I'm not sure thymos read threads in reputation board, I've never come across any of his post or replies here....
I bet you he does, especially if his name is in the title. I've often been surprised when he posts in a thread I would have sworn he wouldn't have read. Plus I know he reads posts in Meta, which is pretty close to Reputation (in my view, anyway).
I've never seen any of this response on the thread I reply to, so everytime I want to read his posts or check his online habits, I go to his profile. He primarily posts in the P&S section with BaDecker, aside from bumping his DT and forum ad thread. Well, I'm still hopeful he'll answer those questions of yours that have piqued my interest.