Here's a thought...it's next to impossible to post thousands of times and not breach T&Cs. If the person currently with the most posts was heavily moderated for ^^, then Paul would have clear sailing to overtake him or her.
For all we know, the mods may be setting up an office pool for us to partake. Who has the most posts by end 2017? The posts could be manipulated by the mods to achieve a desired outcome; thereby capturing the winning share.
Please excuse me while I look for my tin foil hat.:)
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