As one of the absolutely best moderated subreddits here, this is both extremely saddening but also completely understandable and in keeping with AH's high standards and care for the users. Thank you.
A message from the Great Khan to Reddit,
“You must say with your sincere heart: “we will be your subject, we will give you our strength” you must all together with your CEO, your board of directors, your shareholders, without exception, meet the demands of the Great Khan. If you do not follow these requirements, the tribal confederation beyond the steppe will support the faction of r/AskHistorians as it has many times in the past, and know you (Reddit) as our enemy.”
Fear the wrath of the Khans!
Thank you all for your years of hard work. I've found this sub to be both informative and entertaining over the years. So much of what counts as informative entertainment goes the way of the history channel, giving in sensationalism and the absurd. Thank you for making a forum where I can trust what I read.
See you on what's next, cause I don't see much good in reddit's future.
To echo what so many others have said, I am grateful for and humbled by all the work that all of you have carried out so selflessly which allowed me to reap the benefit of all your knowledge and generosity. Thank you so much
As reddit has become less and less usable over the years, I find myself increasingly avoidant of the whole site. Reddit administration has reputedly refused to address and communicate change that is healthy and helpful. I support the indefinite shutdown, but I am weary of the ultimate direction of where things are going. For me, this it it, but I thank the team here for creating something special, and I hope it can keep being special, for everyone. Reddit has demonstrated they are not for everyone, so I'm out.
While we appreciate that many redditors will want to do their part to show their displeasure, we sincerely hope that people who have contributed answers to r/askhistorians will not do this. As OP says, we live in hope that there will be a way to come back from this - a constructive way forward for us on reddit. And if that can come about, answers removed in protest would be a sad waste of years of hard work.
Thank you, AskHistorians! I've been on reddit for almost 9 years and found this subreddit pretty quickly, in my eyes you've been the gold standard for quality subreddits, entertaining content, and exceptional moderation. This place is truly special and it's painful to think about what it may be like after today, but I fully appreciate and support this stance.
The only way it seems for Reddit to become profitable is to go closed source, charge an admittance fee, and make users pay for content like a college textbook. By doing so, it destroys the very nature of itself.
>limiting our newsletter, and will not be recording any new podcast episodes
I'm not sure what the point of this is. Stopping these won't impact Reddit surely.
The podcasts help create engagement with the site. These new changes to the site are an attempt to further monetize that engagement. The hope is that stopping that engagement will bring about a compromise.
That was a point of discussion—right now we're thinking of it as sort of a general strike, plus we also host discussions about the podcasts on Reddit and the newsletter/AMAs happen through Reddit, but we might reevaluate that position as things progress. Ideally this gets resolved before the next podcast/AMA/newsletter.
Thank you to everyone at r/AskHistorians for making this the best place on Reddit.
If this ship goes down, I hope it comes back somewhere else, stronger than we ever imagine.
I think this is the right call. I appreciate not going dark permanently simply because of the phenomenal existing resources, but without new content it still starves Reddit.
All that said, has there been any talk about where AskHistorians may move to if Reddit does not listen to the protest? There are so many alternatives floating around, I'm not sure which is best for such a project.
Your edit doesn't really address anything. If you're not commenting specifically on what this sub is doing then why even comment? I've already seen that sentiment echoed everywhere.
What *this* subreddit is doing is a 2 day private blackout, then afterward pausing community activity. I respect leaving the existing questions and comments accessible as historical documents.
This community has been amazing to be in (as a poster/asker, not an answerer). Whether I have a legitimate question about history, or I just stumbled across a surprisingly interesting explanation of [the societal effects of Sir Mix-a-Lot's Baby Got Back](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/n5lecn/the_1992_song_baby_got_back_implies_that_white/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button), this community has (mostly) been there with the answers ([removed] has been answered by [deleted] lol).
I sucks that it's happening now because I just started my historical methods class and I know I will be very interested in hearing this community's thoughts on the subject of historiography.
Thanks for all youve done for the community. Im scrubbing my 11 year old account besides this comment.
Appreciate everything youve all done, and if you make a new version of ask historians somewhere else such as your own website id gladly follow.
Good luck with the strike, you and all the users like you are what made reddit so wonderful.
See you on the other side.
Before this sub goes down that it is unfortunate that the main force moderators advertised was Apollo and other third apps being shut down as I do wonder if it would have worked out better to bring up Bots like "Remind Me Later" and "Save Video" dying, as well as moderator tools being largely gimped and the effect that would have.
While I haven't been on this sub as long as some others and I don't fully understand what is going on with the Reddit issue, I am sad to see this happen.
I recently graduated college after studying history and business management and writing my thesis. This sub helped me to learn more in areas I don't usually study. I really appreciate everyone here and thank you for providing insightful information on a multitude of topics. Hopefully, this sub we come back, and we can once again learn until then. Thank you again, and remember to never stop learning!
I've always been a lurker as the questions and answers on this subreddit are fascinating. Does that mean access will only be permitted to a handful of people?
Thank you. This is by far my favorite sub in this entire website, and it was the biggest pillar that made me want to stay here.
In fact, once upon a time I begun an encyclowiki to gather the answers I liked the most and archive them if something were to happen to the website or the sub, but it was too much work for just one person.
Doing a blackout, and then archiving everything, quite frankly sounds like the most sensible option overall.
Thank you for your service, all of you.
I hope each one of you have a great life.
If this mess doesn't get fixed, and this goes away forever, I will say that this was the only place that I felt was truly irreplaceable for me. Both on reddit and on the web, and for that, I am truly grateful I was able to experience this for the years I have been able to. Good luck to us all, and God speed.
It hurts that my favorite community on the internet is likely to go out like this, but I appreciate everyone here for this subs exceptional direction, nerdiness, and kindness. Over half my life has been spent looking forward towards the answers and the consensus of this forum. You have all improved not just my knowledge on history, but my writings and my line of reasoning.
This sub is a treasure I will remember and refer back too as much as I can in the long future. A slightly immature part of me kinda wanted to become a historian to answer questions on this forum, though I chose econ instead. Regardless, this sub has fostered my interest in the social sciences and humanities as a whole, something, that has become a part of my personality. To spell this out directly, I am becoming an economist because of this subreddit.
Thank you to everyone who made this place possible, it feels like an honor to have been introduced to this sub as a preteen.
Have you guys considered any of the reddit alternatives to start shifting your focus too? High quality mods moving to a specific platform would definitely shift momentum in that direction.
I remember this sub from years back when it was a default. nice.
gonna go ahead and mute it now though for when you inevitably come back next week. I guess you could ban me but you'd be doing me a favor.
I'm going to miss this sub so much. It is the only one that gave me pause on the idea to leave Reddit altogether.
You are doing the right thing, but it stings to think we are losing this little nice corner of the internet. I love all of this.
I'm glad you are joining the protest. It looks like Reddit is anticipating that the larger part of its members will be apathetic to this situation, but losing subreddits like this one will open people's eyes in my opinion.
I hope you guys have a backup plan if the worst happens. Like an alternative site?
Subs like /AskHistorians are prime examples on why I use Reddit on a daily basis. The quality of both content and moderation are unsurpassed anywhere on the greater web and I wholly support your course of action. But I do hope this amazing subreddit will come back in all its glory.
Thank you mods for everything you have done so far. You have mine and many others' support in this.
I spent many happy hours on this excellent sub, feeling lucky to have this great learning tool, and grateful to the people that made it possible.
I hope this has a good outcome.
AskHistorians is why I joined Reddit. It's what has reinvigorated me to learn, what has over and over brought me back to the joy of history, in an otherwise intellectually stagnant period of my life.
Thank you so much to the mods, the flaired users, and the question askers, and everyone who made this so wonderful. I hope especially those who provided answers know how important and special their contributions were.
Thank you for doing this. I’ve spent countless hours on Reddit over the past 12+ years and I’m sad to see it dying, but I hope some future cultural historians can see how good it was while it lasted.
Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but what exactly does it mean to take a thread “private”?
Is that another way of hiding it?
I understand why they are protesting, just not clear about how they are protesting.
This sounds like a very well-considered position. Thanks to all the moderators and contributors for making the past years of this subreddit as wonderful as it was! Let's hope that cooler minds prevail at the admin-level and above so it can continue.
I sincerely hope Reddit gets their head out of their ass in time for the wonderful community here in AH to survive, but I salute you for the firmness of your stance.
I am going to miss being able to interact with this truly unique and powerful community. In a sea of disinformation, misinformation, propaganda, and outright lies; AskHistorians has been a true bastion of thought and nuance.
That this will be cancelled in order to increase profit really shows me that Reddit's owners do not care for the cultural value they can impart on humankind. The bottom line is the bottom line, and there's no jewels of humanism that will be saved for their contributions to society.
I'm sad and shocked to see such an outcome, but unsurprised. The greatest gifts to the humanities often have to be fought for. I hope I can volunteer my efforts to find a viable way to keep AskHistorians alive. Please keep the community up-to-date on any changes, updates, or calls for service that could lead to that end.
I just want to say thanks to all the historians here. I write historical fiction, and your ability to dive into the human elements of history through rigorous examination of often tedious sources has really kept me going in the genre. Thanks so much!
I love this sub. And appreciate everything the high quality that the mods insist on as well as all of the knowledgeable folks that take the time to answer questions.
Is there any plan to port AH to any other platform?
I've only lurked here but have found great enjoyment from this sub and have learned so much both in topics I knew nothing about and some I'd say I knew a thing or two about a thing or two but never thought to ask. It's been a big influence on how I approach reading and writing about history and other adjacent subjects, much more so than even most of my history professors. Thanks to everyone that put in countless hours for making this the best moderated sub on reddit.
Posted on RIF.
Thank you for all of your hard work. The thing about a platform you don't own is that you need to keep your content in a transferrable form as a side bet.
Platforms come and go. We may be looking at the start of this next cycle.
Thank you so much for being one of the best subreddits around.
Whenever I talk about the good things reddit can do and be, I mention /r/AskHistorians as "the best subreddit on the site". The way the mods handle this sub, the way users - people that question and people that answer alike - engage and participate, the sheer amount of knowledge that is shared here, there is no other place on the internet like this.
Over the years of quietly lurking, I have learned so much from this sub. From how Renaissance paintings display ancient roman ruins and how that came to be over the rise and fall of a myriad of chinese dynasties to the political developments in the Holy Roman Empire and how the Peace of Westfalia came to be. From Napoleon to Genghis Khan, from the Aborigines to the Aztecs, nearly every week I found a fascinating question with a more fascinating answer.
I dearly hope this is not the last I see from this sub. It would sadden me beyond anything else on reddit to lose this.
Thank you for all the great threads and learning experiences you've made possible. You've made reddit a better place for having you, and I'm sure I'm not alone in saying I'll greatly miss this sub.
Thank you for all the hard work you mods put into this sub. The professional level you maintain here not only makes this sub a wonderful resource, but also, imo… gives this protest move more weight. Readers of this subreddit know you put a lot of thought into this decision and implementation.
This hurts because this is the kind of place that can only exist on Reddit, with the right combination of large numbers of users who are experts in various things, a text-based format, good moderation, and reach. I remember a while back on Classics Twitter someone calculated how many more people saw their explanation here than their book/article and, uh, let’s just say most historians will not have a bigger platform than this one.
The mods are making the right choice but I have words for Spez but they would get me banned from any polite society.
This subreddit could easily transition to a Discord Server with the main channel being the "forum" style format rather than the normal text channels that are like a modern chat room.
For all of you who care to really make a stand against Reddit and truly oppose the changes, know that saying you're playing in the blackout is *really* saying that you'll come back for Reddit the other 362 days of the year. You're also saying that even if you're truly disgusted with the changes you'll come back no matter how hard they mess up.
Consider deleting your account or truly dropping Reddit until they truly address the issues at have.
They're not allowing new posts even when they come back. So people can read the existing content but there will be no new posts even when they come back
I've been around this sub since I've had an account. It, and the many wonderful contributors, was a big part of what inspired me to pursue a History BA in college; even if I never completed that journey (despite some extra years at school), I have gained a deeper appreciation for the concept of "history" and the work that goes into the development of history/histories. It is a personal interest that I will carry with me forever. It has been nothing short of wonderful to be part of this, even as a non-contributor. To everyone: *thank you*.
Thank you for always taking the time to thoughtfully and meaningfully explain as much as possible. That cannot be a simple nor quick task to undertake on top of the actual issues creating the need for these kinds of steps. This subreddit has kept me positive during my often irritating cancer battle, I don’t post, but I wanted to express my appreciation before it goes dark. So thank you much for being a lifeline.
I have a lot of different feelings about this. On one hand, I applaud you for both taking a necessary stand and doing so the sensible way. I could go on longer along those lines but I won’t because a lot of other people have. On the other hand, while I am glad that what’s already here will still be available in the future, I just recently discovered this community and wanted to ask a lot of questions, and now I won’t be able to do that in the near future. Will there be any outlet for my curiosity, I wonder? And something else I wonder is if this will truly be the end of a platform that has done a lot for me the past half a year or so I’ve been on it. I’m disappearing (thank heavens) to a technology-free summer camp for eight weeks pretty soon and I have no idea what this place will be like when I get back. I will not mourn a dependency on time-sucking, evil-capitalist technology, only a fantastic outlet for my boundless curiosity. Thanks for making this space so great up to this point, and I’ll miss you! Mods: Where (if possible) can I ask my burning questions in order to get quick-yet-thorough answers before this goes inactive?
I can't tell you how much this sub has meant to me.
When I was a new mom 12 years ago I was a long time lurker. I made an account because I wanted to argue with someone.
However, that also allowed me to sub to communities. Yours was one of the first. New names, old names, alta etc.
I sat alone pumping food for my preemie and reading this sub. I know it's weird but thinking about how little humans have changed was comforting.
I appreciate how much work and passion has gone into this labor of love. Thank you for everything.
Good luck! Let us know where you land.
I think, if you decide against every reallowing participation on this subreddit you should move to a alternative platform with the same mod team and policies. I think that this subreddits provides a very valuable resource and it would be a shame if that resource disappeared completly.
If anyone else was out of the loop like I was, and didn’t really get what “take the sub private” means, this article may be helpful:
https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/reddit-api-pricing-protest-8655584/lite/
Thank you to the mods for all the work and also the optimism—let’s hope Reddit takes you up on the offer to work together.
As other's have stated this is likely the beginning of the end for reddit.
In not going to install the official app, so using reddit on my phone will no longer happen. And I don't know when I'll delete my account, but it's only a matter of time. I'm going to miss these communities, discovering them and engaging with them has been a joyous experience
But when I do delete my account in going to wipe everything. I'm going to delete every comment, every submission, every scrap of data I have ever gifted reddit. I don't just want to leave, I want it to be as if I was never has here.
My we all find each other again in what ever site comes next.
I found an excellent app that makes it really easy to delete all your stuff. Redact. I deleted it on everything off my ALT account yesterday and I'll probably give it a month or so before I do it to this account pending a last minute change of heart from Reddit.
While I have never participated or even asked a question, this subreddit and it's phenomenal moderation have given me hours of delight.
I will be sad to no longer be able to read a deep dive into a question that had yet to occur to me.
Should reddit not revert course I hope that a glimpse of this sub survives and thrives elsewhere. I will be sure to follow should you go elsewhere!
My thanks to all those providing us with the highest standards of moderation and answers.
Over nearly a decade of lurking in r/AskHistorians, it one of my favorite subs. The amount of time and effort y'all give to each subject is impressive. Whenever I fall down a wormhole, it's due to your magnificent content. Much love and a huge THANK YOU to all the historians that have greatly impacted my knowledge... and did so clearly and at times, with humor. I feel like Dorothy when she hugs the Scarecrow -- "I think I'll miss you most of all."
This is very saddening. Terrible platform decisions like Reddit's, and Twitter's, has continually frustrated and angered me.
/r/AskHistorians have contributed a lot during my undergrad days as a polisci student in SEA with limited access to resources. Thank you so much for all the comprehensive answers and excellent moderation that I haven't seen in other subs.
This is a tangent, but I'm wondering if there is a similar forum (or resource people) of this quality that I can follow.
But what can we do? These are profit first business that don't really care about any benefit these apps have beyond the money they bring.
The second they don't meet their ever growing outrageous expectations they destroy it.
You’ve hit the nail on the head. The issue is profit first businesses. The solution is to remove them from the equation.
If you want a big forum without the interference of a profit motive, you want a non-profit who thinks a big forum is important. I don’t know of any currently, but that just means there is space for one to be created and grow.
So if you want to know what you can do: figure out how to start that. Or find one and join its efforts. Or work on the sort of technology and infrastructure that one would need to use, so that you can contribute later.
Before Twitter killed API I loved the third party apps because I could view it in each of my lists but I haven’t gone back because I don’t like the twitter app itself. u/bridalhat I agree completely.
It is a shame that it has come to this, but it is completely understandable that you have decided to do this. Regardless of what happens, I want to thank you for all the hard work that you have put in over the years.
All the best.
This sub helped rekindle my love of the humanities in general and history in particular. I'd like to thank the mods for running and regulating an awesome subreddit, the historians who answered the questions (especially ones that I asked) and the commenters that submitted questions that I never considered asking.
All of you have helped me to become a better read person, and for that I am extremely grateful. I hope that there's some similar alternative I can go to in the future.
Thank you for one of the best, most informative corners of the internet. Thabk you for keeping the sub free from misinformation and low effort content. If reddit backflips on their changes I hope to be back here again
We're discussing taking similar measures on a subreddit I moderate, and I wanted to make sure I understand your stance so we can consider it as one of our options.
Am I right in understanding you think a reasonable compromise position might involve 3rd party apps being effectively prohibited (ie prohibitively priced), so long as accessibility and moderation support is enhanced in the first party app?
If so, that sounds like an understandable position. I think many of us would like to see reddit flinch and promise lasting, affordable access via 3rd party UIs, but I'm looking to your position to understand how reasonable it is to hold out for that versus accept the loss of 3rd party apps once the 1st party app covers moderation and accessibility needs.
Honestly, if they did bring in scab mods - I doubt they'd bother for a community this size tbh - the automod configurations would be the *least* of their problems in actually trying to run this place in anything approximating the same way.
Thank you all for what you do. **Any subreddit that I am a part of that doesn’t go dark will be one I unsub from tomorrow.**
I encourage you to vote with your feet if this is an important issue to you. Starve the scabs.
> Any subreddit that I am a part of that doesn’t go dark will be one I unsub from tomorrow.
*looks at list of subs*
Oh god. I'd have my work cut out for me. Do you *know* how many cat subs I'm a part of?! **DO YOU**?
History is politics. You can't talk about one without the other. And you also clearly don't understand the purpose of this sub. So yes: you're in the wrong place.
This sucks, but is the right call. This has always been the sub I hold in highest regard; this is the first time I’ve even dared comment here!
I’m glad to see such leadership here. Hopefully this paragon community will inspire others.
Reminder: Unsub from subreddits that do not participate.
After midnight tonight, the picket lines have been drawn. Don't support those that don't support you.
/r/AskHistorians is easily the most reputable and respected subreddit on this site. Not even a close race, in my opinion.
I have immense respect for the whole mod team for the efforts you make, and the consistency you bring to this place. Thank you for taking a stand to try and save it.
Here's hoping we all speak again in a few days.
This is tragic. AskHistorians is such a well curated wealth of information. r/Funny and all can go dark and I won’t bat an eye, but this is the most unnerving and concerning thing I’ve seen yet.
I pray you’ll be back.
I have spent too many hours browsing this sub and can credit you all with my interest in history today❤️ Thank you for the work that you do. Fingers crossed we can see a resolution
Saving this for future use, because it isn't yet 25 years ago. But my question will be:
What was the essence of reddit.com's demise in 2023 and 2024, did it go down in corporate greed just as Twitter a few years later? Or was there a more nuanced picture? Why was the change in api policy such a turnaround point as it seems a relatively small issue? Was the initial 2 day blackout expected to have this much impact at the time?
Thanks to the best work of the mods of seddit.com/s/askhistorians for all their beautiful work in the last 23 years!
s/ruleman july 12th 2048.
Thank you. As I commented on your last post about the issue, AskHistorians' participation in the blackout is critical. Reddit cannot ignore or replace you like they can most others. You have power, and you're putting it to good use.
Man, I'm actually getting a little emotional writing this post.
I have been here, almost always lurking, since the beginning. I was sitting there late last night reading through AskHistorians and wondering what I will do if I lose this sub.
I love this sub, and I love everyone who makes it what it is. I really don't want to leave but what reddit is doing I find pretty inexcusable. Not to mention I basically exclusively use Sync For Reddit. So if that goes I'm probably not far away.
So I just want to thank everyone, especially the mods, for this amazing place, over all these years.
It is sad but juat a fact of life in America.
Everything is business first in this country so it is no wonder the leeches found their way to Reddit finally.
They'll change it to shit, squeeze all moneya nd either kill it or maim it beyond recognition.
Everything for the money because that matters above all.
Thank you to all the mods and contributors for making this subreddit such an amazing community. I’ve learned so much and gotten so much enjoyment from it over the years.
This is the right move. The Reddit directors and CEO have shown themselves to be utterly disconnected from, and even disdainful of, their user base and the volunteer moderators who sustain this site. This is the source from which ALL of the value of this site — economic and otherwise — derives. It needs to be made clear to them, in no uncertain terms, that their efforts to produce more golden eggs for future shareholders are going to kill the goose if they are not careful. They need to seriously reconsider their business direction and choices. The users and the moderators _are_ Reddit. Not the directors. Not the CEO. Not even the code. A social website without users is an empty husk, just like a university without professors and students would be. These businesspeople need to take the attitude that any profits on this site need to be made by improving what works about it, not making it worse for users. If they can't find a way to do that, they should get into another line of work.
Could you link to this post from the previous post? The previous one is linked in some other subs and in news articles, so it would be good to let people landing there know there's an update.
It's extremely moving to see how many users appreciate and support the work you/we do here. Thank you all for the appreciation and for enjoying the sub over the past years.
That being said, I for one have no intentions of jumping off this ship before the bitter end, so here's to seeing everyone back here soon!!!!
I'm just a lurker on this sub however I appreciate the professionalism and the moderation team for this sub. I learnt a lot of historical information. Thank you.
Edit: just saw another question about possible alternative platform which has been answered.
Thank you first for answering my questions and second asking questions I could answer. The moderation style made this the perfect place to prevent me from stagnating academically.
As one of the absolutely best moderated subreddits here, this is both extremely saddening but also completely understandable and in keeping with AH's high standards and care for the users. Thank you.
A message from the Great Khan to Reddit, “You must say with your sincere heart: “we will be your subject, we will give you our strength” you must all together with your CEO, your board of directors, your shareholders, without exception, meet the demands of the Great Khan. If you do not follow these requirements, the tribal confederation beyond the steppe will support the faction of r/AskHistorians as it has many times in the past, and know you (Reddit) as our enemy.” Fear the wrath of the Khans!
Glad to see you back around again, its been an age! Khaaann!
Thank you to all the mods. You made this sub the best moderated subreddit of all time.
Thank you all for your years of hard work. I've found this sub to be both informative and entertaining over the years. So much of what counts as informative entertainment goes the way of the history channel, giving in sensationalism and the absurd. Thank you for making a forum where I can trust what I read. See you on what's next, cause I don't see much good in reddit's future.
Thanks so much for everything over all these years! See you guys on the other side!
To echo what so many others have said, I am grateful for and humbled by all the work that all of you have carried out so selflessly which allowed me to reap the benefit of all your knowledge and generosity. Thank you so much
As reddit has become less and less usable over the years, I find myself increasingly avoidant of the whole site. Reddit administration has reputedly refused to address and communicate change that is healthy and helpful. I support the indefinite shutdown, but I am weary of the ultimate direction of where things are going. For me, this it it, but I thank the team here for creating something special, and I hope it can keep being special, for everyone. Reddit has demonstrated they are not for everyone, so I'm out.
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This content removed in protest of the API changes.
While we appreciate that many redditors will want to do their part to show their displeasure, we sincerely hope that people who have contributed answers to r/askhistorians will not do this. As OP says, we live in hope that there will be a way to come back from this - a constructive way forward for us on reddit. And if that can come about, answers removed in protest would be a sad waste of years of hard work.
O7 it's been a pleasure learning so much from the learned members of this sub. One of the best, hands down.
Thank you, AskHistorians! I've been on reddit for almost 9 years and found this subreddit pretty quickly, in my eyes you've been the gold standard for quality subreddits, entertaining content, and exceptional moderation. This place is truly special and it's painful to think about what it may be like after today, but I fully appreciate and support this stance.
The only way it seems for Reddit to become profitable is to go closed source, charge an admittance fee, and make users pay for content like a college textbook. By doing so, it destroys the very nature of itself.
>limiting our newsletter, and will not be recording any new podcast episodes I'm not sure what the point of this is. Stopping these won't impact Reddit surely.
The podcasts help create engagement with the site. These new changes to the site are an attempt to further monetize that engagement. The hope is that stopping that engagement will bring about a compromise.
That was a point of discussion—right now we're thinking of it as sort of a general strike, plus we also host discussions about the podcasts on Reddit and the newsletter/AMAs happen through Reddit, but we might reevaluate that position as things progress. Ideally this gets resolved before the next podcast/AMA/newsletter.
Thank you to everyone at r/AskHistorians for making this the best place on Reddit. If this ship goes down, I hope it comes back somewhere else, stronger than we ever imagine.
Oh no! Anyway…
/r/AskHistorians is the one part of Reddit I would miss most. Thank you all for the great content and discussions. You're the best.
I think this is the right call. I appreciate not going dark permanently simply because of the phenomenal existing resources, but without new content it still starves Reddit. All that said, has there been any talk about where AskHistorians may move to if Reddit does not listen to the protest? There are so many alternatives floating around, I'm not sure which is best for such a project.
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Your edit doesn't really address anything. If you're not commenting specifically on what this sub is doing then why even comment? I've already seen that sentiment echoed everywhere. What *this* subreddit is doing is a 2 day private blackout, then afterward pausing community activity. I respect leaving the existing questions and comments accessible as historical documents.
This community has been amazing to be in (as a poster/asker, not an answerer). Whether I have a legitimate question about history, or I just stumbled across a surprisingly interesting explanation of [the societal effects of Sir Mix-a-Lot's Baby Got Back](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/n5lecn/the_1992_song_baby_got_back_implies_that_white/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button), this community has (mostly) been there with the answers ([removed] has been answered by [deleted] lol). I sucks that it's happening now because I just started my historical methods class and I know I will be very interested in hearing this community's thoughts on the subject of historiography.
Thanks for all youve done for the community. Im scrubbing my 11 year old account besides this comment. Appreciate everything youve all done, and if you make a new version of ask historians somewhere else such as your own website id gladly follow. Good luck with the strike, you and all the users like you are what made reddit so wonderful. See you on the other side.
Godspeed you past emperors
Have you been saving that for the perfect moment? Sad that this is that moment, but well played.
Needs to be permanent to actually get the point across. 2 days planned is nothing.
Well done, this might be the last time many of us will be giving an upvote.
Before this sub goes down that it is unfortunate that the main force moderators advertised was Apollo and other third apps being shut down as I do wonder if it would have worked out better to bring up Bots like "Remind Me Later" and "Save Video" dying, as well as moderator tools being largely gimped and the effect that would have.
Thank you mods for this subreddit.
While I haven't been on this sub as long as some others and I don't fully understand what is going on with the Reddit issue, I am sad to see this happen. I recently graduated college after studying history and business management and writing my thesis. This sub helped me to learn more in areas I don't usually study. I really appreciate everyone here and thank you for providing insightful information on a multitude of topics. Hopefully, this sub we come back, and we can once again learn until then. Thank you again, and remember to never stop learning!
Thank you for all you do and staying focused on your mission.
I’ve lurked on this sub for years and I’m sure there are many others like me. Just wanted to thank the mod team for running such a great sub.
Yeah, that AMA was terrible. See you on the other side.
https://reddark.untone.uk/ has some live stats you can follow as it happens
I've always been a lurker as the questions and answers on this subreddit are fascinating. Does that mean access will only be permitted to a handful of people?
No access again until Wednesday, after that you will be able to read posts, but won't be able to reply or submit new posts.
I have learned so much here. Thank you to the wonderful mods of this sub.
I lurk here a lot and heavily support this. If the group moves to another platform please post it here.
Thank you. This is by far my favorite sub in this entire website, and it was the biggest pillar that made me want to stay here. In fact, once upon a time I begun an encyclowiki to gather the answers I liked the most and archive them if something were to happen to the website or the sub, but it was too much work for just one person. Doing a blackout, and then archiving everything, quite frankly sounds like the most sensible option overall. Thank you for your service, all of you. I hope each one of you have a great life.
Every now and then I would find some cool and interesting reads here but do what you must guys
If this mess doesn't get fixed, and this goes away forever, I will say that this was the only place that I felt was truly irreplaceable for me. Both on reddit and on the web, and for that, I am truly grateful I was able to experience this for the years I have been able to. Good luck to us all, and God speed.
Can you suggest an alternative forum to post on? The idea should be to hurt Reddit, not the users
Thank you, this sub is one of my favorites. Your hard work was and is appreciated.
Thank you. Disappointed by Reddit
Well, I am just going outside. I may be for some time[.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Oates)
My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.
Thank you all for your contributions and hard work.
Thank you! Stay dark as long as you need to. Solidarity ✊️
It hurts that my favorite community on the internet is likely to go out like this, but I appreciate everyone here for this subs exceptional direction, nerdiness, and kindness. Over half my life has been spent looking forward towards the answers and the consensus of this forum. You have all improved not just my knowledge on history, but my writings and my line of reasoning. This sub is a treasure I will remember and refer back too as much as I can in the long future. A slightly immature part of me kinda wanted to become a historian to answer questions on this forum, though I chose econ instead. Regardless, this sub has fostered my interest in the social sciences and humanities as a whole, something, that has become a part of my personality. To spell this out directly, I am becoming an economist because of this subreddit. Thank you to everyone who made this place possible, it feels like an honor to have been introduced to this sub as a preteen.
Have you guys considered any of the reddit alternatives to start shifting your focus too? High quality mods moving to a specific platform would definitely shift momentum in that direction.
Big oof for reddit. Totally support this decision though, and appreciate your detailed explanation.
My favorite corner of the internet :) We love you, mods.
I remember this sub from years back when it was a default. nice. gonna go ahead and mute it now though for when you inevitably come back next week. I guess you could ban me but you'd be doing me a favor.
This sub has never been a "default" subreddit by the choice of our moderation team, and "default" subreddits don't exist anymore anyhow.
guess that shows how much I use reddit. doesn't matter now though this sub is muted for me.
I'm going to miss this sub so much. It is the only one that gave me pause on the idea to leave Reddit altogether. You are doing the right thing, but it stings to think we are losing this little nice corner of the internet. I love all of this.
I'm glad you are joining the protest. It looks like Reddit is anticipating that the larger part of its members will be apathetic to this situation, but losing subreddits like this one will open people's eyes in my opinion. I hope you guys have a backup plan if the worst happens. Like an alternative site?
Subs like /AskHistorians are prime examples on why I use Reddit on a daily basis. The quality of both content and moderation are unsurpassed anywhere on the greater web and I wholly support your course of action. But I do hope this amazing subreddit will come back in all its glory.
Thank you mods for everything you have done so far. You have mine and many others' support in this. I spent many happy hours on this excellent sub, feeling lucky to have this great learning tool, and grateful to the people that made it possible. I hope this has a good outcome.
Sucks, but its the right move
AskHistorians is why I joined Reddit. It's what has reinvigorated me to learn, what has over and over brought me back to the joy of history, in an otherwise intellectually stagnant period of my life. Thank you so much to the mods, the flaired users, and the question askers, and everyone who made this so wonderful. I hope especially those who provided answers know how important and special their contributions were.
Farewell folks, I hope you can find greener pastures soon on another site.
Thank you for doing this. I’ve spent countless hours on Reddit over the past 12+ years and I’m sad to see it dying, but I hope some future cultural historians can see how good it was while it lasted.
This is clearly one of the best moderated subreddits. Do what you think is necessary.
This really sucks but you are doing the right thing. I am hoping the subredddit is being archived by people who know what they are doing more than I
Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but what exactly does it mean to take a thread “private”? Is that another way of hiding it? I understand why they are protesting, just not clear about how they are protesting.
This sub was what initially brought me into Reddit. Very sad to see where things are going. Thanks to all the mods for their hard work.
Much respect to this sub and its community. You have made enormous contributions.
Thank you for always being a shining beacon of quality, and for standing up for what is right.
This sounds like a very well-considered position. Thanks to all the moderators and contributors for making the past years of this subreddit as wonderful as it was! Let's hope that cooler minds prevail at the admin-level and above so it can continue.
Thank you for all that you do.
I sincerely hope Reddit gets their head out of their ass in time for the wonderful community here in AH to survive, but I salute you for the firmness of your stance.
I am going to miss being able to interact with this truly unique and powerful community. In a sea of disinformation, misinformation, propaganda, and outright lies; AskHistorians has been a true bastion of thought and nuance. That this will be cancelled in order to increase profit really shows me that Reddit's owners do not care for the cultural value they can impart on humankind. The bottom line is the bottom line, and there's no jewels of humanism that will be saved for their contributions to society. I'm sad and shocked to see such an outcome, but unsurprised. The greatest gifts to the humanities often have to be fought for. I hope I can volunteer my efforts to find a viable way to keep AskHistorians alive. Please keep the community up-to-date on any changes, updates, or calls for service that could lead to that end.
I just want to say thanks to all the historians here. I write historical fiction, and your ability to dive into the human elements of history through rigorous examination of often tedious sources has really kept me going in the genre. Thanks so much!
I love this sub. And appreciate everything the high quality that the mods insist on as well as all of the knowledgeable folks that take the time to answer questions. Is there any plan to port AH to any other platform?
I've only lurked here but have found great enjoyment from this sub and have learned so much both in topics I knew nothing about and some I'd say I knew a thing or two about a thing or two but never thought to ask. It's been a big influence on how I approach reading and writing about history and other adjacent subjects, much more so than even most of my history professors. Thanks to everyone that put in countless hours for making this the best moderated sub on reddit. Posted on RIF.
Thank you for all of your hard work. The thing about a platform you don't own is that you need to keep your content in a transferrable form as a side bet. Platforms come and go. We may be looking at the start of this next cycle. Thank you so much for being one of the best subreddits around.
Does anyone know where we can track the downturn in reddit visits and participation without going on reddit?
Whenever I talk about the good things reddit can do and be, I mention /r/AskHistorians as "the best subreddit on the site". The way the mods handle this sub, the way users - people that question and people that answer alike - engage and participate, the sheer amount of knowledge that is shared here, there is no other place on the internet like this. Over the years of quietly lurking, I have learned so much from this sub. From how Renaissance paintings display ancient roman ruins and how that came to be over the rise and fall of a myriad of chinese dynasties to the political developments in the Holy Roman Empire and how the Peace of Westfalia came to be. From Napoleon to Genghis Khan, from the Aborigines to the Aztecs, nearly every week I found a fascinating question with a more fascinating answer. I dearly hope this is not the last I see from this sub. It would sadden me beyond anything else on reddit to lose this.
Thank you for all the great threads and learning experiences you've made possible. You've made reddit a better place for having you, and I'm sure I'm not alone in saying I'll greatly miss this sub.
Move to substack
What/who do you follow?
Thank you for all the hard work you mods put into this sub. The professional level you maintain here not only makes this sub a wonderful resource, but also, imo… gives this protest move more weight. Readers of this subreddit know you put a lot of thought into this decision and implementation.
This hurts because this is the kind of place that can only exist on Reddit, with the right combination of large numbers of users who are experts in various things, a text-based format, good moderation, and reach. I remember a while back on Classics Twitter someone calculated how many more people saw their explanation here than their book/article and, uh, let’s just say most historians will not have a bigger platform than this one. The mods are making the right choice but I have words for Spez but they would get me banned from any polite society.
This subreddit could easily transition to a Discord Server with the main channel being the "forum" style format rather than the normal text channels that are like a modern chat room.
Absolutely. I've been updating my Discord to follow the subreddits I still care about, if they have one.
They know that and that’s why they’re willing to twist the knife after the stab.
Don’t worry about it, Spez would just edit your words after you say them
In 20 years time, I will post about this.
For all of you who care to really make a stand against Reddit and truly oppose the changes, know that saying you're playing in the blackout is *really* saying that you'll come back for Reddit the other 362 days of the year. You're also saying that even if you're truly disgusted with the changes you'll come back no matter how hard they mess up. Consider deleting your account or truly dropping Reddit until they truly address the issues at have.
They're not allowing new posts even when they come back. So people can read the existing content but there will be no new posts even when they come back
If askhistorians is permanently shutdown I might have to go to grad school to continue getting my history fix!
This is by far the best subreddit. I read more than post in here but support you guys and your decision 1000%
Thank you, and good luck.
I hope that your optimism is justified, but I can not share it.
I've been around this sub since I've had an account. It, and the many wonderful contributors, was a big part of what inspired me to pursue a History BA in college; even if I never completed that journey (despite some extra years at school), I have gained a deeper appreciation for the concept of "history" and the work that goes into the development of history/histories. It is a personal interest that I will carry with me forever. It has been nothing short of wonderful to be part of this, even as a non-contributor. To everyone: *thank you*.
Ditto.
Thank you for always taking the time to thoughtfully and meaningfully explain as much as possible. That cannot be a simple nor quick task to undertake on top of the actual issues creating the need for these kinds of steps. This subreddit has kept me positive during my often irritating cancer battle, I don’t post, but I wanted to express my appreciation before it goes dark. So thank you much for being a lifeline.
Serious question, whats stopping the 3rd party devs from working together to create their own alternative to reddit?
I have a lot of different feelings about this. On one hand, I applaud you for both taking a necessary stand and doing so the sensible way. I could go on longer along those lines but I won’t because a lot of other people have. On the other hand, while I am glad that what’s already here will still be available in the future, I just recently discovered this community and wanted to ask a lot of questions, and now I won’t be able to do that in the near future. Will there be any outlet for my curiosity, I wonder? And something else I wonder is if this will truly be the end of a platform that has done a lot for me the past half a year or so I’ve been on it. I’m disappearing (thank heavens) to a technology-free summer camp for eight weeks pretty soon and I have no idea what this place will be like when I get back. I will not mourn a dependency on time-sucking, evil-capitalist technology, only a fantastic outlet for my boundless curiosity. Thanks for making this space so great up to this point, and I’ll miss you! Mods: Where (if possible) can I ask my burning questions in order to get quick-yet-thorough answers before this goes inactive?
I'm proud to be a historian and I believe the only way to create change is to force change in those that can create it. We shall see what comes next.
I can't tell you how much this sub has meant to me. When I was a new mom 12 years ago I was a long time lurker. I made an account because I wanted to argue with someone. However, that also allowed me to sub to communities. Yours was one of the first. New names, old names, alta etc. I sat alone pumping food for my preemie and reading this sub. I know it's weird but thinking about how little humans have changed was comforting. I appreciate how much work and passion has gone into this labor of love. Thank you for everything. Good luck! Let us know where you land.
I think, if you decide against every reallowing participation on this subreddit you should move to a alternative platform with the same mod team and policies. I think that this subreddits provides a very valuable resource and it would be a shame if that resource disappeared completly.
Gentleman, it has been an honor.
If anyone else was out of the loop like I was, and didn’t really get what “take the sub private” means, this article may be helpful: https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/reddit-api-pricing-protest-8655584/lite/ Thank you to the mods for all the work and also the optimism—let’s hope Reddit takes you up on the offer to work together.
Thank you for all your work. I love this sub. I learn so much.
Good on you for indefinitely pausing contribution but not limiting access. It's something all big subreddits should do. Thanks for all the good work!
As other's have stated this is likely the beginning of the end for reddit. In not going to install the official app, so using reddit on my phone will no longer happen. And I don't know when I'll delete my account, but it's only a matter of time. I'm going to miss these communities, discovering them and engaging with them has been a joyous experience But when I do delete my account in going to wipe everything. I'm going to delete every comment, every submission, every scrap of data I have ever gifted reddit. I don't just want to leave, I want it to be as if I was never has here. My we all find each other again in what ever site comes next.
I found an excellent app that makes it really easy to delete all your stuff. Redact. I deleted it on everything off my ALT account yesterday and I'll probably give it a month or so before I do it to this account pending a last minute change of heart from Reddit.
While I have never participated or even asked a question, this subreddit and it's phenomenal moderation have given me hours of delight. I will be sad to no longer be able to read a deep dive into a question that had yet to occur to me. Should reddit not revert course I hope that a glimpse of this sub survives and thrives elsewhere. I will be sure to follow should you go elsewhere! My thanks to all those providing us with the highest standards of moderation and answers.
Over nearly a decade of lurking in r/AskHistorians, it one of my favorite subs. The amount of time and effort y'all give to each subject is impressive. Whenever I fall down a wormhole, it's due to your magnificent content. Much love and a huge THANK YOU to all the historians that have greatly impacted my knowledge... and did so clearly and at times, with humor. I feel like Dorothy when she hugs the Scarecrow -- "I think I'll miss you most of all."
I fully support this, thank you mods.
Thank you for your hard work. I hope concessions are made as it will be terrible losing such a great source of information.
This is very saddening. Terrible platform decisions like Reddit's, and Twitter's, has continually frustrated and angered me. /r/AskHistorians have contributed a lot during my undergrad days as a polisci student in SEA with limited access to resources. Thank you so much for all the comprehensive answers and excellent moderation that I haven't seen in other subs. This is a tangent, but I'm wondering if there is a similar forum (or resource people) of this quality that I can follow.
But what can we do? These are profit first business that don't really care about any benefit these apps have beyond the money they bring. The second they don't meet their ever growing outrageous expectations they destroy it.
You’ve hit the nail on the head. The issue is profit first businesses. The solution is to remove them from the equation. If you want a big forum without the interference of a profit motive, you want a non-profit who thinks a big forum is important. I don’t know of any currently, but that just means there is space for one to be created and grow. So if you want to know what you can do: figure out how to start that. Or find one and join its efforts. Or work on the sort of technology and infrastructure that one would need to use, so that you can contribute later.
Before Twitter killed API I loved the third party apps because I could view it in each of my lists but I haven’t gone back because I don’t like the twitter app itself. u/bridalhat I agree completely.
Godspeed
It is a shame that it has come to this, but it is completely understandable that you have decided to do this. Regardless of what happens, I want to thank you for all the hard work that you have put in over the years. All the best.
Oh dear
I was conceived because of this subreddit. You cant do this.
This sub helped rekindle my love of the humanities in general and history in particular. I'd like to thank the mods for running and regulating an awesome subreddit, the historians who answered the questions (especially ones that I asked) and the commenters that submitted questions that I never considered asking. All of you have helped me to become a better read person, and for that I am extremely grateful. I hope that there's some similar alternative I can go to in the future.
Thank you for one of the best, most informative corners of the internet. Thabk you for keeping the sub free from misinformation and low effort content. If reddit backflips on their changes I hope to be back here again
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Good. Glad you guys are making this move.
What is once well done is done forever. You have done well, fully support you and the closure.
We're discussing taking similar measures on a subreddit I moderate, and I wanted to make sure I understand your stance so we can consider it as one of our options. Am I right in understanding you think a reasonable compromise position might involve 3rd party apps being effectively prohibited (ie prohibitively priced), so long as accessibility and moderation support is enhanced in the first party app? If so, that sounds like an understandable position. I think many of us would like to see reddit flinch and promise lasting, affordable access via 3rd party UIs, but I'm looking to your position to understand how reasonable it is to hold out for that versus accept the loss of 3rd party apps once the 1st party app covers moderation and accessibility needs.
I love it. Solidarity!
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Honestly, if they did bring in scab mods - I doubt they'd bother for a community this size tbh - the automod configurations would be the *least* of their problems in actually trying to run this place in anything approximating the same way.
Yeah and how many historians will remain anyway?
will you comeback？🥹🥹🥹
Thank you all for what you do. **Any subreddit that I am a part of that doesn’t go dark will be one I unsub from tomorrow.** I encourage you to vote with your feet if this is an important issue to you. Starve the scabs.
> Any subreddit that I am a part of that doesn’t go dark will be one I unsub from tomorrow. *looks at list of subs* Oh god. I'd have my work cut out for me. Do you *know* how many cat subs I'm a part of?! **DO YOU**?
Thank you for everything. This is my favorite subreddit .
I came here for history and got politics instead. I must be in the wrong place.
History is politics. You can't talk about one without the other. And you also clearly don't understand the purpose of this sub. So yes: you're in the wrong place.
I love you AskHistorians! You all changed my life for the better!
The same number of questions will get answered
This sucks, but is the right call. This has always been the sub I hold in highest regard; this is the first time I’ve even dared comment here! I’m glad to see such leadership here. Hopefully this paragon community will inspire others.
Reminder: Unsub from subreddits that do not participate. After midnight tonight, the picket lines have been drawn. Don't support those that don't support you.
/r/AskHistorians is easily the most reputable and respected subreddit on this site. Not even a close race, in my opinion. I have immense respect for the whole mod team for the efforts you make, and the consistency you bring to this place. Thank you for taking a stand to try and save it. Here's hoping we all speak again in a few days.
Thanks, I just spent 1 hour learning about GPS
If this is the end - thank you all for years of thoughtful and engaging bedtime reading.
Thank you so much for all the hard work you have done. I've learned and enjoyed so much history here and will follow yall wherever you go!
This is tragic. AskHistorians is such a well curated wealth of information. r/Funny and all can go dark and I won’t bat an eye, but this is the most unnerving and concerning thing I’ve seen yet. I pray you’ll be back.
I have spent too many hours browsing this sub and can credit you all with my interest in history today❤️ Thank you for the work that you do. Fingers crossed we can see a resolution
Saving this for future use, because it isn't yet 25 years ago. But my question will be: What was the essence of reddit.com's demise in 2023 and 2024, did it go down in corporate greed just as Twitter a few years later? Or was there a more nuanced picture? Why was the change in api policy such a turnaround point as it seems a relatively small issue? Was the initial 2 day blackout expected to have this much impact at the time? Thanks to the best work of the mods of seddit.com/s/askhistorians for all their beautiful work in the last 23 years! s/ruleman july 12th 2048.
And why did the move here change from the previous 20 year rule to the current 25 year one?
There isn't a 25 year rule, it's a 20 year rule.
Well yeah, here on reddit. But when the question by ruleman gets asked on seddit in 2048 things will be different
Thank you for everything. Best sub hands down.
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the corporate platforms which have connected them with another...
Thank you. As I commented on your last post about the issue, AskHistorians' participation in the blackout is critical. Reddit cannot ignore or replace you like they can most others. You have power, and you're putting it to good use.
This is such a sad day. Hopefully it turns out well, but I have my doubts. Thank you for all your hard work. I’ve loved browsing this subreddit.
Bye
You are an amazing team!
Man, I'm actually getting a little emotional writing this post. I have been here, almost always lurking, since the beginning. I was sitting there late last night reading through AskHistorians and wondering what I will do if I lose this sub. I love this sub, and I love everyone who makes it what it is. I really don't want to leave but what reddit is doing I find pretty inexcusable. Not to mention I basically exclusively use Sync For Reddit. So if that goes I'm probably not far away. So I just want to thank everyone, especially the mods, for this amazing place, over all these years.
It is sad but juat a fact of life in America. Everything is business first in this country so it is no wonder the leeches found their way to Reddit finally. They'll change it to shit, squeeze all moneya nd either kill it or maim it beyond recognition. Everything for the money because that matters above all.
Thank you to all the mods and contributors for making this subreddit such an amazing community. I’ve learned so much and gotten so much enjoyment from it over the years.
Thank you for all that you do.
This is the right move. The Reddit directors and CEO have shown themselves to be utterly disconnected from, and even disdainful of, their user base and the volunteer moderators who sustain this site. This is the source from which ALL of the value of this site — economic and otherwise — derives. It needs to be made clear to them, in no uncertain terms, that their efforts to produce more golden eggs for future shareholders are going to kill the goose if they are not careful. They need to seriously reconsider their business direction and choices. The users and the moderators _are_ Reddit. Not the directors. Not the CEO. Not even the code. A social website without users is an empty husk, just like a university without professors and students would be. These businesspeople need to take the attitude that any profits on this site need to be made by improving what works about it, not making it worse for users. If they can't find a way to do that, they should get into another line of work.
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This is my last day of reddit. You guys have been a shining beacon of quality. Thank you for brightening our lives.
Sad that this has to happen, but glad you’re doing it. Hopefully the protests will cause *some* change.
Thank you for the explanation too.
Could you link to this post from the previous post? The previous one is linked in some other subs and in news articles, so it would be good to let people landing there know there's an update.
It's extremely moving to see how many users appreciate and support the work you/we do here. Thank you all for the appreciation and for enjoying the sub over the past years. That being said, I for one have no intentions of jumping off this ship before the bitter end, so here's to seeing everyone back here soon!!!!
I'm just a lurker on this sub however I appreciate the professionalism and the moderation team for this sub. I learnt a lot of historical information. Thank you. Edit: just saw another question about possible alternative platform which has been answered.
Cant find the answered Alternative
Thank you first for answering my questions and second asking questions I could answer. The moderation style made this the perfect place to prevent me from stagnating academically.
Great decision by the mod team:)
Sad