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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Sep 16, 2012, 4:58 PM UTC

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Post by bawllz » Sun, Sep 16, 2012, 5:03 PM UTC

not a chance in hell. Moreover, if I was paul Graham, the last thing I'd want is people who are paying to email me, have their emails plague the top of my inbox.

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Post by vhf » Sun, Sep 16, 2012, 5:04 PM UTC

>would you pay for the email you sent to him to rank at the top of his inbox which would guarantee a reply?

Nope.

I'm sure pg gets a lof of email, but I'm also sure pg doesn't reply to his emails according to their order in his inbox. No one does.*

* I mean, nobody thinks Hey, this email is the latest I receive : its ranking in my inbox is 1, it means I must reply to this one as it's the most important one, before reading my other emails !

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Post by daurnimator » Sun, Sep 16, 2012, 5:10 PM UTC

No way.

I want to read email from projects and people I know.... and I wouldn't want them to pay.

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Post by PythonDeveloper » Sun, Sep 16, 2012, 5:10 PM UTC

You can't guarantee a reply unless you FORCE him to read it and lock his inbox until he replies. Who would be stupid enough to run THAT software?

LinkedIn has a feature called InMail, that allows you to connect directly with people like Paul Graham, but does not guarantee a response. I've had some success with it, but it does heavily rely on your own ability to craft a cogent message.

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Post by zoowar » Sun, Sep 16, 2012, 5:15 PM UTC

If you wish to pay me to read your email, I will gladly pretend to read your email for a price of my own choosing.