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The spouse and children of a notable person are not generally notable in their own right (although of course sometimes they are). None the less, an encyclopaedi
by gjm11 17y ago
The spouse and children of a notable person are not generally notable in their own right (although of course sometimes they are). None the less, an encyclopaedia article about a person might quite reasonably say "She married Joe Blow in 1973. The couple had one child, Oliver; they were divorced in 1984" or whatever.
A list of companies funded by Y Combinator, unless it's outrageously long (which it wouldn't be at present, right?), might be an entirely sensible thing to have on the WP page about YC even if most of the companies don't deserve their own WP pages.
(Of course there are limits. The WP page about the Oxford English dictionary should not have a section "Words defined in the dictionary".)
- cperciva 17y agoIf someone had 100 children, I don't think it would be worth listing them all in an encyclopaedia article. YC has funded somewhere around 100 startups, hasn't it?
- tree5 17y agoI think it would be worth listing them if others find that useful. I fully believe a large percentage researching YC wants a comprehensive list. If you look at the famous alumni lists on Wikipedia of universities, you'll see quite a few lists of over 100 people (some famous; some obscure). Having a large list isn't out of the ordinary. I think YC's page should restore the company list.