Remember ChaCha? It was basically that, but you could also do queries via SMS.

https://web.archive.org/web/20100428182234/http://www.chacha...

Now it's a generic Chinese domain parking page:

https://chacha.com

You or anyone else can send me a query, and I'll respond if and when I feel like it. My email is my last name at gmail.

I read on HN or maybe reddit don't remember that there are people on the internet who solve captchas all day and night for you for like $0.01. It could make more sense to have them do this instead. It could be actually useful for people with disabilities, or people who type urls in google, etc.

People-powered as in user submissions, votes.

Sorry to disappoint you :)