Being in the saints list means practically nothing, we have no feudal hierarchy here

Please take into consideration that:

• the longer you participate the more xp you're able to aquire
• the number of participating monks declined over the years
• in the early years it might have been easier for good posts to attract more votes (because the electorate was bigger)

updates

• some old posts are somehow often referenced classics and keep attracting votes
• voting gets rewarded, and some (silent) monks came back every day to cast all their votes