This is one of my favorite pages on Reddit. But I’ve always been curious - What is the history / origins of r/AskHistorians? How did such a specialized sub get established and maintained? Who are some of the early or influential people who made it what it is today?

by Classic_Carlos

If this is too meta or already been answered please remove! I’ve always just wondered.

SarahAGilbert

You can ask meta questions, OP!

A few of our founding mods have written about the history of /r/AskHistorians—for example, this post by u/eternalkerri and this one by u/agentdcf.

DaenerysTargaryen69

They talk about thos on their #100 podcast episode. Recommend you check it out.

ElizabethHiems

I love this sub and truly value the effort put in by those who write us an essay as a comment.

zyzzogeton

It is technically, too early to be considered a topic for the sub.

jclovis

Seems like any interesting post that ever pops up is nuked and locked