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First 3 Numbers of CID Meaning


Zachary Aghdaei
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Zachary Aghdaei
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Hi Guys;

On the forums I've seen a couple mentions of something regarding the first couple numbers of your CID (mine being 131 for example). What do these numbers mean? Do the numbers represent something? And what about the rest of the numbers, are they just randomly generated? Weird question I know, but I am so curious as I've seen it mentioned a couple times.

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6 minutes ago, Zachary Aghdaei said:

Hi Guys;

On the forums I've seen a couple mentions of something regarding the first couple numbers of your CID (mine being 131 for example). What do these numbers mean? Do the numbers represent something? And what about the rest of the numbers, are they just randomly generated? Weird question I know, but I am so curious as I've seen it mentioned a couple times.

The CID is an ID number in the database of all members that is tied up to your account and is incremented by 1 each time a new member registers.

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1 minute ago, Nick Marinov said:

The CID is an ID number in the database of all members that is tied up to your account that is incremented by 1 each time a new member registers.

Nick, got it, thanks. So the lower your number essentially the longer you have been a part of the Network. Got it. Thank you!

-Zac

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10 minutes ago, Zachary Aghdaei said:

Nick, got it, thanks. So the lower your number essentially the longer you have been a part of the Network. Got it. Thank you!

-Zac

100% correct 😄 Also, some CIDs are reserved for the founders (ref: vats.im/cor)

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