Who is Most Influential? • Hacker News Board

Re: Who is Most Influential?

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Post by astine » Tue, Apr 15, 2008, 3:02 PM UTC

SwellJoe wrote: post #4

Somewhere below the Dalai Lama...and all those other people. Of course, we should take this very seriously, since number 2 right now (and the landslide winner last year), is someone by the name of "Rain" who is apparently a pop sensation (and obviously incredibly influential) in Korea or some other place where "pop sensation" really means something--not like our namby pamby pop sensations here in the States. I think…

That's why Bono and Bruce Springsteen are #11 and #12 respectively?

Re: Who is Most Influential?

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Post by pg » Tue, Apr 15, 2008, 3:20 PM UTC

astine wrote: post #20

This is only a measure of influence amongst Time magazine readers. This is the same magazine that made Hitler man of the year: http://www.scrapbookpages.com/DachauMemorial/TimeCover.html I wouldn't take it seriously.

Time's Man of the Year was not originally an endorsement. It was simply the person who'd affected the news most that year. Since a significant number of readers continued to misinterpret it as an endorsement, Time eventually gave in and made it one. But that was much later.

Re: Who is Most Influential?

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Post by Raphael » Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 12:41 AM UTC

Hey! Someone changed the title of this submission. It is supposed to read "Where's Paul Graham?"

Re: Who is Most Influential?

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Post by pg » Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 1:33 AM UTC

Raphael wrote: post #23

Hey! Someone changed the title of this submission. It is supposed to read "Where's Paul Graham?"

http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re: Who is Most Influential?

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Post by Raphael » Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 3:03 AM UTC

pg wrote: post #24

Raphael wrote: post #23

Hey! Someone changed the title of this submission. It is supposed to read "Where's Paul Graham?"

http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Ah. So you retain all editorial control. We are your bitches.

Re: Who is Most Influential?

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Post by pg » Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 3:11 AM UTC

Raphael wrote: post #25

pg wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Ah. So you retain all editorial control. We are your bitches.

There are about 30 editors, actually.