Talk:Parallel universes in fiction
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an alternate history is not necessarily a parallel universe story
I see some muddling of parallel worlds, like Oz, with alternate timelines. I would not include the latter here unless the different forks are equally real and somehow coexist, allowing communication between them. That of It's a Wonderful Life is temporary and perhaps illusory. In It Happened Here, is there any mention of our timeline? —Tamfang (talk) 03:50, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
what is the alternative
A nameless one changed every "alternate" to "alternative", invoking MOS:COMMONALITY. I guess that means there exists an English dialect that does not use "alternate" in this sense; which one might that be? Unless clarification is forthcoming I'm gonna undo all; "alternative" has a different nuance. —Tamfang (talk) 03:22, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
Fixing this page
This article is a huge mess of unfettered WP:COATRACK and WP:OR and I'm honestly not sure how to fix it. The more I look at it the more I think it would probably be easier to just start a new article from scratch. silviaASH (inquire within) 13:24, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
:I applaud your effort. —Tamfang (talk) 04:22, 26 March 2025 (UTC)