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I think this part of the post answers your question.

> Will I ever publicly write about how HN ranks posts if I am Dang (HN moderator)? No, because Pagerank can be manipulated by people despite its reputation. In fact, Pagerank is being exploited for years. Moreover, there are financial incentives for companies to get on the first page in HN.

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> Will I ever publicly write about how HN ranks posts if I am Dang (HN moderator)? No

Lack of transparency is not a solution, and certainly not one that will sell well in a place where "security by obscurity" is disdained and open source cherished. It's particularly bad when you're dealing with a high profile site filled with intelligent people who would most likely make short work of reverse engineering just enough of the algorithm to understand how it works.

With 100% certainty dang ("Dang") read this comment.

I would be really happy to know his thoughts.

This: https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/th... https://archive.ph/V9z3G is as close as you're likely to get.

You can write hn@ycombinator.com . I’ve chatted with dang on that email address several times.

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