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1,000,000th CR4 Comment Posted

Posted February 10, 2014 11:00 AM

Since 2004, CR4 has been a community for people interested in engineering, science, and technology to converse and share ideas. On February 10, 2014 at 10:28 AM EST, Tom Consulting posted the one millionth comment to CR4.

From one-word comments such as "GA" in support of another user to lengthy responses that require a person to page down several times to read, CR4 has been a sounding board, a research tool, and its own kind of social network.

CR4's reach continues to expand! CR4 posts were integrated into IHS Goldfire in 2013. IHS Goldfire is used to search existing information to find answers, not just links to documents. Recently, a company considering the expansion of its products into new markets came across a method that would reduce its expenses significantly. It found that idea by searching IHS Goldfire and reading a CR4 thread!

A big thanks goes out to all of you who participate in CR4. Without you and your ideas, knowledge, and expertise, there'd be no community.

And Tom, we'll be in touch about your prize for posting a great 1,000,000th comment!

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Re: 1,000,000th CR4 Comment Posted

02/10/2014 11:31 AM

Will we be getting invitations to the awards ceremony and gala event afterparty? Will there be an open bar?

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02/11/2014 8:37 AM

Ad maiora!

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02/11/2014 8:46 AM

Dear Mr. SolarEagle,

Good Comment and I also join you to express the same as expressed by you. I am also sure, other CR4 Members will endorse/second the same.

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02/10/2014 12:37 PM

Was it in all CAPS? :-)
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Re: 1,000,000th CR4 Comment Posted

02/10/2014 1:54 PM

I was not even aware of it until I got a PM from CR4! Sure we'll all gather at my house, bring warm clothes and shovels!

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02/10/2014 2:13 PM

PlbMak is already on it. There's a minibus heading out from Kings Lynn, picking people up along the way. English Rose has made sandwiches for the trip and Kris is supplying the beer. How Yuval is going to get there from Israel is a little uncertain at this time...

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02/10/2014 2:24 PM

Clever way to get your driveway shoveled.
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Hahahaha!

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and if I said free beer, they would show up with plow trucks?

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02/10/2014 3:44 PM

It would be an avalanche in response...

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02/11/2014 7:17 AM

Given your weather a cup of Irish Coffee may be more like it.
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02/11/2014 8:49 AM

Congratulations Tom.

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02/10/2014 4:51 PM

I hear the prize may be an over unity device that creates snow!

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02/11/2014 2:07 PM

Dear Tom, I am in awe of your posting abilities, imagine a million posts....

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02/10/2014 4:52 PM

Congrats to Tom Consulting who joined us in Oct 2009.
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02/10/2014 10:52 PM

Congrats also to CR4 for providing a place for such a community. And to you Lyn. Do you realize if there are 1,000,000 posts, you have contributed 2.5674%.

Wow that is an achievement and has enabled Tom Consulting to be the millionth. Asking him for at least a six pack to share should be OK.

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02/11/2014 9:45 PM

Lynn you're being awarded(virtually) the Edison Achievement award for your long years of service and exceptional work ethic....congratulations

(no, not really)but feel free to print this out and hang it on your wall....

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02/11/2014 11:20 PM

Thanks? to you and kevinm for the recognition.

But, I'm out of wall space anyway.

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congrats

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I have a cast iron bath tub....................

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They didn't mean all on the same thread....

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02/11/2014 7:32 AM

Any prizes for the rest of us - like maybe free subscriptions to Gizmodo?

Congrats, Tom...

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Congratulations to CR4 and Tom

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10 Years of CR4. Wow. Just think of all the good we've done.

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Congratulations.

Expecting, 10MILLIONTH, 100 MILLIONTH and BILLIONTH posting soon, with ever increasing CR4 MEMBERS, than never before, and active participation by CR4 Members.

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02/11/2014 2:56 PM

First of all, I would like to thank my fans. Without them none of this would be possible.

Also, I need to thank my fellow cast members. It is truly a group award. Without them this would not happen.

I would also like to thank my wife for putting up with me during the long hours these projects take.

And to my parents and family. Without their constant encouragement, and support I would surely have given up before this.

Never mind I thought for sure I would be the winner.

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Dear Mr. bob c,

Enjoyed your Posting which depicts a a GOOD HUMOUR, My Professor used to say, winning alone is not important, Active Participation is MOST IMPORTANT with PERSEVERANCE, and you will be an ALL TIME WINNER.

I am sure, you will be the NEXT ALL TIME WINNER for the immediate next occassion.

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02/11/2014 6:05 PM

Well thank you CR4 even though I really had little to do with it. I just happened to be the one that hit enter when the counter rolled to a million. I find CR4 to be stimulating, entertaining, educational, a source of making new acquaintances and at times somewhat frustrating. But I look forward to another million posts to read. Thanks for being here!

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02/11/2014 6:32 PM

Here! Here! Worth a Good Answer as there is no beer tap on CR4. Sorry.
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02/11/2014 10:40 PM

Isn't that "Hear Hear" ?

(I've recently been (appropriately) punished)

Congrats Tom !!

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No, I want the beer here! :-)

Actually, you are correct. Thanks
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02/12/2014 9:42 AM

Ok the date is all set! We'll meet at the Cask & Stillage, in Potters Bar, on April 1st! Free beer for all!

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Something seems a little suspicious here...
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02/12/2014 11:25 AM

I don't understand your hesitation to believe this! It's a real place that I once happened upon when I visited the RSGB when they were still located there.

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The place wasn't raising a concern, but the word "free" might. :)
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02/12/2014 9:12 PM

And the date. If it sounds too good to be true its probably is!

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I'll be there! I'm having coasters, with my achievement award printed on them, made.
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Re: 1,000,000th CR4 Comment Posted

02/13/2014 4:34 PM

Congrats Tom and CR4... one million whoopee!

PS. Tom, count me in on the free beer. I'll even bring me own shovel.

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Re: 1,000,000th CR4 Comment Posted

02/24/2014 6:08 AM

So was that 1 million posts including the ones from threads that were deleted or not including those threads?

Just curious as to how the counting was done?
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