Why not positional variation?

[Koen G]

Something very weird is going on with [ri]. Voynichese.com gives 18 examples, so it is extremely rare. As you point out, it is found with several scribes, but... One third of all examples is concentrated on folios 49-50. One on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. , two on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and three on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. . But f50 is Currier B and f49 is Currier A. Moreover, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. has one of those columns of characters in the left margin, much like f66r, which is part of the very confused Quire 8...

Edit: I meant ri, not ni. I shall go hide behind a shrubbery.