I liked /u/skedaddle on Jack the Ripper's identity

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/23fxfb/who_do_you_think_is_jack_the_ripper/cgwuodq

/u/estherke on war criminals

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/23fobq/why_did_obersturmführer_ss_arnold_strippel_a_man/

/u/EvanHarper posted an incredible, well-written reply that went pretty much unseen yesterday. Other than that, it's been a pretty busy week for me, so I haven't gotten to as many as I try to!

I personally liked the thread about postmodernism and history. I had my own answer and TenMinuteHistory had a good addition to that, but my favourite answer has to be /u/CanadianHistorian - it was just so well written.

I also really liked the thread about the Rwandan genocide. I has a lot of great answers and sub-discussions, but my favourite answer was /u/EsotericR's. The rest of the thread is worth a read as well.

I enjoyed last week:

• /u/skedaddle in Were the United States of America set up for such power and success before the revolution or was their ascent to the top of the global hierarchy only possible because of what happened after the Revolution or the Revolution itself?

• /u/bitparity in The creator of History Channel's "Vikings" said Ragnar Lothbrok will be raiding Paris in Season 3. In his statement he says that 'it was still a Roman city'. How true is this?

• /u/thegeneralstrike in What makes Great Man theory rock/suck? (i.e. What are the major current historical interpretive practices?)

• /u/Borimi in Why didn't the United States pursue an Imperialist policy on a more global scale? (Past the Philippines and political control of South America)

• /u/EsotericR in Why did the Rwandan genocide occur and what did it have to do with Europeans/colonization?

A question for the mods: Do the great responses mentioned in these Day of Reflection threads get added to the FAQ?