Often times on a forum, (and it is worth mentioning that forums are a world unto themselves, and this is only a hint of their complex lexicon.) it is customary for some to offer the self-congradulatory phrase, "first". As in, first to respond to a question, or comment, or simply the first to post anything to a board. This is often a phrase used on social news aggregators that use karma systems to track the usefulness of the comments offered by particular users. In such situations, it is often considered childish or detrimental to simply make a comment of "first." Read More...

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