Based on voting conducted in the Fifth Plenary Session of the 46th Central Committee of AskHistorians Moderators, we hereby announce the addition of three new comrades to our circle. They will be resolute in carrying out the AskHistorians’ party line, principles and policies, dare to lead and accept responsibility, unite together, and grasp well both revolution moderation and production engagement. They will not be intimidated by imperialists ultra-nationalists or reactionaries racists, and will be firm in defending the interests of the AskHistorians community. They are more than ready to strike against the ‘paper tigers’^(1) of single-line comments with their mighty banhammers!
The comrades in question:
/u/aquatermain, our International Relations and Geopolitics expert, with additional technical proficiency in the history of Argentina and revolutionary music Musicology.
/u/dhowlett1692, currently leading our Sub-committee on Witchcraft Accusations, with proficiency in the Salem Witch Trials and Early America.
/u/Abrytan, specialising in the history of Modern Germany and Resistance to Nazism. Supervisor of the research group on ‘Rectification of Questions about Hitler.’
Cadres Flairs and the working class community members rejoice! For our new moderators will always defend you against bourgeoisie poorly sourced comments and uphold the quality of our AskHistorians commune.
Communique ends.
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^(1)The term 'paper tiger' was often used in Communist China to describe something appearing to be of great threat, but in actuality weak and ineffectual. This was especially used in terms of the nuclear bomb (because, well, China didn't have them for a period). For an example, see here.
Much of the language above is drawn from Chinese Communist Party Politburo documents, examples of which can be found here.
Kneel before me. From now on I'll be removing all questions about Hitler that aren't "why did people try and blow him up?"
Instead of a Dark Lord, you would have a mod, not dark but beautiful and terrible as the banhammer! Tempestuous as the sea, and stronger than the foundations of the earth! All shall love me and despair!
A spiritu moderatus,
Domine, libra nos,
From the nazi and the racist,
Our Moderators, deliver us.
From unsourced, low-effort, and shallow,
Our Moderators, deliver us,
From the scourge of the poll-type,
Our Moderators, deliver us.
What can you tell us about the Nazi witches of Argentina?
Come and congratulate our new comrad- I mean, moderators!
Welcome to the trenches suckas!
May the means of production be placed in the hands of the workers Welcome
New mods? Guess it's time for me to once again pay tribute with ancient greece/theatre memes:
Please accept this tribute, and continue to grace us with educational excellence. Good luck to our glorious new mods!
Congratulations and good luck!
I, for one, welcome our new overlords fearless leaders.
I love this sub so damn much!
This post sounded so Soviet up until the footnote! Ofc that similarity makes perfect sense...
Finally the ultimate power to stop every "it was LSD/ergot" and related misconceptions about the Salem Witch Trials. Accusers and witch hunters need to be held accountable- sorry 10th great grandparents but you were the villians.
Welcome, and thank you in advance.
Hey new mods, welcome! Enjoy
Psh, sourcing only from Chinese Commie stuff eliminates the line that needs to be shouted by all flairs and mods at the top of their lungs upon hearing this joyous news:
We serve the Soviet Union /r/AskHistorians!
Congratulations to all!
We should firmly uphold r/askhistorians moderator thought against subversive actions of the running dogs of American imperialism!
And remember, tongzhimen, 主持不是请客饭。
I welcome our new overlords with much bowing and worship
Thank you for stepping in to the heavy roles of moderation and helping making AskHistorians a place of high quality information.
As this is a META thread, going to use this as another chance to remind everyone that:
#The AskHistorians Digital Conference 2020 will be held Sept. 15th-17th
You can find more information at this announcement post or by visiting the Conference Website. For those wondering how things are progressing, you can always sign up for the Conference Newsletter to be the first to know (Networking sign-ups will be opening up next week! Stay tuned!) but we're super excited to be announcing the slate of panels later this week! We'll also be announcing the networking events later in the month.
Attendance and participation is entirely free, but if you are interested in helping support the endeavor, we do have a crowdfunding page which is used to offset some of the associated costs.
