You can find some posts and related information here: http://www.quora.com/Hacker-News/How-do-you-get-on-the-frontpage http://www.quora.com/Hacker-News/How-do-

You can find some posts and related information here: http://www.quora.com/Hacker-News/How-do-you-get-on-the-frontpage http://www.quora.com/Hacker-News/How-do-you-get-on-the-front... There was a post back in 2010 with the formula which PG verified. It's probably changed slightly but not substantially since.