# Do a vanity search on your Username; what's the oldest thread on your list? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 15, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-vanity-search-on-your-username-whats-the-oldest-thread-on-your-list/609605 "2012-01-15T15:15:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-vanity-search-on-your-username-whats-the-oldest-thread-on-your-list/609605/41 "2012-01-18T18:55:51Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > … > My main concern in the previous response was that it sounded as if you thought I was meddling or spying or trying to get people to reveal private data or something else nefarious. Glad you relieved that concern to some degree. That’s far from the truth of the matter. > … That idea never crossed my mind. Sorry to have sounded paranoid or accusatory. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-vanity-search-on-your-username-whats-the-oldest-thread-on-your-list/609605/42 "2012-01-18T19:03:39Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > > [@zeldar](#): > > > > … > > My main concern in the previous response was that it sounded as if you thought I was meddling or spying or trying to get people to reveal private data or something else nefarious. Glad you relieved that concern to some degree. That’s far from the truth of the matter. > > … > > That idea never crossed my mind. Sorry to have sounded paranoid or accusatory. It was probably more me than you. In any case, it’s no big deal. BTW, I’m enjoying your analysis of the ATMB Big Threads. It’s proof enough to me that out fascination with such things is along similar lines. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-vanity-search-on-your-username-whats-the-oldest-thread-on-your-list/609605/43 "2012-01-19T00:10:29Z")
[what’s a git?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=11806) started 8/18/99. Funny, I don’t think I joined until February of 2000. I read before then but didn’t join. ---
**Author:** ![TheBori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ee7513/32.png) [@TheBori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBori)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-vanity-search-on-your-username-whats-the-oldest-thread-on-your-list/609605/44 "2012-01-19T14:30:13Z")
May 2000, 2 months prior to my appearance on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”. I was desperate to cram as much trivia into my head as possible. \*05-10-2000, 09:50 AM TheBori Join Date: May 2000 One must consider the location of the crossing. A bridge has a limit on its maximum span. A tunnel, by virtue of its support structure, does not… \* ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-vanity-search-on-your-username-whats-the-oldest-thread-on-your-list/609605/45 "2012-01-19T14:52:40Z")
What are abortion protesters trying to accomplish? The OP was **phouka**. Started on 2/17/2000. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-vanity-search-on-your-username-whats-the-oldest-thread-on-your-list/609605.md?page=2)