Talk: The Disunited States of America

Latest revision as of 00:41, 19 May 2019

See Talk:Curious Notions (novel) for the same basic argument. TR (talk) 19:25, August 7, 2016 (UTC)

Same thoughts. Eliminate. Turtle Fan (talk) 04:43, August 9, 2016 (UTC)

Date Setting of Novel[]

Matthew added the second sentence to:

"Hupmobile, mentioned in passing. In the home timeline, a brand bearing this name was discontinued in 1939, 158 years before the novel's setting."

I don't recall but where exactly is the date of the story given as 2097?

IHP is explicitly set in 2096. TDSA is set the following year. TR (talk) 00:41, May 19, 2019 (UTC)

Further, even if it is, I dislike such exact calculations as they give a false sense of precision. This also assumes the Home timeline is OTL future which, while plausible, I don't think is ever explicitly stated by Turtledove.

I would change this to: "In OTL, a brand bearing this name was discontinued in 1939."

I agree--this is enough. TR (talk) 00:41, May 19, 2019 (UTC)

Incidentally, until Matthew showed up, only Jonathan did such precise calculations. ML4E (talk) 15:29, May 18, 2019 (UTC)

They're two peas in a pod. I'm ready to permaban MBS right now, and it's only respect for consensus that's holding me back. Turtle Fan (talk) 18:34, May 18, 2019 (UTC)

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 See [[Talk:Curious Notions (novel)]] for the same basic argument. [[User:TR|TR]] ([[User talk:TR|talk]]) 19:25, August 7, 2016 (UTC)
+:Same thoughts. Eliminate. [[User:Turtle Fan|Turtle Fan]] ([[User talk:Turtle Fan|talk]]) 04:43, August 9, 2016 (UTC)
+==Date Setting of Novel==
+Matthew added the second sentence to:
+:"[[Hupmobile]], mentioned in passing. '''In the home timeline, a brand bearing this name was discontinued in 1939, 158 years before the novel's setting.'''"
+I don't recall but where exactly is the date of the story given as 2097?
+:IHP is explicitly set in 2096.  TDSA is set the following year.  [[User:TR|TR]] ([[User talk:TR|talk]]) 00:41, May 19, 2019 (UTC)
+Further, even if it is, I dislike such exact calculations as they give a false sense of precision. This also assumes the [[Home timeline]] is OTL future which, while plausible, I don't think is ever explicitly stated by Turtledove.
+I would change this to: "In OTL, a brand bearing this name was discontinued in 1939."
+:I agree--this is enough.  [[User:TR|TR]] ([[User talk:TR|talk]]) 00:41, May 19, 2019 (UTC)
+Incidentally, until Matthew showed up, only Jonathan did such precise calculations. [[User:ML4E|ML4E]] ([[User talk:ML4E|talk]]) 15:29, May 18, 2019 (UTC)
+:They're two peas in a pod. I'm ready to permaban MBS right now, and it's only respect for consensus that's holding me back. [[User:Turtle Fan|Turtle Fan]] ([[User talk:Turtle Fan|talk]]) 18:34, May 18, 2019 (UTC)