Not just name recognition, but a tptacek/pg/patio11 comment is landed #1 on the comment page and stays there a long time just because of karma. Then, occupying

Not just name recognition, but a tptacek/pg/patio11 comment is landed #1 on the comment page and stays there a long time just because of karma. Then, occupying the most privileged real state on the page, after thousands of views, even if it is a small percentage that likes the comment, it is a lot of upvotes. Not that I disagree with this algorithm, I actually agree. Just saying that I think the position of the comment is more important than name recognition in this case.