Hey, that Eleventh question wasn't even one of the
highly moderated ones!
The editor who makes the final selection isn't required to select questions
based soley upon their score. We use those scores as a guideline, but not a
set-in-stone rule. The editor may want to ask a question of their own, or
be curious about an answer, or just think that the question is particularly
poignant. Besides, what fun is being an editor if you can't bend the rules
to your own will once in awhile?
Answered by: CmdrTaco
Last Modified: 4/30/03
If you want to see better questions, submit better questions. Or, if
you're moderating instead of asking, be extra-careful with your
moderation. Remember, Slashdot readers -- that's you -- do both the
asking and the moderating.
Answered by: Roblimo
Last Modified: 4/30/03
It's hard to predict how interviewees will approach the questions
asked of them. Some are quite dry and technical, some write long and
detailed answers, some tell funny stories. Often, time is the biggest
factor- everyone has a schedule, but since personalities vary, so do
interview responses. We love long answers, but pithy ones work too.
Answered by: Roblimo
Last Modified: 4/30/03
The best way is to submit your recommendation though the Slashdot submission bin. Please make
sure you include the best possible contact information for the proposed
guest. In the case of celebrities or well-known politicians who are
deluged with interview requests, we appreciate a personal introduction
of some sort. Believe it or not, there are people in the world who have
not heard of Slashdot!
Note that we like variety in our interview guests. If we
interviewed the CEO of a network security appliance company last week,
for example, it is probably going to be a while before we're interested
in interviewing another security company CEO.
We're open to all kinds of interview guests, from leading programmers to
authors to cartoonists to politicians to celebrities to academics to
businessmen. They ideally should be people who are either known to a
substantial percentage of Slashdot readers or do work that touches
Slashdot readers' lives in some way.
Answered by: Roblimo
Last Modified: 4/30/03
