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It's things like this that make me lose faith in Wikipedia.
by ciscoriordan 18y ago
It's things like this that make me lose faith in Wikipedia.
- tstegart 18y agoI don't know. When you read the definition of what is notable, you can argue someone has a point. Useful? yes, Interesting? of course, Popular? definitely. But you have to dig deeper to decide if YC is notable. After some thought, I think it is. One can say YC is just another VC firm, so why should that be notable. But the unique way in which they are investing and developing companies is notable.
- adamt 18y agoI'd agree completely. Y-combinator is the leading example of a company that is shaking up the the way technology investing is being done. People who believe in the YC model and people who challenge alike all follow its progress closely as it is the flag-bearer of a new wave of investment. This is why just about every major tech/business publication and many newspapers have written about YC. The reality is that YC is now starting to get to the point where it is challenging some parts of the industry. This is why every Techcrunch article that mentions YC or a YC company is filled with the obligatory comments. “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” –Gandhi
- parenthesis 18y agoThe fact that several imitators of YC have since popped-up seems to me to make the original notable.
- pb30 18y agoThis method of deletion (prod) is sometimes used as a way to force people/fans to improve the article. To contest the deletion all one has to do is remove the tag, and hopefully improve the article before it is sent to a full deletion discussion.
- tptacek 18y agoIt's not even an AfD, just a prod? I just removed the tag. Now it has to go to AfD to be deleted.
- jfarmer 18y agoThe page is actually pretty crappy, IMO.
- jazj 18y agoThis, of all things?