Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Stories" in this context is just a synonym for submissions, i.e. top level posts as opposed to comments. I've edited my comment above to use the other word.
That's fair. Since I have asked friends to upvote, so I have nothing to argue about the penalty. The rule is the rule. Questions: I only have 2 karma, will HN prioritize posts posted by people with more karmas - with the assumption that the posts have similar "interesting" level of content? If I want to resubmit, will I still get penalty for my github link?
HN doesn't prioritize posts based on user karma.