What are your most-viewed threads?

In My Humble Opinion
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These are my top 12:

Threads Started By: Zeldar
Thread / Thread Starter Last Post Replies Views Forum

“Deadwood” Actors: Where are they now? ( 1 2)
Zeldar 10-26-2011 06:51 AM
by sdrinkwater 86 14,865 Cafe Society

College football fans: how’s your team look? – 2011 Version ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)
Zeldar 12-10-2011 11:15 PM
by RaftPeople 453 13,528 The Game Room

The truly great threads in SDMB history ( 1 2 3)
Zeldar 12-17-2011 10:38 AM
by Annie-Xmas 121 11,811 In My Humble Opinion

Musical Abominations ( 1 2)
Zeldar 07-03-2010 10:27 PM
by rowrrbazzle 96 11,293 Cafe Society

Anne Hathaway’s Eyes ( 1 2 3)
Zeldar 03-22-2009 10:40 PM
by Oslo Ostragoth 113 10,680 Cafe Society

Poll: The Best All-Time TV Show [vote for up to 10] ( 1 2)
Zeldar 05-23-2011 02:21 PM
by Elendil’s Heir 69 9,927 Cafe Society

Best Western (movie) ( 1 2 3)
Zeldar 04-03-2010 07:21 AM
by Zeldar 112 9,261 Cafe Society

Favorite “Far Side” Memories (MAD, too) ( 1 2 3)
Zeldar 07-06-2003 12:01 PM
by danceswithcats 111 9,007 Cafe Society

Your Favorite All-Time TV Shows ( 1 2)
Zeldar 05-09-2010 11:07 AM
by Zeldar 83 8,950 Cafe Society

Omar ( 1 2 3)
Zeldar 09-22-2010 10:46 AM
by TruCelt 143 7,896 Cafe Society

“Lest We Forget”
Zeldar 09-11-2010 08:43 AM
by Zeldar 48 7,226 About This Message Board

What’s the funniest YouTube clip? ( 1 2 3)
Zeldar 07-18-2011 11:11 PM
by Little Nemo 144 7,073 Cafe Society

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My top three:

Trypophobia, i.e., Fear of Clustered Holes - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board
Trypophobia, i.e., Fear of Clustered Holes
Ephemera
01-06-2011 05:04 AM
by Miller
94 22,238 In My Humble Opinion

SDMB Picture Thread ( 1 2 3 4 5)
Ephemera
08-22-2007 05:52 AM
by buns3000
487 22,196 Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS)

Uniquely Distinct Americanisms ( 1 2 3 4 5 6)
Ephemera
02-14-2004 09:09 AM
by bibliophage
509 19,692 General Questions

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Biden unelectable?
Mr. Accident

09-03-2010 09:17 AM
by GiantRat Go to last post
21 4,810 General Questions

laptop hfelpp
Mr. Accident

09-24-2010 05:47 PM
by Mr. Accident Go to last post
2 3,982 General Questions

Ask the reformed criminal.
Mr. Accident

09-22-2010 06:36 AM
by Mr. Accident Go to last post
55 2,663 In My Humble Opinion

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My top three are:

Poll: How often do you vote in polls? – 4,740 views – About This Message Board

Poll: How old are you? – 4,398 views – In My Humble Opinion

No Mornington Crescent yet? – 3,101 views – The Game Room

The last one is the one with the largest number of replies (194).

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I’ve had seven threads go over 2000 views:

Tax Prep in SF - or, critique my website 02-11-2011 2,137 Marketplace

Diogenes, go take a nap 09-25-2010 17,781 The BBQ Pit

Trend Rootkit Buster - What do results mean? 08-14-2010 4,838 General Questions

Did the Supreme Court just screw Arizona? 06-12-2010 3,031 Great Debates

Oily Taint jumps party lines! 05-06-2010 2,520 Great Debates

Bush is a detail wonk? 02-08-2005 2,042 Great Debates

Superman, Time Travel, and BZ00000 11-12-2002 2,647 The BBQ Pit

Most of these did not attract that many posts. The Diogenes thread was the biggest hit, but the earliest one was my first thread in the Pit, and remains one of my favorites.

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I am not known for creating threads that get large scale responses. Indeed, quite a few have had no responses at all, and some have turned into petty arguments that are my own fault. Still, here are the ones that seem to pique interest.

Talking with your eyes closed
57 Replies
9,947 Views

Albus Dumbledore was… (shocking news inside!!)
268 Replies
9,459 Views

Why is ballpoint ink primarily blue?
18 Replies
6,592 Views

Back to the Future Part II’s 1985A
54 Replies
5,811 Views

Is it correct to call the mouse pointer a cursor?
9 Replies
5,717 Views

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I started this Doctor Who thread:

It got over 147,000 views

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Outstanding work, all of you! I’m impressed.

I wonder if Number of Views isn’t at least as impressive as Number of Replies in gauging the “success” of a thread. Maybe the ones who read are at least as important as the ones who post.

Ideas?

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I’ll never beat my own record of 450,996 (currently) for this thread.

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Just for the record, and without links, these are the biggies in these fora:

Cafe Society

If LotR Had Been Written By Someone Else!? ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)
Fingolfin 02-03-2004 04:32 PM
by Ukulele Ike 2,041 562,333

The Great Ongoing Guitar Thread ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)
E-Sabbath Today 01:17 PM
by Quasimodem 2,243 279,946

Not Coming To A Theater Near You ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)
Malleus, Incus, Stapes! 08-20-2010 01:25 PM
by furryman 895 233,397

Oglaf appreciation thread - very NSFW - hilarious pornographic webcomic ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)
Randy Seltzer Today 06:21 PM
by HazelNutCoffee 1,083 205,173

Obvious things about a creative work you realize after the millionth time (OPEN SPOILERS POSSIBLE) ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)
Annie-Xmas 11-30-2011 09:43 PM
by Little Nemo 1,211 197,324

MPSIMS

The customer is always insane ( 1 2 3 4)
Amazon Floozy Goddess 11-28-2007 07:44 PM
by koeeoaddi 176 194,332

Funny things said during love making/intimate moments… ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)
Whammo 08-04-2005 02:57 PM
by Sensibility 306 101,100

Favorite pimple stories (maybe TMI) ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)
renigademaster 10-06-2006 08:33 AM
by SkipMagic 388 91,616

IMHO

The Ongoing Online Dating Advice Thread ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)
melodyharmonius 01-12-2012 03:38 PM
by Invisible Chimp 2,409 153,920

Why do people shake their legs while sitting down? ( 1 2)
Reply 05-10-2011 09:34 AM
by wrg20 60 50,541

Very vaguely creepy. ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)
Homer 10-13-2000 01:16 AM
by Czarcasm 504 48,514

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My “Top Three”:

If Doper “A” married Doper “B”, you’d get…
08-14-2011 11:57 AM
Last post by: Really Not All That Bright
Replies; 64
Views: 3,805
Forum: The Game Room

Which living reptile is most closely related to homo sapiens s.?
10-12-2011 05:28 PM
Last post by: TriPolar
Replies: 108
Views: 2,741
Forum: General Questions

My husband thinks an acquaintance is contemplating suicide–tonight
08-14-2011 01:01 AM
Last post by: Czarcasm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,615
Forum: In My Humble Opinion

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We’re collecting some view-worthy threads, for sure!

Here’s the top batch (without links) of threads where I posted, but didn’t necessarily start the thread. A diffeent group entirely from those in the OP.

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Not Coming To A Theater Near You ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)
Malleus, Incus, Stapes! 08-20-2010 01:25 PM
by furryman 895 233,398 Cafe Society

The Celebrity Death Pool 2010 ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)
amarone 06-16-2011 05:28 PM
by RickJay 2,283 228,503 The Game Room

Has Any Famous Person Who “Came Out” Ever Truly Surprised You? ( 1 2 3 4 5 6)
Markxxx 11-27-2011 11:04 PM
by installLSC 293 50,243 Cafe Society

14 k of g in a f p d ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)
mittu 01-31-2007 08:51 PM
by SkipMagic 443 49,514 Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS)

“Justified” - new FX series - anyone watch? ( 1 2 3 4 5 6)
AuntiePam 10-13-2010 08:29 AM
by Elendil’s Heir 274 43,791 Cafe Society

Who is the oldest celebrity that you are attracted to? ( 1 2 3 4 5)
Dung Beetle 11-15-2010 02:52 AM
by GovernmentMan 247 41,098 Cafe Society

Important News for Friends of norinew [RIP] ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)
thebadman 08-08-2011 04:58 AM
by Maastricht 424 35,143 Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS)

Write your own Onion headline ( 1 2 3 4)
Malleus, Incus, Stapes! 12-26-2011 01:25 PM
by YogSosoth 160 27,781 Cafe Society

Single line from a movie or TV show you still giggle over ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)
Knowed Out 07-12-2011 01:40 PM
by kaylasdad99 400 27,367 Cafe Society

Once again - Describe a funny “Far Side” comic. ( 1 2 3 4)
Leaffan 04-01-2010 07:12 PM
by HelloKitty 158 26,614 Cafe Society

Dopers on Jeopardy! THE List ( 1 2 3 4 5)
commasense 01-11-2012 01:22 PM
by AppallingGael 221 26,581 Cafe Society

TV show lines that have stuck with you for a very long time. ( 1 2 3 4 5 6)
Johnny L.A. 03-18-2010 01:11 PM
by Cat Whisperer 274 24,428 Cafe Society

Odd television facts ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)
tdn 07-18-2011 07:22 AM
by BigT 338 24,071 Cafe Society

Predict The Next Poster! ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)
NoClueBoy 11-13-2003 04:42 PM
by UncleBeer 3,379 23,113 Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS)