# What's the most forums a single thread has been in?

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**Created:** [August 21, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-forums-a-single-thread-has-been-in/550985 "2010-08-21T18:04:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
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I ask this in GQ. The Mods send it to another forum. It morphs into a debate, they send it GD. Things get nasty and they send it to the Pit.

What’s the most forums a single thread has been in? Please link to it if possible.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-forums-a-single-thread-has-been-in/550985/2 "2010-08-21T18:22:36Z")

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Some years ago on April Fools day the moderators booted a thread around to most of the forums as a joke. I’m sure that that one holds the record. Off hand, I can’t recall the subject.

The scenario you suggest has probably happened a number of times. Another possible one is GQ \> IMHO \> GD \> Pit; however, I can’t recall a specific case.

In keeping with the theme the OP, however, I’m going to move this one to ATMB.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator

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**Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-forums-a-single-thread-has-been-in/550985/3 "2010-08-24T17:04:52Z")

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[This thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=539367) was in three forums (MPSIMS, the Pit and GD) before it was closed. Unfortunately, the mods did not accept my very reasonable suggestion that it be moved to Cafe Society.

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**Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-forums-a-single-thread-has-been-in/550985/4 "2010-08-24T19:25:50Z")

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I do recall a thread a few years ago that landed in all of the forums. This was before the Election forum and probably before the Games forum was created. But I don’t remember the topic or figure out a way to search for it.

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**Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-forums-a-single-thread-has-been-in/550985/5 "2010-08-25T21:06:06Z")

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> [@Colibri](#):
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> Some years ago on April Fools day the moderators booted a thread around to most of the forums as a joke. I’m sure that that one holds the record. Off hand, I can’t recall the subject.

Here it is. [How do you estate lawyers know when their clients die? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=365385)

Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem nearly as funny as it did when we were actually seeing it move around the Board.