Supporters: Quintus Hortensius Hortalus | Augustus Lucifer | alecwermuth
Proposal
Hello, this idea has been sitting on my shelf for well over a year now. I have shared it with a few people here and there. In light of some of the suggestions made here, I thought I share it with the community at this time.
Below is a proposal I have been working on to have the Archivum officially part of TWC. I also have an idea about having a Codices- a repository for primary documents available online.
The Archivum is a repository of sources member can use to research the various areas they mod, write AARs or articles. It can be a very useful tool. I have personally spent hours collecting the information I have and I only collected about 1/20th of the information available at various locations on the forum.
The one objection I’d received was that content has a hard enough time finding volunteers and this proposal would further strain the pool of potential volunteers. However, I feel the people who would express an interest in being part of this are a different “stock” of person who would volunteer for content.
A secondary function is to bring together a historical community. Currently, the forums listed below are spread across the entire site. By putting everything “under one roof” would bring these members together and allow for the development of another community. Since TW games are historical based, there is no reason why TWC should not fully embraced this community and provide a single location for people together discuss everything related to the subject.
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TW History Center
Archivum [new]{Repository for websites, books, and other resources for historical research.}
---Secretum [new] {A place for Archivists to gather and discuss matters in private.}
---College of History [moved from VV] {This forum is for the pursuit of academic discussion and debate. All members are welcome but they will be held to a higher standard of civility and academic integrity.}
---Archaeology & Culture Forum [moved from VV]{The place where people can read/study articles about the historical human cultures through the recovery, documentation, analysis, and interpretation of material culture and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, and landscapes.}
Historical Research Center {A forum for historical research covering the TW games' period. Please try to provide sources.
---Ancient Period [moved from Rome II General Discussion and renamed] {A forum for historical research covering Ancient Period in Europe and the Mediterranean World: 4th Millennium BCE to 5th Century CE}
------Naval History[4]{{If Needed}} [new] {Forum for historical research on ships and naval power throughout history }
---Medieval Period [1] [new] {A forum for historical research covering Medieval period from the 5th Century to the 15th Century.}
---Modern Period [moved from Empire General Discussion and renamed] {A forum for historical research covering the time period from the 16th to 18th Century.}
------Naval History[4] [Moved from Historical Research Forum from the Empire Forum] {Forum for historical research on ships and naval power throughout history }
---Napoleonic Age[2] [moved from Napoleon General Discussion and renamed] {A forum for historical research covering the game’s Napoleon era from 1792- 1815.}
---Contemporary Period[2] [new]{A forum for historical research covering modern after Napoleonic Era to Contemporary era from 1815 to the present.}
------Naval History[4]{{If Needed}} [new] {Forum for historical research on ships and naval power throughout history }
---Asian History[3][Moved from Shogun II General Discussion and renamed] {A forum for historical research covering Asian history from Ancient to Contemporary periods.}
------Naval History[4]{{If Needed}} [new] {Forum for historical research on ships and naval power throughout history }
Vestigia Vetustatis[5] [all below moved from D&D] {A place to discuss history.}
---The Living Past {This is a forum where you can post photographs of your local historical places that have sparked the flame of interest in history.}
---Alternative History {For the discussion and posting of topics that discuss alternate or hypothetical historical events or persons.}
---Military History/ Wars & Battles [Moved from Historical Research Forum from the Empire Forum]{A forum to discuss the wars and battles.}
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Additional Notes:
What are your thoughts?