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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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