Drug and alcohol use in the Luftwaffe

[Larry deZeng]

Originally Posted by edwest2

A few comments if I may.

Complex subjects require adequate document citations. Word usage for posts should be precise. I know the internet encourages what I call "the one line response." A worrying trend since actual research can be discouraged by a learned desire for the quick and easy. I've noticed recent scholarship, though well footnoted, contains poor word usage or is not vetted by more experienced persons. This sloppy approach is not useful. Just dashing off an article or quick blog post rarely advances historical research. I think a "just the facts" approach is far more useful. That's what we want, isn't it?

Best,
Ed

Hi Ed,

Well said, but I think if we applied your rather rigid standards, the appearance of new books would be reduced at least by 50%. After authoring 4 books, I concluded that it had been a gigantic pain in the backside trying to keep the publisher, the editor, the layout and graphics people, et al, happy. Especially when it was the research alone that I enjoyed.

L. deZ.

[Nick Beale]

All interesting points (which I endorse) but heading well off-topic! Maybe worth a new thread under books & magazines?