I think the abundance of polls underlines a general appreciation of the HN crowd. I think most of us would agree that the quality of participants (and their pa

I think the abundance of polls underlines a general appreciation of the HN crowd. I think most of us would agree that the quality of participants (and their participations) here on HN is a refreshing change from the rest of online communities (Ya, I know, it was better before, quality degrading, yada yada yada, how original). The point is, we generally like the people here and we want to know more, profile more (doesn't it fit with the mindset of the community?). This is why we care about favorite languages, primary OS, (expect a favorite browser poll soon) and the sort. In a way, every poll results from people wanting to know, what tools do all theses cool people use/prefer/promote ...