# Hey, I didn't know it did that!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-didnt-know-it-did-that/267639>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 5, 2004, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-didnt-know-it-did-that/267639 "2004-10-05T14:11:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-didnt-know-it-did-that/267639/21 "2004-10-06T15:57:55Z")

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> [@Lockz](#):
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> Stranger and stranger … I just checked order, and I can’t figure it out! Don’t think it’s by post count, it’s not join date, it’s not alphabetical … IT’S RANDOM!! :eek:

I think it’s sorted by “first posted in this thread”. If you and I both have 12 posts in a thread, but I posted before you, I’ll be listed first. No cite, I’m afraid.

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-didnt-know-it-did-that/267639/22 "2004-10-06T16:23:06Z")

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Nope. Right now I am listed second in the list of 1s despite being one of the last people to post to this thread.

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