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It has to do with your join date. The first number is the first digit of the year you joined divided by 2 (excluding any zeros). The last two digits is the last two digits of the year joined divided by 2 as well. Negative vs positive, up vs down doesn't mean anything.

Occam's Razor would be a good method to utilize, according to the latest reports from WSJ's Mosspuppet.
 
As the impartial mediator who is overseeing the transaction, I can confirm. The funds are currently being held in escrow.

I just received a PM from someone asking me to stop guessing, and if I figure it out to throw the contest.
 
Maybe it is a count down to the 2 millionth/3 millionth etc post or what ever the next big post count is.......

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There it is, folks! The event we've all been waiting for: the 14,401,178th post in the MacRumors forums!!! Let's celebrate!!!!! :D

You made the lucky post, rhett7660, so you've won a brand new iPad 3, the first one off the assembly line! Just walk into any Apple Store and tell them you came to pick it up! :D



Or perhaps I'm just being silly, and watching for a certain post count is not what this is all about. Nice guess, however!
 
There it is, folks! The event we've all been waiting for: the 14,401,178th post in the MacRumors forums!!! Let's celebrate!!!!! :D

You made the lucky post, rhett7660, so you've won a brand new iPad 3, the first one off the assembly line! Just walk into any Apple Store and tell them you came to pick it up! :D



Or perhaps I'm just being silly, and watching for a certain post count is not what this is all about. Nice guess, however!

I completely thought you were serious. :)
 
There it is, folks! The event we've all been waiting for: the 14,401,178th post in the MacRumors forums!!! Let's celebrate!!!!! :D

You made the lucky post, rhett7660, so you've won a brand new iPad 3, the first one off the assembly line! Just walk into any Apple Store and tell them you came to pick it up! :D



Or perhaps I'm just being silly, and watching for a certain post count is not what this is all about. Nice guess, however!

Grrrr... thanks for getting my hopes up etc! Dashed and made fun of all in one post. Doh! :D
 
Ooh, I know... the first 3 numbers refer to the number of posts in this thread (the rest are just to throw us off).
 
I am under the distinct impression from anonymous sources that there really is a meaning to the madness. If only someone were able to decode it's quadrannual cycles.
 
I am under the distinct impression from anonymous sources that there really is a meaning to the madness. If only someone were able to decode it's quadrannual cycles.

Quadrannual? I'm under the distinct impression you made up a word.

Quadrennial is a word.
 
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