Let's start off things blunt:
Interviews are extremely unoriginal and repetitive.

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Now that we have that big, bold statement out of the way, let us get more in-depth. Remember that this is mostly based off of opinion, so don't make a big deal on how interviews are great, and entertaining etc. etc. etc.
Interviews here on PMC are simple: Grab a person who has around.. 10 or so levels or more, and ask them boring, bland questions that have been asked countless times before. Example,

"How long have you been skinning for?"

I will not deny, this is one of the most annoying questions on an interview. Many times, the person is indefinite. Not only that, but all you have to do to know how long they have posted their skins for, is go back a few pages and look at the oldest post's date. Not that hard, unlike other things that are actually worth being interviewed, such as music, art, and other mediums. Harsh opinion incoming: also people that are actually worth being interviewed.

Every interview I have encountered was of people I had no idea about until then. And I don't even remember any of their names. These interviews are taken so seriously, like you're talking to a famous game developer about their works, or someone who is actually known nationwide.

The questions are unoriginal, like I had mentioned before. I am not lying when I say that I have seen the same question 6 or 7 times before on separate interviews. Here's an idea for you: stop asking about what they do in general. Before you do an interview, go to their page and look at what kind of thing they do. Blogging? Cool. What do they usually blog about? Skinning? Also cool.. What do they focus on creating with their skins? If you do this, you are guaranteed to have a much better interview. Research, I tell you! Research! Let us say we were interviewing a fellow skinner. By looking at their page, I can see that they focus mainly on mythical creatures like goblins, dwarves, faeries, and other. I can already create a nice and original question personally for them to answer.

"What makes you focus so much on mythical and otherworldly creatures from fantasy for your skins?"

And they can give their answer,

"Well, throughout my entire lifetime, I was always intrigued by unrealistic beings from other worlds and universes. It made me wish for crazy and impossible things, and when I skin these creatures, I can create any creature I want. It doesn't have to be a plain elf or an anthropomorphic animal, it could be a conglomeration of things. It makes me feel creative, y'know?"

Can you see how that is so much better than asking unspecifically just why they make skins? You won't find as many answers as similar as theirs, because you did research and asked them about things not everybody has or does. If you could at least do that, interviews would be so much more entertaining, creative, and original. So if you are an interviewer.. If you haven't already, try it. It would create better content.

Now, if you don't mind, I am going to give myself some shut-eye. It's currently 3:31 am and I have a test tomorrow. I hope you all enjoyed. Goodnight and good morning, friends.


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