An algorithm that uses websites ranks as a way of promoting "good" ideas could be open to abuse.

[myclob]

Reasons to disagree

1. Anything can be mis-used. That doesn't mean that it doesn't do some good.
2. The algorithm would be the key to AI. The rest of the formatting would just give the AI ways of evaluating information, just like Google's algorithm relies on the formatting of the internet (links) to figure out which sites are better.
3. There are lots of ways that, with some good formatting, and current technology that we could build an algorithm that promotes good ideas.
4. We could organize other things and let them lend their weight to agree or disagree with ideas.