First and millionth thread
May 7, 2010, 5:44 pm
#1
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First and millionth thread
Hi,
Do you know who posted the 1.000.000th thread? Just curious.
Also, is the very first thread still there?
Thanks,
Pogopossum
Do you know who posted the 1.000.000th thread? Just curious.
Also, is the very first thread still there?
Thanks,
Pogopossum
May 9, 2010, 8:37 pm
#3
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I tried to find the one-millionth by editing the URL, but it seems you must know the forum in which the thread appears or the edited URL won't operate.
May 10, 2010, 7:06 pm
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The way I figured out that thread was by subtracting the current number of posts according to the front page counter (1,000,004 at the time I did it) from the newest thread # immediately after the million thread mark was crossed. This gave the number of merged/deleted threads or whatever that skews the thread numbers. I then added that number to 1,000,000 to find the the post number of the thread that actually caused the counter on the front page to go to 1,000,000.
May 13, 2010, 7:08 pm
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A thread is a thread is a thread, even if deleted or moderated out! 
There is no excuse for not counting every chad (I meant thread).
There is no excuse for not counting every chad (I meant thread).
May 14, 2010, 10:28 am
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Oh, one of those seeking equal rights for spammer threads huh?
Frankly it's my worst part of every day when I stroll around FlyerTalk and can see the deleted spam threads in my admin view. I just can't give in to equal rights for those that attempt to clutter this pristine space on the Internet.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Frankly it's my worst part of every day when I stroll around FlyerTalk and can see the deleted spam threads in my admin view. I just can't give in to equal rights for those that attempt to clutter this pristine space on the Internet.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
May 14, 2010, 11:15 pm
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sigh. nevermind
Last edited by birdstrike; May 15, 2010 at 7:50 am