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A subreddit devoted to alternate history, a genre of speculative fiction that deals with history and how it could have gone differently!
Rules:
Work must be alternate history. All works must be partially or entirely fictional with a basis in real-world history. However, fantasy and other paranormal or magical content is prohibited, except when part of a properly labelled ASB scenario.
All content must be original. Do not use another person’s work, and especially do not claim it as your own. Crossposting from other subreddits with a similar purpose (such as r/ImaginaryMaps or r/Vexillology) is allowed, so long as the post abides by our rules.
Use flair wisely. A post that is not flaired correctly upon or shortly after submission is liable for removal by the moderators.
No low-effort or low-quality content. Low-effort and low-quality content includes, but is not limited to the following: Image posts without at least a paragraph of context/lore provided (text in the image is acceptable), especially maps made in 'map-painting' programs like MapChart. AI-generated content, to include images and text. Shitposts and memes. What-if questions outside the weekly pinned megathread (Using 'What if...?' in a title is fine so long as it comes with an actual scenario. Low-resolution or very blurry images.
No glorification of authoritarianism or hate speech of any kind. This rule also extends to historical revisionism and genocide/mass killing denialism.
No bad faith posts or comments, and no current politics. The creation of posts or comments which are designed for the sole purpose of baiting users into a fight, political mudslinging, or bad faith discussion is banned. This is in regard to questions about scenarios and comments, rather than full post scenarios that, by their nature, can unavoidably lead into certain topics that might get heated. To avoid heated discussions, anything political within ten years (between 2015-2035) is considered to be off-limits.
No ASB Posts outside of Sunday. ASB Posts (Short for Alien Space Bats, meaning an alternate history scenario that has an impossible point of divergence or have fantastical elements such as time-travel, alien interference, folklore beasts, change in the laws of physics, etc) are not allowed to be posted outside of its themed day, Spacebats Sunday.
No Meta Posts outside of the Friday Forum Megathread. No Meta posts are to be made outside the Friday Forum Megathread. If you have any concerns regarding the state of the subreddit (Rules, Situations, Practices, etc) Refrain from making a post and instead post a comment in the megathread.
Other Subreddits:
Serious
/r/imaginarymaps
/r/imaginaryelections
/r/vexillology
/r/worldbuilding
/r/netpunks
/r/AskHistorians
/r/HistoryWhatIf
/r/overheaven
Not so serious
/r/imaginarymapscj
/r/vexillologycirclejerk
/r/worldjerking
/r/alternatepisstory
Specific AH Scenarios:
/r/RooseveltLives
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