03-09-2013, 01:41 AM
Anything that is clearly outside the scope of this forum can easily go to the OT section. Theoretical discussions that have to do with ancient matters/tactics etc, encompassing a wide range of locations, eras etc can either go there or if focused on a specific existent section, it could go there as long as the focus does not change. Bringing an example of the 19th century in a 5th century discussion is by all means allowed and encouraged. Shifting the focus of the discussion on it is not. In that case, a new topic about this particular event in the OT section should be started, so that the former discussion can retain its focus. I think that we tend to think of the OT section as something only fit for issues of vary casual importance, but this is not the case. Everyone should feel free to discuss tactics of the Zulu against the British Empire there, the tactics of Assyrian chariots, operation Barbarossa etc. The alternative, that is creating new sections for issues outside the original scope of RAT has been discussed but truth is that the will to maintain the nature of the forum has prevailed every time. This is why we had a new thread started in the OT section about the winged hussars and this is why another thread about cavalry of all eras was also started there. If, for some reason, there is a great interest in this forum about a field of discussion we do not cover, then we can discuss it again, but opening a section only to have a handful of threads a year is not helpful.
