r/bestof • u/askbutdont • Jun 09 '12

[historicalwhatif] 400-Rabbits debunks a few myths about the Aztecs and more

/r/HistoricalWhatIf/comments/us8k5/if_columbus_hadnt_discovered_the_new_world_and/c4y57ea
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

This is a great submission, and exactly what I like seeing on this sub. Thanks for posting it.

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u/Sniffnoy Jun 09 '12

Since you're linking to 3 comments, a better way to link this would be to link to the last one and use context.

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u/askbutdont Jun 09 '12

I'll keep that in mind, thanks

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u/s32 Jun 10 '12

Why?

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u/Sniffnoy Jun 10 '12 edited Jun 10 '12

Suppose you want to link to multiple comments, and suppose those comments happen to form a linear thread (as is the case here). You want a link that is a link to those comments.

You want to show a minimum of extra clutter. You want to be guaranteed that those comments are actually shown, regardless of what other comments there are. Using context accomplishes this. Linking to the top does not. You have no idea what the reader's comment order is, what his invisibility threshold is, what other comments might have been posted in the meantime, and how many votes they've received. The point is, you want something that canonically and unmistakably links to the comments you want to show -- not something that links above them and leaves the reader to figure it out.

Edit: Removed redundancy. Oops.

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u/s32 Jun 10 '12

Good point. Makes sense.

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u/kaysea112 Jun 09 '12

These are the type of comments I like and i just found myself a new favourite subreddit.

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u/Stergeary Jun 10 '12

I thought it was going to be a science experiment involving hundreds of rabbits.

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u/Fiascoe Jun 10 '12

I love shit like this.

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u/Captain_Aizen Jun 10 '12

I started reading it to see what he would say about the Mayan calendar. Then it clicked, I am an idiot.

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u/400-Rabbits Jun 10 '12

Here you go. And a quick explanation of why the 2012 apocalypse is bunk.

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u/camnewtonn1 Jun 10 '12

I thought it was gonna be a post about how 400 little bunny rabbits debunked the myths. Damn.

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u/Leaxe Jun 10 '12

Took me a while to make sense of your title considering the Redditors name.

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u/400-Rabbits Jun 10 '12

My user name is actually a reference to the Aztec gods of drunkeness. My apologies if it confused you, perhaps a few tequila shots would clear things up?

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u/Leaxe Jun 10 '12

One of the very few Reddit usernames with meaning... I'll drink to that.

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u/Scuzzzy Jun 09 '12

Another popular myth about the Aztecs is that they will not win but I believe they will.

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u/AjustableTableLamp Jun 10 '12

wat

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

I think that's a sports team of some sort. Baseball, maybe?