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View submission: AskHistorians and uncertainty surrounding the future of API access
The main reason is quality, and what the sub is designed for. We expect answers to provide in-depth and comprehensive insight[1] into the topic at hand, and to be free of significant errors or misunderstandings[2] while doing so. We very much want experts, or well researched members, to be answering questions. Not "What I remember from this class I once took" or "My uncle once said" kind of stuff. On top of that, we remove anything that might be termed clutter. One liner jokes, shitty takes, "Just google it" (Which is one that comes up ALL the time.)
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/rules#wiki_write_an_in-depth_answer
Essentially, we're trying to foster a very specific kind of atmosphere here that can be very different from a lot of other subs. Thats our niche here.
Comment by TheJpow at 07/06/2023 at 18:52 UTC
21 upvotes, 1 direct replies
That is cool! Genuinely! This is all I wanted to know. I don't know why people started dishing out down votes. Thank you! I will frequent this sub more often now. I love history ! I won't be contributing anything (I don't think I have anything worth contributing), but I love reading about history.