Fanfare and sundry excitement.
Raised to a new exalted station
By a process of scrutiny and examination,
In this role, proud are they innately,
All emerge, dignified and stately!
Blow the trumpets, bang the brasses,
Bow ye lower middle classes!
All bow in the presence of the great /u/hannahstohelit! Purger of the Pointless, Remover of the Rabble-Rousers! No shitposts shall avoid the detection of her all-seeing gaze!
Submit to the iron hand of the /u/drylaw! Inquisitor against the Ill-Informed, Guardian against the Gormless! May the ban hammer never falter in his capable hands!
Genuflect before the mighty /u/crrpit! Victor over Vapidity, Conqueror of Calumny! Long may he lead the charge of AskHistorians' international brigade against poor answers and shitposts!
These new mods join the peerless... erm... peerage of the subreddit, girded for intellectual battle against the forces of misinformation and clutter. Now they are mods of highest station, paragons of moderation, pillars of the AskHistorians congregation!
(Yes, I have been trying to make half of this post Iolanthe-themed and failed desperately.)
You may will commence your applause and adulation now.
Have they repeated the mod oath?
In brightest day, in dankest night,
No bad post shall escape my sight
Let those who worship pseudo-history's might,
Beware my power...mighty Clio's light!
I look forward to drawing on my extensive knowledge of viciously curbing political expression and executing trotskyites and saboteurs helping run an unprecedented collaboration across borders in the highest ideals of democracy and internationalism.
SUCKERS
Thank you! I think I want "Purger of the Pointless, Remover of the Rabble-Rousers" on my tombstone when I die.
Do you hear the people sing,
singing a song of victory
It is the music of a people who will not led astray,
When the beating of your heart echoes the beating of the drums
You know that the answer that you read, will be quality and true.
Will you join in our parade
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Beyond the [removed] is there a world you long to see,
Then join in the fight, and fight for that amazing Hist-ory!
Many glorious salutes to the newly appointed mods! May your reign be long, glorious and fruitful! As our numbers swell, may the shit posters, history twisters, and weird spam bots shiver in terror before being driven into the night!
Muchas gracias! As a wise someone once said in Ye olden days,
No one mod should have all that power
The clock's ticking, I just count the [removed]s
Stop tripping, I'm tripping over the power
Okay I'll take back the "wise" part...
We don't haze around here. Just being a mod is already more punishment than most frats would be comfortable with.
Welcome aboard.
Welcome new overlords.
Welcome to the hardest moderating job in all of reddit, may God have mercy on your souls.
Are the new mods going to continue the tradition of being super strict about removing non informative comments?
Congratulations, and good luck to you all!
hey leave the rabble rousers alone, we're just looking out for the little guy
Hail and welcome!
I look forward to you new guys telling me i can't post here!!!
Congratulations!
Loudly let the trumpets bray
Ran tan tarra, zing, boom!
I, for one, welcome our new overlords.
Congratulations to the new mods!
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I am congratulating you until my post is removed
Get 'em, lads. Good luck to all of you.
Congratulations on obtaining modship and thank you for your donations of unlimited amounts of your time.
Going to hijack the top of the thread for two cheerful reminders!
First, don't miss checking out the just announced 'Best of August' winners! Some great, and deserving content there.
Also, we're nearing the end of the Summer 2019 Floating Feature series. Tomorrow is Middle and South America! Stick it in your calendar so you don't miss it!