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There\'s a definite grey area, but essentially, as I understand it, if an alternate version of a setting is created to interact with the \
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There\\\'s a definite grey area, but essentially, as I understand it, if an alternate version of a setting is created to interact with the \\\"main\\\" one in some way (eg the Mirror Universe in \\\'\\\'StarTrek\\\'\\\') it\\\'s an AlternateUniverse. If it stands alone, and exists simply to retell the stories in a different medium (eg \\\'\\\'TheDarkKnightTrilogy\\\'\\\') or style (eg \\\'\\\'UltimateMarvel\\\'\\\') then it\\\'s an AlternateContinuity. (The grey area is stuff like Marvel\\\'s \\\'\\\'What If...?\\\'\\\', which doesn\\\'t usually \\\'\\\'directly\\\'\\\' interact with the main Marvel Universe, but is nonetheless defined by a ForWantOfANail relationship with it, rather than standing on its own.)
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There\'s a definite grey area, but essentially, as I understand it, if an alternate version of a setting\'s main purpose is to interact with the \
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There\\\'s a definite grey area, but essentially, as I understand it, if an alternate version of a setting is created to interact with the \\\"main\\\" one in some way (eg the Mirror Universe in \\\'\\\'StarTrek\\\'\\\') it\\\'s an AlternateUniverse. If it stands alone, and exists simply to retell the stories in a different medium (eg \\\'\\\'TheDarkKnightTrilogy\\\'\\\') or style (eg \\\'\\\'UltimateMarvel\\\'\\\') then it\\\'s an AlternateContinuity. (The grey area is stuff like Marvel\\\'s \\\'\\\'What If...?\\\'\\\', which doesn\\\'t usually \\\'\\\'directly\\\'\\\' interact with the main universe, but is nonetheless defined by a ForWantOfANail relationship with it, rather than standing on its own.)
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There\'s a definite grey area, but essentially, if an alternate version of a setting\'s main purpose is to interact with the \
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There\\\'s a definite grey area, but essentially, as I understand it, if an alternate version of a setting\\\'s main purpose is to interact with the \\\"main\\\" one in some way (eg the Mirror Universe in \\\'\\\'StarTrek\\\'\\\') it\\\'s an AlternateUniverse. If its main purpose is to retell the stories in a different medium (eg \\\'\\\'TheDarkKnightTrilogy\\\'\\\') or style (eg \\\'\\\'UltimateMarvel\\\'\\\') then it\\\'s an AlternateContinuity. (The grey area is stuff like Marvel\\\'s \\\'\\\'What If...?\\\'\\\', which doesn\\\'t usually \\\'\\\'directly\\\'\\\' interact with the main universe, but is nonetheless defined by a ForWantOfANail relationship with it, rather than standing on its own.)
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There\'s a definite grey area, but essentially, if an alternate version of a setting\'s main purpose is to interact with the \
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There\\\'s a definite grey area, but essentially, if an alternate version of a setting\\\'s main purpose is to interact with the \\\"main\\\" one in some way (eg the Mirror Universe in \\\'\\\'StarTrek\\\'\\\') it\\\'s an AlternateUniverse. If its main purpose is to retell the stories in a different medium (eg \\\'\\\'TheDarkKnightTrilogy\\\'\\\') or style (eg \\\'\\\'UltimateMarvel\\\'\\\') then it\\\'s an AlternateContinuity. (The grey area is stuff like Marvel\\\'s \\\'\\\'What If...?\\\'\\\', which doesn\\\'t usually \\\'\\\'directly\\\'\\\' interact with the main universe, but is nonetheless defined by a ForWantOfANail relationship with it.)
