R/AskHistorians
r/AskHistorians is a subreddit on Reddit where users may ask questions or start discussions about history. It is one of the internet's largest history forums. The subreddit was founded in 2011 and has remained active ever since, with over 1 million subscribers as of August 9, 2019. Unlike other Reddit communities, it aims to "provide serious, academic-level answers to questions about history" and is strictly moderated. Therefore, discussions not directly pertaining to the question being asked are often removed by the moderators. History r/AskHistorians was founded August 28, 2011 as a question and answer forum for sharing historical knowledge. It grew to be one of the largest online history forums. The site's rules state that all answers must be serious and based in reliable academic sources, and regular contributors who demonstrate an expert level of knowledge in their field are given a "flair" which displays their expertise next to their username. Although many of AskHistorians' contributors are professional historians, anyone is allowed to contribute to the site provided that they produce answers that meet AskHistorians' standards. Scholars Roel Konijnendijk, Mike Dash, Alex Wellerstein, and Benerson Little are regular contributors to AskHistorians. AskHistorians has received praise for its commitment to unbiased