You mean the FML wasn't first?  Sniff.   At least, it's the most
international ;-)
 
What precisely do you mean by the "Big 7"?  The standard USENET 7
hierarchies, or something else?  This may be a little obfusticating
unless you clarify a bit better - ie: list them.
 
Do you have any estimates of the actual readership of the Ferret Forum?
 
[Posted in FML issue 0520]