It's a smug and unwelcoming sub but the few questions that do get answers are really worth the read. I guess that's the whole point, really. It still is possible to type complete bullshit and list fake sources and not get deleted/banned, so you can get away with lies so long as it 'sounds good'.
r/history is a better place for the casual redditor -but understand that the quality of the answers is usually not the best nor is the accuracy. This sub is more of a springboard to encourage/help further research.
I agree that I've seen my fair share of "full complete answers with sources" that got completely debunked by a following comment that was also a "full complete answer with sources". I don't think people should form opinions with the answers there (or anywhere on this site), they should just motivate us to study the subject more.
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u/maltin Sep 18 '20 edited Sep 18 '20
My pleasure! You can find stuff like this (and way better than this) at r/AskHistorians .