I was able to get to the end of the list at 172 with little trouble. The problem is that there are obviously messages before that point (earlier in time).

Evidence: Total givem at top for total Britannia messages which is much greater than 172

The message to 172 only go back to early summer. I know some message were posted before that date.

and the proof positive is that one can go to the last message (172) and work backwards one messsage at a time hitting the previous message each time.

My question: is there an easier way to access these earlier messages?

I might also questiom: Why are we limited to 172 on this thread while other threads with many more messages have them all available?