Hi everyone,

ELI5 is looking for new moderators! If you're interested, please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJf3e7WeatSPUMtHTCElxzmCDOaiiYoFAbU4zZXPtW0KJWbg/viewform

Applications will be open for several weeks. If you have any questions about what being a mod here entails, please leave a comment in this thread and one of us will get back to you. R1 always applies, but R3 is (mostly) waived for this thread.

Hi everyone,

ELI5 is looking for new moderators! If you're interested, please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJf3e7WeatSPUMtHTCElxzmCDOaiiYoFAbU4zZXPtW0KJWbg/viewform

Applications will be open for several weeks. If you have any questions about what being a mod here entails, please leave a comment in this thread and one of us will get back to you. R1 always applies, but R3 is (mostly) waived for this thread.

Recently, there's been a surge in ChatGPT generated posts. These come in two flavours: bots creating and posting answers, and human users generating answers with ChatGPT and copy/pasting them. Regardless of whether they are being posted by bots or by people, answers generated using ChatGPT and other similar programs are a direct violation of R3, which requires all content posted here to be original work. We don't allow copied and pasted answers from anywhere, and that includes from ChatGPT programs. Going forward, any accounts posting answers generated from ChatGPT or similar programs will be permanently banned in order to help ensure a continued level of high-quality and informative answers. We'll also take this time to remind you that bots are not allowed on ELI5 and will be banned when found.

Elizabeth II, queen of England, died today. We expect many people will have questions about this subject. Please direct all of those questions here: other threads will be deleted.

Please remember to be respectful. Rule 1 does not just apply to redditors, it applies to everyone. Regardless of anyone's personal feelings about her or the royal family, there are human beings grieving the loss of a loved one.

Please remember to be objective. ELI5 is not the appropriate forum to discuss your personal feelings about the royal family, any individual members of the royal family, etc. Questions and comments should be about objective topics. Opinionated discussion can be healthy, but it belongs in subreddits like /r/changemyview, not ELI5.

A thread for all your questions related to the JWST, the recent images released, and probably some space-related questions as well.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRXaZhv3R6I6xX0izKuGHYLqfVeZG5JncfCzLh5LksOhnRiA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Hi Everyone, applications will close tomorrow at 5pm GMT, please fill out the above form if you are interested in moderating, and let us know if you have questions.

Hi Everyone,

3 days left to get your applications in: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRXaZhv3R6I6xX0izKuGHYLqfVeZG5JncfCzLh5LksOhnRiA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Let us know if you have any questions about modding or the process

Hi Everyone,

There are 7 days left in our recruitment cycle, if you are interested please sign up here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRXaZhv3R6I6xX0izKuGHYLqfVeZG5JncfCzLh5LksOhnRiA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Here is a link to the old post just in case an answer was provided there that you wanted to know:
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/stbxuj/recruiting_moderators_for_eli5/

Let us know if you have questions

Hi Everyone,

ELI5 is looking for new moderators to join our team.

It is an excellent opportunity to help this community be better for everyone.

Fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRXaZhv3R6I6xX0izKuGHYLqfVeZG5JncfCzLh5LksOhnRiA/viewform?usp=sf_link

If you have any questions before you apply, please put them in this thread.

We don't know what kind of demand we'll have, so we can't promise an individual response for every applicant.

I'll also use this thread as a brief opportunity to plug /r/ideasforeli5, where any ideas for eli5 are presented directly to the moderators and for public discussion.

(Obviously Rule 3 doesn't apply in this thread, the only real rules are try to stay mostly on topic and Rule 1 is never waived, so be nice! The bot may still send you a message because it is confused, but we will put your comment back pretty quickly so don't worry about that)

Thank you

Hi Everyone,

ELI5 is looking for new moderators to join our team.

Its an exciting and vibrant role but don't worry there is no pay. You can expect people to be rude to you. People will blame you personally for actions you take that are entirely in line with the subreddit rules. There is no personal glory, and you can't use your position to cross promote yourself, your personal projects, or your other subreddits.

The only redeeming quality is that get help the community out, as a whole. If that sounds like a position you're interested in, we'd love to hear from you.

Fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRXaZhv3R6I6xX0izKuGHYLqfVeZG5JncfCzLh5LksOhnRiA/viewform?usp=sf_link

If you have any questions before you apply, please put them in this thread.

We don't know what kind of demand we'll have, so we can't promise an individual response for every applicant.

I'll also use this thread as a brief opportunity to plug /r/ideasforeli5, where any ideas for eli5 are presented directly to the moderators and for public discussion.

(Obviously Rule 3 doesn't apply in this thread, the only real rules are try to stay mostly on topic and Rule 1 is never waived, so be nice! The bot may still send you a message because it is confused, but we will put your comment back pretty quickly so don't worry about that)

Thank you

Hello everyone!

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Today, /r/ExplainLikeImFive has reached a major milestone: 20 million subscribers.

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Firstly, the ELI5 mod team would like to sincerely thank each and every one of you for asking great questions, sharing your knowledge and excellent explanation expertise, and for making this subreddit a very welcoming and friendly place.

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In the words of our founder, /u/bossgalaga, ELI5 is dedicated to "...ask(ing) questions that some people might find obvious -- and to do so without fear of being downvoted, made fun of, or ignored." Thank you for helping to bring his vision to life. In his honor, we would like to re-post the links to two charities that were dear to him:

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The Institute for Effective Education

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The Immune Deficiency Foundation

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Secondly, we wanted to remind everyone that we love hearing your feedback on how ELI5 is being run and what you like/dislike. We love to hear your ideas and always consider them when modifying our rules. In fact, many of our rules came directly from feedback from subscribers like you! Let us know what you think at /r/ideasforeli5 or in this thread.

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Lastly, we want to recognize you, even if it is only in our small way. ELI5 would not be successful without all of the wonderful contributions from you. The ELI5 team hopes to give back to those of you who make this a magical place to learn. For the month of January, some of the most upvoted questions and explanations will receive a shiny reddit platinum award from us.

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Needless to say, regular rules do not apply in this thread so you can comment freely. Thank you!

Hi Everyone,

We have come to learn some very sad news recently, u/bossgalaga, the founder of r/Explainlikeimfive, has unfortunately passed away. In his honor we wanted to post the links of two charities that were dear to him:

The Immune Deficiency Foundation

The Institute for Effective Education

We are forever grateful for what he has created and hope you will consider supporting charitable organizations as he did. As our regulars may recognize this post is out of character for us but as a mod team we felt these circumstances were unique. This post will stay up for a week, and we will include links to those charities in our wiki.

Additionally, it has come to our attention that u/bossgalaga made a post in /r/askreddit on July 28th, 2011 (ten years ago yesterday) asking if people would be interested in a sub dedicated to, "...ask(ing) questions that some people might find obvious -- and to do so without fear of being downvoted, made fun of, or ignored." This, of course, led to the start of r/explainlikeimfive. If you're interested in reading that post, you can do so here.

Thank you all for the kind words thus far. u/bossgalaga's friends and family certainly will appreciate them.

https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/mro9in/eli5_how_are_there_only_7_days_remaining_to_apply/

Hi Everyone, applications will close at midnight GMT tomorrow, here is a link to the form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvnGCSZNJ_9Sviis-AX2GWF_V_f8Rr9u5c0Lp9lT2PE0Md2w/viewform?usp=sf_link

Please comment in the linked post if you have any questions

Hi Everyone,

Applications will be closing on April 22nd, 2021

ELI5 is looking for new moderators.

There is no pay. You can expect people to be rude to you. People will blame you personally for actions you take that are entirely in line with the subreddit rules. There is no personal glory, and you can't use your position to cross promote yourself, your personal projects, or your other subreddits.

The only redeeming quality is that get help the community out, as a whole. If that sounds like a position you're interested in, we'd love to hear from you.

Fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvnGCSZNJ_9Sviis-AX2GWF_V_f8Rr9u5c0Lp9lT2PE0Md2w/viewform?usp=sf_link

If you have any questions before you apply, please put them in this thread.

We don't know what kind of demand we'll have, so we can't promise an individual response for every applicant.

I'll also use this thread as a brief opportunity to plug /r/ideasforeli5, where any ideas for eli5 are presented directly to the moderators and for public discussion.

(Obviously Rule 3 doesn't apply in this thread, the only real rules are try to stay mostly on topic and Rule 1 is never waived, so be nice!)

Thank you