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Kirkland V5 SECURE; Milbank V10 SECURE; Gibson DUNN HERE (V11)

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Umber State
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
Federal nowag garrison
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
dead chocolate stock car plaza
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Federal nowag garrison
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
dead chocolate stock car plaza
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
Ultramarine Marvelous Trailer Park Macaca
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
blathering sapphire sex offender
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Federal nowag garrison
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
Sadistic trip cuckoldry coldplay fan
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
Maniacal Useless Menage
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
onyx chapel
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
Federal nowag garrison
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
onyx chapel
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
onyx chapel
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
Federal nowag garrison
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
disrespectful theater
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
Federal nowag garrison
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Federal nowag garrison
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
Federal nowag garrison
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
Internet-worthy coral wrinkle
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
pearly mind-boggling trump supporter gas station
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
Sadistic trip cuckoldry coldplay fan
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Federal nowag garrison
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
Umber State
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
Federal nowag garrison
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
Cordovan balding antidepressant drug
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
Cerise outnumbered roommate school
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
Exhilarant ladyboy home
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
Umber State
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
grizzly passionate athletic conference
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
Federal nowag garrison
  06/26/25
...
sooty circlehead queen of the night
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
Mentally Impaired Adventurous Pocket Flask
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
Contagious misanthropic spot tank
  06/26/25
...
saffron nursing home indirect expression
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
lascivious amber church building clown
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
excitant juggernaut range
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
henna business firm dingle berry
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
Federal nowag garrison
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
excitant juggernaut range
  06/27/25
How was penn?
Federal nowag garrison
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
Sadistic trip cuckoldry coldplay fan
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
Maniacal Useless Menage
  06/27/25
...
Federal nowag garrison
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
Erotic very tactful degenerate
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
excitant juggernaut range
  06/27/25
...
Sepia razzle resort goyim
  06/27/25
...
Federal nowag garrison
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
henna business firm dingle berry
  06/27/25
How is STB?
Maniacal Useless Menage
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
Rough-skinned Theatre Dysfunction
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
Sadistic trip cuckoldry coldplay fan
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
Mentally Impaired Adventurous Pocket Flask
  06/27/25
...
orchid razzmatazz jap
  06/27/25
...
Sadistic trip cuckoldry coldplay fan
  06/27/25


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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: Umber State

https://vault.com/best-companies-to-work-for/law/top-100-law-firms-rankings

#1

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

#2

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

#3

Skadden

#4

Latham & Watkins

#5

Kirkland & Ellis

#6

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

#7

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

#8

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

#9

Milbank LLP

#10

Simpson Thacher

#11

Gibson Dunn

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052006)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:44 PM
Author: Federal nowag garrison

how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over the past 20 years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052012)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:42 PM
Author: dead chocolate stock car plaza

The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number one

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052822)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:45 PM
Author: Federal nowag garrison

cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely in the top 5 (perhaps sometimes out?) to back to solid top 3?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052832)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:48 PM
Author: dead chocolate stock car plaza

They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They’ve been losing partners/business for ages.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052838)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:50 PM
Author: Ultramarine Marvelous Trailer Park Macaca

the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failure to adjust to modernity

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052842)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:41 AM
Author: blathering sapphire sex offender

Because 20 years is a long fucking time?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053272)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:52 AM
Author: Federal nowag garrison

still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053413)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: Sadistic trip cuckoldry coldplay fan

its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better than s&c or dpw. skadden perhaps has a case.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053456)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:10 AM
Author: Maniacal Useless Menage

CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thing is rancid flame. Place is full of UIUC grads.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053468)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:28 PM
Author: onyx chapel

You're stuck in 2005.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49054437)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM
Author: Federal nowag garrison

so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49054461)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM
Author: onyx chapel

not disagreeing there ....

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49054462)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:29 PM
Author: onyx chapel

Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49054440)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:46 PM
Author: Federal nowag garrison

wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052014)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:28 PM
Author: disrespectful theater

Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052790)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:39 PM
Author: Federal nowag garrison

rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052821)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:47 PM
Author: Federal nowag garrison

and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli

is this spaceporn's firm?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052016)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: Federal nowag garrison

wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052023)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:53 AM
Author: Internet-worthy coral wrinkle

Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied history and full service range of practice areas.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053336)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: pearly mind-boggling trump supporter gas station

180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via associate pay increases.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052025)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:53 PM
Author: Sadistic trip cuckoldry coldplay fan

Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052039)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: Federal nowag garrison

At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life vest and dive right in, and lawyers at this litigation powerhouse wouldn’t have it any other way. Litigators looking to roll up their sleeves and learn on the job will feel right at home here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052044)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:20 PM
Author: Umber State

You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you’ve landed a spot at Latham & Watkins.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052774)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:38 PM
Author: Federal nowag garrison

Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 offices (including relationship firms) around the world and is home to more than 4,000 lawyers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052820)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:13 AM
Author: Cordovan balding antidepressant drug

Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for the polite, amiable Midwestern vibes as well as the sincere commitment to building a welcoming and inclusive workplace.

lol yeah lots of folksy people wandering the halls there. They just love small talk

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053140)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:49 AM
Author: Cerise outnumbered roommate school

lol cr, very chill happy bros

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053406)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:10 PM
Author: Exhilarant ladyboy home

I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the most transactional by far. Nobody gave a fuck about anybody else other than their tiny in group and they just rented the Sidley brand name.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053841)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:08 PM
Author: Umber State

polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49054162)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: grizzly passionate athletic conference

wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052048)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: Federal nowag garrison

where is _._. ______ law?

should be top 100 after the penis verdict

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052055)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:44 PM
Author: sooty circlehead queen of the night



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052828)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:30 PM
Author: Mentally Impaired Adventurous Pocket Flask

messenger bag logo facing OUT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052792)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:54 PM
Author: Contagious misanthropic spot tank

My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49052844)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:38 AM
Author: saffron nursing home indirect expression



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053127)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:01 AM
Author: lascivious amber church building clown

Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053137)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:14 AM
Author: excitant juggernaut range

What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranking from your time as an associate, (b) current rank, or (c) whichever is higher

I believe in (a)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053216)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:44 AM
Author: henna business firm dingle berry

(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made it increase after you left

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053237)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:01 AM
Author: Federal nowag garrison

relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings.

(asking for a silent gen friend who went to umich when it was #1)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053245)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:05 AM
Author: excitant juggernaut range

I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them:

HYS (Just use school name)

CCNP (just say top 5 and hope you don't have to explain)

BVMN (just say top 10)

TTT (anywhere lower, pretend you're a plumber)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053287)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Federal nowag garrison

How was penn?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053374)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:09 AM
Author: Sadistic trip cuckoldry coldplay fan

(jerry sandusky tp)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053463)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:15 AM
Author: Maniacal Useless Menage

I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy if they knew their CDO was spending time advertising on xo instead of making connections at regional DLA Piper offices.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053489)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 1:38 PM
Author: Federal nowag garrison



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49054103)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:40 AM
Author: Erotic very tactful degenerate

I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus here is (c) - also FWIW no one is under any illusion that Kirkland and Kirkland branded products (e.g., Skadden and Latham) are prestigious. No one at my T6 (historical) wanted to go there.

The legacy undisputed V5 is WLRK, CSM, S&C, DPW and STB.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053271)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:03 AM
Author: excitant juggernaut range

Clever Weil-bro post

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053286)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:43 AM
Author: Sepia razzle resort goyim



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053324)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Federal nowag garrison



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053373)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:43 AM
Author: henna business firm dingle berry

True although STB is SPS now



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053393)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:11 AM
Author: Maniacal Useless Menage

How is STB?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053474)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: Rough-skinned Theatre Dysfunction

Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053501)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:20 AM
Author: Sadistic trip cuckoldry coldplay fan

YOURE A PARTNER

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053507)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:20 PM
Author: Mentally Impaired Adventurous Pocket Flask

Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business guys are impressed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49054201)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:01 PM
Author: orchid razzmatazz jap



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053812)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:02 PM
Author: Sadistic trip cuckoldry coldplay fan



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Reputation#49053817)