It's the best talking shop in Scottish politics.

We're very proud of our readers' forum, and what our posters bring to the indyref debate every day (and night): there's passion, powerful arguments and rebuttals...and a nice leavening of humour and self-awareness.

Every day right now we're approving an average of 2500 posts (it peaked last week at 3600). If you reckon, very roughly, that they've each got an average of 200 words, that's half a million words you're writing every day. Mostly about indyref.

So, as we reach Thursday's showdown, we've decided to try to find the HeraldScotland's posters' poster: the man or woman who, over recent months and years, has brought the most to the debating table, be it passion, stamina, rapier-like wit and wisdom, or the capacity to break free from party lines and argue a counter case. You decide.

(Not surprisingly, the idea came from the ranks of the forum itself: step forward Martin Brooks, a posting regular.)

Here's how it'll work: from today and until Wednesday at 9am, we want you to nominate your choice, and feel free to up-vote your favourite. We'll then close the thread and, for the next 24 hours, you can up-vote for candidates on the long-list.

On Thursday morning, we'll crown the winner. See democracy, see HeraldScotland? Vote on...