Ask the OPs to provide proof, and upvote those who do!

IAmA = "I am a"

AMA = "Ask me anything"

AMAA = "Ask me almost anything"

Upcoming IAmAs

|Date|Time|Person|Attraction| |:---:|:----:|:----:|:---:| |16 May|Live now|Brian Palmer|Cheif Explainer, Slate| |18 May|10 AM (ET)|Rob Burnett|Executive Producer at The Late Show with David Letterman| |18 May|2PM (ET)|Jim "Mr. Skin" McBride|Authority on Celebrity Nudity| |18 May|8PM (ET)|The Mad Conductor|Band| |19 May|1PM (ET)|Alicia Witt|Actress. Singer| |19 May|5PM (ET)|Neil Barnden, Simone McDermott, & Dave Hosier|Carmageddon Creator, Designer, and Producer| |25 May|4PM (ET)|Seth Allison and Andrew Pellerano|Zynga Game Developers / Designers| |26 May|1PM (ET)|Sterling Mace|WWII Marine Rifleman and Author| |29 May|2PM (ET)|Sam Hulick|Video Game Composer| |4 June|9PM (ET)|David Copperfield|Illusionist| |TBD|TBD|Ricky Gervais|Comedian|

Verification System

• You must provide proof of your identity in the body of your post when you submit your IAmA

• If your identity is absolutely confidential, you may message proof to the mods

• If your post is suspected fake and you do not verify proof, it may be subject to removal

IAmAs Should Focus On:

• Something uncommon that plays a central role in your life -or-

• A truly interesting and unique event (Ex: I climbed Mt. Everest)

IAmAs Should NOT Be About:

• Something previously posted multiple times, or common topics

• Your day, your girlfriend, internet experiences, being bored or drunk, etc.

• Stories about fetishes, abuse, molestation, or mental disorders are too common, and should be posted in /r/MiniBio or /r/Self.

• Most weight loss stories can be posted to /r/LoseIt.

• Location-based AMAs go to /r/ILiveIn.

• Need sympathy or support? Check out /r/Mmfb.

• Average? Just want to talk? More common or casual AMAs can go to /r/CasualIAmA.

IAmA Request Guidelines

• You must come up with 5 questions that are specifically related to the topic. Those 5 questions cannot be general questions that anyone could answer, like "what's your favorite color?". Those five questions must be posted in the text of the post. If not, it will be removed.

• Serious and Reasonable requests, no "IAmA Request: God!" The best requests would have a reason to believe they would do it.

• Search first! Duplicate requests will be subject to removal

General Rules/Info

• Obvious nonsense will be removed - this is up to the discretion of the moderators.

• Asking for money for yourself will get you banned.

• Comments using url shorteners will be removed.

• Please don't submit an AMA just to "see if there's interest." Simply post the AMA and find out.

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