Greeting subscribers. Just a quick mod note to remind people which subreddit we're in here: it's /r/AskHistorians, where the standards are high, the rules strict, and the mods quick on the remove trigger.

Since so many are asking about the 36 (so far) removed comments, here's the breakdown:

• 6 jokes which spawned 13 reactions (either playing off the joke, not understanding the joke, or noting that such comments were against the rules & would be removed)
• 10 comments about removed comments, which spawned 6 reactions (mostly explaining the rules)
• 1 attempted answer, which was removed for speculation and lack of depth

Let's sit tight while we wait for a qualified expert to drop by with an informed, substantiated, and informative answer. Cheers everyone.