I have an idea for this sub. Could we start doing some peer-reviewed knowledge of historical events?

by tamumike3

I want to learn all I can about the Indian Wars, but I find that I forget details, or my interpretation of something is incorrect or just different from someone else's. My idea is: what if I made a post in which I regurgitate all the information I know about something like the events leading up to the Little Bighorn and the other users on /r/AskHistorians either correct or fill gaps in the information. Of course it would be all from memory and Google-free. This way I could shore up my knowledge and correct anything that doesn't make sense or is inaccurate. I'm just tired of being called an idiot or dumbass because I have one little fact wrong. I want to learn and put what I know (or think I know) up for respectful discussion/correction.

sunagainstgold

In my opinion, this sort of setup would lead all too quickly to abuse of the system, even if some people had the best of intentions.

The flairs and not-yet-flaired users here are happy, eager, overjoyed to share what we know about a topic people are interested in.

We are not here to proofread anyone's research paper.