See
https://meta.discourse.org/t/as-a-new-user-back-button-takes-me-back-to-top/17338/4?u=codinghorror
It is the difference between
Hail new user, and well met! Here is a list of our latest bullcrap!
and
Hail new user, and well met! Here is a list of the very best things this community has produced in the last year!