If you were to read the site guidelines, you would have a clear idea of how to get my attention.
Is that the proper way?
> "Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data."
Also note the Contact link in the footer.
(Also note that @dang doesn't do anything other than display the five glyphs @, d, a, n, and g.)