Humm... Well, after 999... or 1,000... that's when the oldest posts scroll off into oblivion! At that point, I suppose, the counter would always read "1,000," which is the maximum this forum will hold.
So I went through and excised a few of the more irrelevant posts so we could keep a few of the more AK-related stuff around, since there has been more activity which may spur further discussion... in case anyone wants to review older stuff again before it finally does disappear!