Thank you moderators for keeping this sub a great place to learn about history! While some may disagree, I think that the strict moderating policy and rules about responses makes this place very valuable to learn from.
According to PBS (American public television network; birthplace of Sesame Street, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, and Reading Rainbow):
Six-year-olds have longer attention spans and continue to prefer structured activities to more open-ended experiences. They enjoy taking on new roles and responsibilities, but still require much direction from adults and frequently ask questions to ensure that they are completing tasks the right way.
I'm going to go ahead and call that the Mr. Rogers Seal of Approval.
/r/Askhistorians is an absolutely amazing place. When I began studying history, I quickly realised that a suprisingly large amount of us considered being able to answer a question on here as "making it". I think that says a lot about how succesful the moderation philosophy is.
Happy birthday. As a lurker I'm taking advantage of this opportunity to say thank you. At least a few times a week I come on here and learn something new. For example, the thread yesterday about junk food was interesting and entertaining.
So thank you for this sub. You make my life a little better just for being here.
Only fourteen more years until we can ask questions about the founding of this wonderful subreddit!
^(And, I assume, one year since the last time someone made this joke)
FIRST
No, but seriously, whos got the historical cocktail recipes?
(Huge thanks to everyone in this community. Over the last 6 years we've managed to become the leading community of historians on the internet, been feted and presented at the AHA and other conferences, been used as an example of how to do history online, launched a successful podcast, been the topic of a PhD dissertation, hosed AMAs with major institutions and people, changed the lives of many here and so much more. Bonne fête anniversaire AskHistorians! Here's to another 6!)
I tried to think of something more creative to say about us, but apparently I've killed my imagination just like I kill every interesting thread and discussion on /r/AskHistorians.
This subreddit belongs in a museum!
Springtime for Askhistorians and Germany!
I was born in Jena and that's why they call me commiepsaceinvader!
Don't be stupid, be a smarty come and join the Askhistorians party!
We can post dogs?! Finally I can provide content based on my true expertise! http://i.imgur.com/X2JijWZ.gifv
Happy birthday everyone!
When I first joined Reddit I mistakenly made a joke in reply to a post on r/AskHistorians.
It's been over a year and I still have -1 comment karma at r/AskHistorians.
Please help me change it.
I would have loved it if when I opened this thread, I found all the comments deleted.
Are birthdays something that have always been celebrated? What's the oldest historical account of a birthday?
Best sub ever. Never change you guys!
Woo for not getting my comment removed!
Happy birthday! I've never had a top level comment, so this might be my first!
Love the podcast so much and the content here is great too. I miss 400 Rabbits :(
One of the nice things about having this subreddit be around so long and with clearly established norms more deeply entrenched over time, is that I no longer feel as much pressure to try and answer things because nobody else is gonna tackle it. We have a lot of folks who can contribute quality, and so I basically just take the ones I feel like taking. It's pretty nice. :D
When this sub was new, I was glad to have a new hobby of answering questions and joining in on discussions. Fast forward a couple of years, I was ten times happier to see people, far more intelligent and qualified, dedicating themselves to giving professional analysis, making me a student of their material every day. And none of it would be possible without the best, hardest working mod team on Reddit. Thanks to everyone here, from the bottom of my heart.
You guys are very scholarly. I have a BA in History and still keep up with documentaries. However I can't give as indepth answers as you historians.
Hell yes! On your second birthday, I came to your no-holds-barred thread and wrote "fart."
I'm older and more mature now, so I'll just say MILF.
Happy birthday y'all!
Hi
Happy Birthday, AskHistorians! This sub really is one of the few that make Reddit worthwhile. I've learned so much here over the years - not just about history, but about rigorous thought and intellectual curiosity. It really is an incredibly rare space that can create and sustain this kind of interaction.
Kudos to the moderators for keeping this place positive and informative for everyone! Thanks also to the the readers who ask interesting questions and the contributors (flaired and otherwise!) who actually answer them. It's the combination of all these folks - even those of who just lurk and read - that make /r/AskHistorians possible. Cheers!
Sources:
I can't cite any sources, but this is the best moderated sub on Reddit! I'll stop writing and wait for my comment to be removed with a stinging rebuke of my lack of sources, while pointing out that Reddit is less than 20 years old.
Thank you!
I just wanted to say thank you and that I appreciate all the hard work you guys put into this sub. It doesn't go unnoticed. Keep up the great work! :)
In addition to high quality moderation and fascinating answers, this sub has the best April 1st pranks!
That corgi is clearly in violation of the 20-year-rule.
What a joyful occasion! Happy birthday to all of us! If my memory serves me right it has been almost 4 years since I first discovered the subreddit and became a flaired user a couple of months later.
I don't contribute nearly enough anymore, but I continue to read AskHistorians almost daily. Reading all your wonderfully written and insightful posts got me in touch with so many topics which I never knew I care about and it has become part of my reading routine. I want to use the opportunity to thank all our contributors and our readers for making the sub what it is today!
I finished my BA in history last week and I'm taking a much needed two or three year break before pursuing my MA and (hopefully) PhD in early American foreign relations. I love coming here and seeing all the contributions by people as strangely obsessed with minute details of past life as I am. I can't wait to know enough about something to be able to give as quality, in depth answers on the fly as you all. Happy Birthday! 🎉🎉
Lurker here, This sub is my go to place to avoid the drudge of an evening commute from my Uni [2 hr commute by public transport +/- about 30mins due to waiting/transfer times]. It is by far my favorite sub to visit and read a few answers. Admittedly as /u/agentdcf pointed out, a large amount of my interest is in military history, the nazi's, romans etc. [Im not American tho :P] I can always come to this sub and learn something new which I didn't expect so far that, I thank the mods and the contributors for the hard work they put in.
Happy birthday to us!
Happy Birthday to one of my favorite subreddits! Time spent here is always worthwhile. Keep doing what you do making this my #1 place on reddit for interesting content from a top notch community.
Happy birthday r/AskHistorians !
I was a lurker for the longest time before I summed up the courage for my first question - and it wasn't deleted! Love this sub.
Edit: a couple of words.
I upvoted all the comments about being a lurker and thanking the mods, so now time for a question worthy of the "meta" label: so is anyone writing a history of /r/AskHistorians?
See a lot of off topic comments in this thread, would be nice if the moderators actually bothered to do their jobs for once.
I think I've been here for two-thirds of the sub's lifespan. They grow up so fast.
Question: when was the war of 1812?
If nothing else, I have to give you guys (the mods, but the community here too) credit for helping me realize just how easily bullshit gets spread around.
I mean, yeah, any /r/AskReddit thread is going to be more bullshit than not bullshit, but you guys liberally applying fire to any comment that doesn't actually source itself really helped me grasp just how much hearsay, rumor, folklore, etc. all don't count as history.
It's helped me take a Math-ic approach to history- if you have proof (or rather, proper sources) it (probably) happened, then it (probably) happened, otherwise shut up.
The series of posts that some guy did about the misadventures and insane coincidences of Cortez in Mexico are 1. Bookworthy, and 2. The best writing that I have ever seen on this site. Thank you guys for making this amazing community possible.
Thank you folks for being the one place to escape memes and stupid comment chains consistently. It's great to be able to read an answer to a question I may not have considered without worrying about it becoming the Loch Ness monster's tree fiddy
I have to say that this is by far my favourite sub. Not just because of the endlessly fascinating questions and well-written answers, but also because of the stringent posting rules that ensure poor quality posts don't drown out the actual good content.
Carry on chaps, and of course, happy birthday!
Whenever I need to learn something, this subreddit is the first place I go. High quality assurance means detailed posts, plenty of sources, and well thought out explanations.
/r/AskHistorians might very well be the most dedicated and consistently quality subreddit of all time. All of it thanks to the historians who teach us something new and the amazing mods who make those posts the rule and not the exception.
Happy Birthday.
This is probably the first thread I've seen that's not a graveyard.
It feels... wrong.
I like it here because I get to read about the history and cultures I was never taught about growing up in the other end of the world. It's fascinating going on a trip through time and space.
The discussion of cocktail recipes made me think of this little nugget I picked up from somewhere.
There is a town in Lancashire called Burnley. These days they're mainly known for their football team, which generally plays in the second tier with occasional excursions into the Premier League. Historically it's a mining and weaving town, a working-class place and, being northern, the sort of place where you call a spade a spade and ordering a glass of wine in a pub gets you called cheerfully homophobic insults.
So it's slightly surprising to know that Burnley - and specifically the Burnley Miners' Club - is now the world's biggest customer for the French herbal liqueur Benedictine. The liqueur was popular in Edwardian Paris, but when the Great War rolled around, the distillery was converted into a hospital and offered its produce, mixed with hot water, as a restorative.
Some of the soldiers were men of the East Lancashire Regiment (of "Accrington Pals" fame - Accrington is the next town over), who found the liqueur remarkably soothing on the throat - a boon for miners with all that coal dust.
So they brought it home, where it caught on, and to this day a "Benny and Hot" is a popular order in pubs throughout Burnley, but particularly at the miners' Working Men's Club. Burnley FC is the only club that serves it on match day (which is actually surprising given the upmarket bars you'd expect to find at the top-end Premier League clubs like Chelsea).
It's not something that gets a lot of academic study so the best source I can find is Jamie Oliver...
http://www.jamieoliver.com/drinks-tube/benedictine-and-the-burnley-miners/
Big ups to /u/iphikrates for expanding my knowledge of ancient Greece. Thank you for your awesome contributions!
Small-time local history writer here. Thank you for maintaining the high standards in this sub. You help me remember to maintain high standards in my own work, however small in its scope or audience. Integrity and mindfulness matters. Research matters. Thoughtfulness. Care. History is carried on by people with big buckets and little ones--it's important for even the little-bucket-handlers to do their job as well as important academics. Thank you for the ongoing good example and inspiration.
A big thank you to all the mods here and all the work they put in! Whens the party?
It's rare to find a community as talented, scholarly, and interesting as AskHistorians. While I have never contributed an answer to the subreddit, I am proud to be a subscriber and reader!
Happy birthday! I am just a lurker in this sub but I spend a lot of time here. I am glad the posters don't get tired of spending so much effort to write top quality answers to whatever questions sent their way.
Thanks Mods and all you beautiful genius contributers for making this sub so amazing! It really is an impressively useful place to learn some interesting stuff that isn't easy to find.
Here's your birthday present - a picture of The Cat drinking out of a toilet
The Mods and Flairs of this sub are my internet heroes!
Hey, just wanted to thank the one dude who sent me a bunch of sources to read about the effects of drug use in Vietnam after the war. He sent it years ago at this point. I was having trouble finding good sources. Dude saved my ass.
I'm a first year history student, and I love this sub. I'm excited to be able to contribute someday! Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday.
Since we're having an open forum (sorta) I'd like to ask the flaired historians here how they feel about the current trend of anti-history behavior that's become so prevalent lately? Statues, monuments, historical figures, being destroyed, redefined, vandalized, or propagandized.
I'm not asking for any political leanings. I'm asking if the people who've dedicated their lives to history feel that their passion subject is being villainized and if so, how they feel about it. I doubt this question can be answered anywhere else on Reddit without devolving into a political screaming match. Thanks.
Thanks to all the awesome contributors, and thanks to the mods, who together make this one of the very best places on the web.
Thanks for the work you do, mods. I've got my history degree and hope one day to post an answer, but until then I just enjoy the great responses!
Great mod team. This is my first (but hopefully not last) top level comment, for now I'll keep on lurking.
I just discovered this Reddit group recently. I want to thank you all for your thoughtful answers and for sharing your knowledge.
This is a a great place. The quality of content and the amount of effort the moderators put in to maintain it. I cannot imagine how difficult your job is. I want to use this opportunity to sincerely thank you for making it one of the best subreddits around.
Here's to a really unique space within the internet, let alone Reddit. Thank you for being different and thank you for all the contributions I have read over the years.
(long time listener first time caller)
Love this sub. Love the modding. Now when you going to franchise this subs winning strategy into other subjects?
Happy Birthday /r/AskHistorians ! I never post, but always read. This place is easily one of the best all-time subreddits, and that is primarily because of 1) high quality contributions and 2) high quality modding. You've created something unique and wonderful on Reddit. Revel in your accomplishment.
Happy Birthday to a fantastically high-quality sub. I lurk a lot and send my students here in search of questions about sex (since that's our topic). Totally enjoyed traveling down a rabbit hole of videos of ancient hair styles for women being studied and reproduced. Your ability to shine beams of light on aspects of history so many of us have never even thought of is truly wonderful.
Thank you!
Just wanted to say thank you for mods and posters for making this such a wonderful and interesting sub. Here's to another long year of interesting topics!
Here's to another 6! This is easily the best corner of Reddit and one of the best corners of the internet. I have learnt so much about such a vast breadth of stuff.
Since I'm (hopefully) starting a PhD in history next month, I hope to soon contribute more than just endlessly lurking.
Happy Birthday! I hope one day to be able to craft a response that meets the high (and rightfully so) standards here.
It's funny, I am scared to post here but I am working towards presenting at conferences next year.
Happy birthday /r/askhistorians.
Happy birthday from a Lurker. :)
I don't have any degrees and have no intention of getting any yet this sub remains fascinating to me, thanks for the knowledge!
Mmmmm this cake is delicious nom nom nom nom
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Thank you to all posters and mods for the great reads of the last 6 years. Y'all made my daily commute so much more interesting. Greetings from a lurker from Germany.
So when thus sub is 20 years old, can I ask about the origin of the sub?
Not gonna lie, I was expecting to see the usual sea of "comment removed" in this tread, and was really confused for a bit
Happy birthday to the best sub on Reddit! Then you for keeping your standards high and for teaching me so much. It truly is appreciated!
In another 14 years, I can ask about the founding of /r/AskHistorians!
You mean I can post something that won't get deleted?
Hot damn.
Major thanks to the mods who are so incredible at getting this sub to do what it does best. Through all the anecdotes, backtalk, and unexpected traffic from subs like r/bestof, you folks never so much as stumble in maintaining the high degree of quality which brought me here as a lurker a couple years ago. Thanks for being the often under-appreciated force for scholarship which single-handedly guarantees the simultaneous openness and quality which make this sub so special. Thanks for doing all you do.
Also idk how you keep the April Fool's memes fresh but keep them coming
Honestly, this subreddit is one of the highest quality places on the Internet.
Wow, I can't believe it's been six years since this subreddit started! My congrats and thanks to the wonderful mods who keep this place running.
I just wanted to say, I'm a lurker and don't post, but really enjoy the questions on here! It always leads to some super interesting reading. Keep up the great posting/answering/modding. Happy birthday!
This is a fantastic sub. Whenever there's a historical question about which I know fairly little, I always search this sub to obtain the relevant historical context and as a springboard for further research.
Massive thanks to the mod team and the posters who keep the quality so high
Lurker here! I found this subreddit after switching my major to History. Hopefully someday I'll be able to contribute! My favorite areas of focus are the Mediterranean and WW1!
Happy birthday! Thanks to all the mods and contributors to this incredible sub! My appreciation of history has been so greatly expanded I cannot thank you all enough for fascinating questions and high quality responses. Keep on keepin' on!
I absolutely love r/askhistorians and value all the mods and contributors. I try to contribute when I can and I always know there will be high quality answers to all the fantastic questions we see. Thank you all so much! Here's a doggo to share the joy with your birthday boy!
As someone who does not have nearly enough academic knowledge of history, I feel like I will forever be a lurker here. That however is an amazing thing because when I come here I know what I read will most likely will be of the highest of quality. YOU GO MOD TEAM!
I love this subreddit, I love the anal mods, and I love that I can finally post a godsdamned comment. Happy birthday.
How do I source my happiness?
Happy birthday to us!
I'd add something clever and humorous, but apparently clever and humorous aren't working for me today.
So, um, yay our community?
Thank you to the moederators for their diligent pruning of responses!
Since we can let our hair down, can we ask the REAL questions?
In a no-holds-barred fighting championship between every prominent dictator in history, who would win it all?
Seeing a community as hiqh quality as this one is really inspiring. Keep up the good work mods.
Happy birthday to my favorite subreddit! The knowledge I get here and the book recommendations offered to me in such good faith were a big part of the push I needed to keep studying what I love and go on to grad school. Thank you very much.
This is honestly one of the best subreddits around, you can find the answer instantly and you can always expect high quality content.
Thanks for inviting me to the party, and continue with the good work.
Hi, happy birthday
My goal for the next couple years is to work towards getting flaired in this sub as either a quality contributor or in a topic/specialty. Now on to figure out that said topic. Leaning towards nudity and sexuality though also enjoy learning about the civil rights movement and slavery. Given I'm applying to teaching jobs, having good knowledge of U.S. History could be a good goal too.
I want to thank everyone that makes this sub a success. I often come here to relax at the end of a day. This is an invaluable resource for all. Thank you!!!!
I find this sub a most felicitous place to be. Happy Birthday!
Regular answerers, how did you get into the study of history? Did you have an aha moment where suddenly you knew what you wanted to do?
Another lurker here. I don't usually get the chance to comment in this sub, and I wanted to come out of the wood work to express my thanks to the fabulous mods and contributors. I've been watching this community for three years, and it's been consistently awesome that whole time.
Happy birthday to one of reddit's best subs and to a bright example of what good moderation can for a sub.
If I'm being honest with myself, this subreddit is a large reason as to why I added a history major to my undergraduate studies. I hope I can eventually answer some questions. But that's far off.
Happy birthday, everybody! Mods, thanks for killing it! You guys are the [deleted] of my heart.
I brought a slice of cake for y'all
Imagine a time where the founding of this sub passes the 20year rule
You mean I can comment some bullshit comment and get away with it?? Awesome!
This is one of the few subs on Reddit where I actually trust the information provided by the comments. On top of that, everyone gets to ask whatever question they want when it comes to history. Brilliant idea!
Happy Birthday! I love this sub and my goal is to stumble across a question that I can FINALLY answer to the required degree! Good luck everyone.
Thank you, mods! The only complaint I have is that other professional Asks aren't moderated as well.
Just wanted to say thanks for all the hard work.
I just love seeing professionals at work. See where the answers came from and a bit of the work that was needed by a whole field to get there.
I'm also extremely envious of the writing ability of the flaired contributors. It's take me most of a full day to write something half as clear.
Keep up the good work.
Happy birthday, you geniuses that make this sub the hub of excellence that it is! I'm only posting today because I was invited. I learn so much here and I really hope this message conveys my immense gratitude for the time and effort you all put into answering the questions I never knew I wanted answers to. Here's to 6 more! Cheers! 🎉🥂
Congratulations! Best sub on reddit imo!
Lurker here. I love history and this one of the few subs I frequently browse instead of just subscribe and forget. It's always good to see content from here (except when it's the inevitable Hitler post)
Keep it up, guys!
Yay!! I've been lurking awhile now, but this is my favorite sub! Great threads, and reliable sources for this history teacher! Thank you!!!
You guys rock so hard!
Just wanted to say thanks mods for this sub. Has to be moderated heavily to work well, and in all honesty I used this sub a lot to fire up some great discussion between me and my history teacher girlfriend. We broke up, but this sub remains and I remain a subscriber. Thank you for all your posts, moderation and hard work, everyone. It really has been brilliant.
Thanks for the best sub on Reddit, happy birthday
This is my favorite sub. A shining light in my life of misery.
Happy Birthday! My most favourite sub of all time, genuinely admire the heavy moderation of threads, keep up the great work!
Really? An AskHistorians thread I can comment in without the fear of deletion? The modern world....
"I saw an automobile once, but now they are everywhere. The world went and got itself in a big hurry."
Oh! And Happy 6th.
So now that I'm over 25, am I officially considered history?
One of the last places in Reddit to get high quality, unbiased information. A truly magical place.
Hi
y'all da best
Thank you all for making learning about history and interesting and manageable experience. I mostly lurk, but I find it better than listening to podcasts. In school we were mostly taught lists of facts to learn off by heart. This sub makes learning interactive and challenges you to think about topics you never thought would be relevant or even existed. So thank you again to all the people who take their time to share knowledge on here. Highly appreciated and a welcome addition to a lurker's life!
History is just a hobby of mine, so I'll probably never have a legitimate post on here. So I'll take advantage of this thread!
Thank you for being such a. Great subreddit!
I'm a longtime lurker. This is one of the best corners of the internet. Kudos and thanks to all of you who made it great!
/r/AskHistorians is great and one of my favorite subreddits I subscribe to. This is my only chance to post in it, however, so uh, there we go.
I just waiting for someone to ask a question about sports in Seattle.
I've always wanted to make a top level comment that didn't get removed.
Happy birthday, fellow history nerds! Here's to one of the few trustworthy subreddits around
Only 14 more years until I can ask about the founding of this subreddit!
Just congratulations and thanks to all of the frequent and not so frequent writers.
I like how a strict policy has allowed for hours of interesting reads and insights into details of history and anthropology topics that I would hardly ever have picked up at a library.
I never get a chance to post here, as I'm not an expert in any historical field, but I really appreciate this subreddit and the information that can be gleaned from it! Thank you for six years of great work, and keep it up!
But has anyone thought about creating a sister sub with nothing but joke responses?
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.
C C D C F EEEEEEEE....
Ein looking good.
Wooo, party! I'm letting my hair down. I'm merry and I'm not going to cite that assertion! Look at me go! I'm a primary source, boys!
I've only posted once, maybe twice, but got very comprehensive answers. So thanks r/askhistorians! And thanks Founder!
Thank you AskHistorians!
And kudos to the mods for making this sub a shining beacon of factual relevancy in the swamp of Reddit.
And happy birthday!
I’ve always been scared to post this but, when did the thought that a country called Belgium pop into people’s head? Belgium is made up right and it isn’t a country right????
Happy Birthday to one of the best subreddits in existence!
Mods rule
Happy Birthday r/AskHistorians,...look at me posting over here and not getting removed, yeah this feels good!!!
Sweet, no rules! Everyone write about how the Soviets had twice as many dudes as guns
Like /u/Diablomarcus, I'm going to take the chance to post a top level comment :P (although I don't remember if it's my first one on this sub)
Incidentally, AskHistorians shares its birthday (anniversary?) with MLK's "I have a dream" speech (and what I usually hear referred to as "the march on Washington" but there's a ton of marches in Washington so that's a bit confusing...)
Love this sub! A consistent silver lining on a website that is occasionally a complete dumpster fire :)
Thanks for being so cool!
I am curious about whether the bulk of the removed comments are dumb jokes, or attempts at answering that just don't live up to standards? It can be frustrating sometimes to click on a question with lots of responses only to see them all removed...
Y'all do great work in what I know are sometimes difficult circumstances. Thanks!
Happy Birthday! I'm thrilled to finally be able to contribute something here. Thanks for sharing all the amazing information. I have learned a lot during my time here.
The only time i can comment without getting banned
I really should be more active here.
Happy birthday AH!
i love this thread so much! I wish I was an authority on something, anything historical to be able to contribute more.
Which event that occurred in the last 6 years since /r/AskHistorians started do you think will be of the most interest to future historians?
As a lurker, I have to complete all the regular contributers for their knowledge and willingness to answer some the truly nonsensical questions that get posted daily. You always manage to scratch that history itch.
Happy birthday to one of the best corners on the internet! Keep deleting without mercy!
(except this post please)
Hi
Mods, thank you for giving me an example of a place with excellent moderation. You're fair and balanced as long as people stick to the rules. I have spent literally hours some days just reading through this subreddit, the answers it presents to some historical questions are absolutely fascinating.
This is easily the first place I mention when someone asks me for subreddit recommendations. Even some of my friends that avoid Reddit like the plague have found an exception here.
Keep on keeping on, I'm looking forward to six more years of people seeking to share their knowledge in a friendly and educational environment.
Happy Birthday /r/AskHistorians!
Best moderation on Reddit. 6 more years!
Working on my history major partially because I really want to be able to comment on here lol, happy to get a post in even if it is for the birthday
Posted a thread about this but wanted to reiterate here, THANK YOU MODS for keeping this place the way it is - strictly curated and as accurate as we can get, and THANK YOU CONTRIBUTORS for your excellent work. This is an era where misinformation has become a weapon and ignorance is considered a virtue by far too many, and it's critical to have educational resources like this.
Fortunately for the less-delusional among us, facts are facts, research is important, and Joe Schmoe's grandpa's cousin's thoughts about the jews or the civil war aren't of equal value to the hard work of experts and scholars.
As frustrating as the great questions with only deleted answers are, feel proud you stick to your guns because the great threads make it worth the wait.
Happy birthday!
This is going to be an odd thing to say, but I want to thank the mods for being strict and removing answers that I have given. True, it can be frustrating, but honestly whenever it happens it makes me take a step back, look at what I wrote, and learn how to share history with others in a more informative and accurate way. Thanks for making us all better historians, and keep it up!
Love the subreddit, love what I learn here, love the top sticky comment and the reply to [deleted] comment explaining the high standards and conditions of detailed informed answers from experts, love follow up questions. Thanks for the good work
I've never not had a post removed and that's a good thing. This subreddit is great. Thanks all!
I've never posted here, but I read it daily. My areas of interest (NOT expertise!) are the neolithic, especially pottery and the transition from cave painting to rock painting. I read a LOT, but I have no confidence to post... Yet.
Hiya! I've been a fan of the sub for a long time, on Monday I'm starting my studies as a historian! Currently reading up on the earliest cradles of civilization and stuff. I have to know. Has someone else had to read Heritage of World Civilizations? We're using the 10th edition right now. So heavy. u_u
I hope I'll be able to answer some questions some day. :)
love this sub. one of the best things about reddit.
Yay happy birthday
Hi
Congratulations to /r/AskHistorians and thank you so much for teaching me for so many years!
Happy birthday! And keep up the great work!
(Ha! I've posted on /r/AskHistorians!!! :) )
I exist!
I want to thank my mum and my dad and my... Jk, happy birthday /r/askhistoriand
Sweet that means in 14 years we can ask metaquestions about /r/askhistorians
OMG you are corgi lovers too? :)
6 years, wow does time fly. I've been here for most of the past 4. This is one of my favorite subreddits because of great questions, knowledgeable responses, and the fantastic work mods do every day keeping everything clean and true to the sub's rules. I'm a huge history buff and some of the questions I see are ones I have always wanted to ask, but I've always been too afraid to post so I've been a lurker. Having said that, it feels good to post here and not risk my comment being removed. Here's to many more years!
Happy birthay!
Any of you mods have a short historical fun fact to celebrate?
hi
i just wanted to post some nonsense and not have it get deleted
thanks for bein' rad, historians.
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Well, technically it is tomorrow, but who has a Birthday Party on a Monday, right?
Anyways, it has been six years since /u/Artrw found a way to get others to do his homework for him started us on this path by creating /r/AskHistorians, and what a journey it has been! For those who didn't catch it the first time, /u/agentdcf's history of the early days is well worth reading, detailing the events and decisions that saw the vision of this sub start to take shape, and now, several years on, the community continues to grow, with over 600,000 subscribers!
We know, of course, that more than a few users lurk here daily, but are a bit daunted about the prospect of posting, but you guys are as important a part of this community as the most industrious of flairs! So this thread is for you guys! Come on in, say hi! Be able to proudly say you posted in /r/AskHistorians and it didn't get removed!^1
^^^1: ^^^Offer ^^^not ^^^valid ^^^if ^^^you ^^^break ^^^the ^^^civility ^^^rule.
Love the corgi. I have two.
I love this sub. But, the moderation and quest for quality makes it frustrating sometimes when there's a ton of comments and they're all deleted.
Respetful suggestion: Could we institute some kind of flair that indicates if the thread has an acceptable response? Like /r/whatisthisthing has a 'Solved!' flair. An auto response to OPs could prompt them to set it to take workload off mods.
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