GP Presents: Ask Me Anything

In an attempt to get to know the community and other users on GP better, we want to allow a different member each week to step into the spotlight for an Ask Me Anything (AMA).
The idea is for one person at a time to make a thread where everyone else can ask questions that the current AMA spotlighted user will do their best to answer (if they feel comfortable)
Anyone can sign up to get your own spot to host an AMA. Just message me or reply to this thread and I will put you on the waiting list. The reason why we're doing it this way instead of just letting everyone make their AMA posts at the same time is so nobody gets drowned out and ends up without any questions, which would be a real shame.

The rules:

- Each AMA will run for one week, then the next thread will be put up. Old AMA threads will not be locked but please focus on the current AMA each week if possible.
- There is no limit on how many questions one user can ask but please don’t try to dominate this thread by yourself and give other users the opportunity to also ask questions.
- Keep your questions respectful and don’t ask for personal information that users might be not be comfortable giving.
- Questions don’t have to exclusively be focused around RPGs but that should be the primary topic.
- If you are hosting an AMA, you are under no obligation to answer a question you don’t want to but please try to answer as many as you feel comfortable with. That makes this whole experience more fun. You’re free to joke around but please also be honest so people can get to know you.
- Anyone is welcome to sign up to host an AMA, whether you’ve been on the site since it was founded or just joined last week, as long as you’re enthusiastic and want to be a part of the community.

Put me on the AMA waiting list

I wouldn't mind doing an AMA.

That’d be fun!

I'll do one, sounds fun!

Sounds like it might be fun. Good idea.

EDIT: Going to pass.

Sure, I'll bite. Withdrawn.

Sounds fun, add me to the list!

I'm in.

This sounds fun, I'd like to join too! :D

Sure, I could do it

I'm in.

Count me in..

I like answering questions. I'll do one.

Do you?

Ah-ha! I wondered when you'd raise your head above the parapet. Perhaps you should be answering questions instead of asking them for a change.

I've debated finding a way to get you answering questions one of these days, @Qralloq. Maybe this is the way to do it.

I've not chimed in as watchers of the YouTube show know a bunch about me already, but I'm happy to be volunteered as tribute.

I'm game.

Sounds like fun, add me to the list :)

Heads up: For holiday reasons, we'll pause the AMA thingy for next week. You can use the time to ask KCC more questions (or some of the previous AMA people as well).
We'll start the next AMA up again after the holidays. Maybe on the first of January

Who’s up then?

Argh, darn it! I keep forgetting about this when I'm on my computer and only remember when I'm not 😄

The AMA'ing will soon recommence!

I am going to throw my hat in because, why not? Might get me to interact here more outside of "magnitude" of games I am playing.

Also, a suggestion:
It would be beneficial to add a schedule table to the first post, that way we can all see who is up next and when to expect to be put on the spot for questioning. Maybe add links to previous AMAs for ease of navigating.

I had a schedule in my original draft but the mods said (and I agree) that that might lead to people looking forward to the next AMA more than focusing on the current one so I've decided not to have a schedule after all.

I didn't feel that a list of previous AMAs was necessary as the subforum contains only those AMAs and nothing else. But that wouldn't be hard to add so I could do that no problem

That makes sense. Although, unless the next participant is chosen randomly out of the pool of the willing tributes that can still be done by scrolling down the list.
Oh, right, I rarely go looking for a specific forum and usually go straight to the thread from Recent Posts. Links here would be redundant.

I’ll do one as well!

Count me in for an AMA as well.

Awesome! Adding you to the list!

I’m relatively new compared to other people who participated in this event but I feel connected to this sub-community, so why not deepen the connection further? I’d like to sign myself up.

Awesome!

I’m brand spanking new but count me in nonetheless!

Adding you to the list!

Sounds like fun. Count me in.

Awesome! Adding you

I'll give it a go too

And me too, please.

Now that's the me too I wanted to see. :D


The former was stated in a humorous way and the intention of the post's writer wasn't to offend anyone.
The writer of this posts wants to express his sympathies to anyone who happened to experience something like that.

Well heck, I might as well join the bandwagon!

Looks like I won't have to worry about running out of guinea pigs that soon yet!

I think we need two weeks for this... or maybe three?

Also this is not a spot to ask about how the site works, we have Questions and Help for that.

I'll take part in the AMA sessions.

Put you on the list!

I suppose I could take a turn as well

And added!

I may as well throw my hat into the ring.

Added to the list

Sounds fun.

Place me upon the list with thanks.

I'm really looking forward to your AMA. The other members might want to open a window - GP is going to get smoky.

Does this mean you want to be put on the list as well?

Let us do the thing.

I did do the thing

Tell me we're not running out of AMA volunteers! Sign me up and gimme the spinach!

We are running out, so I'll put you on the list right away

I would like to volunteer for AMA.

Putting you on the list!

I should already be on the list, but in case I was missed...

Hm, it looks like you were missed then. Sorry!
Putting you in now

I'm relatively new to GP and fairly uninteresting as a person but I'll volunteer as well.

Added

I'd like to participate. Add me to the list please.

I'd like to give this a go. Please add me to the list.

Both added!

So who's turn is it for the AMA? Just curious.

Oops, thanks for the reminder. I'll start it up soon

I'm interested in doing one.

Added

I'll do one as well

Added as well

I’ll do one.

You're already on the list!

I've been lurking, so I feel that I should do one of these. Please put me on the list!

Added and listed

Please add me to the list 😊

You have been added amidst the unrelenting flood of new applications

I, too, shall be subjected to a barrage of questions

Added

Okay, so after Len, we have one more person lined up for AMAs (You get exactly 1 point if you can guess who). So now is the perfect time to apply if you're interested in doing an AMA as well. As mentioned before, it doesn't matter if you're brand new to the site or have been here since the beginning, whether you're playing in two dozen games or are still waiting for your first.
As long as you're interested in doing an AMA and believe you'll stick with it, I'm sure people will have plenty of questions for you 😊

I'll put my name in the hat.

Awesome! Added

I doubt I have much to share amongst all the great legends and veterans here, but I'd be up for one!

Added!

What happens when we run out of vic... ehr... subjects?

Maybe go back and ask more questions, assuming the subject is still active?

I have an idea for a potential replacement but we might also just go back to the beginning or put this on hold until new people sign up. We'll see

AMA(A) anyone?

Ask Me Anything (Again).

You could put me on the list

Added

I've only been around for a short while, so i don't know if anyone has any questions, but please add me to the list.

I'm sure people will still have plenty to ask.
Added

I'll do one.

Awesome! Added to the list

I'll go another round if anyone is interested.

I'll keep it in mind. I haven't yet decided what to do when we run out of people to do an AMA, but just redoing some people who've done one before is one of the options.
Still, new people wanting to answer question is going to be the priority

One thing that I think might help would be to somehow 'pin' a current AMA to the top of the Community Posts forum list so that it doesn't get buried underneath a flurry of posts or new activity.

I could easily pin it somewhere but as it was a bit of a pet project when I started it, I didn't want to take up any undue space with it.

If you let me know where you think would be a good place for the active thread, I could discuss it with Keleth and the other mods

Can't you just pin it to the top of the AMA thread? Also is it time for the next AMA to start?

I could but the current one is almost certainly going to always be at the top of that subforum anyway 🤷‍♀️

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It would be but there are no more people left to AMA.

Oh that was fast. Time to start back from the top!

Happy to give it another go, if that’s how it goes! It’s been a full year since mine! New faces, new questions!

go on, then - I'll get some questions answered if you're still looking!

I'm happy to do one, want to try and engage a bit more with the community in the new year

Awesome. I'm happy to open up your AMA as soon as you're ready. Just send me the information you want to be in the initial post and I'll get it started

I'm happy to do this, especially as a new player.

Awesome! Just send me the info for the opening post and I'll get it started :)

I'll be your huckleberry.

I assume that means you want to do an AMA as well? If so, send me your information and I'll set it up after giving the current one a bit more time

Where did the term I am your huckleberry come from?

The saying is actually quite old and comes from when a huckleberry garland was hung over a knights lance. And means I will champion you/I'm your man.

I'm new here, but I wanna try this experiment! I would like to perform an AMA

Awesome! Just send me a message (here or on discord) with the information you want me to put into the opening post (probably just copy the table others have used) and I will set it up.

Sick

I’m kinda new, but I’ll volunteer..!

Oh, it's been a while since this project has been active, but it'll be fun to revive it. Setting it up! Just send me the information you want me to put into the opening post :)

This looks promising, let me know if it will start again and maybe I will do an AMA in the near future.

I'm definitely happy to start it back up. Just take a look at the previous AMA posts as an example and send me the info you'd like to have in the opening post, then I'll get it set up.

@bowlofsoinach —sent!

Also, for age, the lower number should be crossed out. It’s unformatted in my Outbox.

You can just put the real age. That’s… the higher number.

I'll throw my hat in for an AMA, and I've sent over the info details :3

I’ll go for the next AMA. Sending info now.