User talk:SouthWriter



Where's my flag?
Thank you for expediting my gradation.--SouthWriter 22:15, January 12, 2010 (UTC)

My flag is not showing up in the data base. I just tagged it to go there by putting the "flags" category on it. How do I get it over into the data file? --SouthWriter 22:15, January 12, 2010 (UTC)

Also, do I have to run related articles (support articles, such as news clips, diary and journal entries, and articles on the people mentioned) through the "Proposal" process? --SouthWriter 22:15, January 12, 2010 (UTC)

i would recommend it. HAD 16:33, January 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * If you want to speed it up, just ask for your article to be graduated on the main talk page. Mitro 00:23, January 23, 2010 (UTC)

Try this man
I made like this awesome forum: Forum:Lovian Communist Party. I hope some people will see it and go and watch the site, Lovia, and join the LCP (communist party) to expand its power and influence. Lovia (wikination) is a fictional wikination which is very active with many users. Go see that forum! Thanks in advance, Dr. Magnus 18:58, January 13, 2010 (UTC)


 * I assure you its a cool site. Go check out the forum, click the link, visit wikination and join the LCP by adding your name in the list of members. Take care and have fun! Dr. Magnus 18:59, January 13, 2010 (UTC)

New Montgomery and bias
how about creating a bio on the white racist in charge of New Montgomery? Also, you can mention things like genocide and atrocities on bio's, just be objective about it. HAD 20:12, January 20, 2010 (UTC)


 * Actually, I am not at all comfortable with the assumption that these racist gangs could rise up and be as effective as the creators of this timeline think it they would. I created the one Black Muslim in response to the already "established" black supremacist city-state in the city of Anderson. In creating a character, I was at liberty to make him as evil as I wanted. However, in creating a bio, I sought to present him in a way as if he were still alive and in control of the information coming out of Anderson. When I switched to the imagined divergent life of a real person, though, I moderated the character to reflect what he is in our own world (where he can't get away with atrocities even if he wanted to).


 * If I create a white supremacist, it will be for the city-state of Toccoa, CSA, a nearby state to my own. I have some knowledge of the area (having graduated from the University of Georgia). But if I had my preferences, I would have desstoyed the separatist and racist regimes long ago, for living in a free state next to them is not a pleasant place to be.SouthWriter 19:52, February 5, 2010 (UTC)

Fallout Maps
Hey, South - out of curiousity, where have you gotten the fallout rates for the bombs? Are they just generalized, or are they based on specific facts? Louisiannan 18:53, February 5, 2010 (UTC)


 * The final "product" assumes the same size bombs, and a generalized radius of about 35 miles. The direction and dispersal on the final maps (the Google maps with the "targets" is based on the Bikini Atoll dispersal (I found it on wikipedia, I think). The result comes close to the original fallout maps on this wiki. I have a lot of time on my hand but not that much!SouthWriter 19:39, February 5, 2010 (UTC)

Recent edits on Piedmont page
You may want to check out the recent edits on the Piedmont page by an anonymous user. BrianD 01:31, February 9, 2010 (UTC)


 * I made those changes. For some reason I had been knocked offline and did not realize it. I think it was because I left it unattended in edit mode for too long, I decided to change the government back to the way it has always been. In the four counties now in the republic, there are 25 districts that sent Representatives to Columbia, and 12 that sent Senators. Those 37 legislatures, working in the way they always have, is a lot better than changing horses in mid-stream. I had tried to be "too creative."



The other edit, that I finished after realizing I needed to log in. Was something I came up with over the weekend. At first I was just going to have a simple "mining expedition to drain trapped fuel out of the pipes. I then followed a logical train of thought to a frightening conclusion. I may have just killed off a representative and senator in 1988 (right before the primaries, too!) -- a thought worth looking into. I haven't mapped the destruction completely, and that district is a bit jerrymandered if I remember correctly. By the way, it was unmentioned, but assumed "voting irregularities" in that district that put Democratic senator Elizabeth Patterson into the Governor's mansion in 1992. I just love it when the story "writes itself."SouthWriter 03:53, February 9, 2010 (UTC)


 * So do I. BrianD 04:28, February 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * By the way, any hints on how to find Bob Jones, IV, these days? I haven't seen anything about him later than a mention on him in 2008 as a "writer," who did not become president of the university that bears his name (or the other way around!). He used to write for World Magazine, but he's disappeared from sight (not good for a writer in this information age). I probably still have a few strings I could pull at the university (my daughter is still a respected alumnus at least), but I don't know how far that would get me.SouthWriter 05:07, February 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * For this, I generally start with Google, then look at more serious sources (newspapers, magazines, encyclopedias, etc.) on line. This guy doesn't even have a Wikipedia article. Perhaps he wants to be totally out of the public eye? BrianD 05:56, February 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * I could go back through his work with World and build a decent alternate history, but I can't even give him an exact birthday! He was/is a good writer, and even worked as a regional editor for World.  But then, he disappeared.  I think you are probably right, he got unwanted flack for just being named "Bob Jones" and being a conservative commentator.  I wouldn't be surprised if he is not writing under an assumed name somewhere.  I think I'll try just "R.R. Jones" and then go with whatever I have so far.  I've introduced him in the timeline, so I just now have to build his career.SouthWriter 06:13, February 9, 2010 (UTC)

Two Americas
I just wanted to let you know that I have just read your comment on Two Americas. I'm happy that you like the basic idea. Going through your comments, I see what you mean, and now I am puzzled. As the name suggests, I want a timeline where there are two Americas, but now I am getting conflicted from my thoughts and your thoughts. I could simply ignore your comments and continue on with mine, but I can't after hearing your thoughts. Maybe you can help me out more with this. — Nuclear Vacuum  17:50, February 9, 2010 (UTC)

Two Americas
I just wanted to let you know that I have just read your comment on Two Americas. I'm happy that you like the basic idea. Going through your comments, I see what you mean, and now I am puzzled. As the name suggests, I want a timeline where there are two Americas, but now I am getting conflicted from my thoughts and your thoughts. I could simply ignore your comments and continue on with mine, but I can't after hearing your thoughts. Maybe you can help me out more with this. — Nuclear Vacuum  17:50, February 9, 2010 (UTC)