Man, everything's gotta be superlative in British journalism. It's not a surprise that London's Observer says Craig Newmark's Craigslist will kill the newspapers — every newspaper says that. What's shocking is this line: "Newmark, a man so nerdish he makes Gates look like a flamboyant playboy..."

Now that is going too far. Craig may have been an uber-nerd before he was world-famous, but now he has flair, baby. To vindicate him, Valleywag presents an utterly rigged contest.

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The nerd who became a crusader [Guardian Unlimited]

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