Re:Why We Shut Down Reddit’s ‘Ask Me Anything’ Forum
by pvg on Wednesday July 08, 2015 @01:17PM
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Do you see any famous person bitterly complaining and starting petitions because their AMA fell through? It was probably quite inconvenient for the few people who got affected by this at the time but it hardly merits a subreddit let alone sitewide meltdown.
Re:Why We Shut Down Reddit’s ‘Ask Me Anything’ Forum
by keithpeter on Wednesday July 08, 2015 @01:23PM
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$FamousPeople over here never complain in public. But, you know, the temperature changes. Small signals &c. Perhaps it is different in US.
I personally have no big interest in this but Steven Hawkins is a National Treasure and we do need to present a positive view of science to the yoot.
Re:Why We Shut Down Reddit’s ‘Ask Me Anything’ Forum
by debacle on Wednesday July 08, 2015 @02:28PM
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Several celebrities and scientists complained on twitter because their IAMAs were abruptly interrupted or cancelled.
Re:Why We Shut Down Reddit’s ‘Ask Me Anything’ Forum
by pbreit on Wednesday July 08, 2015 @01:21PM
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Based in schedule and timing should we be able to figure out who $FamousPerson is/was?
Re:Why We Shut Down Reddit’s ‘Ask Me Anything’ Forum
by jonlucc on Wednesday July 08, 2015 @01:26PM
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OT, but is there somewhere I can read your story of having been told to to F$$k off by Royalty?
Re:Why We Shut Down Reddit’s ‘Ask Me Anything’ Forum
by keithpeter on Wednesday July 08, 2015 @01:45PM
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No.
This will give you an idea...
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prince-philip-quotes-re...
Edit: apologies for duplicate. Could not see the original reply
Re:Why We Shut Down Reddit’s ‘Ask Me Anything’ Forum
by PhantomGremlin on Wednesday July 08, 2015 @07:24PM
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This is comedy gold.
As an American who isn't an Anglophile, I didn't know that Prince Philip was so "colorful". People used to make fun of George W. Bush, but Philip takes it to a whole other level. In half of those comments he's just the village idiot, in the other half he's a master of British humour.
Edit: of course, opinions will vary as to which comment belongs in which category.
So, you get $HighRankingPerson - preferably one with good empathy and small talk skills - to meet $FamousPerson, explain that, unfortunately, there has had to be a change of plan today. Meanwhile $TrustedPersonalAssistant has Googled $FamousPerson, worked out likely food preferences and made contact with $FamousPerson's PR people/publisher/agent/whatever. Nice restaurant booked for lunch. $FuturePlans discussed over (rather good wine | excellent smoothies | extremely expensive vintage cheese and crackers | exceptional artisian toast). Limousine booked to get $FamousPerson back to airport in time for trip home.
Not rocket science is it really? (I speak as one who has been told to F$$k Off by Royalty).