I'd agree with this - it really works here because I don't actually know who anyone is, or see their comments regularly (other than when someone's username poin

I'd agree with this - it really works here because I don't actually know who anyone is, or see their comments regularly (other than when someone's username points to them being someone I know elsewhere, such as Jeff Geerling). On most forums, there's an 800lb Gorilla who dominates everything, and they will set the tone of the place. I can think of two (one I used to engage with, one I have to engage with for work reasons) where there's one person who does this, and I stayed away as much as possible because of that opinion-domination which happened there. I don't see that on HN, and it's one of the reasons I like coming here, maybe twice a day.