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Originally Posted by Rainbow Six
If you go for a specific time period that leaves options reasonably open for people to select an area that they may have knowledge / experience of. For example, I would have very little confidence in my own ability to write something convincing and authentic about the experiences of a US National Guardsman or a Polish civilian - in my case it's simply a matter of not fully understanding the culture, the language, the nuances, etc. Whilst there is always a challenge in trying something different so I might give it a try, but I'd be concerned that anything I produced would be at best full of sterotypes and and at worst wholly inaccurate. My own 'preference' (for lack of a better word) is British subject matter (whether that be at home, in Europe, the Far East, or elsewhere). Others may have different preferences, so selecting a time period as opposed to a specific location / theme would allow those who wanted to particpate to work with subject matter of choice.
(I hope that makes sense...)
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Having read your material I think you sell yourself short. I too prefer UK material BUT I guess this would be limited in this forum both as a writing base and for interest. My only worry with a year is that it could lose focus. Maybe the Norway campaign might be an option with UK, USMC, Norwegian and Pact troops to choose from?