📚 Online forum to ask Chicago Manual of Style related questions?

eveninghere, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

Not sure if you’ll like it, but there’s writing.stackexchange.com

edickinson, 2 months ago

You might try the Evidence Explained forums answered regularly by Elizabeth Shown Mills. She is a specialist in genealogical citation but she is based in Chicago Manual of Style. www.evidenceexplained.com/forums/citation-issues

Or you could just take your best stab at a citation and wait for some eagle-eyed all knowing person to correct you 😄

renard_roux, 2 months ago

Not super helpful, but have you looked for Discord communities?

hedge, 2 months ago

🤔 Don’t know much about Discord . . . in the past I would have looked for an appropriate subreddit, but now . . .

renard_roux, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

Yeah I know what you mean, I’ve reached a point where I can just about stomach going there if a Google-search finds relevant information on something I’m researching, but I draw the line at active participation or even logging in.

I’ve done a quick search and found a list of Discord boards that are tagged with #grammar.

This one looks promising, and the list says there are currently 20 people online (take with grain of salt, though): The Grammar People

If you could share your specific question, maybe there’s more research that can be done (or maybe someone here knows the answer) 🤔