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Longest Threads on MetaFilter

For an up-to-date list of threads which contain the most comments on MetaFilter, see the Infodump:


Current Record Across All MetaFilter Sites

Currently, the longest thread in MetaFilter history is the Sarah Palin thread about the Vice President Nominee pick of Republican Presidential candidate John McCain, which was created on August 29th, 2008. The thread surpassed the previous record, the MetaTalk Sans Quoi? thread, in 8 days, 3 hours, and 37 minutes on September 5th, 2008.


MetaFilter Record Holder

5,555 Comments Sarah Palin as McCain's Running-mate (Posted August 29, 2008)

Previous Record Holders:

2,556 Comments Boing Boing Finds 21st Century Trotsky (aka the "Violet Blue Unpublishing Controversy" / Posted July 30, 2008)

1,829 Comments Ted Haggard resigns over sex scandal (Posted November 2, 2006)

Prior to 30-day expiration on threads:

1,729 Comments metafilter parody 2001-2002 (Posted August 24, 2001, was open for over 392 days)

1,614 Comments Now this is something I just don't get 2000-2002 (Posted March 28, 2000, was open for 24 months)


MetaTalk Record Holders

3,648 Comments Sans quoi? (Posted March 10, 2008)

Previous Record Holder:

2,686 Comments "9622v.2" (Posted June 6, 2005)


Ask MetaFilter Record Holder

923 Comments You were doing it wrong (Posted July 6, 2010)

Previous Record Holder: 749 Comments What Is This Creepy Site Advertising? (Posted October 2, 2006)


Chart comparisons


Threads on MetaFilter Containing More Than 1000 Comments

In order of size, from largest to least:

Number of Comments Link Date
5555 Comments Sarah Palin as McCain's running-mate August 29, 2008
4504 Comments Bin Laden May 1, 2011
3282 Comments Large earthquake off coast of Japan March 10, 2011
3157 Comments A crash course in nuclear wessels. March 12, 2011
2734 Comments Is a revolution at hand? January 27, 2011
2579 Comments Lone nut or something worse? January 8, 2011
2553 Comments Boing Boing Finds 21st Century Trotsky? June 8, 2008
2076 Comments We have the facts and we're voting... November 3, 2008
1829 Comments Ted Haggard / New Life Church November 2, 2006
1789 Comments Japanpost-earthquake nuclear crisis keeps going March 17, 2011
1755 Comments Palin, pancakes, and the straight talk express September 14, 2008
1729 Comments metafilter parody. August 24, 2001
1614 Comments Now this is something I just don't get. March 28, 2000
1600 Comments Elections are fun! October 15, 2008
1584 Comments Because there are more important things to do on Friday night September 24, 2008
1463 Comments UP October 15, 2009
1454 Comments Bitter tea March 20, 2010
1422 Comments Sarah Palin may be a better debater than you think October 1, 2008
1419 Comments Mubarak To Step Down February 10, 2011
1364 Comments Sarah Palin to resign July 3, 2009
1328 Comments Phalluses, Wolves, and the Wheaton February 2, 2011
1282 Comments Barack Obama is the next President of the United States November 4, 2011
1279 Comments Julian Assange Turns Himself In December 7, 2010
1255 Comments The Apple iPad January 27, 2010
1264 Comments A Half-Century of Rights, Gone March 9, 2011
1195 Comments Previously on Lost May 23, 2010
1194 Comments Political Science and Promiscuity May 9, 2006
1146 Comments . April 16, 2007
1126 Comments One for the History Books March 19, 2008
1138 Comments Unrest in Libya February 20, 2011
1050 Comments Runaway Gov June 22, 2009
1033 Comments Blogstop July 30, 2003
1026 Comments What's That? November 12, 2005
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