Except that node rep has more to do with when/if the node was front-paged, etc. than how good the node/thread is. For example, wouldn't the infamous Paco thread be near (or at) the top? Others may not even be directly related to Perl -- e.g. my highest rated node is Do Not Feed the Trolls!!! and my second highest is Nodelets on the left?. Update: added link to Paco thread.