The previous panel of historians thread is now 6 months old, which means we need to start another (N.B. this doesn't mean you have to reapply if you already have a flair).
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Unsure if I'd get a flair yet, but I'll apply anyway so you can say what else I'd need to do.
Is it possible to get a History of Science and Technology flair for the "History of Mathematics". I think I've now got enough posts to show for that. I study the History of Mathematics in my free time, and am at university studying Mathematics.
Related to Flair
Why is 8 in Roman numerals VIII, when IIX is shorter?
Mesopotamian use of Base 60 Mathematics
Problems with "Taming the Infinite" a book on the history of Mathematics
Less Related (But still History of Science and Technology)
How German Scientists Reacted to the Atomic Bombs being Used
Edit: I just realised the 3-6 comments thing. Hope the fact I've added more is fine? I just kept adding to the list and forgot to delete the less related ones as I did it
Edit 2: Removed some of the posts less related to the flair from the list
I've been posting for awhile and it seems like it's a good time to apply for flair.
There's a dearth of flairs for the Southwest, so a flair like "American Southwest | New Spain" would probably be most descriptive for what I'll actually post. Would it be possible for me to get a combination North American/European banded flair, since I tend to talk about the Spanish quite a bit? It's not really possible to discuss new world colonization without European politics coming into the picture in a major way, particularly the Spanish Empire for my area.
I'd like to request a flair change.
Since I've acquired flair I've gone through quite a few works and have really kind of shifted in specialty as less of a lines on the map military historian to a more general European historian of the period. I would love if I could be changed to a blue Europe flair and have it read Post-Revolutionary Europe | Modern Military Theory. Here is a recent example I can find quickly.
Howdy! New flair-seeker here. I've been around the sub for almost a year, though I switched to this account only a few months ago. Flair would be Archaeology colored, text: "Mesoamerica & Early Andes|Historical Linguistics" Here's a few sample comments:
Attitude towards race and class in colonial Peru (from my last account, can verify or provide others if necessary)
I'm not sure if I qualify for flair but I'd like to give it a shot! I would like a European History flair for "The Medieval Mediterranean."
The "Decline" of Medieval Ifriqiya Bibliography included in comment to thread
Pastoralism and Agriculture in North Africa
Relations between Byzantines and Western Europeans
The Dangers of Medieval Trade Routes
What ho! I was wondering if I might qualify for Military History flair on "The RAF in WWII", based on:
Cheers!
I have been thinking about applying for flair for a while; hoping I finally have enough quality answers in my fields that I can get the flair I covet!
So to that end, here are some questions I have answered. On the Pacific
On Environmental History; though most of these are more specifically about the Columbian Exchange my speciality is usually classified more along the lines of Environmental History (as an approach/methodology) or World Environmental History (as a subject for teaching)
Now that I go through I realize I only have two really environmental related ones; though some of the Pacific ones bleed into that area as well.
I didn't include answers to questions about Early Modern France/French Revolution, those are fields of mine too, but not areas of active research right now.
If things look good, I would love to have the Oceanic History Flair with "Pacific Worlds" as my text as I tend to look at big cross oceanic movements and processes. If I could I would love to add "World Environmental History" or just "Environmental History" or "Environmental Narratives" or something to it, to reflect that that is one of my focuses, but let me know what you think!
Hi all,
It's about time I apply for flair as well. I've been encouraged to do so by /u/descafeinado, who apparently went to the same law school as me, and at the same time too. I just discovered this, but in my defense it's a big school. Anyways, he's been kind enough to say he'll support my application, despite a legal disagreement in one thread here :).
I would like my flair to read "Western Legal Tradition," which I think, depending on your view of my responses, could fall within either "North American History," or "European History," or "History of Religion and Philosophy." Most times I'll be talking about American legal history, and its reliance on English history. So, on balance I'd say that counts as "North American."
Anyways, here are some responses!
And, some "secondary" comments that I thought added something too:
I don't always follow the standard format of putting sources at the end of the document, but I always have sources; don't overlook them just because they're in text! And if you would prefer sources kept at the bottom, I'm happy to follow that rule as a flaired user.
Thank you for considering me.
Hello, I would like to apply for a flair in "Ireland since 1800". Here are a selection of my posts:
[Why did Unionists Object to Power Sharing in 1973] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2m3dm2/why_did_unionists_object_to_power_sharing_in/cm5x73u)
[Ireland and the Russian Revolution] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2m7ass/what_did_russian_revolutionaries_think_of_the/cm28ej2)
[Tuberculosis in Ireland] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2mx5g5/why_was_tuberculosis_such_a_problem_in_the_19th/)
[standards of education in early 19th century Ireland] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2ovdoz/what_was_the_standard_level_of_education_for/)
My name is Peter Martin I have a PhD in Irish History from Trinity College Dublin and spent about 15 years as a lecturer in various Irish universities. I am the author of Censorship in the two Irelands 1921-1939.
Evening, historians! /u/Georgy_K_Zhukov messaged me a while back suggesting that I should apply for flair, but it completely slipped my mind. I have a few areas of particular interest/expertise, but I think the areas I've contributed to most frequently on this subreddit are the history of intelligence, and the history of the Spanish Civil War.
I'm not sure what the subreddit's policy on multiple subject areas in flair is, but either 'History of Intelligence | Spanish Civil War' or just 'History of Intelligence' would be great, if you judge me worthy. I'm not sure what category intelligence would fall under — looking at the sidebar, military history seems like the closest match.
Some of my more coherent (I think) comments:
Intelligence
Spanish Civil War/Francoist Spain
Thanks!
Hello.
/u/mp96 suggested that I should apply for a flair. A couple of recent contributions can be found:
I've just submitted a PhD on modern approaches to Greek Religion as well if that helps.
Hi!
This is a bit of a long shot, but I'm looking to possibly become a flaired user.
While I only have three comments linked, I have record of answering follow up questions with detail (which can be seen from the links).
I'd like to have something like an "Equine History" flair, or something close to that.
I really try to post when I have time, I think I finally hit my quote for flair!
Random History:
The fields of history I research are Canadian WWII Military History, and Holocaust Studies. So I guess the flair could be Canadian WWII Military History, and Holocaust Studies
Hello! I'm a bit of a newcomer here (and still figuring out some of the finer bits of crafting and formatting my comments), but /u/vertexoflife suggested that it might be worth me applying for flair. I'm working on a PhD in early medieval history.
I'm able to comment rather broadly on early medieval history and archaeology (North Sea, Mediterranean, Early Islam), and my interest in slavery lends itself to early modern Atlantic interests as well. I have academic and hands-on archaeological experience in both early-medieval European and early-modern Atlantic contexts. Some of my contributions:
That's my five! In addition, I recently learned a lot while commenting on this thread, which touched on my interests in archaeology, Islamic history, and Atlantic history:
If these contributions merit flair, it'd be terrific to get striped European history and archaeology (dark blue/black with white text). If not, European History would be fine. "Early Medieval Slavery" would do it. Thanks for your consideration!
I just wrote a comment about the Belgian comic book Tintin that was upvoted a great deal, and it was suggested to me that I might apply for flair, and that flair for comic books had been given previously. While I have a somewhat thorough understanding of the history of comic books in general, and have read a number of books about it, I can't really claim expertise in the subject (for instance, if someone asked "How has Captain America changed throughout the years to reflect political moods", I wouldn't feel qualified to answer).
I do, however, consider myself something of an expert on Tintin. I've spent a lot of time reading about him, and I've of course read all the comics several times, including in the original French (which is not a language I can speak fluently, but this is just how much I love Tintin). I'm also very familiar with the life story of Hergé (having read two biographies about him), the writer, and have a fairly deep understanding about the political situations that went in to each comic. I could, for instance, have a long discussion on how Anschluss inspired and was portrayed in King Ottokar's Sceptre, how Tintin in the Congo represented Belgian views of colonialism and The Blue Lotus represented an immense shift in Hergé's political thinking, and how the comic itself depicts that.
I should be clear: I have no academic credentials in history at all, I'm just an enthusiastic amateur. But you'd have to search long and hard to find someone who knows more about Tintin than me. I hope this qualifies me for some "Tintin" (or "Hergé") flair.
Anyway, here are some of my comments on AskHistorians:
What exactly happened to King Croesus after the invasion of Lydia? (including more discussion in child comments)
An introduction to Mao's Great Leap Forward (not on AskHistorians, but I think a good comment nonetheless)
I've made a couple of other history-related comments, but they're usually to brief to be listed here as credentials. As you can see, I also like Greek history quite a lot (in case you hadn't guessed it from my user-name), but I can't claim expertise in that subject. Many people know it far better than me, so I wouldn't want flair for that (though maybe "Quality Contributor"? Maybe?).
But when it comes Tintin, I would absolutely consider myself an expert. I realize it's a narrow field, but I've seen many people with fairly narrow flairs, so I hope this one qualifies as well.
Thanks a lot for the great sub! One of my absolute favorite places on reddit!
Hi! I think I've hit the requirements for flair. Most of my responses are regarding Tibetan history, though I actually have greater expertise in modern Nepal. Flair that read "Tibet & Modern Nepal" would probably cover most replies I will give.
Tibet posts:
Modern Nepal
Seeing as I only have one Nepal reply, I'm happy to wait until I've racked up a few more before adding that part to my flair. Questions regarding it are few and far between!
Hello, I'd like to apply for a flair. My area of expertise is the use of Cavalry and its modern equivalents in warfare, with a more general knowledge of military history (specialty: Napoleonic to Contemporary).
My blerb from the first post:
My name's Victor Rinaldi, I'm a Law Student and a graduate of the University of Toronto, specializing in Criminology, but with an avid and amateur interest in military history. I'm a specialist in particular to the aspects of mounted warfare, that is Cavalry and what most modern military thinkers would consider as their 'spiritual successors' (Armored Reconnaissance, Armored Formations and Mechanization of Rifle units). While I'm not an expert in any one period, I can speak with some authority and with an appropriate amount of background reading for the Napoleonic era through to contemporary warfare.
Answers I believe were sufficient:
2)Explaining Nazi Germany's bastardization of Germanic runes
3)"What weapons did a Late Republican era Cavalryman use?"
4)Official German military missions to the USA, 1930s
If accepted for a Flair, I'd like it to read ''Cavalry" or if you demand specifics "Early/Modern Cavalry Warfare." Naturally this would be under Military History. Thank you for your consideration.
I would like to have updated my flair to include Ethiopia, since I end up answering more questions about that region than either Swahili coast or West Africa.
A recent post about pre-Aksumite and Aksumite religion
About Italian justification for the Second Italo-Abyssinian war
Hello! I've been on the sub for more than a year now and I recently got gilded so I figured this was as good a time as any to apply for a flair.
Here are my credentials:
Slavery in the Roman Empire (this one was featured on the askhistorian twitter at the time)
Why did North Korea's regime stay stalinist and outlast other similar regimes?
If there was a flair for obscure information I'd certainly apply for it. But, I know what I know and I'm far better with the last four centuries of British (English for a time I know.) history than most anything else. I have been and remain fascinated with the Victorian era. I also absolutely love the World Wars (mostly because I had family in both with fascinating stories to tell). A love for Soviet history and the wider world of cold war geopolitical history grew out of my love for all things World Wars.
So, with that said, I think I should apply for a European History | Victorian Great Britain or Cold War history, whichever you deem most appropriate.
I'm so excited to have gotten two (rare!) questions in the past two days that I'm applying for flair in First World War Aviation.
"I have heard WWI pilots shot at each other with rifles. Is there any proof of this being effective?" - I'm getting my weaker one out of the way early, since it had mostly been addressed by the time I saw it. But my link was a reasonably in-depth answer to a good follow-up answer. I was also jumping around that thread giving I believe the first direct answer to the literal question and generally being informative.
How did the aerial arms race during World War One reflect or influence that on the ground? Not the most straightforward question, answered with I think a minimum of panicked flailing.
How did WWI artillery spotters communicate firing information from airplanes to the ground? Two questions in less than twenty-four hours, it's my biiirthday! In this case, /u/henkiedepenkie had found quite a good website, so I limited myself to providing a bit more information about the earlier days of the war and some contextual information.
Submitted for your consideration. The questions don't come up often enough for me to really show off but I think I have demonstrated a satisfactory fistful of sources and breadth of knowledge.
Hi, I am not sure if I qualify for a flair, but anyway here is a blurb about myself and three comments:
I am university student minoring in history and a very strong interest in Islamic History. I am well versed in history of Islam and its peoples from 600 CE to 1200 CE.
Here are some comments:
Hello! I figured I'd try my hand at applying for flair. I was thinking something along the lines of "Prussia 1417-1947" or just "Prussia". My answers:
"Why is WW1-era Germany seen as a highly militaristic country but not France?"
"how did alliance between Germany and Austria prior to WW I come about?"
"Why did Prussia create the Zollverein?"
Some random questions that aren't directly related to my flair:
I feel I may have rushed into this, and I'm not convinced the answers I've given over the last couple of days are to the standard you are looking for but I have provided a few answers on:
The impact of John Wilkes on late Eighteenth century British radicalism
The influence of American and French writers on British radicalism during the French Revolution
I suppose this fits best under European history since you don't have a history of ideas category. If successful I would like my flair text to be "British Radicalism 1789-1802".
Thank you for your consideration.
I think I have summited enough quality answers to apply for flair
If granted, a flair like “Mesoamerican archaeology” would be fine. I particularly specialize in “ancient Oaxaca” (currently doing graduate work in that area) but I acknowledge that there have not been much of that in the answers above, however some of my other answers do refer more to ancient Oaxaca.
Been posting for quite a few months now, and planning on keeping up the postings! Just wanted to see whether there is a (rather unlikely in my mind) chance I could apply for a flair?
While I have other interests in history (such as Australian history) most of posts here have been in relation to WWI, for which I present:
1. Hypothetically, how could the war have been avoided in the lead-up to WWI?
3. How did Japan participate in WWI?
4. Why is the participation of Canada and other british colonies in WWI romanticized so much?
I request a flair change to:
18th & 19th Century France | Early Modern Military Theory | Rome
Naturally it would stay blue and I think it's more fitting as I'm more than 1789-1815.
Please update my flair to:
Medieval West Europe | Heresy & Witchcraft | Occitania
My research studies plus the continuum of beliefs themselves have drawn me into deeper connections of these, over greater periods of time (late antiquity to just post medieval).
Just a wee note to the flair team that I switched up my flair a little today to Eunuchs and Castrati | Opera from Italian Opera | Castrati. I finally have gotten to the point where I feel I have "subject mastery" (whatever that may mean) over all eunuch traditions, and I want it front and center. I cut "Italian" out of opera, not because I have learned anything at all, just because it was getting too long. Rest assured that in this subreddit I shall continue to maintain Italian hegemony over the world's finest art form.
i have been posting in this and other history subs for a few years now. i completed a history master's in December 2013 and am currently debating on whether to attempt applying to PhD programs.
my area of expertise is Medieval and Early Modern Europe, specifically Military and Political history. not sure exactly what my flair should say. Maybe "Medieval / Early Modern Europe | Military History"?
here are some of my comments. not all are from /r/AskHistorians; some are from /r/history, /r/MapPorn, or other misc. subs. if posts not from /r/AskHistorians are not permitted i can remove them.
The Lion in Winter (movie) (from /r/history)
Medieval Epithets (from /r/history)
Crecy and the longbow debate (from /r/history)
Melee infantry in Early Modern Warfare (from /r/history)
Fiefs and Lordships (from /r/MapPorn )
Thirty Years' War (from /r/MapPorn )
the Inquisition (from /r/atheism )
Hi: Not sure I'd qualify for flair, but I'd like to see what else I can do to get one if not, so please judge. I work in an art museum in ancient art, specializing in the Ancient Near East. I would like flair for the Ancient Near East, either art history or Middle Eastern history is fine. I am a context focused art historian.
Comments:
what was it like to be a slave in ancient times?
Where can I read a direct translation of ancient Sumerian records?
How did they get food in ancient desert-y areas (Persia Arabia etc.)?
Long time lurker here, only recently started answering questions due to a mixture of nothing better to do as well as being more confident in my ability to give insightful answers. Originally I was going to go for a blanket military history flair, but then I saw how specific you want it so I was thinking something more along the lines of Classical and Medieval Warfare. Here are the links:
What kind of battle formations and tactics did the Aztec use?
Major organizational differences of the roman army of 114AD to that of 1114AD
I have sort of gone rogue since I got my flair, so I figured it might be time to expand it a bit. I'd like to change it from just "Roman Imperial Cult" to "Roman Imperial Cult and Early Principate | Museum Studies" (which is within the limit, I checked!), still blue background.
Posts about the Principate:
Why didn't the rule of the Roman Empire stay in one family? Were there no sons?
Why and by who was Nero accused after the fire in Rome 64 AD?
How did Roman emperors stay in power when there was no official position of emperor?
Cont.: How did Roman emperors stay in power when there was no official position of emperor?
... and about Museology:
The archaeological versus museological perspective on using Roman lead for scientific experiments
A follow-up on the previous post where I talk about pottery in the museum world, and ranking it
Google Art Project, or, positives and negatives with Digital Exhibitions
Why don't museums restore bronze statues to their original state?
When would it be acceptable for museums to restore an artifact?
I'd like to apply for a flair.
Although my post history on here is fairly short, but I think I have gotten at least the basic quality down. (Thanks for featuring them on Twitter by the way!)
The flair I want to apply for is "Imperial Japanese Army/Navy". As the 3 posts I have posted a bit broad for a narrower one.
Also, I was actually informed that this account triggered the offensive word filter. Can I have the flair applied to my other acount if it is granted? The account is /u/Gyokusai_into_ships, I will post from that account in the future if the request is granted.
Thank you!
I would like to apply for a flair. My posts are as follows:
When did the concept of having separate tanks and tank destroyers end for a single Main Battle Tank?
My specific expertise is in US armor during and immediately after World War 2 but I am familiar, at least to some extent, with the armor of all the nations who fought during that war. So perhaps a Military History flair in relation to that?
Thanks!
It might be a bit early for me to apply for flair but I thought I'd give it a shot anyway, and if unsuccessful, see what needed to be done to improve my chances. I hold an MSc by Research in Scottish History and am pursuing a PhD in the same topic although I have general knowledge of 16th-19th century Britain as well. Comments can be seen here:
I specialize in early modern political, cultural, and gender history so something like 'Early Modern Scotland | Culture, Gender, and Politics' might be most descriptively comprehensive. Thanks very much!
This might be a tad bold of me after only being around for a little while and I do apologise if it is, but I would like to put myself forward for a flair, specifically "Slavery in the US and British Caribbean" (which I suppose would be a North American flair colour), if that's alright.
My contributions for your consideration:
Hello, I've been told that I should apply for flair. Here are some example responses:
How has the adolescent brain changed through history or across cultures?
Was Nixon's Resignation Expected
What's the history of paedophilia
Were there ever High School Riots
I study the history of childhood in North America so I guess I'd be requesting that it read "History of Childhood," in the red ("North American History") category.
Hello, I would like to revoke my Rome flair, I'm no longer able to discuss Rome to any capacity and I'd rather be known for my Francophilia.
Hello! I'm not sure I have enough for flair yet but I figured I'd give it a try.
Here are my posts (from longest to shortest):
My main focus in the past has been on 20th Century Europe, Totalitarianism and Memory. I've also just completed an MA thesis on Imperial Russian colonialism in Central Asia (though I'm not quite sure where this fits here).
Gonna be changing my flair from | Roman Republic | European Early Mediaeval to just "Roman Republic" for accuracy :)
I would like to apply for a revision to my flair as I've been doing a great deal of other research and study. My current flair reads Moderator | Pornography/Obscenity - Early Modern to Victorian. Could I have that revised to Moderator | Pornography & Obscenity | History of Privacy
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2qxrls/z/cnb4ljr
I'd like to apply for a revision for my flair! It may be a bit of a faux pas as I've reapplied at the beginning of this thread 5 months ago but my study has really honed in. My current flair is "Post-Revolutionary Europe | Modern Military Theory", I'd like to change that to "France & Germany, 1618 - 1918 | Concert Europe"
Some posts:
What caused the resurgence of Prussian might 1815-1871 and then the poor performance in 1914-1918?
We often hear about how war changed in the 20th century due to machine guns and tanks, but how was warfare revolutionized in the 19th century through technological advances? Were there any precursors to the 20th century's changes? (with specific focus on France & Prussia)
Was also a participant in the recent "Prussia & Imperial Germany AMA"
Hope that will be sufficient :)
I'm here for the flair. This is what I would like:
Victorian History | History of Sexuality, Prostitution, & Pornography
Here're my answers: Sex lives of elite antebellum Southerners
Attitudes toward masturbation in Classical times
Was prostitution considered cheating back in the day
I think I'm ready to try to apply for flair.
My most involved work was on the actual economic impact of the Continental System, but without getting too specific is "Early Industrial England & France" reasonable?
Hi, someone suggested I should apply for flair - I'm not sure I qualify but I'll give it a try. My best comments are:
I've also got some other ones I would mention but I think they might be too short, such as this one on the naming of the Middle Ages.
Let me know what you think, not I problem if I'm not good enough for flair as long as you give me suggestions on how to improve :)
Hello historians! I've decided to apply for a flair after being notified I'm on "Flairwatch", even if I'm not sure I've posted enough material. My area of expertise is Northern Italy; I have answered questions ranging from the fall of the Roman Empire to the modern day, but my area of expertise is the communal period, especially in Lombardy (If anything, my flair could just say "Communal Italy"). Forget my degree, this would really validate my years of study! I'm really glad I found this sub; it really is such a great place to learn something new everyday. Although I am often daunted by lack of historical knowledge that some people have, there is immense satisfaction tied being able to fully answers relative to my area of study, which I am very passionate about (as well as read insightful answers on fascinating topics every day! This sub is like a random reading material suggester!). Sure, we're on the internet, who cares. But it all goes towards convincing people to pick up a history book instead of Twilight. So that's why, on some level, it really does mean a lot.
These are some of my own favorite posts:
Was Machiavelli a statesman for hire? No, he was not. ^this ^was ^posted ^in ^the ^AskHistorians ^Twitter
Bologna had hundreds of towers, but now only has two. ^this ^was ^also ^posted ^in ^the ^AskHistorians ^Twitter
This is a limited selection. I have others that I'm not including because I know I haven't been a model poster: I'm either very lazy with sources, or cite primary sources (in my defense, they are awesome primary sources). I also tend to rant about Theodoric whenever he comes up. I will, of course, do my best to improve my behavior if I am awarded a flair. My biggest concern, however, is that the vast majority of sources I cite are in Italian (I did not go to university in an English-speaking country, and am mostly familiar with Italian sources). Hopefully it will be enough!
edit: I also go back and edit my posts fairly often as I stumble upon material I had forgotten about. This doesn't help the rambling.
It's been a while since I have posted here. I've been trying too lately but most of my posts are old. I was just curious if any of these would work. If not that is understandable.
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1znlk8/i_visited_a_museum_and_noticed_that_on_the/
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1ze61y/how_did_the_romans_acquire_all_those_exotic/
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1z4oq9/the_construction_of_the_new_testament/
Roman Empire and Early Christianity/Judaism.
By invitation of /u/caffarelli, I am here to ask to add to my flair, again. This time, I'm going for: "20th c. Eastern Europe | Caucasus | Hockey"
To support the latter, I'll take just a few that I've posted:
*[What happened to Soviet players after the Miracle on Ice][http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1usu7p/where_the_soviet_hockey_players_who_lost_the/celia9l)
*Introduction of numbers for players
*Introduction and use of goalie mask
And finally, the one that inspired this post:
*Marguerite Norris, the first woman to have her name on the Stanley Cup
/u/henry_fords_ghost asked me to post here for flair, so - hello!
I'd like to apply for: Post-Roman Britain / Late Antiquity , which would fall within European History
Here are some of my posts:
Post-Roman Britain
King Arthur, Bernard Cornwell, and Post-Roman Britain
What is the relationship between the early Danes...?
Late Antiquity
Were pagans in pre-Christian Europe more progressive than Christians?
Why did literacy decline in the late Roman period?
Thanks! :)
I've changed my flair to "First, Second and Third Cinemas" which is a more concise (If jargony) way of phrasing "Early film, classic hollywood, European interwar vanguard cinema, Latin American cinema."
Hit there, I'm back again to request my flair. I was thinking along the lines of WWI-Western Front" although some of my comments have been related to particular aspects of WWII. I leave the actual wording and scope to your discretion. I was trying to find the last note I posted for a request so as to ass to that with more recent post replies, but I trust you have that somewhere anyways. So, in further substantiation of my application, I submit the following links here, here and here Thanks for your consideration.
Hey there. I'm not exactly sure if I'd be eligible for a flair just yet, but I wanna give it a shot. I find my interests lie in WWI history, and particularly in trench warfare. I am deeply devoted to the study of this period in history and consider myself in a continuous state of learning in this field. I also have a fascination for poetry during WWI, but haven't had an opportunity to answer any questions on the subject.
Here are my answers which I believe focus pretty clearly on trench warfare:
And then there are a few posts I've made on general WWI history:
My preferred flair would be in Military History: "Trench Warfare in WWI" Of course I don't mind anything you may deem as more appropriate.
Thanks for any consideration!
Although I've not been posting for that long, that two other members have suggested applying for a Flair makes me think it might be a reasonable thing to do. My area of professional expertise is Revolutionary France, that's what my MA was on. However, I've not really been able to do much, indeed, anything on Revolutionary France, as the questions haven't been asked! I also have some knowledge of Maritime History. Here are some examples of answers that seem to have been well received.
To what extent were the British-Indian armies split and separated? Would a Hindu be in the same theater as a Muslim?
Why didn't Bermuda participate in the American Revolution?
What would the lances used in real combat have looked like? (Specifically towards the end of feudalism/bastard feudalism stage 1450-1500)
What would the lances used in real combat have looked like? (Specifically towards the end of feudalism/bastard feudalism stage 1450-1500)
Why was Japan so brutal during WWII?
I seem to have a problem in providing links!
Hi there! Just started posting recently, and was hoping to apply for flair. I've answered about 2-3 questions in each of these links, complete with sources.
I specialise in late antiquity, particularly the Tetrarchy and the Constantinian Dynasty, so a flair along those lines would probably suit best. Cheers!
I'm relatively new to the forum as a poster, but I think I've accumulated a few qualifying posts in my specialty area. My area of expertise is narrow, and surrounds questions rarely asked here.
If my application for flair is approved, I'd like my flair to be tagged as either North American History or Archaeology (whichever is deemed more appropriate), with the tag "Pre-Columbian North America". My discipline of study is technically Anthropology/Archaeology.
Hi folks,
I'd like to apply for flair, specifically [Evolutions of Ancient Militaries], in the category of [Military History]. I have a degree in Ancient History from a liberal arts college. Here are some posts I've made.
Regarding the differences between different formations, Greek/Macedonian etc.
On the nature of Hypaspists, and their role in Alexander's army.
On the changing armaments of Greek forces over time.
On why Alexander's army was different than later Sarissa based armies, and why information was so lacking in regards to basic information prior to Alexander.
A recent post on food prices in Rome during imperial rule, and context for how high they were.
All the best, please let me know if there's anything else I need to do.