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>>vincen+(OP)
If pool is curated by moderators and dang is the only moderator, does it mean that pool is actually dang selection?

:)

>>kuu+Ca
It's possible for HN readers to make suggestions for the pool, and I'll do this periodically.

Usually it's for a story which simply died in queue, which as TFA notes, is the default. Occasionally it's to see if a discussion might get "re-railed" after it's gone off on some tangent --- people responding to a title or an early comment, most often.

I don't nominate my own posts, of course.

It may be a matter of how many such nominations occur, but I'd say my success rate is >50% in having those accepted.

TL;DR: it's not just dang, and normal HN'ers can participate.

>>dredmo+5B1
It's nicest when people don't nominate their own posts, but plenty of users do that as well.