> 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 s

> 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.