Well, it was fun most of the time. Challenging frequently from a programming and system design perspective. I thought an e-mail Oracle was a great idea, had the resources and desire to do it, and so I did it. Part of my interest in the Oracle was experimental - I wanted to see what would come of it, what people would do with an interactive, anonymous system like this. Kinzler calls the anonymous mail aspect of the Oracle server a crucial aspect of its popularity.
Anonymity gives more people the security to try to be witty or funny in their creative writing.
I hope to include people who discover through the Oracle they can and can enjoy writing creatively. And the Oracle gives them a guaranteed audience of two, and, if they're lucky, maybe tens of thousands. You should receive an answer in a day or two, probably much sooner. Once you ask a question, the Oracle may ask you to answer somebody else's question, as a sort of payment for services. You should respond with the most witty answer possible, so that the supplicant feels gratified in his or her quest for knowledge.