I didn't find it to be dismissive of PageRank as an innovative at the time, but I think it's fair to say it has not been thoroughly gamed out. Saying we shouldn

I didn't find it to be dismissive of PageRank as an innovative at the time, but I think it's fair to say it has not been thoroughly gamed out. Saying we shouldn't do this because it will eventually also be gamed doesn't seem like a strong argument to me. I do think people generally upvote things they find valuable. I'm curious what the disconnect is there.