I am fairly new here but I think aimless fanboyism is frowned upon here.
I also frown upon aimless recital of the "rules" of what's frowned upon "these here parts".
No. It's not aimless. HN is a place to share links and discuss things that hackers would find interesting. It's a carefully run community, and we try to keep in cordial and respectful, all while being entirely relevant.