Community
Community Rules
TraceFront is built around historical research, not social metrics. These rules define how we work together to produce a reliable, respectful knowledge base.
History First
TraceFront is a platform for historical research and documentation. Every contribution should advance our understanding of history — not fill a feed.
Sources Matter
Cite a source whenever possible: an archive, book, museum record, photograph, veteran testimony, or military document. A claim without a source is a hypothesis, not a fact.
Distinguish Facts from Hypotheses
Label your contributions clearly.
- ✅Confirmed fact — verified by evidence
- 🟡Probable identification — strong evidence, not yet verified
- 🔍Hypothesis — working theory, requires investigation
Debate the Evidence
Challenge arguments, not people. If you disagree, explain why — with sources. A good counter-argument is a contribution.
No Politics
Contemporary politics have no place on TraceFront. We study history to understand it, not to use it as ammunition.
No Extremism
No promotion of Nazism, fascism, communism, or any totalitarian ideology. Historical documentation of these movements is permitted — glorification is not.
Respect the Dead
Most locations on this platform are places where people died. Treat subjects — soldiers, civilians, victims — with the dignity they deserve regardless of which side they fought on.
No Battlefield Looting
No instructions for metal detecting on active battlefield sites, no guides to artifact removal, no trading in battlefield finds. Unauthorized excavation is illegal in most jurisdictions and destroys irreplaceable archaeological context.
Original Content Preferred
Upload your own photographs, documents, and research. If you use third-party material, ensure you have the right to share it and attribute the source.
AI Must Be Marked
Content created or significantly modified by AI must be labelled. AI can help — it cannot be the source of historical truth. See How TraceFront works for our AI policy.
Location Accuracy Matters
When pinning a location, state your confidence level. An approximate pin with a note is better than a precise pin that is wrong.
Help Solve Historical Mysteries
This community exists to collectively identify photographs, units, vehicles, locations, and events. Every open question is an invitation.
Contribution types
Every post has a purpose
When you contribute, choose the type that best describes your post. This keeps the community focused on solving problems rather than broadcasting.
Location Identification
Pin and document a historical site
Photo Analysis
Break down what a photograph shows
Unit Research
Identify or document a military unit
Vehicle Identification
Identify vehicles, equipment, or weapons
Historical Document
Share and contextualise a primary source
Open Question
Something you need the community's help to solve
Reactions
No likes — only evidence
Instead of upvotes, TraceFront uses reactions that carry meaning. Each one is a signal to the community about the quality of the evidence.
I independently agree with this identification or analysis
I have evidence that contradicts this — see my comment
I can provide a source that supports this
I have a different interpretation worth discussing
New accounts
Starting limits
For the first 7 days after registration, new accounts are subject to the following limits to protect community quality:
- ·Max 5 contributions per day
- ·Max 20 comments per day
- ·No external links in posts
Limits lift automatically once your contributions are verified by the community.