past, if I did mean to imply this, I was dead wrong about my own religion, dead wrong.


 * I'm sorry this message seems so scatter-brained; I have to wake up 6 days a week for rowing practice at 4AM, I need to get to bed!

71.239.255.38 03:34, March 12, 2010 (UTC)

Oh and Mr. Miles asked about a map with country subdivisions. I use

71.239.255.38 03:35, March 12, 2010 (UTC)

Canon issues
There has been some discussion regarding some issues of canon. It regards why Reagan left the US and the APA disbanded. Thought you might want to check it out. Mitro 14:11, April 5, 2010 (UTC)

Republic of North Florida
Zack is moving to graduate. Since there has been some issue about whether the plausibility singularity has been reached in North America, you might want to check this out. Mitro 21:58, April 28, 2010 (UTC)

Picture problems
I am having trouble posting pictures in my posts. I select the 'Add a picture' button and I select browse, I click my file, get my copyright set up and everything then I select insert. When I select insert the little photo box that comes up when you inset a photo time is blank. And I get a note on the bottom of my screen that says error on page. Should I conatact the wikia staff?ProfessorMcG 14:47, May 1, 2010 (UTC)

Adoption of Costa Rica
Hey Ben, I was wondering if I could adopt the article you created, Costa Rica. Arstarpool 04:17, May 24, 2010 (UTC)

Please Read
please read and comment on Russian Empire (Constantine's Russia). Please? --Catherine 22:34, May 27, 2010 (UTC)

Korea Timeline
Any comments in my timeline Dae Han Jeguk: an Alternate History of Korea ? I need some suggestions. This timeline as of now is incomplete and currently before the Great War. I had to focus on Korea fitst. General tiu 09:52, June 9, 2010 (UTC)