Excellent reply, thank you.

I should have clarified that I was more interested in how you collect data on things that are not easy to obtain via existing data feeds. For example, me commenting on this post may have directly impacted the knowledge readily available to you which then impacted eosDAC's rankings.

How many other projects across how many other BPs might similarly have unrepresented projects are attributes?

This is a big challenge for any of these BP ratings systems since they have the potential to send both noise and signal. If the "best" BPs are the ones that spend time contacting ratings groups to convince them of the value they bring (instead of actually putting that time into bringing more value), then we get a repeat of the types of tactics that lead to "triple A" rated mortgages, the subprime mortgage crises, and many similar centrally-controlled financial system debacles we're trying to avoid in this space.

The "controlling hand" may end up being those who run ratings websites. ;)

Thanks again for a great reply and the work you're doing to help voters and proxies make better decisions. It's not an easy task at all, but with openness, persistence, and continued effort, I think we can all continue to improve and, hopefully, get more voter engagement going to get the best BPs securing the chain.