Ok, trying a test post here to check Pauls method.
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edit - Paul is correct, the number is increasing and this post is now viewtopic.php?p=10642#10642 . So we are at 10642. I guess the post count got reset somewhere in the forgotten past but since the forum has stayed in tact the actual number has remained in the html links.
HAHAHA, just for info I did go back and check on the 10K post. His link does contain the 10k post but it is not the first one on the the thread. The only way I figured out who made the 10k post was to go back and hit edit on every post till it showed 10K. Then I noticed the message that appeared in the window first when I clicked on Paul's link was the same - duh. Anyway, you can hit quote which will also tell you the post number too. So good catch mate - beer is on me!