Who is the first ever user here?

Other_Owl

Just curious and are they still active?

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Reply 1

The RAR

Original post by Other_Owl

Just curious and are they still active?

I imagine it would be the founder of this website

Reply 2

PhoenixFortune

Probably Charles Delingpole (the founder).

There might be more info here: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/news/history-of-tsr

michael scofield

the first ever post was

"i have six distinctions in the School Certificate; my rhetoric teacher is especially pleased with me. is this good enough for Oxenforde ?"

Reply 5

8472

The default vBulletin Administrator account :yes:

Reply 6

username2861570

Me, been around since the first world war.

Reply 7

Tootles

Original post by Other_Owl

Just curious and are they still active?

@matthew. Registered 20 June 2001, last active two weeks ago.

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Reply 8

PhoenixFortune

Original post by Tootles

@matthew. Registered 20 June 2001, last active two weeks ago.

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Who is this mysterious matthew? I'm intrigued... :iiam:

Reply 9

Fullofsurprises

Original post by the bear

the first ever post was

"i have six distinctions in the School Certificate; my rhetoric teacher is especially pleased with me. is this good enough for Oxenforde ?"

I always assumed the first post was "Am I good looking? Pic. (no pic attached)".

Reply 10

Fullofsurprises

Original post by PhoenixFortune

Probably Charles Delingpole (the founder).

There might be more info here: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/news/history-of-tsr

Any relation to the ghastly James Delingpole?

Reply 11

username3973192

Good question

Original post by Other_Owl

Just curious and are they still active?

Reply 12

the bear

Original post by Fullofsurprises

I always assumed the first post was "Am I good looking? Pic. (no pic attached)".

"Rate my photogravure"

Reply 13

the bear

"My carriage is making sundry squeaking noises; should i replace the felloes ?"

(edited 5 years ago)

Reply 14

Fullofsurprises

"Dr Berners-Lee tells me this interwebular taggled thing is going to be really something - anyone wanna join in??"

Reply 15

Tootles

Original post by the bear

"My carriage is making sundry squeaking noises; should i replace the spokeshaves ?"

If there's a spokeshave still in your wheel, that's probably the source of the squeakles.

Reply 16

the bear

Original post by Fullofsurprises

"Dr Berners-Lee tells me this interwebular taggled thing is going to be really something - anyone wanna join in??"

"My suitor has been corresponding with another young lady. Should I sue him for breach of promise ?"

Reply 17

the bear

"How much easier it is to pass the Quadrivium these days. I recall that in my youth the top accolade was only accorded to scarcely two or three scholars.eheu eheu etc"

Reply 18

the bear

"I am affianced to a gentleman planter in the East Indies. He is due on leave this autumn. How may I broach the subject of marriage ? It is twelve years since we last met"