# Who is the poster with the greatest post count?

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**Created:** [December 2, 2001, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-poster-with-the-greatest-post-count/96393 "2001-12-02T01:36:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-poster-with-the-greatest-post-count/96393/21 "2001-12-05T15:31:53Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Jeff Olsen \*  
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Of course. There should have been a qualifier in my last post: “Who is the poster with the highest post count and the best count to quality ratio?” \*\*  
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Of course this is a matter of opinion, but if solid informational content is the criterion for “quality” then **David B** and **tomndebb** would surely be among the leaders.

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**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-poster-with-the-greatest-post-count/96393/22 "2001-12-05T17:02:32Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Redukter \*  
> \*\*Ah! A nominative-case pronoun in the objective case! Here’s the right way to say it:
> 
> _He is **whom** you saw._
> 
> But it still doesn’t sound right… Okay -
> 
> _He’s the poster whom you saw._
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> How do we know who ‘he’ is? Add a noun, and call me in the morning. \*\*

How about we get rid of the whole “who” problem altogether and just say:

_He is **the one** you saw._

The best way to solve a problem is to just replace it with something easier. 🙂

-Loopus

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**Author:** ![Rmat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@Rmat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rmat)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-poster-with-the-greatest-post-count/96393/23 "2001-12-05T19:28:05Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Loopus \*  
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> 
> _He is **the one** you saw._
> 
> \*\*

Better yet indeed. But I’d still like to know which is correct:

It is he you saw

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 --or--

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It is him you saw  
ALSO:

He is who you saw  
–or—  
He is whom you saw  
I still say the first in each instance. Anyone actually know?

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**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-poster-with-the-greatest-post-count/96393/24 "2001-12-05T19:50:03Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Rmat \*  
> \*\*But I’d still like to know which is correct:
> 
> It is he you saw  
> –or–  
> It is him you saw
> 
> ALSO:
> 
> He is who you saw  
> –or—  
> He is whom you saw  
> I still say the first in each instance. Anyone actually know? \*\*

Okay, I think I figgered it out. From [http://www.allwords.com](http://www.allwords.com) (a source I’m just trusting on faith :)):

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> him (pron.)
> 
> 1. the objective case of he, used as a direct or indirect object: Example: I’ll see him tomorrow. Give him the message.

So I think “It is him you saw” in the first case is correct.

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> who (objective)  
> …  
> 3. the person that or any person that (used relatively to represent a specified or implied antecedent): Example: It was who you thought.

So I think “He is who you saw” (the _original_ sentence) is correct. It just looks funny.

I may be wrong, but I think I’m right. (The story of my life :))

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**Author:** ![barbitu8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-poster-with-the-greatest-post-count/96393/25 "2001-12-06T02:15:00Z")

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It is [was] he whom you saw. Or He was the one you saw.

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