The Expert List

PLEASE NOTE: At this time, the Expert List is no longer listing experts. This is an awesome list, but until there is some evidence of it being used, expanding it won't do much good. Thank you to all who have volunteered their knowledge, and if you have successfully utilized the Expert List recently, please leave a note below.








What is an Expert List?

An Expert List is a list of topics on which a YWS member is an expert. If you have a question, contact the appropriate member and I'm sure they'll be happy to help!



Are you an expert on something? Be listed as one!

Maybe you know the dynamics (pun totally, shamelessly intended) of an orchestra inside and out? Maybe you know the schematics of a swingset like the back of your hand? If you'd like to help out your fellow YWS-ers and be listed as an expert, PM me with your name and what you're exceptionally knowledgeable about, and I'll add you to the list! Questions? Ask them in the space below or PM me and I'll be happy to answer them!



THE LIST



Arts
>> Acting: Caligula's Launderette
>> Alfred Hitchcock Films: Gahks
>> Art and Art History: Caligula's Launderette
>> Dance: Caligula's Launderette
>> Dramatic Arts (Theatre and Film and many things in between): VampX13
>> Modern Theater: Rigel
Music
>> 1950s era rock ‘n’ roll music: HC
>> Band: Leja, Meshugenah
>> Classical Music: Reason Invalid
>> Ethnic Music: Reason Invalid
>> Musical History: Reason Invalid
>> Musical Theatre: VampX13
>> Western Music (Renaissance through 20th century): Reason Invalid




Animals
>> Dogs (breeds, personalities, and training): scotty.knows
>> Horses (general): Dreami
>> Horses, Farriering, and Horseback Riding: Caligula's Launderette
>> Horse Related Topics (including English riding, barn management, breed information, etc.): JFW1415


Geography
>> Africa: Via
>> the Caribbean (esp. British Virgin Islands): Caligula's Launderette
>> Europe (esp. Ireland, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Southern France): Caligula's Launderette
>> London/City Life: HC
>> the Philippines (country): xxfourthelement
>> Rural Areas/ Small Towns (20-500 people): Moving Forward
>> St. Louis: Suzanne
>> Life in Wales: HC


History (General History: Caligula's Launderette, Firestarter)
>> Alexander the Great: Squishy
>> American Civil War: Caligula's Launderette
>> American Old West: Caligula's Launderette
>> American Revolution: fishr
>> Ancient Egypt: chocoholic
>> Ancient Greece: Firestarter, Squishy
>> Ancient Rome: Firestarter, Squishy
>> the Arms Race: HC
>> British History: Firestarter
>> Byzantium empire: Squishy
>> Charlemagne's empire: Squishy
>> Classical Civilizations (Roman Republic, Roman Warfare, Roman Political Figures, Roman Life, Greek Theatre, Greek Mythology): VampX13
>> Colonial America (Eighteenth Century: clothing, dialect, lifestyle, mindset, etc.) : fishr
>> Crusades: Caligula's Launderette
>> Current Events: smorgishborg
>> Eighteenth Century (1700-1790): fishr
>> Elizabeathan Torture: VampX13
>> Heraldry, Knights, and Feudalism: Caligula's Launderette
>> Holocaust: Suzanne
>> Holy Roman Empire: Squishy
>> Golden Age of Greece: Caligula's Launderette
>> Late Victorian London (working class): ئ twit ئ
>> Middle Ages: Caligula's Launderette, Squishy
>> Military History: smorgishborg, Firestarter
>> Napoleonic History: Firestarter
>> Napoleonic Wars: Caligula's Launderette
>> Roman Republic: Caligula's Launderette
>> Salem Witch Trials: gingerheartsyou
>> Stone ages (or pre-history): Squishy
>> the Tudors: chocoholic
>> Victorian Era: Caligula's Launderette
>> World Wars: Firestarter
>> World War Two: Suzanne


Languages
>> French: Suzanne, Gahks
>> Sign Language: gingerheartsyou
>> Spanish: Leja, Gahks


Literary
>> Ancient Writing- Illiad, Odyssey, Aenied: Squishy
>> Character Development: Snoink
>> Dialogue: Snoink, Suzanne
>> Diction: Caligula's Launderette
>> Essay Writing: Caligula's Launderette
>> Grammar: Via
>> Greek/Roman Mythology: Squishy
>> Greek plays: Antigone, Clouds, Hercules/Heracles, etc etc: Squishy
>> Life and Literature of William Shakespeare: VampX13
>> Life and Times of Oscar Wilde: VampX13
>> Poetry Analysis: Caligula's Launderette
>> Playwriting: Caligula's Launderette
>> Sentence Structure and Syntax: Caligula's Launderette
>> Welsh Folklore: HC


Math and Science
>> Arithmetic through Calculus: Snoink
>> Arthritis (both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid): HC
>> Astronomy: Caligula's Launderette
>> Computer Programming: VampX13
>> Depression (clinical): HC
>> Economics: Gahks
>> Genetic Engineering: Kang227
>> Global Warming: Kang 227
>> Inorganic Chemistry: Snoink
>> Leukemia: HC
>> Love (inc. the chemical reactions caused by the emotion): HC
>> Lycanthropes: HC
>> Physics: Snoink


Other
>> British Education: HC
>> Buddhism: smorgishborg
>> Classics: Gahks
>> Crime Dramas (esp. Law and Order): Gahks
>> Crime Fiction: Gahks
>> Criminal Psychology: Gahks
>> Crusades: Caligula's Launderette
>> Dead Rockstars: sXe_Jinxeh
>> Education (teaching): Via
>> Fieldcraft (How to disarm land mines, rappel from a helicopter, use a laser-designator, escape and evasion, mental endurance, etc...): scotty.knows
>> Karate: Caligula's Launderette
>> Krav Maga (an Israeli martial art): scotty.knows
>> Military (general): Hunter
>> Nature and the Outdoors: scotty.knows
>> Pagan Holidays: gingerheartsyou
>> Paganism: HC
>> Photography (fashion, beauty, landscape and nature photography): HC
>> Police: Hunter
>> Public Speaking: Gahks
>> Roller Coasters: Gahks
>> Sailing, Ships, and Naval History: Caligula's Launderette, Firestarter
>> Stamps (collecting): HC
>> the Study of Medicine in History: ?
>> Tarot: HC
>> Toilets: Suzanne
>> Torture: HC
>> Tradecraft (Cloak and dagger stuff: phone bugging, surveillance, counter-surveillance, etc.): scotty.knows
>> Unconventional warfare (Small unit tactics, urban conflicts, etc...): scotty.knows
>> Unitarian Universalism: gingerheartsyou
>> Vampires: Suzanne, VampX13, Nile F
>> Veganism: HC
>> Volleyball: gingerheartsyou
>> Weapons: Hunter, scotty.knows
>> Werewolves: Nile F
>> Wilderness Survival: scotty.knows
>> Lockpicking: Nile F






[Thanks to all who have volunteered so far! But the List is still so sparse! What's with that? Volunteer your knowledge and help to fill it up!]

Wow. Have you seen the Expert List recently? I mean, just look at it. There are ninety-six topics up there (!), not including the multiple topics that are listed together (such as sailing, ships, and Naval History). That's a lot. Who knew YWS knew so much?

Now that we have an awesome list of knowledge awesomeness, let's put it to use. So here's how it works:

1. Start with a question!
2. Ask the person who has volunteered their knowledge of the subject. If they didn't want to be asked about their subject area, they wouldn't have volunteered

Has anyone successfully used the Expert List recently? Please share your success stories below

Well, I'm trying to have some research done on what it's like to work in the radio business, but the topic isn't up there. Does anybody know? I posted a separate topic but.. =)

Oh, and I once asked Cal about pirates, so I guess I successfully used it. Thanks to Cal, by the way!

~*Sara*~

Oh, and I once asked Cal about pirates, so I guess I successfully used it. Thanks to Cal, by the way!

Yay! Glad to hear it

I needed some information about Colic, so I asked Dreami and she was very helpful.

There's an Expert on torture?

Torture? Suz is an expert on Toilets! I don't even want to know how you get to be one of those.. And person, still here, needing help with Radio! Leja...? *Leja scrambles around for an escape, knowing nothing about radio* No! Come back!

~*Sara*~

Hey, I just know many types of torture and ancient methods of it. It's a interesting topic, really!

*totally not a psychopath*

ha ha...I'm going to use this now

Why is this list separate from the one Meshugenah has posted in General Fiction Discussion?

topic23586.html

Character Development: Snoink, Meep
Character Interaction: Caligula's Launderette, Meep
Dialogue: Snoink, Samuel Garrison
Grammar: Via, Meshugenah
Prologue: Griffinkeeper
Sentence Structure: Samuel Garrison, Meshugenah
Setting: Samuel Garrison
Over-description: Samuel Garrison
Research: Samuel Garrison (Historical Fiction)
Fantasy Fiction: Jiggity (all aspects)

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Which of the two is official? I'm confused.

okay now I am too

The other expert list looks like it's for elements of fiction rather than here, which is for the specific subjects on things unrelated to fiction, but are good for background knowledge. If that made sense...

HC wrote:The other expert list looks like it's for elements of fiction rather than here, which is for the specific subjects on things unrelated to fiction, but are good for background knowledge. If that made sense...

HC's got it right! And if you look, there's one in poetry, too! Those are specific to the craft, not the quality of information per se, and since both are important, we have help for both!

LoveableLittleSock wrote:Torture? Suz is an expert on Toilets! I don't even want to know how you get to be one of those.. And person, still here, needing help with Radio! Leja...? *Leja scrambles around for an escape, knowing nothing about radio* No! Come back!

~*Sara*~

haha; you're right. I don't know anything about radio! ^_^
In this case, you should ask in the general research thread.

okay I got it now