After much discussion and against the wishes of some, the final decision has been for a new thread on the Ukrainian War to be opened.
Everybody should be aware that this is a special thread, in response to special circumstances and that a special rule regime will be enforce on this thread and this thread only. These rules will not apply to the rest of the forum.
This is a military forum and this thread will be a military thread.
It is a Military Operation thread dealing with:
Strategy
Tactics
Events/Movements on the Battlefield
Equipment used and its performance
Debunking propaganda and false claims using actual battlefield based evidence
With regard to Graphic content - meaningful content from the battlefield will almost invariably contain some graphic images, it will often be unavoidable.
Footage with graphic content should not be embedded where it is visible on the Forum itself but only linked to a third party site with appropriate warnings.
Gratuitous footage which has no other value should be avoided.
This thread is not the place to promote propaganda from either side. Where propaganda style claims are made it will be strictly in respect of confirming and debunking actual military events, using primary evidence for that purpose.
Do not go off topic, do not regurgitate history ancient or modern, or diverge into other conflicts that the combatants in Ukraine may have been involved in.
Further guidance will be given as the thread continues and this may include judgement calls on specifics if required.
Overall the aim is to produce a free flowing thread that follows and analyses events without generating unnecessary pages of turgid waffle and squabble.
If people blatantly flaunt the rules, they will face bans
If to many people get overheated in the course of debate, the thread will be closed for an appropriate time to allow for cooling off
I personally hope that members will appreciate the efforts and the compromises that members of the Moderation team have made to allow this thread to start and will respect this and other members accordingly so no bans or closures will be necessary
Finally, as Webmaster has recently posted. There is an opportunity for other members to join the moderator team as special moderators to help manage this thread. If you think you would like to help, please contact the Webmaster directly.
Everybody should be aware that this is a special thread, in response to special circumstances and that a special rule regime will be enforce on this thread and this thread only. These rules will not apply to the rest of the forum.
This is a military forum and this thread will be a military thread.
It is a Military Operation thread dealing with:
Strategy
Tactics
Events/Movements on the Battlefield
Equipment used and its performance
Debunking propaganda and false claims using actual battlefield based evidence
With regard to Graphic content - meaningful content from the battlefield will almost invariably contain some graphic images, it will often be unavoidable.
Footage with graphic content should not be embedded where it is visible on the Forum itself but only linked to a third party site with appropriate warnings.
Gratuitous footage which has no other value should be avoided.
This thread is not the place to promote propaganda from either side. Where propaganda style claims are made it will be strictly in respect of confirming and debunking actual military events, using primary evidence for that purpose.
Do not go off topic, do not regurgitate history ancient or modern, or diverge into other conflicts that the combatants in Ukraine may have been involved in.
Further guidance will be given as the thread continues and this may include judgement calls on specifics if required.
Overall the aim is to produce a free flowing thread that follows and analyses events without generating unnecessary pages of turgid waffle and squabble.
If people blatantly flaunt the rules, they will face bans
If to many people get overheated in the course of debate, the thread will be closed for an appropriate time to allow for cooling off
I personally hope that members will appreciate the efforts and the compromises that members of the Moderation team have made to allow this thread to start and will respect this and other members accordingly so no bans or closures will be necessary
Finally, as Webmaster has recently posted. There is an opportunity for other members to join the moderator team as special moderators to help manage this thread. If you think you would like to help, please contact the Webmaster directly.
