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Re:Poll: Would HN benefit from Reddit's AMA-style posts from... by duaneb on Tuesday February 19, 2013 @07:39PM (#5248198)
> Why would I want HN to be a megaphone for Famous Joe Blow X when I'd much rather have him actively participating and helping out in the threads with the rest of us?

I'd much rather just straight up ask him questions instead of waiting for him to appear.

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Re:Poll: Would HN benefit from Reddit's AMA-style posts from... by goblin89 on Tuesday February 19, 2013 @07:48PM (#5248234)
Why would you wait for him to do an AMA, then? Can't we ask questions and get answers without the help of HN—say, via email?
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Re:Poll: Would HN benefit from Reddit's AMA-style posts from... by ruswick on Tuesday February 19, 2013 @10:10PM (#5248737)
Famous and quasi-famous people generally don't publish their primary email. The whole point of the AMA is that it offers a public forum in which anyone can ask anything to people with whom they generally wouldn't interact.
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