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Was Reddit's AMA feature a result of paving the cowpaths? I'm thinking of it as something that organically sprouted from the community, and then became an inst
by charlieok 14y ago
Was Reddit's AMA feature a result of paving the cowpaths?
I'm thinking of it as something that organically sprouted from the community, and then became an institution. Kinda like hashtags and @-mentions on twitter.
If people post AMA submissions on Hacker News and they do well, great. That's a sign the users would like more of it. Or are these being actively discouraged by admins (e.g. by editing “AMA” out of titles)?
- nolok 14y agoAMAs where just post on /r/AskReddit for a long time until starting to grow on its own and becoming what it is now.
- snowwrestler 14y agoYes. At first the appeal of the AMA was the insight it provided into the lives of other redditors who just happened to have an interesting job or experience. It was only after it became "a thing" organically that it started to become a PR tool for celebrities and politicians--a direction that sadly seems to be accelerating.