Hatrack River Forum: I'M not NUMBER ONE!!

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Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :

I know this question has probably been asked, but who are the first few members, with the lowest member numbers, on Hatrack?

Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :

You can actually check on your own, believe it or not. Check your own profile, then replace your number with a lower one, and you'll see the user profile of THAT person.

Note that the numbers below around 250 occur in pretty much no particular order.

Posted by TrapperKeeper (Member # 7680) on :

I want to click on my name and this is the easiest way to find it.

Posted by TrapperKeeper (Member # 7680) on :

Ah, to clarify you replace the number in the url, rather than a blank on the webpage.

Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :

Thanks.

Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :

Belgarath appears to be the active member with the lowest member number (#4 -- he's posted twice this year).

However, if you search around you can probably find the last thread where the oldtimers discussed how the usernames were ported to UBB from the old hatrack river on AOL in several batches.

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

quote:
Originally posted by TomDavidson:
Note that the numbers below around 250 occur in pretty much no particular order.

It's lower than 250, I think. My original member number is 206, and the join date for that account is accurate.

Posted by CRash (Member # 7754) on :

As JT said, this topic has been discussed multiple times already. [Smile]

Why do people obsess over silly little numbers?

Weren't the older members originally transferred in alphabetical order? I think I've heard that somewhere on a different thread. Explains why Belgarath has one of the smallest member numbers.

Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :

While OSC is a lot lower than that.

Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :

The first 200(?) or so where imported in 3 batches, alphabetically within the batch. That's how quite a few of the old timers have numbers lower than OSC's.

Posted by Child_of_Ender (Member # 9421) on :

also explains why aaron would be number one....this amuses me though: Registered: A Long Time Ago!

Yah...good times with guess work [Razz]

Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :

I chose my number because of its mystical significance, and assigned all the other early numbers according to which person reminded me of the player numbers on my old baseball card collection.

Posted by Magson (Member # 2300) on :

And he's got a bridge in Brooklyn he'd liek to sell you too.

Posted by Numinor West (Member # 9375) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Orson Scott Card:
I chose my number because of its mystical significance, and assigned all the other early numbers according to which person reminded me of the player numbers on my old baseball card collection.

This gave me a mild chuckle at first, but then blossomed into a nice belly laugh the more I thought about it. And then despair hit me as I realized I came on the scene too late to get such a special number. Sob.

Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :

Yeah, now your only chance for greatness is to have the most posts.

Posted by CRash (Member # 7754) on :

Good luck beating Tom Davidson.

Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :

My member number rules because it's sequential.