A comment announcing that it was the first comment. A race to be seen having nothing to say, and it was won every single time.
I tried to explain First! to my father in 2007. He asked, sincerely, what it was for. I explained. He then explained it, with my explanation attached, to his entire address book. That is how these things actually spread.
For the record — an insurance renewal letter, seen 17 May. First! in a headline. A sub-editor did this on purpose and I would like their name for the record.
Cause of death is filed as “Superseded by the like button” and having watched it happen I would not change a word. It lasted 14 yrs, which is longer than most and shorter than it deserved.
You were there. What happened?
