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1,000,000th Post on the Opera Forums

Published August 14th, 2005 5:43 PM EDT By Daniel Goldman

Congratulations to the Opera community on reaching 1 million posts on the Opera forums today.

The first message posted to the Opera forums was on September 7th 2001.

It has successfully grown to have more than 180,000 members, with close to 100,000 threads.

The Opera forums ranks 43rd of the top English software forums on the web, according to Big-Boards, which tracks the most active message boards and forums on the web.

The Opera Community site is expected to get a major overhaul sometime soon. This would be a great treat for all of us.

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  1. 1 Anonymous Aug 14th, 2005 at 7:34 pm

    so who was the millionth poster?

  2. 2 Anonymous Aug 15th, 2005 at 3:54 am

    It shouldn’t come as a surprise that it was posted in D&D. ;-)
    http://my.opera.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1000000#post1000000

  3. 3 Petr Stříbný Aug 15th, 2005 at 1:19 pm

    Wow! Its great number. I love Opera..

  4. 4 vinczej Aug 15th, 2005 at 1:36 pm

    Who was this Substance, who posted only once just at the start? (09/11)

    http://my.opera.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1#post11

  5. 5 Daniel Goldman Aug 15th, 2005 at 2:36 pm

    Who was this Substance, who posted only once just at the start? (09/11)

    That’s funny, I didn’t notice it the until you pointed it out.

  6. 6 Anonymous Sep 18th, 2005 at 6:26 am

    I remember posting in that first thread but my post has gone, dammit. :-(
    Ketlan

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A: Opera is one of the most powerful Web browsers around. A Web browser is the program that allows you to view Web pages. Opera is well known for innovation for PC browsers and bringing the full web to mobile phones and devices.

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Q: Why should I download a browser? Doesn't my computer already come with one for free?
A: It's about getting more out of the time you spend on the internet. Opera is designed to be much faster than these browsers and gives you powerful features that the default browser lacks. Default browsers like Internet Explorer are also more likely to be subjected to dangerous software such as viruses and spyware.

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A: According to Secunia, a respected firm that tracks security in browsers, Opera has the best reputation and track record when it comes to browser security. Keeping our users safe from security vulnerabilities, fraudulent websites, and malicious hackers is a top priority for Opera. Opera is maintained by hundreds of engineers, developers and security experts who are constantly looking to make the browser even safer.

Q: Doesn't Opera copy all of their features from other browsers?
A: Absolutely not. In fact, many of the features that are popular in other browsers today were invented and pioneered by Opera a long time ago. Opera invented the precursor to tabs (in 1994), Page Zoom (1994), was the first browser to block pop-up ads (2000), first to add a Search field in the browser toolbar (2000), Sessions (1996), deleting private data (2000), Mouse Gestures (2000), User JavaScript (2005), BitTorrent support (2005), Widgets (2006), Speed Dial (2007), and much more.

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A: Yes. And your Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS or almost any connected device and mobile phones. Opera Mobile oftens comes preinstalled from the manufacturers, but if it doesn't you can install Opera Mini which runs on nearly all phones.

Q: This all sounds great, so how do I download Opera?
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