: Re: How deeply should I study the background of a community before writing about it? By "background", I mean the dialects, habits and culture of the community. Also, I wonder if it is even possible

You should investigate to the point that you have a good grasp of what's important to the community members and what's not important, especially on the topic of how that community is depicted.

The Golden Rule applies here. Would you want someone writing about you to leave out details that put what you've done in a different light?

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