# Red Letter Days at SDMB **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 21, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326 "2014-06-21T21:18:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/1 "2014-06-21T21:18:47Z")
Other than September 11, 2001, when there was a massive posting frenzy to try to keep up with the ever-changing story of the attacks on New York and DC, what are other days and the events that happened then that would stand out in the history of this board? Hurricanes, tornados, big fires, big wrecks, major political turns, personal events that affected more then a few of us, the topics are unlimited. If you can locate an example post from that day, so much the better. But can we build some highlights to the history? As a cheat you might want to look at the Archives: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/2 "2014-06-21T22:17:58Z")
Any major political event, like a close presidential election. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/3 "2014-06-21T22:20:30Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Any major political event, like a close presidential election. Yes. That sort of thing, too. Any one in particular that might stand out as special among them? ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/4 "2014-06-21T22:20:40Z")
The board’s response to the Katrina nightmare was memorable for me. So much self-serving delusion to address. So little time. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/5 "2014-06-21T23:15:34Z")
It seems there was one Red Letter day–but it was noticeable for a lack of posting–when everyone got banned… Cites anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/6 "2014-06-21T23:17:27Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > It seems there was one Red Letter day–but it was noticeable for a lack of posting–when everyone got banned… > > Cites anyone? A Day that will live in Infamy. I was there! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/7 "2014-06-21T23:19:32Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > A Day that will live in Infamy. I was there! No you weren’t. None of us were there. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/8 "2014-06-21T23:21:54Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > No you weren’t. None of us were there. I was there, then I wasn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/9 "2014-06-21T23:36:23Z")
What date (approximately) was that mass banning? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/10 "2014-06-22T01:29:17Z")
The Winter of our Missed Content. I mean, most of the days and events that stand out in the history of the board also stand out in history, at least in the U.S. (Where the members of this board are mostly based.) 9-11, Katrina, Iraq, Obamacare, etc. I’m a little uncertain as to what you are looking for, or why you are looking for it. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/11 "2014-06-22T01:29:59Z")
12/7/2001 began “The Winter of our Missed Content”. It lasted until 3/10/2002. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2014, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/12 "2014-06-22T01:38:06Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > The Winter of our Missed Content. > > I mean, most of the days and events that stand out in the history of the board also stand out in history, at least in the U.S. (Where the members of this board are mostly based.) 9-11, Katrina, Iraq, Obamacare, etc. > > I’m a little uncertain as to what you are looking for, or why you are looking for it. In a nutshell, I’d like to construct a “timeline highlights” reference. Key dates of key events that had a large SDMB participation in discussion and perhaps resolution of the events themselves. Something we could use to serve as an SDMB outline of major events the board participated in as a concerned group. Sorry if that’s vague, but as participants in the thread add ideas, perhaps the thread’s purpose and significance will become clearer. In effect, it’s the germ of an idea that others can add to and modify. A group effort if you will. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/13 "2014-06-22T01:49:03Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > In a nutshell, I’d like to construct a “timeline highlights” reference. Key dates of key events that had a large SDMB participation in discussion and perhaps resolution of the events themselves. Something we could use to serve as an SDMB outline of major events the board participated in as a concerned group. I can’t think of anything the board has resolved except for socks and liars. If you want major events that the board has participated in as a concerned group, you’re looking for events like the poster who claimed to have died, or the poster who lied about going through a sex change operation, that sort of thing. While it’s nice to think that our posters have an effect on the greater world, the real world (and I’m certain that some of them as individuals have), nobody is scouring the SDMB as a base for popular opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/14 "2014-06-22T01:59:18Z")
Let me attempt one other slant on this, please. I tried to gather together in one place the range of posts in each forum that had to do with 9/11 from the time the board first became aware of what was happening. It took some digging around in the archives to get those posts identified and in some rough chronological order. I posted something about that effort some time ago. I could go hunting for that post but I thought the idea of it might suffice. There have been similar “mass reportings” of events like hurricanes, tornado outbreaks, bad wrecks, etc. A reference to those dates and events might prove useful to SDMB history buffs. Might not. In any case, there’s nothing to make the idea automatically appealing unless others see some value in it. It’s just an idea at this stage. If you see no value in it, please don’t be bothered with it. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2014, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/15 "2014-06-22T02:08:29Z")
The day Firefly got canceled. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2014, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/16 "2014-06-22T02:11:47Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > 12/7/2001 began “The Winter of our Missed Content”. It lasted until 3/10/2002. I was there! I remember when this happened! That means I’m a part of history! ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/17 "2014-06-22T02:12:35Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > It’s just an idea at this stage. If you see no value in it, please don’t be bothered with it. Well, I’m trying to get a handle on what you consider to be “red letter days” on the board. Honestly, I don’t see any value in this, any more than I see value in your other posts looking to create a spreadsheet. You put my age (revealed in unrelated threads, and it’s not a secret) in multiple posts without asking.) That’s why I asked what you expect to get out of it. What is your goal? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/18 "2014-06-22T02:14:02Z")
> [@AncientHumanoid](#): > > The day Firefly got canceled. > > 😉 I missed that one. Was it a biggie? You’ve reminded me of another minor variation on the theme, though. Often, if not usually, a post or two in the Death Pool thread will be the sum total of tributes to the passing of some minor celebrity. Other times there will be multiple threads with many posts that go on for days because of the grief and personal sadness associated with the one passing. I can point to Opal’s situation and Lynn Bodoni’s as examples of the latter type. There are probably dozens of similar cases. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/19 "2014-06-22T02:16:09Z")
Well, there was [that day back in 2008](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=467835) that **Siam Sam** discovered pigeon eggs on his balcony, and the SDMB hasn’t stopped talking about it since. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326/20 "2014-06-22T02:17:16Z")
Is there a way to query threads with the most posts? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-letter-days-at-sdmb/691326.md?page=2)