I'm guessing if Huffington Post covered Hacker News, it would be considered notable. It is stupid that blogs like Techcrunch and Mashable aren't thought of as

I'm guessing if Huffington Post covered Hacker News, it would be considered notable. It is stupid that blogs like Techcrunch and Mashable aren't thought of as being creditable enough to get something on Wikipedia. If Wikipedia keeps up that mind frame in 2-3 years, they will stop adding articles, because there will be no more Newspapers or Magazines.