The votes are in!
For the month of April, /u/thefourthmaninaboat sailed his way to the Flair's Choice Award for their response to "Was there espionage involved in naval arms races of the 19th/early 20th centuries?"
For the User's Choice Award, /u/SteveGladstone posted with minutes to spare from the end of the month, which perhaps helped keep their response to "I just read that recent excavations of the earliest royal tombs in Japan suggest strongly that the country's ancient imperial family may originally have been Korean, and that the Japanese government has strongly discouraged further research on the sites. What is the extent of the evidence uncovered?" fresh in the voter's minds.
/u/SteveGladstone being (currently) a non-flair, no Dark Horse Award is granted this month.
For the 'Greatest Question of the Month', /u/Vladith showed off that 'Interesting Inquirer' is a well earned flair, with "Has the rise of medieval fantasy fiction had any effect on the way historians understand or talk about the real medieval past?" being the question to most pique the interest of the mod team, as well as earning a nice response from /u/colebrand.
Finally, the Excellence in Flairdom Award for April 2019 goes to our quiet champion, /u/Commustar! You're probably familiar with their top-notch answers to sub-Saharan African history questions--ones that range the centuries and breadth of the continent. We also want to recognize Commustar's dedication to building and maintaining a core of Africanist flairs and non-flaired regulars. Commustar is an excellent direct recruiter on one hand, and makes sure the mod team doesn't overlook anyone by accident on the other. Cheers and thanks to /u/Commustar!
So as always, a big congratulations to the winners, and a big thanks to everyone who contributed to the subreddit in the past month! Also a reminder, if you want to nominate answers for the monthly awards, the best way to do so is to submit your favorite posts every week to the Sunday Digest!
For a list of past winners, check them out here!
Thanks! It's an honor to be recognized with this award.
I want to take this chance to express my thanks for everyone who brings their niche historical interests to the this sub. I know that folks who answer questions about Africa, South Asia, Oceania, the America etc, often don't get many questions to answer. But, I am glad that there are people on this sub who can give great answers to questions about these under-appreciated areas.
Oh wow! Thank you all VERY much! I didn't realize when I was commenting there were awards or anything. I was just happy to be able to contribute on this great sub! :)
Many thanks!
Fantastic job everyone! It was a tough competition! I struggled over my vote for ages there were so many great choices.
Congratulations to the winners!
Congratulations!
April was such a great month for both questions and answers :-)