AlternateHistory.com is a web forum dedicated to the discussion of alternate history. The forum was founded in September 2000 by Ian Montgomerie as a split-off from a Usenet newsgroup. It is currently the largest English-language forum dedicated to alternate history, with around 10,000 active members and nearly 400,000 discussion threads.
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Description and impact
AlternateHistory.com is centered around discussion of how history may have unfolded differently with only small changes made to the past, a phenomenon described as the butterfly effect. The forum is divided into Administration, Discussion, and Off-topic sections, and also contains a wiki. Its users, along with those at other alternate history discussion boards, have developed a lexicon unique to the discussion of alternate history. It is also known for hosting a community of map-makers who contribute maps for timelines and for works of fiction, such as the alternate history world of The Handmaid's Tale. The site has also been used as a resource by newspapers like the New York Times to describe the concept of alternate history to their audiences. Posts on AlternateHistory.com made by a Wikipedia editor who had controversially deleted information critical of Canadian politician Adrian Dix also became a minor political issue.
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See also
- List of Internet forums
References
External links
- Official website
- AlternateHistory.com Wiki
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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