# The longest thread on SDMB? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 2, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-on-sdmb/451523 "2008-06-02T19:34:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alex\_Dubinsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dbc845/32.png) [@Alex\_Dubinsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_Dubinsky)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-on-sdmb/451523/1 "2008-06-02T19:34:23Z")
Hillary forking 3 is on its 46th page. Holy fucking shit. Is there any thread that beats it? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-on-sdmb/451523/2 "2008-06-02T19:35:40Z")
Easily. The “a” thread and “Lord of the Rings by different Authors” both ran far past that figure. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-on-sdmb/451523/3 "2008-06-02T19:38:04Z")
[I was going to suggest the “If LOTR had been written by someone else” thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=138905&page=1&pp=50), but the latest Fork thread is even longer. **Ike** locked it on page 41. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-on-sdmb/451523/4 "2008-06-02T19:39:48Z")
Didn’t the a thread make it well into the hundreds? ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-on-sdmb/451523/5 "2008-06-02T19:51:35Z")
The Most Replied to Thread: [a](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=158752) (107 pages) The Most Viewed Thread: [If LotR Had Been Written By Someone Else!?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=138905) (470,233 views, as of this post) ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-on-sdmb/451523/6 "2008-06-02T20:11:19Z")
I keep wondering what there is to say about Hillary and Barack that could require 2,271 posts. But, I don’t wonder enough to actually _read_ any of those posts. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-on-sdmb/451523/7 "2008-06-02T20:20:19Z")
[QUOTE=SkipMagic] The Most Replied to Thread: [a](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=158752) (107 pages) [/QUOTE] You should reopen it. (Go ooon. You know you want to 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-on-sdmb/451523/8 "2008-06-02T20:25:40Z")
For interesting viewing… the table of who posted in the a thread… [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=whoposted&threadid=158752](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=whoposted&threadid=158752) edit: [And the biggest contributor even has a sig to show it!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-on-sdmb/451523/9 "2008-06-02T20:27:25Z")
[QUOTE=Freddy the Pig] I keep wondering what there is to say about Hillary and Barack that could require 2,271 posts. But, I don’t wonder enough to actually _read_ any of those posts. [/QUOTE] I’ll summarize it for you: We are Right. You are Wrong. Asshole. Bitch. WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-on-sdmb/451523/10 "2008-06-02T22:01:07Z")
[QUOTE=Lobsang] For interesting viewing… the table of who posted in the a thread… [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=whoposted&threadid=158752](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=whoposted&threadid=158752) edit: [And the biggest contributor even has a sig to show it!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) [/QUOTE] Good times, good times. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-on-sdmb/451523/11 "2008-06-03T02:13:20Z")
Despite being around for both of those threads, I never posted in them. Hell, I never even _opened_ the Lord of the Rings one (and probably not the ‘a’ one, either, bui maybe I did.) ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-on-sdmb/451523/12 "2008-06-03T03:26:46Z")
Several of the Mafia games beat the 46 page mark. ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_Dubinsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dbc845/32.png) [@Alex\_Dubinsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_Dubinsky)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-on-sdmb/451523/13 "2008-06-03T04:57:02Z")
[QUOTE=Freddy the Pig] I keep wondering what there is to say about Hillary and Barack that could require 2,271 posts. But, I don’t wonder enough to actually _read_ any of those posts. [/QUOTE] my thoughts exactly ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-on-sdmb/451523/14 "2008-06-03T05:03:57Z")
[QUOTE=bouv] Despite being around for both of those threads, I never posted in them. Hell, I never even _opened_ the Lord of the Rings one (and probably not the ‘a’ one, either, bui maybe I did.) [/QUOTE] I never opened the LotR one either. Although, I’m surprised I didn’t post to the ‘a’ thread. Seems like the kind of mess I’d contribute to. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-on-sdmb/451523/15 "2008-06-03T06:26:29Z")
Top five in each forum, by replies. Highest in MPSIMS: > [@](#): > > **a** : 5,337 > **Oh, My Freaking God! (Looong!)**: 3,964 > **Song Title Game** : 3,914 > **Predict The Next Poster!** : 3,379 > **Word Association Thread!** : 2,989 The Game Room: > [@](#): > > **Mafia V: The Cult of Sekham** : 4,353 > **Werewolf a game Part 2** : 3,947 > **Mafia The Game III: Kinder and Gentler** : 2,503 > **Mafia: The Conspiracy** : 2,125 > **Mafia: The Mob is Recruiting** : 1,983 The Pit (feel the anger baby): > [@](#): > > **Lying whore** :1,707 > **Let the poor woman die already!** : 1,254 > **Scott Plaid, Stand Up or Shut Up** : 1,073 > **BadChad, a moment of your time, if you can spare it** : 929 > **Is That TB Guy The Biggest Asshole Ever, Or What?** : 858 Great Debates: > [@](#): > > **Fork Hillary 3: The Final Forking** : 2,310 > **Contact with the Great Beyond–Psychics like Praagh** : 1,779 > **John Kerry and Vietnam** : 1,084 > **Stick a fork in her: Clinton’s done** : 1,002 > **Nov '04 Election Comments Thread** : 913 ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_Dubinsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dbc845/32.png) [@Alex\_Dubinsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_Dubinsky)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-on-sdmb/451523/16 "2008-06-03T07:01:06Z")
What about General Questions??? ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-on-sdmb/451523/17 "2008-06-03T07:32:12Z")
[QUOTE=Alex\_Dubinsky] What about General Questions??? [/QUOTE] Well, I didn’t expect GQ to be the breeding grounds for long threads, but here you go: > [@](#): > > **Are scalar weapons for real?** : 1,017 > **Uniquely Distinct Americanisms** : 509 > **Will a plane on a treadmill take off?** :422 > **found wallet from the 70’s** : 401 > **Why doesn’t .9999~ = 1?** : 381 ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Socks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a8b319/32.png) [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-thread-on-sdmb/451523/18 "2008-06-03T11:08:11Z")
Half of these long threads dont even go past 30 pages on my account, because i have it set to 200 replies a page. Maybe I should switch back to 50 per page, so i can get the full feel of long threads.