Yukonastan wrote:Everyone here is highly mature, or at least tries to be.
Questers wrote:Rule number 1 of the NSMRC: If you think you can do something, you probably cant.
Q: What is the purpose of the thread?
A: The purpose of the thread is to provide informed feedback on in character military matters from a realistic perspective. If you have a military question this is the place for it.
Q: What is proper etiquette for raising questions or commenting?
A: First and foremost, we approach all issues from a realistic perspective. Even rations. Realistic does not mean hard MT. But it does mean verifiable. If you post a question and it is blatantly unrealistic, you will be informed. If you post a comment and it is blatantly unrealistic, you will be informed. Do not take this personally. If you cannot or will not accept something is unrealistic then this is not the correct thread for discussing it.
Second we encourage critical discussion. As long as the above is remembered you are free to rebut, critique and dissent to your hearts content. There is no official thread line and no formal hierarchy. Do not hesitate to speak your mind. But remember this street runs two ways: Just as you may critique others, others may critique you. If you are not comfortable seeing your idea critiqued think twice before you post it. Because it will probably happen.
Q: I'm new!
A: Great! If you are new to ns, new to MT or just feel you don't know much about military topics, you are definitely welcome to participate here. You might even learn something!
Just remember that when you begin exploring a new topic you will have some preconceived notions of what that topic is about. Many of those notions will be wrong and you will be forced to re-examine things you thought you knew. This is not a bad thing by any means but being told the awesome military factbook you wrote is not only not right, it's not even wrong can be understandably painful. But we, the thread, are here to help you. And we do in fact like discussing these topics and fielding questions.
Q: FanT? FT?
A: If you want to discuss something that is inherently unrealistic (FanT) or semi-realistic (Far FT) in a realistic way, that's cool. Just remember we emphasize the realism.
Q: Are there any resources you can recommend?
A: The latest version of the official NS Military Realism Calculator PackTM can be found here.
The authoritative Capabilities of Nuclear Weapons can be found here and here in two parts.