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Researcher 178815 Posted Apr 26, 2004
Yes, and one day, the newbies will come and ask of your wisdom - "Oh wise Ena, why does one have such a short user number? Having only six digits I look up to you as one of the Elders of the site" - you watch. The days of the U10000000s will come.
Although there was that bug - or *undocumented feature* - that meant that something like U1234567890123456783948329 was the same as U178815. I think it's just a loophole of a mathematical function used by the user numbering system, but really only Jim Lynn knows the answer.
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E G Mel Posted Apr 26, 2004
I think Traveller in Time worked it out too, he kept posting them in a conversation and making the screen go all wide
Mel
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Luthiena Posted Apr 26, 2004
That would be annoying...I can't wait until the day someone deems me good enough to ask for my advice!
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E G Mel Posted Apr 26, 2004
Ah yes it was all done on purpose, I thought, hmm thar' be post 41 if I post quickly I shall have the Hallowed post number 42, and so it was
Mel
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