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See if "Points of divergence", "Counterfactual history", and "Sidewise Award for Alternate History", should have their own sections or be worked into "See Also"
"Elements of alternate history" and "Development of more sophisticated framings" needs sources.
Remove many of the specific examples of alternate history. They are threatening to overwhelm the article.
Maybe none of the examples has to be removed entirely, but most of them could be compressed into one list with links leading to the articles about the specific works of fiction (if those articles already exist)
Please add more items if you think they need addressing.
Suggestion that someone correct the overlooking of Philip Pullman, one of the most popular and important contemporary writers about alternate worlds and histories. ˜˜˜˜
'Alternative history' is an exclusively British English term according to this article, when in fact it is simply correct English, as any good dictionary will attest.
Hear hear! 'Alternate' is nonsense. It means that history 'alternates' between two or more states, which it does not.
The title of the page should be 'Alternative history' and in the first sentence it should be noted 'often incorrectly referred to as Alternate history '. --217.42.52.22 (talk) 13:39, 21 February 2017 (UTC)H. A. Lynch[reply]
Here we go: it was not 'first' started, it was started. Just once. It was never started a second time. And it certainly matters to literate people. 'Alternate' is nonsense. It means that history 'alternates' between two or more states, which it does not.
There's also the Tumblr site The Alt-Historian, "A Neo-Atomic Tango Thru a World of Dreams:
We travel, record, observe, and document-- and are always home just in time for supper."
I have removed from the article this map which is inspired from The Man in the High Castle because it is almost entirely speculative and much more precise than what is actually contained in the book. There was already a discussion (in fact 3 discussions) concerning that map in Talk:Hypothetical Axis victory in World War II with two RfC. In both conclusions of the RfCs it was pointed that this map (and other similar maps as well) should not be included in the article due to WP:OR. Sapphorain (talk) 09:44, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
(I reproduce the map discussed here). Once again any such map, which is not reproduced or copied from a reliable source confirming its accurateness, is by definition WP:OR. A discussion between wikipedia users in order to decide whether or not some map is in accordance with the work it is supposed to describe is perfectly useless, because wikipedia users cannot replace a needed citation. A statement such as "The content of that map is contained in the show" must be confirmed by a reliable source before "that map" can be inserted in a wikipedia article. --Sapphorain (talk) 08:49, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that’s more convincing. The picture is a little fuzzy but the U.S. part is clear. The country eastwards is called « Greater Nazi Reich », though, not « Great Nazi Reich ». With this corrected and the Wikimedia Commons file sourced with this picture and an indication of where it comes from (in which part of which episode?), I guess I would have no more objection.--Sapphorain (talk) 13:53, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oh I forgot, but the intro actually shows a map of the U.S. too:
The words of one man alone to discredit an entire historical section. There is no evidence that solidly disproves the Book of Mormon's events are false. Therefore, we should not discredit an entire series of events over the words of one man. There is proof that these events are real. The archaeological findings of ancient altars in Arabia match Book of Mormon geography (Nahom), and the existence of metal plates and cement use in ancient America discovered after the Book of Mormon supports that this text is true.-Trex473 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trex473 (talk • contribs) 18:40, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
But there were no metal plates or cement in ancient America and yo won’t find any non Mormon sources saying they were or at least no non-fringe sources. Doug Wellertalk18:56, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Can you provide any citations to academics writing for peer-reviewed history publications outside the purview of the LDS Church that would support your claims? signed, Rosguilltalk18:58, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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