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"To determine whether any given subject deserves an entry, Wikipedia uses the criterion of notability. This lead to an interesting question:

Question 1: What's the most notable subject that's not notable enough for inclusion in Wikipedia?

Let's assume for now that this question has an answer ("The Answer"), and call the corresponding subject X. Now, we have a second question whose answer is not at all obvious.

Question 2: Is subject X notable merely by being The Answer?"

"I totally understand and agree with all these reasons NOT to respond to reviews.

BUT, I'm also disappointed that they don't, and wish they would for two reasons:"

"Furthermore, financial records indicate that by also owning the rights to the common anti-Yankee epithet "Jeter blows," the team earned much of the money needed to sign Alex Rodriguez in 2004. In addition, by creating and obtaining the trademarks to the phrases "A-Roid," "A-Fraud," and "Jeter sucks, A-Rod swallows," as well as acquiring partial intellectual property rights to the concept that "All the Yankees are overpaid assholes who make it virtually impossible for smaller-market teams to compete," the team has accumulated a fiscal safety net that is estimated to last until 2210."