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dashing cordovan laser beams
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
fear-inspiring stead skinny woman
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
drab theater
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
fear-inspiring stead skinny woman
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
drab theater
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
zombie-like psychic athletic conference
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
supple flickering stock car
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
fear-inspiring stead skinny woman
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
Fantasy-prone indian lodge messiness
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
Beady-eyed Orchid Fat Ankles
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
Haunting orange church building faggotry
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
fear-inspiring stead skinny woman
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
Haunting orange church building faggotry
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
Haunting orange church building faggotry
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
fear-inspiring stead skinny woman
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
amber whorehouse dog poop
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
fear-inspiring stead skinny woman
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
fear-inspiring stead skinny woman
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
fear-inspiring stead skinny woman
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
chocolate vibrant tattoo
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
Appetizing jewess
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
Fantasy-prone indian lodge messiness
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
fear-inspiring stead skinny woman
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
dashing cordovan laser beams
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
fear-inspiring stead skinny woman
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
slate range
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
sadistic passionate goal in life
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
fragrant shrine
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
dashing cordovan laser beams
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
Gaped translucent parlour
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
fear-inspiring stead skinny woman
  06/26/25
...
peach awkward site crotch
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
Lascivious Ebony National Deer Antler
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
insanely creepy pearly queen of the night
  06/26/25
...
pungent associate parlor
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
Exciting faggot firefighter
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
Crystalline den organic girlfriend
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
Mewling ticket booth hissy fit
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
fear-inspiring stead skinny woman
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
Crystalline den organic girlfriend
  06/27/25
How was penn?
fear-inspiring stead skinny woman
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
Fantasy-prone indian lodge messiness
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
Beady-eyed Orchid Fat Ankles
  06/27/25
...
fear-inspiring stead skinny woman
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
Chestnut comical forum haunted graveyard
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
Crystalline den organic girlfriend
  06/27/25
...
clear background story box office
  06/27/25
...
fear-inspiring stead skinny woman
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
Mewling ticket booth hissy fit
  06/27/25
How is STB?
Beady-eyed Orchid Fat Ankles
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
maroon dysfunction
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
Fantasy-prone indian lodge messiness
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
Lascivious Ebony National Deer Antler
  06/27/25
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: dashing cordovan laser beams

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=2Elisa#49052006)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:44 PM
Author: fear-inspiring stead skinny woman

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=2Elisa#49052012)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:42 PM
Author: drab theater

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

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



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:45 PM
Author: fear-inspiring stead skinny woman

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=2Elisa#49052832)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:48 PM
Author: drab theater

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=2Elisa#49052838)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:50 PM
Author: zombie-like psychic athletic conference

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=2Elisa#49052842)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:41 AM
Author: supple flickering stock car

Because 20 years is a long fucking time?

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:52 AM
Author: fear-inspiring stead skinny woman

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

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: Fantasy-prone indian lodge messiness

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=2Elisa#49053456)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:10 AM
Author: Beady-eyed Orchid Fat Ankles

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=2Elisa#49053468)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:28 PM
Author: Haunting orange church building faggotry

You're stuck in 2005.

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM
Author: fear-inspiring stead skinny woman

so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM
Author: Haunting orange church building faggotry

not disagreeing there ....

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:29 PM
Author: Haunting orange church building faggotry

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=2Elisa#49054440)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:46 PM
Author: fear-inspiring stead skinny woman

wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke



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



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:28 PM
Author: amber whorehouse dog poop

Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?

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



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:39 PM
Author: fear-inspiring stead skinny woman

rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme biglaw

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



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:47 PM
Author: fear-inspiring stead skinny woman

and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli

is this spaceporn's firm?

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



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: fear-inspiring stead skinny woman

wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:53 AM
Author: chocolate vibrant tattoo

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=2Elisa#49053336)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: Appetizing jewess

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=2Elisa#49052025)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:53 PM
Author: Fantasy-prone indian lodge messiness

Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble

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



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: fear-inspiring stead skinny woman

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=2Elisa#49052044)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:20 PM
Author: dashing cordovan laser beams

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=2Elisa#49052774)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:38 PM
Author: fear-inspiring stead skinny woman

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=2Elisa#49052820)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:13 AM
Author: slate range

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=2Elisa#49053140)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:49 AM
Author: sadistic passionate goal in life

lol cr, very chill happy bros

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:10 PM
Author: fragrant shrine

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=2Elisa#49053841)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:08 PM
Author: dashing cordovan laser beams

polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama

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



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: Gaped translucent parlour

wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?

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



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: fear-inspiring stead skinny woman

where is _._. ______ law?

should be top 100 after the penis verdict

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



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:44 PM
Author: peach awkward site crotch



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



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:30 PM
Author: Lascivious Ebony National Deer Antler

messenger bag logo facing OUT

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



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:54 PM
Author: insanely creepy pearly queen of the night

My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:38 AM
Author: pungent associate parlor



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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:01 AM
Author: Exciting faggot firefighter

Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:14 AM
Author: Crystalline den organic girlfriend

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=2Elisa#49053216)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:44 AM
Author: Mewling ticket booth hissy fit

(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=2Elisa#49053237)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:01 AM
Author: fear-inspiring stead skinny woman

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=2Elisa#49053245)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:05 AM
Author: Crystalline den organic girlfriend

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=2Elisa#49053287)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: fear-inspiring stead skinny woman

How was penn?

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:09 AM
Author: Fantasy-prone indian lodge messiness

(jerry sandusky tp)

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:15 AM
Author: Beady-eyed Orchid Fat Ankles

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=2Elisa#49053489)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 1:38 PM
Author: fear-inspiring stead skinny woman



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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:40 AM
Author: Chestnut comical forum haunted graveyard

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=2Elisa#49053271)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:03 AM
Author: Crystalline den organic girlfriend

Clever Weil-bro post

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:43 AM
Author: clear background story box office



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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: fear-inspiring stead skinny woman



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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:43 AM
Author: Mewling ticket booth hissy fit

True although STB is SPS now



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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:11 AM
Author: Beady-eyed Orchid Fat Ankles

How is STB?

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: maroon dysfunction

Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:20 AM
Author: Fantasy-prone indian lodge messiness

YOURE A PARTNER

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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:20 PM
Author: Lascivious Ebony National Deer Antler

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=2Elisa#49054201)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:01 PM
Author: charismatic travel guidebook



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



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:02 PM
Author: Fantasy-prone indian lodge messiness



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