I think that your assumption that most people here go by Stamps price is misguided. Finex has been the leading "western" exchange for quite some time and I see people here quoting that price most frequently. And if you don't believe me just ask Chart Buddy...
Precisely. I thought most people here switched to Finex after the Stamp hack as surely as they switched to Stamp after the first cracks started to show at Gox half a year before their demise.
You are correct that about a year ago, there was some loss of confidence in Bitstamp based on the "hack" and the period of its shut down and for a period of time after Bitstamp's shut down.... and Bitfinex and coinbase were added to Chartbuddy around that time because of Bitstamp's various issues around that time.
Nonetheless, Bitstamp has returned to various forums and discussion groups as the default price reference point for a variety of reasons including at minimum:
1) a) volume is more reliable because there are staggered fees
1) b) volume is more reliable because there is no margin trading
2) a few months ago bitfinex had its own loss of confidence issues with a series of shut downs and various investors questioning its solvency.