Well I think this poll was long overdue. Quite sure MikeBell will snatch the award given the recent developments but here's my shortlist anyway:1) Banfmar (the mensa guy)2) MikeBell3) Moronhunter 4) Michaelcwman 5) Me (Felt the need to include myself as I'm confident I'll get at least 4 votes )My personal vote goes for Banfmar not only for his mensa bragging about but because in the same thread he created an additional identity called "JasonLocke" in order to back himself up, forgetting that his profile as banfmar showed "JasonLocke" as his name. Quality!So who do you vote for? And why? Edit: Somehow I forgot (or wanted to forget) TALW. I think she stands in a cathegory of her own anyway. But Banfmar is still my man.

I vote for mikebell. Why? Because I have not heard that man (or goat, troll, donkey, whatever he is) say a single thing that would give me reason to assign him an IQ over 25. That, and the fact that he is rude to his mother.

I don't think there is a single biggest idiot. It's a set of individuals. What we can do, is perhaps assign a common denominator of what characteristics an idiot shares:a.) Uses his real name on the internet.a1.) Uses his real name on the internet, then complains that everybody can see his garbage because the website gets indexed by google.b.) Hangs out on a forum which is dedicated to a subject that he knows absolutely nothing about.c.) Complains about other members and bothers the admins.d.) Posts completely non-relevant things.e.) Complains that nobody answers his questions.f.) Tries to engage in a fight with other members, then loses.g.) Generally acts as a widely recognized cunt.h.) Takes whatever happens online seriously.i.) Guilty of creating another identity to hide his previous antics, but does it in such a amateurish way that it is immediately (less than 2s) possible to link him to his former self.j.) Constantly posts links to other websites which contain no relevant informationSo, in that sense we can do the following assignments:mikebell: [a1,b,c,d,f,g,h,j]jtipp: [d,e,g,h]michaelcwman: [a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h]banfmar: [c,d,f,g,h, i]Moronhunter: [e,f,g,h,i]TakingalongWalk: [b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i]Would this serve as a categorization?

Kharnak, two things -1can you please provide some examples of g?2ol' boy, everyone here knows that when it comes to g, the oscar goes to nonius, now, THAT is FACTthanks and have a good wknd,nonius2

You just gave an example of Property g, my dear jtipp.

QuoteOriginally posted by: FDAXHunterYou just gave an example of Property g, my dear jtipp.Agreed. Strange though. I really liked his first posts, now look at him. I have a feeling he'll score high on this thread, let's keep an eye on him. Anyway Kharnak if you were to nominate just one, who's your man?

I'd probably say mikebell... although MichaelCWMan sure was annoying when he was around. Just that his memory has faded. Or maybe MikeBell is MichaelCWMan? After all, they share [b,c,d,f,g,h]?

gotta go guys - but let me just say - i not ashamed of being a little slow so - can you please explain how that last post provides an example of g, and not take the easy way out, i'd appreciate it, you see i'm skeptical, please enlighten me - oh big winners in real life (LOL)oh, am i allowed a vote? ok then...nonius and his multiple personalities for numerous reasons, in fact that list he drew up was (quite) good if a little self-defeatingwaitin' for ya on monday girls, don't diaappoint - bye

alright dudes, chill out on Bell. Bell ain't that bad of dude. He did go to Howard and sheah....ok, Nonius...Stop!!!! Bell ain't that bad as far as Howard graduates go. Stop!!! Ok, lemme say it again. He ain't that bad. Let it go.Now, as for me, what a fuked up day. The calibrator doesn't work, the counterparty risk pricer is mired in design shit that I love and hate at the same time, I had a conversation with a highfalutin dude at a highfalutin bank who told me you don't need MC for counterparty risk (I don't believe it) trading, I am late on taxes, legal document submissions, write ups of highfalutin hedge funds, and I am angry that I have to manage up rather than down. It is one of those days in which I enjoy with abandon my only respite from the temporary failures in life....98 Pomerol and some sliced Filet. hmmmm....Filet...

jtipp, relax. Try to translate Kharnaks functional form into plain English... here I'll help you:Kharnak said: You are a cunt.Then you said: Me? Why am I a cunt? Give me some examples of where I have been a cunt!Then Kharnak said: See, you just acted like one.Then you said: Why?!! Why am I a cunt? Tell me, when have I been a cunt?!So, it's obviously that you cannot work in finance, otherwise statements like the ones seen in this exchange wouldn't happen. Begs the question... what are you doing here? And why are you acting like a girl? Are you Newton's little sister?Yes... can't wait to see you on Monday.

"I am late on taxes"don't do your own. and you can legally file as late as august when your residance is overseas. bon chance

QuoteOriginally posted by: James"I am late on taxes"don't do your own. and you can legally file as late as august when your residance is overseas. bon chanceI never do my own, PWC does mine. but they are lame. and, I have some mild complications in mine, not huge or mindboggling, but slightly nasty. anyway, I am supposed to fill out a 20 sheet Excel document....it is totally fuked up AND I have to NEGOTIATE, through my lawyer, to get my EX WIFE to sign it as well.

i won't touch that, and just wish you good luck, (and thanks for not voting for me as the dumbest person on wilmott).

QuoteOriginally posted by: KharnakI don't think there is a single biggest idiot. It's a set of individuals. What we can do, is perhaps assign a common denominator of what characteristics an idiot shares:a.) Uses his real name on the internet.a1.) Uses his real name on the internet, then complains that everybody can see his garbage because the website gets indexed by google.b.) Hangs out on a forum which is dedicated to a subject that he knows absolutely nothing about.c.) Complains about other members and bothers the admins.d.) Posts completely non-relevant things.e.) Complains that nobody answers his questions.f.) Tries to engage in a fight with other members, then loses.g.) Generally acts as a widely recognized cunt.h.) Takes whatever happens online seriously.i.) Guilty of creating another identity to hide his previous antics, but does it in such a amateurish way that it is immediately (less than 2s) possible to link him to his former self.j.) Constantly posts links to other websites which contain no relevant informationShit. So I get (a); I'll give myself half-credit for (b); and a total of one credit over (d), (e), (f), and (g). Okay, I'm probably not in the top ten for this forum.Anyway, I don't see the point in ranking -- we expend effort to make distinctions among things that we like, like fine wine or restaraunts; we do not reasonably exert effort to make distinctions among things that we do not care for, like the smells of roadkill or the most uncomfortable brands of undershorts. It should suffice to say that someone is an idiot; where they rank among idiots is of little concern.These are the people whose posts I generally do not read: mikebell, beavis, abumazen. There are others who are leaning hard toward that status, but they haven't generally posted enough to seal the deal.

I'm not my own worst critic, but in the spirit of Marsden and Lent....I'm full marks for a),zero for a1) I'll give 0.20 for b),zero on c) full marks for d), since mikebell never answers mine, full marks for e), I'll give 0.5 for f) and 0.00001 (mikebell's vote) for g) (and also because my jaw is dropping the the last taboo word in the world is loosing its shock value),oddly, I've made money with some of the things I've learned here, so full marks for h) because I take money seriously,zero on i) (really)hmmmmm, I guess 0.1 for j).I've got a score of 4.80001 out of a possible 10 or 11 (depending on your weighting for condition/state of nature for "a1)")I guess I can live with that.