Although it may seem like an eternity to some, I haven't been around on this forum all that long (a little over 54 weeks). I have also pondered the origins of Net54 more than once in my tenure here. Searching the nooks and crannies of the web site has not been rewarding. I'm sure there are veterans of this forum who are enlightened, but my suspicion is that most of the members have no clue as to the meaning of Net54. Therefore I ask the following:
Rule #1.
Members who know the genesis of Net54 are asked kindly to refrain from posting on this thread. This is important and why I placed it first.
Rule #2. All others are encouraged to speculate about the reason this site is called Net54. This is not a contest and you may post freely and often as new ideas spring to mind. In other words you are encouraged not only to post early, but post often.
Rule #3. I fully expect that at some point one of the above rules will be broken, knowing the crowd here. If we can get enough response to Rule #2, which is actually difficult to break, when the
Rule #1 rulebreaker posts, perhaps and hopefully he will not be noticed and therefore he will not need to be vilified.
I will start things off with a few examples designed to encourage participation, so that no one feels intimidated. Hopefully better responses will follow.
54, the number of outs in a 9 inning baseball game won by the visiting team. Visitors are always welcome on Net54.
54, the average age of our forefathers, who started this site, at the time of creation.
54, the number of cards in a deck containing two jokers.
