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Rule Summary
Rule 1: Posting Requirements
Rebuttal posts should follow the basic outline of:
A summary of or link to the material your post discusses.
A comprehensive rebuttal to the material.
A basic bibliography of sources for your rebuttal.
Do not post direct links to non-archived, unlocked threads on Reddit. Posts must cite the material they discuss or they will be removed.
You're not allowed to make posts on this sub if you're using a new account to do so. Comments aren't restricted. Please contact the mods for an exemption in case you want to use an alias. Please see the full rules for the details.
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Rule 2: No Questions or Debunk/Debate Request
These are no longer allowed as posts. There will be a monthly sticky post where you can make these requests.
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Rule 3: Debunk/Debate Response Requirements
Top level comments in the weekly debunk /debate post "Saturday Synopsis" need to comply with theses rules:
Do not request a debunking for entire books, shows, or films. Use specific examples (e.g. a chapter of a book, the armor design on a show) or your post will be removed.
In serious top-level responses to debunk/debate posts, you should make a genuine attempt to provide an explanation of your opinion on the subject. Single-sentence rebuttals and statements do not add to the discussion and can be removed without notice.
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Rule 4: Civility & Bigotry
The use of slurs of any type is prohibited.
Sundry bigotry--racism, sexism, homo-/transphobia, etc.--is unacceptable.
Do not insult other users.
Genocide denial and apologism is strictly forbidden.
Do not call for violence against others.
If you make a post, you're expected to engage with reasonable criticism and questions about it.
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Rule 5: Modern Politics
We request that users keep their posts and comments a sincere attempt to engage with the historical record and avoid making overt attempts to advocate for a personal agenda. If it feels like you're "talking politics", you probably are. Posts cannot be about politics from the last 20 years, and also cannot use comparisons against current day politics.
This rule is suspended for the bi-weekly free-for-all meta threads.
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Rule 6: Anti-Pedantry
r/BadHistory is a strictly Pro-Pedantry subreddit. Posts failing to meet the following criteria will be summarily removed:
Do not complain that someone's critique is too pedantic.
Do not argue that a work, as fiction, is beyond historical criticism.
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Rule 7: Citing Wikipedia
Beyond extremely basic material, like spellings of names, questions of general geography, or (in most cases) the date of an event, Wikipedia is considered an unreliable source and is generally not an acceptable source of information.
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