Ask PG: Shall we ban Techcrunch articles?

#1

Post by eugenejen » Mon, May 05, 2008, 4:32 PM UTC

I think most users here read Techcrunch frequently. Shall we just ban submissions linked to Techcrunch? We can have room for more interesting stuffs.

Re: Ask PG: Shall we ban Techcrunch articles?

#2

Post by goofygrin » Mon, May 05, 2008, 4:34 PM UTC

I actually don't read TC.

I'd rather have the knowledgeable folk on here upmod a good TC article, then I'll read it.

Crowdsourcing my reading :)

Re: Ask PG: Shall we ban Techcrunch articles?

#3

Post by tyohn » Mon, May 05, 2008, 4:36 PM UTC

goofygrin wrote: post #2

I actually don't read TC. I'd rather have the knowledgeable folk on here upmod a good TC article, then I'll read it. Crowdsourcing my reading :)

Same here

Re: Ask PG: Shall we ban Techcrunch articles?

#4

Post by dpapathanasiou » Mon, May 05, 2008, 4:41 PM UTC

goofygrin wrote: post #2

I actually don't read TC. I'd rather have the knowledgeable folk on here upmod a good TC article, then I'll read it. Crowdsourcing my reading :)

I agree, but I'd also like to have the ability to down-vote submissions.

Re: Ask PG: Shall we ban Techcrunch articles?

#5

Post by kyro » Mon, May 05, 2008, 5:17 PM UTC

As much as people bag on Techcrunch, with many times said bagging being justified, I find that it's one of my main sources for startup news. They tend to cover a lot of startups that I wouldn't hear otherwise from other sources, probably runner up being Mashable.

You guys have to remember that they are writers, so it's in their nature to write stuff that's interesting and conspiratorial, granted this can come at the price of accuracy, but that's where the community here can filter and chime in.

But inaccuracies of specifics aside, I still think it's a great source.

Re: Ask PG: Shall we ban Techcrunch articles?

#6

Post by danielha » Mon, May 05, 2008, 5:21 PM UTC

More room? Is there some submission/day limit I'm not aware of?

It might be that most read TC, and it might also be true that most read it through here.

Re: Ask PG: Shall we ban Techcrunch articles?

#7

Post by jsdalton » Mon, May 05, 2008, 5:23 PM UTC

I like Techcrunch. I can't keep up with it though, they just publish so many articles, and I don't have time for all of them.

I count on Hacker News, Reddit, etc. to tell me which ones are worth the read, so I vote no.

Re: Ask PG: Shall we ban Techcrunch articles?

#8

Post by brlewis » Mon, May 05, 2008, 5:25 PM UTC

goofygrin wrote: post #2

I actually don't read TC. I'd rather have the knowledgeable folk on here upmod a good TC article, then I'll read it. Crowdsourcing my reading :)

I occasionally skim TC to find articles about photo sharing, since that's related to my startup and possibly not as interesting for other news.yc readers. I mostly find interesting non-photo-sharing TC articles by seeing them rise up on news.yc.

Re: Ask PG: Shall we ban Techcrunch articles?

#9

Post by simonseto » Mon, May 05, 2008, 5:26 PM UTC

Yes. I like the unique interesting stuff Hacker News aggregates. Techcrunch is like fast food these days.

Re: Ask PG: Shall we ban Techcrunch articles?

#10

Post by obelix » Mon, May 05, 2008, 5:30 PM UTC

No please. The comments here on TC articles is very interesting. The comments on TC often are trolling and add no value.