# Is this the first "Comments on Cecil's Column" thread in public possession?

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**Created:** [August 27, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-first-comments-on-cecils-column-thread-in-public-possession/729006 "2015-08-27T01:22:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-first-comments-on-cecils-column-thread-in-public-possession/729006/1 "2015-08-27T01:22:49Z")

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[Cecil’s Lousy Call Letter Answer (repost)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=0002) ?

Or is it this one? [Welcome!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=0007)

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**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:** [August 27, 2015, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-first-comments-on-cecils-column-thread-in-public-possession/729006/2 "2015-08-27T05:23:43Z")

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> [@FXMastermind](#):
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> [Cecil’s Lousy Call Letter Answer (repost)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=0002) ?
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> Or is it this one? [Welcome!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=0007)

The first one has an earlier start time, and a lower thread number (2 vs 7), so I would say that was it. Certainly it is the first thread that is actually a comment on Cecil’s column.

However, the actual thread #1 is [this one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=0001), and is in the Comments forum. It is possible that its start time was scrambled after the switch to vBulletin.

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**Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-first-comments-on-cecils-column-thread-in-public-possession/729006/3 "2015-09-06T20:08:41Z")

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> [@Colibri](#):
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> It is possible that its start time was scrambled after the switch to vBulletin.

How is that even possible?

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**Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-first-comments-on-cecils-column-thread-in-public-possession/729006/4 "2015-09-06T20:12:15Z")

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> [@FXMastermind](#):
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> How is that even possible?

Don’t ask me. But either its start time or post number must have been changed somehow.

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**Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-first-comments-on-cecils-column-thread-in-public-possession/729006/5 "2015-09-06T20:20:49Z")

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Good point.