Hello All,
since the Forum started to really take off I have noticed a lot of genuinely valuable information dripping in on various topics. It is often around:
1. Source material
2. Uniform detail
3. Regimental history
4. Orders of Battle
5. Resources - figures, paints etc
6. Tactics
7. Books
8. Flags
This stuff is the fuel which keeps us Wargamers enthused and playing. I have been pondering on the best way to capture this data for re use but hesitated at taking on such a large task myself until one of our number volunteered to start organising it!
Enter Lindsay! Lindsay is going to bring some order to the chaos by sifting and sorting as well as contributing so that all of the good stuff posted by all of us is accessible in an easy and convenient way. He is mainly concentrating on the 1680-1715 period(in line with an area of common interest for many of us). I will sift the other stuff for now.
You need do nothing other than indicate in some way on your POSTING that the material may be of use for a particular ARCHIVE. I have begun to open ARCHIVES in the WARCHEST and I suspect these will grow fairly rapidly.
Of course all postings cannot contain this kind of material and the rather anarchic nature of a Forum is one of its biggest attractions so this is not some kind of Civil Service organisational initiative!!!!. I just thought it would add some value to regular and casual visitors alike. Keep the flip comments coming too! I think Colonel Schnapps and Kellerman may well have their handbags out before too long
All the best
Barry