Big shoutout to /u/PangeranDipanagara who once again has embarked upon a fascinating multi-part essay answering Was China's influence on southeast Asia ever comparable to European influence in Africa and the Americas in the age of colonization?. The topic is very interesting and the posts have challenged my views on Chinese isolationism. I hope they will provide a bibliography and recommended texts for further study, especially on dynasties other than the Ming.

Enjoyed reading u/cdesmoulins's very insightful answer to When did female impersonation (drag) become a tradition in the gay community?

Coming in just under the wire, /u/wotan_weevil had a good response to the question Why were guns created in Europe, instead of Asia?

Better late than never:

/u/battle_claiborne and /u/alraban both with responses for "How did the Roman Republic determine its budget? Was there different factions who wanted to increase spending for certain activities, and decrease for others?"

/u/drylaw on "The Sino-Indian War of 1962 is perceived in India as being almost entirely a result of Chinese aggression and infiltration into the region of Aksai Chin. To what extent is that narrative accurate?"

I enjoyed u/cdesmoulins's answer to my question on the commonality of bad language in the works of Reformation figures

If anyone's interested I got the chance to write up an answer this week about why many people in early modern England would think that it's cool to be a pikeman.

I'd just toss in my response to the question In 1801, Tsar Paul I of Russia was assassinated by conspirators funded by the British government. How did the British have the means to assassinate a monarch of a European superpower at the beginning of the 19th century?, which is an intrinsically interesting problem, but also opens up a window on understanding the ways in which some intelligence historians work.