A subreddit devoted to alternate history, a genre of speculative fiction that deals with history and how it could have gone differently, but not just that!  Feel free to post any speculative fiction stuff, off-topic posts, art, whatever.

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**Rules:**



1. Work must be alternate history. All works must be partially or entirely fictional with a basis in real-world history. However, fantasy and other paranormal or magical content is prohibited.

2. All content must be original. Do not use another person’s work, and especially do not claim it as your own. Crossposting from other subreddits with a similar purpose (such as r/ImaginaryMaps or r/Vexillology) is allowed, so long as the post abides by our rules.

3. A post that is not flaired correctly upon or shortly after submission is liable for removal by the moderators.

4. Low-effort submissions will be removed by the mods. The content considered low-effort includes maps made solely in “map-painting” programs like MapChart, simple Google service edits (like Maps or Earth) without a fairly detailed scenario, and AI generated content. Also, low-quality submissions (i.e. those w/ high pixelation or compression) are liable to be removed. Don't post GIFs of still images. Usage of Imgur or the native Reddit client for image uploads is preferred.

5. No glorification of authoritarianism or hate speech of any kind. This rule also extends to historical revisionism and genocide/mass killing denialism.

6. No bad faith posts or comments. The creation of posts or comments which are designed for the sole purpose of baiting users into indulging in political mudslinging is banned.

7. Upon submission of image posts, please add at least a paragraph explaining the content being shown. Text prompts cannot be limited to the title and must have additional information in the body.

8. No "What If" questions, shitposts, or memes. "What If" questions (What Would, How Would, etc included), shitposts, and memes are not allowed to be posted on this subreddit, please redirect your posts to the appropriate subreddits. Two violations will result in a permanent ban. Note that this applies specifically to questions, which are more suited to other subs - well-built scenarios that simply use "What If" in the title are allowed.

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**Other Subreddits:**  

*Serious*

/r/imaginarymaps 

/r/imaginaryelections 

/r/vexillology 

/r/worldbuilding 

/r/netpunks

/r/AskHistorians

/r/HistoryWhatIf 

/r/overheaven

*Not so serious*

/r/imaginarymapscj 

/r/vexillologycirclejerk

/r/worldjerking 

/r/alternatepisstory 

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<div class="md">A subreddit devoted to alternate history, a genre of speculative fiction that deals with history and how it could have gone differently, but not just that! Feel free to post any speculative fiction stuff, off-topic posts, art, whatever.

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Rules:

<ol>
<li>Work must be alternate history. All works must be partially or entirely fictional with a basis in real-world history. However, fantasy and other paranormal or magical content is prohibited.</li>
<li>All content must be original. Do not use another person’s work, and especially do not claim it as your own. Crossposting from other subreddits with a similar purpose (such as <a href="/r/ImaginaryMaps">r/ImaginaryMaps</a> or <a href="/r/Vexillology">r/Vexillology</a>) is allowed, so long as the post abides by our rules.</li>
<li>A post that is not flaired correctly upon or shortly after submission is liable for removal by the moderators.</li>
<li>Low-effort submissions will be removed by the mods. The content considered low-effort includes maps made solely in “map-painting” programs like MapChart, simple Google service edits (like Maps or Earth) without a fairly detailed scenario, and AI generated content. Also, low-quality submissions (i.e. those w/ high pixelation or compression) are liable to be removed. Don&#39;t post GIFs of still images. Usage of Imgur or the native Reddit client for image uploads is preferred.</li>
<li>No glorification of authoritarianism or hate speech of any kind. This rule also extends to historical revisionism and genocide/mass killing denialism.</li>
<li>No bad faith posts or comments. The creation of posts or comments which are designed for the sole purpose of baiting users into indulging in political mudslinging is banned.</li>
<li>Upon submission of image posts, please add at least a paragraph explaining the content being shown. Text prompts cannot be limited to the title and must have additional information in the body.</li>
<li>No &quot;What If&quot; questions, shitposts, or memes. &quot;What If&quot; questions (What Would, How Would, etc included), shitposts, and memes are not allowed to be posted on this subreddit, please redirect your posts to the appropriate subreddits. Two violations will result in a permanent ban. Note that this applies specifically to questions, which are more suited to other subs - well-built scenarios that simply use &quot;What If&quot; in the title are allowed.</li>
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Other Subreddits: 

Serious

<a href="/r/imaginarymaps">/r/imaginarymaps</a> 

<a href="/r/imaginaryelections">/r/imaginaryelections</a> 

<a href="/r/vexillology">/r/vexillology</a> 

<a href="/r/worldbuilding">/r/worldbuilding</a> 

<a href="/r/netpunks">/r/netpunks</a>

<a href="/r/AskHistorians">/r/AskHistorians</a>

<a href="/r/HistoryWhatIf">/r/HistoryWhatIf</a> 

<a href="/r/overheaven">/r/overheaven</a>

Not so serious

<a href="/r/imaginarymapscj">/r/imaginarymapscj</a> 

<a href="/r/vexillologycirclejerk">/r/vexillologycirclejerk</a>

<a href="/r/worldjerking">/r/worldjerking</a> 

<a href="/r/alternatepisstory">/r/alternatepisstory</a> 

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t5_2rux3

<div class="md">The original alternate history subreddit
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Incel-Socialist Revolution in Eastern Europe. Incel USSR.