RULES 2016 EDITION
1. Obey global rules
2. Keep things related to history and its study.
2a. History, for the purposes of this board, covers pre-History and all events up to the fall of the Soviet Union. Further than that and it's considered political discussion or discussion of modern events- take it to /pol/ or /b/.
3. If lewd images must be posted, do so on spoilers. Consider if it wouldn't be better posted elsewhere.
3-a. If you're in doubt whether it's lewd enough to spoiler, err on the side of caution and do it.
GUIDELINES- not quite rules, but good to follow for good posting
1. Check the catalog before posting to see if a thread may already be available for your discussion.
1a. Avoid making threads expecting people to just do your homework for you. Show some work yourself in starting the discussion instead of just "guys what was the main reason for the fall of Sebastianism in the 19th century"
2. Be prepared to present good sources for anything you claim, especially if you come here to posit opinions you know are controversial.
3. This not being 4chan, we don't want to limit what you can post about. That said, we'd like posts to be of a good quality level, and related to history. If your post contains nothing more than >IMPLYING NIGGERS HAD A CULTURE, consider if you aren't better off in /pol/.
4. If you have any problem with the moderation here, or suggestions, please post them here instead of making a thread for it (not really historical-related) or making one in whatever board about /meta/ discussion is being used nowadays (I don't even know!)
In other words, don't be a dumbass. This board works fine with a semi-absent BO and a bunch of mods who delete CP bots. Don't ruin it.
(want to post banners, do so here too)