I'm a prolific storyteller on this site, and it's come to my attention how angry people get when their nationalities are mentioned in negative light. This can simply be their country becoming a dictatorship, or their country invading another place. Please don't report threads just because they make you feel angry that someone used your country in a story as the bad guy. It doesn't reflect on you individually, and it's just fiction. I'm American and I don't get offended when people make edgy jokes about my country, and that should be the same with people and their offenses toward storytelling. It's just a story, and sometimes not everyone is the way you'd like them to be. Let people have the freedom to write.
@OtherNigel you are correct, I do not speak for the entire site. But I do speak in regards to the general purpose and content of the site and that is for the posting of designs created with the software and generally discussions regarding those designs as well as the game. The same applies to you as well, you do not speak for the entire site, or even a majority of it. It would erroneous on your part to assume that most of the community is accepting of these stories and timelines as the general lack of comments and votes on these types of posts cannot be considered acceptance. Also, a number of the things you have posted have been rather graphic in detailing violence towards others, and needlessly so. As I said before, there are many places on the internet that would be more accepting and more appropriate for that type of content.
I didn't say you were necessarily breaking any rules, but I felt inclined to question your motives. In your statement above you ask that people be afforded the freedom to write, which is all and well... but at the same time anyone who reads what you write are absolutely justified being offended by their country being portrayed in a negative light, even if it is fictional. You don't want people to get angry at your stories, then don't put them here.
@TheLatentImage So you're saying that the backstory behind a plane, train, or automobile can't have something related to a war between countries? For example, Volkswagen production was boosted by World War II. Sure it's a little odd to post here, but maybe it's a community you like?? I see no rules saying 'you can't post stories here not relating to planes trains or automobiles'. Frankly a timeline of a war is a lot more interesting than the history of a car (in my opinion). I just like a friendly community, and in my time here, it seems that you are the only one who doesn't accept content of timelines and wars. Most of the rest of the community is actually very accepting of my timelines, and you don't speak for the entire site.
Why would you decide to post stories that have no correlation to planes, trains, or automobiles on a website that is for a building game primarily for airplanes? They have thousands of places on the internet that would more appropriate and more accepting of this type of content.