1 | Founded by Alex Shalenko, Counter-Factual.Net was an online discussion forum (now defunct) specialising in counterfactual history, which is an [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness erudite]] way of describing AlternateHistory. Whilst this is nominally its chief focus, the site also enjoyed a thriving SpeculativeFiction community (primarily sci-fi). |
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3 | As the site was largely composed of self-described [[StartMyOwn immigrants and refugees]] from its larger, estranged cousin, Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom, there were the expected jibes about their being everything from [[WorthyOpponent Worthy Opponents]] to outright [[ArchEnemy Arch Enemies]]. CF.Net, as its inhabitants affectionately referred to it, ws seen as the [[TheMoralSubstitute smaller, closer-knit alternative]] to the behemoth that is AH.Com. In contrast to the urbane and dominantly left-leaning AH.Com, CF.Net was at first glance more moderate and/or conservative and to this end defined themselves in opposition to the opinions of the other site. |
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5 | The site hosted many original works of varying states of progress, as well as stories from AH.Com posted by their original authors. |
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8 | '''Some popular notable works unique to the site include:''' |
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10 | * ‘The Age of Reason’ by arctic warrior |
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12 | * ‘The End of a War’ by gtrof |
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14 | * ‘From Blight We Rise’ by General Finley |
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16 | * ‘A Glorious Failure’ by Valdemar I |
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18 | * 'The Silent Guns’ by arctic warrior |
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20 | * ‘Take Cover!’ by Carolina Dreaming |
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22 | * ‘The Roman Emperor Who Lost His Nose’ by Sargon |
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27 | !!Some of the tropes associated with CF.Net include: |
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29 | * AlienSpaceBats: Plenty of scenarios involving these metaphysical mammals had their very own section. |
30 | * AlternateHistory: [[SarcasmMode Amazingly enough]]. |
31 | * BanOnPolitics: Effective as of June 2012. Things got a bit…[[FlameWar messy]]. |
32 | * BerserkButton: For some users, AH.Com. It came up a lot in the Bitch Thread as former and current members criticised what they see as flaws in the current forum. |
33 | * ItsPopularNowItSucks: More or less the stance of the forum members, with varying degrees of seriousness, towards AH.Com, among other [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny perceived]] [[ThoughtCrime issues]]. |
34 | * ScienceFiction: There’s a definite slant towards the genre, arguably more so than actual alternate history. The most popular works in the ASB section are nearly all sci-fi. |
35 | * SelfDeprecation: Alex once described his site as a WretchedHive, tongue firmly in cheek. |
36 | * [[PlayByPost Shared Worlds]]: Has one, with a decent number of threads. |
37 | * UnknownRival: To AH.Com. |
38 | * WorldWarIII: The most popular, ‘The End of a War’ by gtrof, postulates a conflict occurring in [[The80s 1988]]. |
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