I'm still not convinced it's necessary but would a History forum cover it?

It's amazing, Hagar. That's the very thing I was thinking of yesterday at work (the Net was down, so I had 12 hrs at work when I could have been posting all day, and the mongrel thing wasn't working

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Anyway, yes, I think a History Forum would certainly cover it. There is still a slight danger of discussion heading towards and ending up in areas like 'the Gulf War', 'Afghanistan' (war against terrorism - not the Russian one) and 'Iraq' etc. But I don't think the risk is any greater than that posed in the General or Cafe Forums. ;D

In fact, now that I think of it, people generally tend to think of 'History' as events prior to at least, their lifetime (just a generalisation on my part). For instance, I don't see the '70's as 'History Proper' in my mind.
Bearing this in mind, I think there would be a tendency for people to keep posts in a 'History' Forum limited to events well before the more recent 'controversial' conflicts (except maybe Vietnam, which in itself is not that much of a volatile area these days. At least not here). :D
Yep, I think a History Forum would be a reasonable compromise, and just personally, it would suit me anyway, as I am a bit of a 'History Buff' (in areas other than WWII also).
Also, I can see it possibly becoming an area in which the younger chaps (at school or college), could gain some advice and insight into any 'History' related assignments or projects to do with their studies. 8)
So, what say people (and Pete)? Is this a reasonable compromise. Enough at least for a trial to gauge the level of interest?

Steve