Talk:Parallel universes in fiction

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The content of Alternative universe (fan fiction) was merged into Parallel universes in fiction on March 23 2025. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists. For the discussion at that ___location, see its talk page.

what is the alternative

Latest comment: 7 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

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)Reply

Fixing this page

Latest comment: 5 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

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)Reply

I applaud your effort. —Tamfang (talk) 04:22, 26 March 2025 (UTC)Reply