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>> How many people here on HN will dare to criticize a YC startup? You said it. Doing so is grounds for ruthless downmodding on here. PG said there are 30 ed

by dunn 18y ago

>> How many people here on HN will dare to criticize a YC startup? You said it. Doing so is grounds for ruthless downmodding on here. PG said there are 30 editors now. People are getting accounts marked dead at the drop of a hat, if they don't drink the kool-aid.

davidw 18y ago
Do you have evidence for that?
pg 18y ago
People are getting accounts marked dead at the drop of a hat, if they don't drink the kool-aid. That's false, as anyone can see by looking at the dead comments and submissions. There have always been people on here criticizing YC and YC-funded startups. And there have always been about 30 editors, for that matter.
- yters 18y ago
  I think it has to do with the substance of the criticism. I've been critical (not drastically so) and not been banned yet.
- mixmax 18y ago
  "There have always been people on here criticizing YC and YC-funded startups" And so there should be. Disagreeing on merits, and doing so in a good tone makes interesting conversation and broadens everyones minds. There's a lot of great disagreeing on YC news.
mrtron 18y ago
I would dare criticize YC startups (but not this one since I know absolutely nothing about it). If I got banned from here for doing so I would start a competitive site out of revenge...because that would be ridiculous. Or have a lightsaber dual with pg, I would leave the choice to him. I warn you I would be wearing spandex during the latter though.
- edw519 18y ago
  I dare not criticize you in spandex (because I know absolutely nothing about you), but still, I vote for Option a.
  - mrtron 18y ago
    I was hoping someone would put together the spandex and the name and get the guy in the white spandex Tron outfit that was hopefully a Halloween costume :)
Tichy 18y ago
I voted you up, because I am sure you were joking. Half-joking, anyway - the downmodding part is probably true, but the editors kicking you is not.
nostrademons 18y ago
I've criticized Xobni before here, and been upmodded for it. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=51982 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=51982 Incidentally, I think I was (probably) wrong then. I'm still waiting to see how it turns out, but their subsequent releases have been much, much more impressive than I expected them to be.

by dunn 18y ago

davidw 18y ago

Do you have evidence for that?

pg 18y ago

People are getting accounts marked dead at the drop of a hat, if they don't drink the kool-aid. That's false, as anyone can see by looking at the dead comments and submissions. There have always been people on here criticizing YC and YC-funded startups. And there have always been about 30 editors, for that matter.

yters 18y ago
I think it has to do with the substance of the criticism. I've been critical (not drastically so) and not been banned yet.
mixmax 18y ago
"There have always been people on here criticizing YC and YC-funded startups" And so there should be. Disagreeing on merits, and doing so in a good tone makes interesting conversation and broadens everyones minds. There's a lot of great disagreeing on YC news.

mrtron 18y ago

I would dare criticize YC startups (but not this one since I know absolutely nothing about it). If I got banned from here for doing so I would start a competitive site out of revenge...because that would be ridiculous. Or have a lightsaber dual with pg, I would leave the choice to him. I warn you I would be wearing spandex during the latter though.

edw519 18y ago
I dare not criticize you in spandex (because I know absolutely nothing about you), but still, I vote for Option a.
- mrtron 18y ago
  I was hoping someone would put together the spandex and the name and get the guy in the white spandex Tron outfit that was hopefully a Halloween costume :)

Tichy 18y ago

I voted you up, because I am sure you were joking. Half-joking, anyway - the downmodding part is probably true, but the editors kicking you is not.

nostrademons 18y ago

I've criticized Xobni before here, and been upmodded for it. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=51982 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=51982 Incidentally, I think I was (probably) wrong then. I'm still waiting to see how it turns out, but their subsequent releases have been much, much more impressive than I expected them to be.