| KTravlos | 18 Nov 2015 8:45 a.m. PST |
Counterfactuals, alternative history and speculative history have been part of war-gaming from its inception. Their usefulness has been pointed out in other contexts as well ( PDF link ) The boards are full of some interesting threads in the counter-factual or alternative history tradition but they are scattered all over. I propose the creation of a board that is dedicated to discussion and presentation of counter-factual, alternative history and speculative history scenarios etc for any era of war-gaming. With Respect
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Just Jack  | 18 Nov 2015 9:03 a.m. PST |
I don't want to though, I want to keep my 'Cuba Libre' stuff in Ultramodern gaming ;) V/R,
Jack |
| mad monkey 1 | 18 Nov 2015 9:51 a.m. PST |
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| Martin Rapier | 18 Nov 2015 9:54 a.m. PST |
Isn't the whole point of counter-factual/alternative that it relates to specific eras? |
| KTravlos | 18 Nov 2015 10:19 a.m. PST |
Of course you could still post to the specific eras. The goal of this board would be by the simple expediency of cross-posting to make it easier to have all of them accessible in one place. So Cuba Libre would be both in the Ultramodern and Speculative History boards, but easier to reach by going to the Speculative boards. |
| bogdanwaz | 18 Nov 2015 10:26 a.m. PST |
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| Winston Smith | 18 Nov 2015 10:56 a.m. PST |
Are we going to have to break it up into various eras? |
| KTravlos | 18 Nov 2015 12:14 p.m. PST |
Hi Winston. I see no point to that. Since I assume people will cross post to the Discussion Board of the era they care about the era separation would be there for those who want it via crosspost. That said i am neither opposed to such a thing. |
| Mute Bystander | 18 Nov 2015 1:04 p.m. PST |
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| Old Contemptibles | 18 Nov 2015 3:51 p.m. PST |
How is this different than "what if" historical scenarios? We just did a Chickamauga scenario where Breckenridge's command attacked. Historically he didn't but he could have. I would post about this scenario on the ACW Discussion board. Why do I need an alternative history board to post it on?
It would miss any comments on the ACW Discussion board. This proposed board would have posts about a myriad of periods and would appeal to no one specific. People forget to crosspost all the time. I can't keep up with all the boards to know to crosspost or not. Honestly there are so many to crosspost to now, that it is easy to miss one. They are not "scattered all over the place," they are in their appropriate period boards. I vote no! |
| KTravlos | 19 Nov 2015 4:20 a.m. PST |
1) There is no need and you are not required to do so, it is to help. And yes they are all over the place and many of them dug deep in boards where a myriad other posts have piled on top. Having them in a specific board will make it easier for people to collect them and access them after the period board has moved on. 2) While I can see cross posting as hard for some contributors, it probably is not hard for all. I do not understand why the option should be denied to those who have little trouble with it. 3) Why would you miss any comments on the ACW board? If you have cross-posted to the ACW and Speculative History board you will get the comments from both boards. I fear I do not follow that line of reasoning. 4) The board would appeal to those who find alternative history appealing. |
| Tommy20 | 19 Nov 2015 8:37 a.m. PST |
Nope. Keep 'em in the period appropriate boards. |
| Winston Smith | 21 Nov 2015 11:22 a.m. PST |
The only time people have trouble with boards is if they start to turn things off.
Simple solution. Don't turn boards off. |
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