It's almost as if the HN ranking algo should be open sourced, or at least viewable, with the ability for users to see who is flagging articles. Maybe even allo

It's almost as if the HN ranking algo should be open sourced, or at least viewable, with the ability for users to see who is flagging articles. Maybe even allowing a marketplace for drop in algo rankings/sorting. There was a recent post showing the version control history of HN article tiles. That's one step in the right direction.