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The technologists and investors needn't be so high-profile. Reddit's Bill Gates AMA was great. And I'd also like to hear from smaller-profile founders, investors, developers involved in open source projects, and other like-minded hackers, if they'd be willing to be asked anything.
First, I'm not sure there's anything stopping people from doing this now. Can't a person submit an "AMA-style" HN article already?
And on the end user side, if a person is interested in AMA-style posts, can't they just go to Reddit? What's the point of "me too" HN AMAs when Reddit's already doing a good job of it.
Why don't we let Reddit be Reddit, and HN be HN? 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? This is a very bad idea in my opinion. Since I have no clue how to run a busy site, that means it'll probably happen. :)
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That can enhance the discussion. I remember making a spirited reply to Yudkowsky and only noticing who he was when he replied back - but I think my not being intimidated lead to a far more productive thread than if I had seen in the first place. Posts should rise or fall on their own merits, not who has made them.
>>Posts should rise or fall on their own merits, not who has made them. Not necessarily. On a site like this, where everyone has strong opinions on something , credibility matters. For example, I have only a rudimentary knowledge of programming, so when I read a post about JavaScript or something, I want to be able to quickly know whether the person is talking out of their ass or whether their opinion is backed up by…
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That can enhance the discussion. I remember making a spirited reply to Yudkowsky and only noticing who he was when he replied back - but I think my not being intimidated lead to a far more productive thread than if I had seen in the first place. Posts should rise or fall on their own merits, not who has made them.
This is my favorite recent example of someone not being recognized http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5228841
Please, stop these polls. Nothing comes of them.