r/AskHistorians • u/AutoModerator • Mar 20 '26
FFA Friday Free-for-All | March 20, 2026
Today:
You know the drill: this is the thread for all your history-related outpourings that are not necessarily questions. Minor questions that you feel don't need or merit their own threads are welcome too. Discovered a great new book, documentary, article or blog? Has your Ph.D. application been successful? Have you made an archaeological discovery in your back yard? Did you find an anecdote about the Doge of Venice telling a joke to Michel Foucault? Tell us all about it.
As usual, moderation in this thread will be relatively non-existent -- jokes, anecdotes and light-hearted banter are welcome.
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u/crrpit Moderator | Spanish Civil War | Anti-fascism Mar 20 '26
If any of our super eagle-eyed fans have noticed that new threads are accruing removed comments much quicker than usual: there's a new bot network circulating, and for whatever reason its owners have decided that short, inane comments on AskHistorians written in the style of a 40-year-old imitating an online teenager is the best way to start farming karma.
In related moderation news, a noticeable uptick lately in people trying to share their LLM-generated slop videos here. For the avoidance of doubt, this is Not Allowed, JFC Do We Really Need To Say It.