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Welcome to the Althistory Wiki!

The links on this page contain everything you need to know about participating here: making timelines, joining map games, using our particular terms, and so forth. We don't expect you to know everything right away, but we do ask that you make an effort to follow our conventions. If you need help, you can contact any of the active admins or mods, or come join our Discord. There are usually at least a dozen users active there willing to help you through the wiki. We hope you enjoy your stay here.

Getting started[]

The following pages provide an important overview of our wiki. Please look over both Essential Guides before you create any articles.

Essential guides[]

Other guides[]

Timelines[]

Solo Timelines[]

Solo Timelines are produced by a single individual. They are probably the most common type of content here.

Group/"Semi-Open" Timelines[]

Semi-Open Timelines are made by more than one individual, yet they are not completely "open", meaning that people interested in contributing must either fill out an application of some sort, be invited, must speak to the creator of the timeline about your idea, or may not even be allowed to contribute in the first place.

Community Timelines[]

Community Timelines welcome contributions from all alternate historians. They have rules on how to contribute - they are not simply open and unregulated. Generally they require writers to respect the work of previous contributors and to discuss their ideas before they are officially adopted. Be ready to discuss your work with others as part of a collaborative creative community.

Map Games[]

Map Games are a popular group althistory activity on our wiki. They involve a starting premise, usually a historical era or an alternate universe. Each game is different, so i t's important to read the r

  • and requiremients of any you wish to participate in. The portal page for the games has the list of active and proposed games. Presently, we are only running one map game at a time.

There are two basic types. First are collaborative map games. In these, a player claims a year and narrates the events that occur. This happens until the game reaches a certain year or other specified point. Second are competitive map games. Each player signs up to play as a nation. Every turn, players decide what their own nations will do. Like collaborative map games, play continues until it reaches a certain year or end point.

Discussion[]

There are several places to discuss things on the Wiki.

  • Talk pages are good places to discuss individual articles and timelines.
  • User Talk pages allow you to communicate with individual people. When you leave a message on someone's User Talk, they get a notification - so when someone leaves you a message, you normally should reply on their page.
  • Our Discord is a lively forum for on- and off-topic discussion.
  • The Wiki Forum is a little less lively, but useful for discussion and particularly for getting your questions answered.

Rules[]

See Alternative History:Rules for a guide to the wiki's behavior standards.

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