I'm so smart I know that you can't make an accurate Top 10 list of the most intelligent posters.
There is a difference between smart and wordy, my dear Wilhelm.
Anyhow, I don't think its fair that you stipulated no moderators Raybia.
Hunter Rider, Kel, Immortalfire, and C. Lee are some of our most intelligent posters. Immortalfire and I used to have great debates, and C. Lee always gave an interesting perspective to the political debates before he became a moderator.
Aside from those 4 I'd say that
Jag, Bella, Hippie_Hunter, Sinewave, Showtime, Erzengel, StorminNorman, Sparkle, and you, Raybia are all very smart posters. There are more, needless to say, but those are the ones who come into my head when I think of the smartest Hypsters.
Of course, let us not forget the smart posters of yesteryear who have left us for better places.
PALADIN was brilliant. A condescending ass, but brilliant.
Jonty for all our disagreements was incredibly articulate and clever (though he should've known better than to pick fights with his nephew). As much as we seem to have our...differences,
Daisy is pretty damn smart (she still posts from time to time, though she seems to be retired for the most part).
Aunt Petunia's little scheme pulled the wool over all of our eyes. You gotta give it to him for that. And I personally consider this person the smartest poster in Hype history, hands down.
Truthteller. The man was brilliant. We disagreed on nearly everything, but he was articulate, clever, quick witted, and had an immense ammount of knowledge.