They're also all based in Europe. You've got to wonder if the effect is something to do with there being a large number of .NET users and relatively few expert

They're also all based in Europe. You've got to wonder if the effect is something to do with there being a large number of .NET users and relatively few experts. That and Jon Skeet is a phenomenon. Seriously, I've answered questions that were ten seconds old only to discover that by submission Jon had posted a more detailed and just plain better answer in the time it took me to compose three lines.