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Citing of sources of information is not only a basic "given" of sound research, but a sign of respect--and legally required recognition--of the intellectual work of the author of your information. And it is required here, as in other research sections of the Forum.
Photographs are information, just as text is, and also require the posting of a source, whether from your own collection or otherwise.
One of the most valuable things that this section can achieve, at its best, and through the time, effort, and research of the posters who contribute to it, is to cut through the sensationalism and disinformation surrounding German women of the period. And that is most effectively done through the posting of the best documented information available, rather than opinion or guess. As someone has already said, more directly than I can restate it:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=53962...undocumented claims undercut the research purposes of this section of the forum. Consequently, it is required that proof be posted along with a claim. The main reason is that proof, evidence, facts, etc. improve the quality of discussions and information. A second reason is that inflammatory, groundless threads attack, and do not promote, the scholarly purpose of this section of the forum.
Also, from the same thread, posters who'd like to have their research and thoughts taken seriously should consider this, on how an unsourced post is viewed by serious readers:
Regards, and my very best,If a poster raises a question about the events, other posters may answer the question with evidence. If a poster stops asking questions and begins to express a point of view, he then becomes an advocate for that viewpoint. When a person becomes an advocate, he has the burden of providing evidence for his point of view. If he has no evidence, or doesn't provide it when asked, it is reasonable for the reader to conclude that his opinion or viewpoint is uninformed and may fairly be discounted or rejected.
~Vikki