# 4,000,000th post: Who, When, Where? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 13, 2003, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182 "2003-10-13T13:58:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/1 "2003-10-13T13:58:01Z")
These are/were the stats a few moments ago from the Forums Home Page: Members: 40,234, Threads: 210,528, Posts: 3,999,500 Welcome to our newest member, keke Want to take a stab at who will post #4,000,000? Which Forum? What time and date? Looks like it could happen within 48 hours to me. In this forum. I’m going to shoot for it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/2 "2003-10-13T14:00:56Z")
Update: Members: 40,234, Threads: 210,530, Posts: 3,999,516 Welcome to our newest member, keke ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/3 "2003-10-13T14:21:43Z")
Update: Members: 40,234, Threads: 210,535, Posts: 3,999,600 Welcome to our newest member, keke Welcome, **keke**! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/4 "2003-10-13T14:27:16Z")
My previous post was #4,103,173. That means the post that counts as #4,000,000 will have “postid#” 4,103,573 or thereabouts. Things are moving quickly enough that catching the specific post my prove problematic. Any ideas on how we can do that? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/5 "2003-10-13T14:28:25Z")
It’ll be me. in MPSIMS While drinking soda in about 27 minutes ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/6 "2003-10-13T15:06:53Z")
Okay. I think I have a solution to the problem of isolating who posted 4,000,000 and where and when. I kept refreshing the Forums Home page until I got a situation where the individual posts shown by forum had one with a unique time. The shown post count had to refer to that post. I used the info on that post to go check the postid# involved. I did that twice. The gap is 103,566 between postid# and the post count on Forums Home. That means the 4,000,000th post will have postid# of 4,103,566. (Unless there’s a drift within the next few hours between those numbers, and I don’t plan on checking again to see.) I’ll try to be on hand when the Forums Home page shows 4,000,000. Then I’ll isolate the latest posts to each forum and check which one has postid# 4,103,566. I’ll announce the winner in this thread as soon as I can do all that. I won’t be able to do all that and make the 4,000,000th post myself. That’s the price I’ll pay for knowing. BFD! ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/7 "2003-10-13T15:09:33Z")
Are the extra 103,566 messages to moderators and the like? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/8 "2003-10-13T15:12:19Z")
I would assume they’re deleted posts from whatever sources. Those “secret posts” could also account for some of them. I get the feeling that different counters are in place for the different stats and that they’re independent. Just guessing, of course. Any better ideas, anybody? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/9 "2003-10-13T15:14:38Z")
Snapshot of Forums Home: Members: 40,236, Threads: 210,542, Posts: 3,999,834 Welcome to our newest member, WVmom The time now is 10:12 AM. You last visited: 10-13-2003 07:53 AM. Forum Posts Threads Last Post Moderator About This Message Board For technical questions and concerns about the SDMB. This is also the place for practice posts. 47934 4724 10-13-2003 10:03 AM by Eonwe TubaDiva Comments on Cecil’s Columns Say what you really think. Please, don’t gush. 31353 2482 10-13-2003 09:29 AM by Ice Wolf Arnold Winkelried Comments on Staff Reports For comments on Staff Reports (formerly called “Mailbag Answers”) contributed by the Straight Dope Science Advisory Board. 15140 1238 10-12-2003 01:07 PM by grg88 C K Dexter Haven General Questions Got a factual question for the Teeming Millions (and possibly Cecil) to consider? Post it here. 793895 72426 10-13-2003 10:12 AM by notquitekarpov bibliophage, DrMatrix, xash Great Debates For long-running discussions of the great questions of our time. This is also the place for religious debates and (if you feel you must) witnessing. 540404 13965 10-13-2003 10:12 AM by greck David B, Gaudere, MEBuckner Cafe Society Our salon for art, drama, literature, movies, music – all the artistic disciplines – if it’s about art or entertainment, it goes here. 406443 20666 10-13-2003 10:12 AM by tanstaafl Ukulele Ike In My Humble Opinion “What’s your favorite …?” For frank exchanges of views on less-than-cosmic topics. This is also the place for polling. 539812 22812 10-13-2003 10:12 AM by Captain Lance Murdoch Czarcasm, TVeblen MPSIMS Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share. For general chatter, great thoughts, etc. 1049984 51923 10-13-2003 10:12 AM by scout1222 Cajun Man, Coldfire, UncleBeer The BBQ Pit If you gotta flame, do it here. This is the place for all complaints and other discussion regarding administration of the SDMB 562139 15654 10-13-2003 10:11 AM by Witch Alphagene, Arnold Winkelried, Coldfire, John Corrado All times are GMT -6 hours. The time now is 10:12 AM. ---
**Author:** ![Aries28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/10 "2003-10-13T15:15:36Z")
Is there a prize for being 4,000,000th? 😉 If not, it still would make one way cool sig. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/11 "2003-10-13T15:17:33Z")
Not that I know of, **Aries28** , unless we do it as an unofficial thing. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/12 "2003-10-13T15:25:42Z")
I think it’s freakin’ amazing that the deleted and/or “invisible” posts _alone_ number over 100,000. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/13 "2003-10-13T15:26:52Z")
They’re flying by! I may not be able to snap the page at 4,000,000! Help! ---
**Author:** ![Aries28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/14 "2003-10-13T15:47:29Z")
Do we have a winner yet? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/15 "2003-10-13T15:53:29Z")
Snapshot after 4,000,000th post had been made: Members: 40,238, Threads: 210,546, Posts: 4,000,004 Welcome to our newest member, lili lisle hotmail The time now is 10:47 AM. You last visited: 10-13-2003 07:53 AM. Forum Posts Threads Last Post Moderator About This Message Board For technical questions and concerns about the SDMB. This is also the place for practice posts. 47934 4724 10-13-2003 10:03 AM by Eonwe TubaDiva Comments on Cecil’s Columns Say what you really think. Please, don’t gush. 31353 2482 10-13-2003 09:29 AM by Ice Wolf Arnold Winkelried Comments on Staff Reports For comments on Staff Reports (formerly called “Mailbag Answers”) contributed by the Straight Dope Science Advisory Board. 15140 1238 10-12-2003 01:07 PM by grg88 C K Dexter Haven General Questions Got a factual question for the Teeming Millions (and possibly Cecil) to consider? Post it here. 793924 72427 10-13-2003 10:46 AM by Eve bibliophage, DrMatrix, xash Great Debates For long-running discussions of the great questions of our time. This is also the place for religious debates and (if you feel you must) witnessing. 540411 13966 10-13-2003 10:43 AM by Rooves David B, Gaudere, MEBuckner Cafe Society Our salon for art, drama, literature, movies, music – all the artistic disciplines – if it’s about art or entertainment, it goes here. 406469 20668 10-13-2003 10:46 AM by voguevixen Ukulele Ike In My Humble Opinion “What’s your favorite …?” For frank exchanges of views on less-than-cosmic topics. This is also the place for polling. 539837 22812 10-13-2003 10:46 AM by Aries28 Czarcasm, TVeblen MPSIMS Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share. For general chatter, great thoughts, etc. 1050020 51923 10-13-2003 10:46 AM by vanilla Cajun Man, Coldfire, UncleBeer The BBQ Pit If you gotta flame, do it here. This is the place for all complaints and other discussion regarding administration of the SDMB 562174 15654 10-13-2003 10:42 AM by Ilsa\_Lund Alphagene, Arnold Winkelried, Coldfire, John Corrado All times are GMT -6 hours. The time now is 10:47 AM. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/16 "2003-10-13T16:13:43Z")
If I got this correctly, the 4,000,000th post was made by **Rooves** in GD at 10:47 AM SDMB (Central) time. See if [this link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=4103566) works. I located the post by typing in 4103566 into the URL. Is that correctly done? ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/17 "2003-10-13T16:16:01Z")
If your math is correct, I think it would be the second message of a double-post (third in a series) by **Rooves** in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=216841). ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/18 "2003-10-13T16:18:23Z")
Yeah, I found it by clicking on a “quote” button, and changing the postid at the end of the URL to the postid you deduced. Your link didn’t transport me to the specific post. You can check exactly which post it was (since it was part of a double-post) by hovering over the “quote” button on the posts and reading the postid from the status bar. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/19 "2003-10-13T16:20:10Z")
I thought you meant when would one person reach their 4,000,000th post. I figured it would be **Eve** in the year 2049 announcing the tragic death of the old film star, Pauly Shore. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182/20 "2003-10-13T16:31:46Z")
Thanks, **troub** , for the double-check. Yeah, I saw that the specific post wasn’t where the link went, but it did get to the right thread for postid# 4103566. It had to be somebody, and if it wasn’t **Rooves** , then he/she was at least close by. It’s amazing that in the refresh I did before it went to 4,000,004, it was at 3,999,998. One click’s worth and six posts had gone by. I think it might be worth mentioning that (from that snapshot above) either **voguevixen, Eve, Aries28, or vanilla** was close to the winning number. In fact, if anybody else can find that their postid# was in the vicinity of 4103566, they are to be honored and congratulated as such. I suspect I’ll miss Eve’s 4,000,000th if it waits until 2049 to happen! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-000-000th-post-who-when-where/207182.md?page=2)