20,509 Registered ! Questions for Ted

[nick heppinstall]

I've just noticed that there are 20,509 Registered users now on PistonHeads !! I never realised that the site had grown this much. Amazing. Out of interest I have a few questions that perhaps Ted can answer unless they are somewhere on the site ?

1) How long has the site been going now.
2) Has it always been called PistonHeads.
3) Who has the most posts.
4) Who is the oldest member ( you know what I mean ! apart from Ted of course !
5) Has Ted always been called Ted on the site ?
6) Where did PetrolTed come from ?
7) Who were, say, the first 20 Gassers to register ?

Cheers !!

[Graham.J]

The first few have been covered with links to archives back when it was called Petrolheads and was about TVR's.

I couldn't answer any of the others as I've only been here 3 months.

Have a search around.

[Thom]

1) How long has the site been going now.
2) Has it always been called PistonHeads.
3) Who has the most posts.
4) Who is the oldest member ( you know what I mean ! apart from Ted of course !
5) Has Ted always been called Ted on the site ?
6) Where did PetrolTed come from ?
7) Who were, say, the first 20 Gassers to register ?

1) Check how long PetrolTed has been a member for,
2) PetrolHeads first,
3) PetrolTed (I suppose),
4) ?
5) Yes
6) The riddle
7) ?

[nick heppinstall]

Hi Graham. mmmm Ted's profile says 28 months and I've been here for 24 according to my profile. Not that I can remember that far back at my age ! Now where's that Shackleton High Seat Chair ....AHHHH . Luvly !!

[jeremyc]

nick heppinstall said: mmmm Ted's profile says 28 months and I've been here for 24 according to my profile.

The site only started recording length of membership 28 months ago (Aug 2000), so I think everyone who was a member then has this as their length of tenure.

PistonHeads/Petrolheads started well before then.

[manek]

True enough. My membership goes back that far but started in 1999, IIRC.

[JohnL]

If you click on www.pistonheads.com/members/directory.asp?p=765&what=&char=&countryId=&name=
you'll be able to delve back into the history of the earliest members!

PS No I didn't spend ages going back page by page, the "765" in the link is the result of a few educated guesses

[pwig]

6)Where did PetrolTed come from ?

Rhyming slang?

PetrolTed = Piston Head...?