Evaluate these two statements: 1. "I have top reputation on HN" 2. "I have top reputation on stack overflow" (1) carries almost no weight anywhere you go, (2)

Evaluate these two statements: 1. "I have top reputation on HN" 2. "I have top reputation on stack overflow" (1) carries almost no weight anywhere you go, (2) is a value signal on an extremely well known website. Since this is the case, HN tends to be more _moderate_ with their moderation. Often times you'll see posters on HN say this makes HN somehow superior, but there are many problems with HNs voting system that makes any view that isn't stereotypically "valley programmer" get hidden very quickly.