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    Happy new year

    Happy new year all. We wish you all a great 2015.

    Soooooo........who's getting first post of 2015?
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    Happy New Year everyone!! What's the prize for the 1st post of 2015?

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    Quote Originally Posted by foammanmark View Post
    Happy New Year everyone!! What's the prize for the 1st post of 2015?
    Name on the list of new year first posters
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    Ooh... It's gone back up.


    Weird.


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    Quote Originally Posted by M-R-P View Post
    Ooh... It's gone back up.


    Weird.


    Slight issue with the counter wosit
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    Yup, I'll probably be far too pissed/asleep later to post, so...

    HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by M-R-P View Post
    Although, after my post count mysteriously dropped last week, I'm not sure if forum management will let me have it 4 years running
    Yeah, something to do with swamp gas, a full moon and wierd planetary alignment. Anyway we made a call to the Universe IT guys (turns out it's just two guys operating out of a shed in Hull) and they got it sorted.

    Anyway, have a happy new year everyone
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    First post was very close but MRP got it by 1 second. (Hound was 2nd at 00:00:08 and Stribo 3rd at 00:00:17)

    Time drift was <0.001 of stratum 1 at the time

    So reposting my bumpf from last year and adding to it:

    The first thread and post that is currently publicly viewable:


    http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?3


    That was posted on the 2004-08-25 11:33:16


    First post of 2005 was Wobbly Dave on this thread


    http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?417


    That was posted on the 2005-01-01 01:26:50
    (So old the database still references the user as dave850R)


    First post of 2006 was Wacky Racer on this thread


    http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?6773


    That was posted on the 2006-01-01 00:01:46


    Obviously not a clue for 2007 and 2008 but the first post that is currently in public view when the forum came back was Chisai


    http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?15552


    2008-07-02 23:27:46


    First post of 2009 was 850twr on this thread


    http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?19446


    This was posted on the 2009-01-01 00:09:09


    First post of 2010 was Condyboy on this thread


    http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?26088


    This was posted on the 2010-01-01 00:02:13


    First post of 2011 came a bit late. It was Leet5r on this thread


    http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?33363


    This was posted on the 2011-01-01 03:59:33


    First post of 2012 was daza-b. The first of the attempts to purposely get the first post of the year. Thread


    http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?39863


    This was posted on the 2012-01-01 00:00:43


    First post of 2013 was...............well yeah we know that already it was M-R-P . The thread


    http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?48066


    This was posted on 2013-01-01 00:00:56


    So there we are............the history of first posts of the year etc


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