I think the moderation effort in here also deserves recognition. You can literally see the effort they put in on some threads when the crap-post brigade come out in full numbers.

Thank you to the unsung heroes of this subreddit as well. To everyone who has seen a question and thought to themselves "I could give this a shot, but I don't have any real expertise on this subject." and hasn't commented - Thank you.

I must say that this subreddit makes the best use of reddit I can imagine. The flairs indicating specialisations, proper modding, response threads with follow-up questions. Not to mention that the countless times you guys discredit bogus books like "the year China discovered the world" and "guns, germs, steel" prevented my money from going to those imposters.

Thanks AHistorians. ^I ^^hope ^^^this ^^^won't ^^^be ^^^^removed

I'm a terrified lurker in this sub because I rarely have anything to contribute, but I want to thank the mods and the historians for their work. Thank you all.

It would be hilarious if one of the mods came in here and deleted every comment for not following the rules.

I for one can't wait until /r/AskHistorians is 21 years old and we can ask questions like

"I have heard that the mods of /r/AskHistorians were worshipped as gods. Is this true?"

Normally I would avoid a sub as strictly moderated as this one but this place is an exception in so many ways that the moderation is part of why I come here. The rules are clearly posted, the mods enforce them with an even hand and the result is almost always a very good answer that I can trust or a quality academic debate.

As a rule I don't post here, I'm not a historian, but I have a couple niche areas where I have heavily studied and feel comfortable discussing academically. I've posted answers twice, they both prompted discussion and further questions and both posts remained with no mod complaints, I felt like I got an A with an extra smiley face from the instructor on a paper I turned in.

This sub is what brought me to reddit.

A few weeks ago, I posted a question about pre-Columbian exchange Indian food. The quality of the answers and moderation were amazing. I had tons of very well written responses to read and lots of suggestions for websites and books to read.

Unfortunately, the amazing moderators on the site could not prevent the dozens of threatening and hate-filled private messages I received from redditors accusing me of being a racist for calling Native Americans "Indians". It got so bad that I had to delete my old account. The funny thing is that I wasn't even referring to the native inhabitants of the Americas... I specifically asked about the cuisine of India. They would have understood that if they'd actually read my post.

Out of curiosity, does anyone remember the history of how /r/AskHistorians/ and /r/askscience/ progressed? (And the less exciting /r/AskReddit/ might be a part of that history?) I can remember a good amount of the cultural history about Reddit, but I'm pretty sure I was subscribed to these two subs within my first couple of days after finally creating an account.

I'm a little curious about which came first and how far apart, but I'm most curious about which set these moderation standards in motion. These two subs look like they have grown together.

My favorite subreddit. Serious and a verifiable replies only. Very refreshing.

Okay, okay, everyone... enough gushing. Time to get back to serious questions about Hitler.

I want to add a thank you to the mods for keeping things in depth and on topic. I feel like you get more crap for it than appreciation. No one likes to see a sea of dead comments instead of answers but at the same time people would also be unhappy with the overall quality of this sub going down.

As someone who is a non-expert layman I have yet to have anything to contribute, and both times I've tried asking questions I violated some rule and it was deleted. Still don't care, awesome sub, thanks for keeping it clean.

Shout-out to /u/Georgy_K_Zhukov. In my opinion the best user on this entire site. If not, definitely the best field marshal :)

AskHistorians is undoubtedly one of the best subs on this website. The mods do an incredible job of making this a wonderful place to go through thread after thread of fascinating information.

The world is getting crazier and crazier. I come here for sanity.

Thank you so much, I love this sub!

Fight me, mods!

In a sea of shitposts, /r/AskHistorians stands tall; a bastion against the rising tide of garbage.

Do you have any sources for that?

Just kidding, I love this subreddit too.

I work IT at a Social Sciences graduate school, and although I have a ton of experts at my disposal.....I love this subreddit. :)

Best sub reddit ever!!

I'm rarely compelled to post but in this case I have to say that the strict moderation combined with the expertise and time commitment of the flaired users in this subreddit has resulted in the highest signal to noise ratio of any subreddit I've come across. It's incredible that these standards of quality have been preserved as the subreddit has expanded; I'm sure the workload has increased exponentially when compared to the subscriber count.

This is truly a gem amongst all subreddits. Thank you all for your efforts.

Also thanks to giving us history majors a sense of pride in a world full of criticism.

Every time I come to this sub I learn something new and interesting. The quality of the comments is amazing, thanks to both the awesome contributors and the extremely vigilant moderators. Thanks to everyone involved for making this such a great little corner of the internet!

Definitely my favourite subreddit, hands-down. Of course, big thanks to the quality contributors without whom this sub would be nothing -- but what really makes this place stand out is the modteam. Without you this sub would be a totally different place.

This doesn't seem to have any proper sources or citation. This post should be removed. Maybe we can get someone who specialises in the history of this subreddit to verify this statement?

I once made a comment here to answer something and it wasnt deleted. I felt so happy! On serious note mods are doing awesome work. Wish there were more authentic historians arond here, few posts end up being a graveyard of comments with no real answer sometimes.

This is the one sub that makes me miss being in a university classroom.

Long-time lurker here. Love the fantastic answers and info given here and would like to echo add my appreciation both to the content contributors as well as the mods for all your efforts!

The amount of work all of the best sources for historical knowledge on the site and honestly one of the community is so consistent.

I found this sub while at the end of my rope due to reading all kinds of historically inaccurate garbage that got more upvotes than the accurate responses to it.

Thank you for lifting me out of a fit of nihilistic rage over the state of education and people's unwillingness to concede a point! And also for teaching me about Asian history, WWII, the American Civil War, and more about Vikings than I had ever bothered to learn (which is nice because it got me back in touch with my Icelandic heritage) and making me appreciate just how many people there are out there who love exploring history and are willing to take time to share it with others!

I'd like to add my voice to all of the thank yous.

I want to thanks the mods for removing 80 % of my stupid comments on this subreddit <3

This is the riskiest post I think I've ever seen here. If I were a mod, I might've removed it.

thank you from me too.

Yes, take my thank you as well!!!

Agree, thanks to everyone, both mods and contributors. Never ceases to amaze me the quality posts that consistently draw me in on questions I never knew I needed an answer to!!

Agreed. I think this sub and mod team can easily win best in class. Thank you guys.

I'm one of those readers who never posts due to not having any sources or in-depth answers, but I would still like to thank the mods for their great work! This is in my opinion the best sub on the website, and I love reading the questions and answers here. Thanks! (I hope you guys still get to see this despite the post being over 20 hours old.)

Hear hear!

Amen to that! Thank you for all you do (everyone)!

This is the best subreddit. Period. It's because the moderators are serious about their craft and don't let politics or drama get in the way. Seriously, it's changed my mind on community moderation completely.

I agree fully also! I've been a lurker for many years and love this sub, so very interesting and concise!

Thanks to all who contribute!!

Is there scholarly agreement on when the first thank you was issued for scholarship?

I as well am only a lurker here but would like to thank all the people who post and all the moderators for their work. This sub has had some of the most interesting questions and answers I've seen on Reddit.

I have been lurking here for a long time as well. I love reading up on what the experts have to say! THANK YOU!

Other comments have already expressed my sentiments but I wanted to share my own thanks with more than a few up votes.

my first and likely last top-level comment

I read all kinds of stuff in this sub and literally never, ever post except on these (occasional) thank-you meta-threads.

So thank-you again, moderators, for keeping this place as fantastic as it is.

I agree - this subreddit has become my favorite because of both the contributor's answers to questions and the awesome moderation team.

I've learned more history here in the last six months as a lurker than I did in my high-school and college years, and it's encouraged me to delve deeper into topics of interest.

I can't say that about any other subreddit or website, that's for sure. Well done, lads and lassies: you rock.

Yes!! Thank you so much! I adore learning about the past of our world in tiny digestible bites and pieces. It's so interesting. History in school never pulled me in but I'll gladly spend hours here reading thread after thread. I love the time you guys take to respond and even cite sources and give us further reading! I wish school worked like this.

Absolutely agree. When I encounter people who dislike Reddit, I always point to this subreddit first as a shining example of what this site can be.

Thank you!!!

As well, a tremendous thank you and a plead not to lower standards as many pressure.

You guys are awesome.

Seconded. This might be the best moderated subreddit period. Everyone who takes the time to contribute is awesome. I can't speak for anyone else but this sub is making history interesting and accessible to the masses!

Yes, let me echo these sentiments. Not only does this sub have an amazing group of mods who keep this one of the few worthwhile subs to explore but also incredible contributors who keep us fascinated. Thank you all!

Probably the best ran sub on reddit. Great job guys!

Strongly seconded.

TIL You can get gold for thanking people

I totally agree. I've learned so much and it's so rewarding to know that there's actual work put into the answer and not just pulled out of someone's ass. I only wish AskScience was moderated nearly as strictly.

Seriously, thanks guys. This subreddit is my favourite one on all of Reddit. All questions are interesting and the comments are all relevant and on point.

Huge thanks to the mods too, for keeping this place shitpost-free. Really can't thank you guys enough.

Yes thank you mods for your high standards and everyone's fantastic and in depth cited answers!

Yeah seriously, thank you guys, contributors moderators and inquisitive minds alike. This place is one of my favourite on the entire internet for quality interesting information.

Here here. Special thanks to the mods who do an outstanding job and keep this a high-quality subreddit. I really appreciate it.

Couldn't agree more. Thank you to the all of the contributors and moderators for making this sub what it is.

Mod please remove this post for not being about history as strictly stated in the FAQ

It's a nice sentiment but this subreddit is flooded with these posts. Half of the top posts are about how great this sub is and thanking the mods for not going default and such (and the rest of the top posts are from April Fools).

I agree, but we can stop these now.

Edit: I have been corrected and rescind my complaint.