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protomyth
on July 16, 2010
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Steve Yegge is a "non-notable programmer"
I wonder how many hack poets or writers are on Wikipedia that have less of an influence or body of work than programmers they have rejected.
Semiapies
on July 16, 2010
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Or slavishly detailed write-ups of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes.
hugh3
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While individual Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes would seem to be only of borderline notability, any Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode in existence has been seen by many millions of people. Do a comparable number of people know about Steve Yegge?
Semiapies
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I thought the value of a reference work was that it had things one might
not
know, not that it made a convenient place to engage in one's fandom.
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