Post by connie on Jan 30, 2013 12:51:11 GMT -5
Even the best histories miss some details. There's the old story of the blind men examining an elephant and reporting factually on what they observed. The person who felt the trunk has a totally different image to report than the one who felt the leg or the tail. All are accurate but incomplete.
Of course, well researched accounts also contain small errors.
Eye witnesses to intense times can't rely on total recall. Some things are indelibly etched on the memory. But there are often holes or gaps... things that can't be recalled. Here's where the collective memory comes in. Researchers count on being able to compare multiple accounts to find the accurate composite memory.
If you've uncovered a discrepancy, remember something differently, have a question, or can answer one about some detail in 106th history, here's a place you might record / discuss it. If you're adding a different perspective or correction to something written, please be sure to give the location of the other account.
Of course, well researched accounts also contain small errors.
Eye witnesses to intense times can't rely on total recall. Some things are indelibly etched on the memory. But there are often holes or gaps... things that can't be recalled. Here's where the collective memory comes in. Researchers count on being able to compare multiple accounts to find the accurate composite memory.
If you've uncovered a discrepancy, remember something differently, have a question, or can answer one about some detail in 106th history, here's a place you might record / discuss it. If you're adding a different perspective or correction to something written, please be sure to give the location of the other account.