Ha! Bob, that made me laugh. Ultimately, it was not one of yours, but rather the one about the 1/1 card destroyed. It's funny v3 mentions it, because I happened to notice that was my 1000th post, and I was disappointed that was the topic it had to be about.
It's also funny that v3 and myself have had so little interaction, outside of that variation message (have I mentioned that was the least favorite message I ever had to send?), because one of my favorite parts of this site is seeing the awesome ways he displays his collections of Cubs cards.
But allow me to say this: I hope that my 1000 or so posts have for the most part been informative or at least interesting. I try and avoid confrontation (no, seriously, I don't enjoy it) though I know I've butted heads with a few in the past. I also try and add value to everything that I share on this site, whether for myself or for others. I've always said that I consider it a privilege to spend my card collecting time with a very esteemed group of collectors, on undoubtedly the best trading card site on the web.
So in closing: thanks to all who have sent congratulations thus far, and to any others who may add on to this post. Is it too late to change my award vote for "Favorite Forum Thread" to this one?
I'll never quit collecting entirely, but I am downsizing. Check out my COMC store and help me thin out what I don't want so I can buy cards that I do want. See something you like? Send me a message on here, and we can knock the price down quite a bit. I'll even take a bit of a loss if it means getting you a card you really want.