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Re:Ask HN: Why is this 131-point posting critical of a YC jo... by jrwoodruff on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @06:56PM (#2707702)
I don't see how this is terribly problematic for the company, or even YC. It is critical of the posting, but criticism, when done correctly, is helpful. This thread contained offers of help, as well as genuine insight from other industry professionals.

Especially considering that, to those not in the inner circles of YC, the company behind this is unknown, I don't see the upside to killing this post.

Isn't part of HN to be educational? Isn't part of YC accepting criticism and learning from it?

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Re:Ask HN: Why is this 131-point posting critical of a YC jo... by JonnieCache on Wednesday June 29, 2011 @07:41AM (#2709102)
YC is about making money.

EDIT: here is the link to that reddit jailbait thread I mentioned: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2367714

It now mysteriously appears to have been un-killed. I assure you that it was killed at the time. Curiouser and curiouser...

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Re:Ask HN: Why is this 131-point posting critical of a YC jo... by JoachimSchipper on Wednesday June 29, 2011 @09:28AM (#2709380)
It's [dead] for me.
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