# I am not a number... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 8, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546 "2011-12-08T19:33:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/1 "2011-12-08T19:33:30Z")
I know Lynn Bodoni is no. 2, Ed Zotti is no.6, TubaDiva is 32 and OpalCat is 36 (which must make her the longest serving poster), but who is no.1 and 3, 4,and 5? Two apologies: the Prisoner reference is predictable but irresistible, and I’m sure this must have been asked and answered before, but I can’t think how to search for it. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/2 "2011-12-08T19:39:25Z")
1 = invalid link 3 = Dan Kaplan, 64 posts, last activity 04-28-2000 4 = dunl, 1 post, last activity 03-25-2004 5 = jkeene, 3 posts, last activity 04-28-2000 If you select any person’s name and copy the link, paste it in the browser window, then edit the number to whatever user number you want, you can see their profile. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/3 "2011-12-08T19:51:43Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > OpalCat is 36 (which must make her the longest serving poster) The active poster with the lowest registration number who is not a member of the SDMB Staff is **GusNSpot** , number 33. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/4 "2011-12-08T19:53:08Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > 1 = invalid link > 3 = Dan Kaplan, 64 posts, last activity 04-28-2000 > 4 = dunl, 1 post, last activity 03-25-2004 > 5 = jkeene, 3 posts, last activity 04-28-2000 > > If you select any person’s name and copy the link, paste it in the browser window, then edit the number to whatever user number you want, you can see their profile. Thanks for that. You (well, I) live and learn. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/5 "2011-12-08T19:58:37Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > I know Lynn Bodoni is no. 2, Ed Zotti is no.6, TubaDiva is 32 and OpalCat is 36 (which must make her the longest serving poster), but who is no.1 and 3, 4,and 5? It’s disappointing somehow to learn that **Opal** isn’t no. 3. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/6 "2011-12-08T20:05:30Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > 1 = invalid link > 3 = Dan Kaplan, 64 posts, last activity 04-28-2000 > 4 = dunl, 1 post, last activity 03-25-2004 > 5 = jkeene, 3 posts, last activity 04-28-2000 > > If you select any person’s name and copy the link, paste it in the browser window, then edit the number to whatever user number you want, you can see their profile. Cool trick, the newest member is Qalliyo who joined today and is number 127521. Changes pretty fast though so that might already be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/7 "2011-12-08T20:38:59Z")
never mind 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/8 "2011-12-08T21:01:46Z")
I was originally registration no. 1 = and the file got corrupted. So I’m a little further down the line now. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/9 "2011-12-08T21:11:42Z")
Some of those earliest numbers were CHICAGO READER staff, testing things out. (I’m 19.) ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/10 "2011-12-08T21:32:54Z")
> [@](#): > > **Nine** ToTheSky > > I am not a number… Oh yeah? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/11 "2011-12-08T21:46:50Z")
When you put in random numbers, it’s interesting to see how many inactive members there are. For example, member no. 100000 is [ffflow](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php), who joined in January this year, and who has not yet posted a message: a real lurker! ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/12 "2011-12-08T22:10:58Z")
Where does it show you what number a poster is? -XT ---
**Author:** ![yabob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yabob/32/2821_2.png) [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/13 "2011-12-08T22:15:10Z")
Too bad someone infamous didn’t wind up with 666. Instead we have **maxzmomliz** , who posted 3 times in 1999-2000. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/14 "2011-12-08T22:16:34Z")
> [@xtisme](#): > > Where does it show you what number a poster is? > > -XT The web address of their profile is [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?u=](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) followed by their number ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/15 "2011-12-08T22:17:17Z")
Yeah, I see it now. :smack: Thanks for telling me…was wondering how you guys were getting those numbers. -XT ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/16 "2011-12-09T00:00:32Z")
\*Who are you? I am number 2. Who is number 1? You are, number 6.\* Interesting how one little comma can change the whole meaning of something. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/17 "2011-12-09T06:25:24Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > I was originally registration no. 1 = and the file got corrupted. So I’m a little further down the line now. I did wonder about that. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/18 "2011-12-09T06:52:23Z")
_To workers I’m just another drone To Ma Bell I’m just another phone I’m just another statistic on a sheet To teachers I’m just another child To IRS I’m just another file I’m just another consensus on the street_ . . . ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/19 "2011-12-09T08:30:32Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > I was originally registration no. 1 = and the file got corrupted. So I’m a little further down the line now. Yeah, sure. Like we haven’t heard that one before 😉 ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546/20 "2011-12-09T08:49:45Z")
> [@xtisme](#): > > Where does it show you what number a poster is? > > -XT Just hover over the name, and it’s at the end of the bottom left line of script. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-number/605546.md?page=2)