What was the first ever thread topic & who was first to post?

[dropinthe]

Anyone know?

I'm intrigued!

[Chandra]

First post:

Carrie or justine:
"there. is it working?"

[Chandra]

Just kidding, no idea really.

[oliveoil]

'the Home Page looks bare, how about a Milupa ad Carrie?'

JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[snafu]

"Check the bloody archives! Oh, hang on...."

[snafu]

Same thing round here, innit, dino?

[Chandra]

No it had to be something controversial enough to kick up the site.... what's better breast or bottle?

Or... have you read that book of a Gina something?...

[dropinthe]

What about...

"Mumsnet never used to this bitchy...."

[oliveoil]

what about

'I am leaving mn because of xyz'

followed 2 days later by

'no one missed me, I am definitley going now'

[SoupDragon]

MN Towers did once post a link to the First Thread. It was something really dull about potty training or weaning or something equally thrilling.

[cod]

Message withdrawn

[Nightynight]

I dont think mumsnet was meant to be controversial when it first started. wasnt it something about travel? I sort of assumed that the first posters were justine and carrie under different nicknames, and their friends and rellies.

[SoupDragon]

The first thread was, apparently this one.

[compo]

lol people still don't know it's not netiquette even now to shout!

[biglips]

omg that was a llooonnnggggg time ago, even before i met my fiance and a month before i started my new job which i was in for 5 yrs

[Nightynight]

I didnt realise that was the first thread! I remember reading it, shortly after.

[zippitippitoes]

things clearly moved a lot slower in the olden days, can you imagine a thread on dummies that long to get 11 posts now!!!

[Nightynight]

there were only 7 active discussions one day...

[coppertop]

Hmonty seems familiar. Was that Tech in disguise?

[Gobbledigook]

PMSL - 'my eighteen month year old twins...' - my friend does that - months and years together!!