The note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if they don’t reopen

Re:The note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if th... by a2tech on Friday June 16, 2023 @01:12PM (#36360190)

Actually this is a great example of wht they're going to get. AMA's used to be a GREAT use of Reddit when Victoria ran them. The questions were fresh and it was a very broad pool of people they interviewed. Since then they've either been 1) terrible 2) obviously pimping something or 3) a combination of both. They're not even worth reading and I stopped looking at them years ago.

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Re:The note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if th... by sharkweek on Friday June 16, 2023 @01:37PM (#36360652)

Yeah Victoria did a good job queueing up a high quality experience for readers and the AMA participant when celebrities did do their press tours.

My guess is she trained the guests less familiar with Reddit on how to have a successful AMA (e.g., “don’t be Woody Harrelson”).

And because they were so successful, publicists were probably more willing to allow them to happen.

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Re:The note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if th... by mlyle on Friday June 16, 2023 @01:16PM (#36360257)

I agree. I thought they'd be able to replace Victoria and it'd be no issue. But the magic of AMA, part of what drew me to reddit in the first place, was gone. I scarcely look at them now.

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Re:The note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if th... by munificent on Friday June 16, 2023 @02:13PM (#36361166)

> I stopped looking at them years ago.

Same. I loved AMA back when it was new and was a mixture of famous people, interesting jobs, or just people with unusual stories. Victoria did a good job of balancing those and making the ones with famous people still feel fairly authentic.

After she was fired, AMA became almost entirely famous people shilling stuff like a generic forgettable late night interview show. I unsubscribed.

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