More than a vocal minority: HN has a vocal individual thing. Relative to other sites, the commenting body of HN is small. The frequent commenters represent an

More than a vocal minority: HN has a vocal individual thing. Relative to other sites, the commenting body of HN is small. The frequent commenters represent an even smaller group. Combined with an interface that deliberately draws attention away from who exactly you're reading with desaturated text, and you've got pretty ideal situation for the opinion of one frequent commenter to produce what appears to be a somewhat popular view.