Talk:Portal:History

I thought the Syndicate Wars looked better as a bullet than a subsubsection. You can double bullet any subheadings for the Syndicate Wars. Xstryker 08:05, 23 July 2006 (CDT)

I went ahead and filled in some basic eras for us; we can then add what we know, with time. I'm thinking we could link to specific events as needed. (Tex)

I cleaned up the headings/titles.--JD 00:58, 27 July 2006 (CDT)

I combed my hair, had a shower and thought srsly about shaving. Scen 05:12, 27 July 2006 (CDT)

The Grand Army Era

I propose the KMT War, Hivan War, and possibly the OmniSent conflict be grouped together as The Grand Army Era. After the Great War, the Grand Army had displaced the gods themselves as the primary mover and shaker in world events, and were the object of much adulation. The GA served as the principal protagonist in all three conflicts. However, the OmniSent conflict spelled the beginning of the end of GA dominance, starting with the removal of Celiose Cole as Generalissimo. With Celiose displaced, no matter how briefly, the rise of nations as principal shapers of world events had begun, and in terms of loyalty, nationalism replaced globalism/Grand Army adulation.

The intense national loyalties of this new Age of Imperialism inevitably led to the Leviathan War, as competition for influence and resources escalated. However, the senselessness of the Leviathan War and its destructiveness blunted jingoist sentiments somewhat, leading us to the Current Era, which might be better named "The New Peace". In this modern era, all four Great Powers have been humbled; the EU and Scande by the ravages of Leviathan, Guardia by the Cleansing Wars, Tasnica by the repeal of the Extraterritoriality Act and the peaceful detente of the Brackhaven administration, and all four by the growing independence of the Fringe. Imperialism isn't dead, and all four Great Powers are still worthy of the title, but there is more appetite for peace, cooperation, and fair treatment of the smaller nations of the Web than there was before. Xstryker 11:30, 27 July 2006 (CDT)

Since no one objected, I made the change. Xstryker 13:03, 3 August 2006 (CDT)