Inspired by a couple comments in the "Random Thoughts" thread, this thread is about showcasing what you would consider your signature or trademark thread. Maybe it has a lot of views or replies, perhaps it has your greatest roadgeek contributions, or maybe it's simply your most iconic.
Here's what I would probably consider to be mine:
Most Crucial to Forum Lore:
"Your Favorite Forum Quotes" (also happens to be the thread where I stumbled upon the fact that SafeSpeeder was a sockpuppet)
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=29682.0
My Fictional Highways Thread:
"CoreySamson's Fictional Interstate Plans"
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=30237.0
Best Overall Contribution (in my opinion):
"General Houston-area projects thread"
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=29516.0
Lowest route number you haven't been on (although Rothman's taken over that one)
Road Sign UNO
Changing one letter of a thread title
Single ideas that aren't enough for their own thread
Compilation: FritzOwl in one thread
Quote from: 1 on March 03, 2022, 04:10:46 PM
Road Sign UNO
Yes, thank you for taking that snarky idea from me and turning it into an actual thread. It went way better than I expected (which is why I didn't bother making one to begin with). :)
- What the....????!!!!!! (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=16112.msg2082840#msg2082840)
- Toll road service area positioning (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=7359.msg164776#msg164776)
- SunPass query as to residents of E-ZPass states (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=4615.msg101283#msg101283) (lousy subject line, good useful thread)
- Local restaurants you've found and liked (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=20812.msg2247085#msg2247085) (I'm guessing one forum user finds the idea of seeking such information, rather than just going to national chains, abhorrent)
I've only started about 20 threads in 10 years; mostly for my own amusement and not expecting many replies.
I had a lot of fun with this one and received lots of help: Roads Underneath Airport Runways and/or Taxiways (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=25687)
Not fair to count this one: Pics (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=5536)
Closest stretches of highway you have not clinched
State you have entered least recently
I'm a fan of my Highest & Lowest AADT by State and Route Type (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=28578.0) thread.
Probably "Random facts about interstates and US routes" for me, though I wouldn't say that it's my favorite thread.
The sorry state of affairs in Automobila in the 1970s, 80s and 90s:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=17891.msg2205096#msg2205096
Sign Collecting
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=17891.msg2205096#msg2205096
Your current car!
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=18254.msg2155590#msg2155590
This might be my favorite because it upset the established history of story of the western terminus of US 66 courtesy the AASHTO database and Los Angeles City Council Minutes:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=25112.msg2711956#new
Apparently only seven threads in Pacific Southwest have ever exceeded 200 replies, that surprises me. It seems as though much of the activity on the board happened in the past.
Are we all agreed that Scott's is this (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=3521.0)?
Quote from: kphoger on March 03, 2022, 04:55:13 PM
Are we all agreed that Scott's is this (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=3521.0)?
If limited to threads created by that user, yes. However, there is and is not one that he took over (especially since the OP got banned).
Quote from: 1 on March 03, 2022, 04:58:02 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 03, 2022, 04:55:13 PM
Are we all agreed that Scott's is this (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=3521.0)?
If limited to threads created by that user, yes. However, there is and is not one that he took over (especially since the OP got banned).
Pending a decision from
Eureka Police Department v. SbarroⓇ Oblast, of course.
So, no surprise to anyone that I went way overboard on this, but a bit of a three-dimensional reply here...
The crazy thing is that my longest thread by far isn't even road-related at all: the NFL (202X Season) (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=26378.0) thread. It also happens to be the longest Sports thread on the forum, but it's only so long because it spans multiple years now (and there seems to be a lot more NFL banter on the forum now, in which I owe my humble part :biggrin:).
I also have a couple of notable food related threads, Fastest Fast Food (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=22528.0) and Locally famous foods (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=22074.0); and a bunch of other Off-Topic threads, (some of which I'm not proud of at all), including Fastest-growing suburbs (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=20437.0), defining the Rust Belt, defining Upstate New York, ambiguous city names, some attempted DST threads, and a whole bunch more.
As for the actual road stuff, my most enduring contribution is probably Rural Freeways that Need Six Lanes (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=24186.0), which I am certainly honored by given my advocacy for six-laning of rural freeways over the years!
A few of my other notable thread contributions would include:
-Busiest 2-lane roads (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=20217.0)
-Nearest Freeway Segment You've Never Driven (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=23258.0)
-Crossroads of Your State (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=20723.0)
-Traffic lights on roads with high speed limits (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=22073.0)
-States Ranked by Signage Quality (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=22284.0)
-Plus a bunch of fictional threads, none of which are particularly special IMO.
And yet, I believe some of my most significant contributions to the forum have been in the Travel Board; as of this posting, I've started 4 of the top 12 (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?board=43.0;sort=replies;desc) topics in Travel. The most prominent one length-wise is the Guess the City Challenge (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=30405.0), a rare successful spin-off of the Guess the State/Province challenge, itself the longest thread in the Travel board, and inspired in part by I can't believe this is in this state (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=29088.0), which has gone on to become an enduring theme of the game and its spinoffs.
Some of my other Travel board contributions include a revived "Clinching Counties" thread, crazy travel stats and fun facts, states you've come closest to visiting, and a whole bunch of other shorter threads. Overall, the Travel board is my Most Popular Board By Activity, as I've made 1155 posts there, amounting to 12.54% of my posts and 4.18% of the total posts in that board.
Quote from: formulanone on March 03, 2022, 05:01:29 PM
Quote from: 1 on March 03, 2022, 04:58:02 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 03, 2022, 04:55:13 PM
Are we all agreed that Scott's is this (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=3521.0)?
If limited to threads created by that user, yes. However, there is and is not one that he took over (especially since the OP got banned).
Pending a decision from Eureka Police Department v. SbarroⓇ Oblast, of course.
There is NO Grand Alan. :ded:
The COVID thread, before it got locked.
Quote from: CoreySamson on March 03, 2022, 04:02:00 PM
Best Overall Contribution (in my opinion):
"General Houston-area projects thread"
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=29516.0
Good on you! One thing I am lacking is a significant contribution to the Northeast board - I don't even have a top-100 thread in that board as I mostly just follow along with the state- and project- specific threads and have done a lot more learning there than contributing.
Quote from: kphoger on March 03, 2022, 04:15:43 PM
Quote from: 1 on March 03, 2022, 04:10:46 PM
Road Sign UNO
Yes, thank you for taking that snarky idea from me and turning it into an actual thread. It went way better than I expected (which is why I didn't bother making one to begin with). :)
So much better, in fact, that it's currently the longest thread on the entire forum by a fairly wide margin.
I don't create a lot of threads, but the one I like (and have in my signature, thus literally making it a signature thread) is the one where I describe what roads I built in my Minecraft world (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=29238.0).
By far my biggest thread is The 1-2-3 Route Number Difference Game (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=20379), which lasted almost 4 years and made it up to 803.
This recent thread (Drive-thru's backing up onto streets (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=31079)) reminded me that I started a similar thread back in 2016 (Restaurants that cause traffic problems (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=18611)) which made it to four pages.
My only other thread to reach four pages is Cities with odd street networks (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=18471). Though I'm fond of this one: Funny/Stupid Commercials and Ads (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=18373).
Tolbs's signature thread: Peekaboo
Lord Carhorn's signature thread: Illinois isn't flat
I think the "Double left turns with permissive phasing (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=17051.0)" thread is something a lot of traffic-control roadgeeks associate with me. It's up to 500+ posts, and I still post/check there regularly, as do others.
I also started the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=12173.0) thread, which amassed almost 900 posts. It has been dormant for a while now, as the tunnel opened three years ago.
Also started the general Washington and British Columbia threads, the former of which has the most posts in any thread I've started (1100+), but those are meant to be catch-all threads not associated with anyone in particular. The only notable thing I did in the Washington thread (in the OP) was list all users associated with Washington, which is not something I've seen on other catch-all threads. I've gone back and edited it quite a bit to add everyone.
Quote from: SkyPesos on March 03, 2022, 06:08:20 PM
Tolbs's signature thread: Peekaboo
Lord Carhorn's signature thread: Illinois isn't flat
With tolbs's Peekaboo thread mostly got neutered out of existence this would be the actual signature:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=29865.0
That said, I do understand. At college age I would do almost anything to impress an attractive girl. Posting something like a questionable topics on a web forum topic would definitely be on the menu.
As far as "Illinois isn't flat," that is Teddy Roosevelt's signature thread.
How can forget the Sabb Manifesto as a signature thread?
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=16790.msg2128080#msg2128080
I don't start threads.
Quote from: Bruce on March 03, 2022, 05:08:37 PM
The COVID thread, before it got locked.
Ah, that was you. I couldn't remember. I knew it was one of the members from the west coast area, but I didn't remember which one. For some reason, I would have guessed |bing101|, actually.
Quote from: jakeroot on March 03, 2022, 06:20:21 PM
I think the "Double left turns with permissive phasing (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=17051.0)" thread is something a lot of traffic-control roadgeeks associate with me. It's up to 500+ posts, and I still post/check there regularly, as do others.
Yes, that one was the perfect pick for your signature thread.
As for my own, well... None of my threads are really active anymore. They've all kind of run their course, or else they're "project" threads and I gave up on the project that started them. So I'll approach the question from a different angle:
I'm a nitpicker: The Oxford Comma (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=26005.0)
I frequently bring up Mexico: Mexico - Where to find highway data (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=27593.0)
I'm snarky: Favorite breed of guinea pig (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=23912.0)
Quote from: kphoger on March 03, 2022, 06:57:36 PM
Quote from: Bruce on March 03, 2022, 05:08:37 PM
The COVID thread, before it got locked.
Ah, that was you. I couldn't remember. I knew it was one of the members from the west coast area, but I didn't remember which one. For some reason, I would have guessed |bing101|, actually.
That one is actually a pretty easy find: just sort the Off-Topic board by descending replies, and it's right on top and probably will be for a while.
Quote from: Rothman on March 03, 2022, 06:54:14 PM
I don't start threads.
Me neither. There's only one thread I've started, "States with discontinuous Interstate networks" https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=28630.0 . Referring to states like NV where I-15 and I-80 both enter, but there's no way to get from one to the other without either going off Interstates or leaving the state.
If I started a control city thread it could end up as a "signature" thread if only because my opinions about what places should be control cities seem to be very different than most other forum members.
Quote from: webny99 on March 03, 2022, 07:09:04 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 03, 2022, 06:57:36 PM
Quote from: Bruce on March 03, 2022, 05:08:37 PM
The COVID thread, before it got locked.
Ah, that was you. I couldn't remember. I knew it was one of the members from the west coast area, but I didn't remember which one. For some reason, I would have guessed |bing101|, actually.
That one is actually a pretty easy find: just sort the Off-Topic board by descending replies, and it's right on top and probably will be for a while.
Well, yeah, I know I could have
searched for it. But I couldn't
remember.
Good grief... Search for Jonathan Winkler's threads, and they're ALL signature threads! Well, probably 85% of them, anyway.
If I had to choose one for him, it would be this: Pushing the MUTCD envelope: arrow-per-lane diagrammatics (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=8965.0)
But here's the opposite: a thread I'd never have guessed was started by him, How many (and which) airports have you passed through? (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=4964.0)
Pretty sure mine is this one even though I didn't start it Can anyone identify this mystery interchange (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=20215.0)
I feel like I've made plenty of interesting findings that were helpful to others' research or neat discoveries presented within this forum but the linked thread has to be the winner insofar as impact.
Quote from: kphoger on March 03, 2022, 06:57:36 PM
Quote from: Bruce on March 03, 2022, 05:08:37 PM
The COVID thread, before it got locked.
Ah, that was you. I couldn't remember. I knew it was one of the members from the west coast area, but I didn't remember which one. For some reason, I would have guessed |bing101|, actually.
Yeah, I only started it because we had the first reported US case way back in January 2020. It was at a local hospital and the local spread had already been well underway for weeks according to later research.
Quote from: Mapmikey on March 03, 2022, 08:04:19 PM
Pretty sure mine is this one even though I didn't start it Can anyone identify this mystery interchange (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=20215.0)
I feel like I've made plenty of interesting findings that were helpful to others' research or neat discoveries presented within this forum but the linked thread has to be the winner insofar as impact.
I agree with your assessment. Any time I see that Radiohead album or hear a song off it, I think of that thread and how I was there to witness the interchange discovery. I still maintain that you're the most famous AARoads user thanks to your discovery.
Quote from: 1 on March 03, 2022, 04:58:02 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 03, 2022, 04:55:13 PM
Are we all agreed that Scott's is this (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=3521.0)?
If limited to threads created by that user, yes. However, there is and is not one that he took over (especially since the OP got banned).
I also started the road sign city name photo game (which spawned the similar street name one).
Quote from: jakeroot on March 04, 2022, 12:30:59 AM
Quote from: Mapmikey on March 03, 2022, 08:04:19 PM
Pretty sure mine is this one even though I didn't start it Can anyone identify this mystery interchange (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=20215.0)
I feel like I've made plenty of interesting findings that were helpful to others' research or neat discoveries presented within this forum but the linked thread has to be the winner insofar as impact.
I agree with your assessment. Any time I see that Radiohead album or hear a song off it, I think of that thread and how I was there to witness the interchange discovery. I still maintain that you're the most famous AARoads user thanks to your discovery.
We did have Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings become a member, though he was here to ask a specific question and had no further use for the board once he got what he was looking for.
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on March 04, 2022, 02:52:15 AM
Quote from: jakeroot on March 04, 2022, 12:30:59 AM
Quote from: Mapmikey on March 03, 2022, 08:04:19 PM
Pretty sure mine is this one even though I didn't start it Can anyone identify this mystery interchange (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=20215.0)
I feel like I've made plenty of interesting findings that were helpful to others' research or neat discoveries presented within this forum but the linked thread has to be the winner insofar as impact.
I agree with your assessment. Any time I see that Radiohead album or hear a song off it, I think of that thread and how I was there to witness the interchange discovery. I still maintain that you're the most famous AARoads user thanks to your discovery.
We did have Jeopardy champion host Ken Jennings become a member, though he was here to ask a specific question and had no further use for the board once he got what he was looking for.
FTFY
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 04, 2022, 04:55:45 AM
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on March 04, 2022, 02:52:15 AM
Quote from: jakeroot on March 04, 2022, 12:30:59 AM
Quote from: Mapmikey on March 03, 2022, 08:04:19 PM
Pretty sure mine is this one even though I didn't start it Can anyone identify this mystery interchange (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=20215.0)
I feel like I've made plenty of interesting findings that were helpful to others' research or neat discoveries presented within this forum but the linked thread has to be the winner insofar as impact.
I agree with your assessment. Any time I see that Radiohead album or hear a song off it, I think of that thread and how I was there to witness the interchange discovery. I still maintain that you're the most famous AARoads user thanks to your discovery.
We did have Jeopardy champion host Ken Jennings become a member, though he was here to ask a specific question and had no further use for the board once he got what he was looking for.
FTFY
Pfft. People know him more for being the champ.
Technically, he's not "the host." He's "hosting Jeopardy."
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 04, 2022, 08:07:50 AM
Technically, he's not "the host." He's "hosting Jeopardy."
Yeah I'm getting more and more confused by that. Meanwhile Mayim is making herself forgotten because she's too busy filming a sitcom with cats that nobody is watching.
Here, on off-topic, is my "Culver's" thread. I'm glad it's nearby. Even though it's generally fast-food and we don't eat there often (not that that's a bad thing, of course).
If we go for more specifics in "off-topic" , I'll use the "Sports" board as an example of an interesting coincidence.
"NBC Sports Network shutdown" thread and "Bears' investigation into a potential new stadium" are somewhat up there in ranking. Both have the exact same number of replies, but with other stats added, the "network shutdown" thread is somewhat higher.
I have a Page 2 hit on the Travel board..." Oldest Eatery/Restaurant in your area/region" .
Fictional Railroads was my thread in "Mass Transit" .
On the "SE" board, I asked a question about an old alignment of US 92, and since I live in Florida now, it makes me wonder just how many old alignments are out there.
Quote from: SectorZ on March 04, 2022, 08:25:37 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 04, 2022, 08:07:50 AM
Technically, he's not "the host." He's "hosting Jeopardy."
Yeah I'm getting more and more confused by that. Meanwhile Mayim is making herself forgotten because she's too busy filming a sitcom with cats that nobody is watching.
Tell that to my wife...
Quote from: SectorZ on March 04, 2022, 08:25:37 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 04, 2022, 08:07:50 AM
Technically, he's not "the host." He's "hosting Jeopardy."
Yeah I'm getting more and more confused by that. Meanwhile Mayim is making herself forgotten because she's too busy filming a sitcom with cats that nobody is watching.
I think what it means is that last year they announced Jeopardy would have two hosts: Bialik and Richards. She was to host prime-time episodes and other special events, he was to host the regular syndicated program. Richards then resigned. Rather than replace him, they've been bringing in Jennings as a "guest host." Last season, they just said "here is the guest host of Jeopardy, [name]." Not sure why they changed the style this year, but I believe the use of "hosting Jeopardy" reflects someone who has not (yet) been hired as a permanent host.
The dude stands behind a podium and chides people if they don't answer in the form of a question. To me, that makes him the host of Jeopardy!, even if he hasn't conducted whatever arcane consecration rituals from the Book of Fleming the current producers seem to feel is necessary to get the title.
I... almost never start threads. Apparently I've created three in the past entire year.
However, the most-replied thread that I started is probably the one about the farthest latitude and longitude you've been to (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=21701). Although Rothman kind of took that over...
Like I said, I don't start threads...
Quote from: Rothman on March 04, 2022, 11:32:23 PM
Like I said, I don't start threads...
But still "own" at least two. :D
I don’t create many new threads, but my signature thread so far is over in the Off Topic section about discontinued snack items. It is the most viewed thread I’ve created and has the most replies.
I really don't start threads. In fact, I think I have only started one - my "introduction" thread in the "Welcome!" board.
My first (and probably only) thread started. (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=24112.msg2377861#msg2377861)
Quote from: dlsterner on March 05, 2022, 01:47:47 PM
I really don't start threads. In fact, I think I have only started one - my "introduction" thread in the "Welcome!" board.
My first (and probably only) thread started. (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=24112.msg2377861#msg2377861)
Looks like you have one other thread: Ask Me Anything about I-97 (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=30504). You can see a person's threads by going to their profile > Profile Info > Show Posts > Topics.
I have started 9 threads (I didn't think it was that high). Most action was an Amtrak thread: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=28944
I rarely start threads.
But If I do, I try keeping it at a minimum. I had one post back in April 2021 that was locked due to it being offtopic.
That was the Liberty Lime drink that was available at Zaxby's which I had spotted at my local Zaxby's in Lillington.
I took a six month break due to this, and came back in August, before disappearing in November 2021.
I had another post which was locked due to it becoming heated and that was to delete my account.
I don't think I have one: my threads usually don't do too well
Quote from: snowc on March 05, 2022, 02:59:26 PM
... I had one post back in April 2021 that was locked ... I took a six month break due to this ... I had another post which was locked due to it becoming heated and that was to delete my account.
Dang!
Quote from: 7/8 on March 05, 2022, 02:24:37 PM
Quote from: dlsterner on March 05, 2022, 01:47:47 PM
I really don't start threads. In fact, I think I have only started one - my "introduction" thread in the "Welcome!" board.
My first (and probably only) thread started. (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=24112.msg2377861#msg2377861)
Looks like you have one other thread: Ask Me Anything about I-97 (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=30504). You can see a person's threads by going to their profile > Profile Info > Show Posts > Topics.
Ah, forgot about that one. Just a silly thread in response to the flurry of threads about "Ask me anything about <whatever>"
Mine would probably be the "Why is your username what it is? (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=30786.msg2694483#msg2694483)" thread. Another one, although not my thread, is "CoreySamson's Fictional Interstate Plans." I have asked questions, given recommendations, and even compiled a map in that thread.
Apparently I created the RI mileage based exit numbers thread, which is still going strong, so that would be mine. Going down the topic list was an interesting trip down memory lane. Looks like I used to be much more prolific with creating threads, but slowed down over the last few years. Also, that list reminded me of the "explosion" thread trend a while back (as I had created the Sun Explosion thread, which still makes me laugh whenever I think about it), which I had forgotten about.
The New Year threads, posted shortly after 6 p.m. Eastern/3 p.m. Pacific on December 31 :sombrero:. Otherwise I don't create threads.
Omg I inspired this thread guys.
But anyways, obviously it's my Random Thoughts thread. My Unpopular Route/ Sport Opinions threads had their little moment and spawned a few threads but they fizzled out.
This is the one (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=20153.0) for |Roadgeekteen|.
This is the one (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=30431.0) for |tolbs17|.
Quote from: kphoger on March 08, 2022, 09:31:23 AM
This is the one (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=20153.0) for |Roadgeekteen|.
This is the one (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=20153.0) for |tolbs17|.
You linked to the same thread twice.
Fixed.
I disagree for tolbs, it has to be the Peekaboo thread.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 08, 2022, 10:17:05 AM
I disagree for tolbs, it has to be the Peekaboo thread.
*whoosh* ?
It's been dead for years now, but my thread "Joe's Signs" under Road-Related Illustrations is probably my signature thread. Back in the day when that board was super active, Zeffy's thread, Redesign this!, and my thread were fairly popular for sign drawings. Most of my posts back then were pretty stupid and immature in hindsight.
Beyond that, I did "The BEST Transportation Agency in the U.S." a couple times. First in 2014 and again in 2021.
I've never been one to start the big threads that last forever like Road Sign UNO.
I filled one gaping hole by starting the South Carolina thread. I also started threads for Charlotte and Nashville. And I also started one in General Highway Talk called "Old/historic peculiar road names" that sort of took off to get a second page.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 08, 2022, 10:17:05 AM
I disagree for tolbs, it has to be the Peekaboo thread.
I haven't looked at the Peekaboo thread before it got deleted unfortunately, only read the context about it in the "random thoughts" thread that followed shortly after.
Speaking of the Random Thoughts thread, it got pinned for a few hours, so that could be another one for tolbs :sombrero:
Quote from: kphoger on March 08, 2022, 10:19:58 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 08, 2022, 10:17:05 AM
I disagree for tolbs, it has to be the Peekaboo thread.
*whoosh* ?
That's right, you were away when that happened. Essentially some girl by the name of Mary Hannah told tolbs to post a "Peekaboo" thread. Madness ensued and now there is a quality posting standards:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=29865.0
No, I meant it went *whoosh* over your head?
I linked to a thread about signatures.
Quote from: kphoger on March 08, 2022, 11:00:24 AM
No, I meant it went *whoosh* over your head?
I linked to a thread about signatures.
Ah, I see what you were going for now. Well played, I would have bought the one you linked for Alangoatteen.
This "guess the" trend gained it's popularity off my guess the speed limit challenge. I created the state thread and the country thread, and both have gained significant popularity on the forum. Other guessing threads have been started by different users.
Besides that, these shitshows probably:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=20122.0
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=21290.0
Quote from: webny99 on March 03, 2022, 05:03:13 PM
So, no surprise to anyone that I went way overboard on this, but a bit of a three-dimensional reply here...
The crazy thing is that my longest thread by far isn't even road-related at all: the NFL (202X Season) (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=26378.0) thread. It also happens to be the longest Sports thread on the forum, but it's only so long because it spans multiple years now (and there seems to be a lot more NFL banter on the forum now, in which I owe my humble part :biggrin:).
I also have a couple of notable food related threads, Fastest Fast Food (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=22528.0) and Locally famous foods (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=22074.0); and a bunch of other Off-Topic threads, (some of which I'm not proud of at all), including Fastest-growing suburbs (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=20437.0), defining the Rust Belt, defining Upstate New York, ambiguous city names, some attempted DST threads, and a whole bunch more.
As for the actual road stuff, my most enduring contribution is probably Rural Freeways that Need Six Lanes (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=24186.0), which I am certainly honored by given my advocacy for six-laning of rural freeways over the years!
A few of my other notable thread contributions would include:
-Busiest 2-lane roads (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=20217.0)
-Nearest Freeway Segment You've Never Driven (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=23258.0)
-Crossroads of Your State (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=20723.0)
-Traffic lights on roads with high speed limits (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=22073.0)
-States Ranked by Signage Quality (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=22284.0)
-Plus a bunch of fictional threads, none of which are particularly special IMO.
And yet, I believe some of my most significant contributions to the forum have been in the Travel Board; as of this posting, I've started 4 of the top 12 (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?board=43.0;sort=replies;desc) topics in Travel. The most prominent one length-wise is the Guess the City Challenge (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=30405.0), a rare successful spin-off of the Guess the State/Province challenge, itself the longest thread in the Travel board, and inspired in part by I can't believe this is in this state (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=29088.0), which has gone on to become an enduring theme of the game and its spinoffs.
Some of my other Travel board contributions include a revived "Clinching Counties" thread, crazy travel stats and fun facts, states you've come closest to visiting, and a whole bunch of other shorter threads. Overall, the Travel board is my Most Popular Board By Activity, as I've made 1155 posts there, amounting to 12.54% of my posts and 4.18% of the total posts in that board.
You and I have transformed the travel board tremendously lol.
Quote from: kphoger on March 08, 2022, 09:31:23 AM
This is the one (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=20153.0) for |Roadgeekteen|.
OMG I forgot about that! I was a mess in 2017. I even got banned twice.
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 25, 2022, 04:46:21 PM
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 25, 2022, 04:47:54 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 25, 2022, 04:46:21 PM
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Are you going to become Roadgeekadult soon? :spin:
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Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 25, 2022, 04:47:54 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 25, 2022, 04:46:21 PM
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Are you going to become Roadgeekadult soon? :spin:
Alangoatman
Quote from: JoePCool14 on March 25, 2022, 04:55:11 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 25, 2022, 04:47:54 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 25, 2022, 04:46:21 PM
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Are you going to become Roadgeekadult soon? :spin:
I plan on reevaluating my username when I turn 20 in 2023. I haven't decided yet.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 25, 2022, 04:56:30 PM
Quote from: JoePCool14 on March 25, 2022, 04:55:11 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 25, 2022, 04:47:54 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 25, 2022, 04:46:21 PM
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Are you going to become Roadgeekadult soon? :spin:
I plan on reevaluating my username when I turn 20 in 2023. I haven't decided yet.
After everything Goat Jesus has done for you do you really think he would let you evaluate that decision?
Not trying to get this thread lock, so let's stop talking about Alanland.
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Not trying to get this thread lock, so let's stop talking about Alanland.
Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same.
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Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 25, 2022, 04:47:54 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 25, 2022, 04:46:21 PM
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Are you going to become Roadgeekadult soon? :spin:
I plan on reevaluating my username when I turn 20 in 2023. I haven't decided yet.
That's oddly specific.
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Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 25, 2022, 04:47:54 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 25, 2022, 04:46:21 PM
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Are you going to become Roadgeekadult soon? :spin:
I plan on reevaluating my username when I turn 20 in 2023. I haven't decided yet.
That's oddly specific.
Well I'll still be a teen until August 12th 2023.
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Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 25, 2022, 04:47:54 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 25, 2022, 04:46:21 PM
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Are you going to become Roadgeekadult soon? :spin:
I plan on reevaluating my username when I turn 20 in 2023. I haven't decided yet.
That's oddly specific.
Well I'll still be a teen until August 12th 2023.
There is no changing your name now.
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Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 25, 2022, 04:47:54 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 25, 2022, 04:46:21 PM
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Are you going to become Roadgeekadult soon? :spin:
I plan on reevaluating my username when I turn 20 in 2023. I haven't decided yet.
That's oddly specific.
Well I'll still be a teen until August 12th 2023.
There is no changing your name now.
why not
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Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 25, 2022, 04:47:54 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 25, 2022, 04:46:21 PM
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Are you going to become Roadgeekadult soon? :spin:
I plan on reevaluating my username when I turn 20 in 2023. I haven't decided yet.
That's oddly specific.
Well I'll still be a teen until August 12th 2023.
There is no changing your name now.
That does seem a little odd to me. When I hit 18 years old I tried my damn hardest to disassociate myself with childlike titles such as "teen."
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Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 25, 2022, 04:47:54 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 25, 2022, 04:46:21 PM
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Are you going to become Roadgeekadult soon? :spin:
I plan on reevaluating my username when I turn 20 in 2023. I haven't decided yet.
That's oddly specific.
Well I'll still be a teen until August 12th 2023.
There is no changing your name now.
That does seem a little odd to me. When I hit 18 years old I tried my damn hardest to disassociate myself with childlike titles such as "teen."
But I wasn't 18 when I made my account, I was 13. I originally considered "road fan kid" or something like that. It's a hassle to change my username and to come up with a new identity so I've decided to wait until I'm 20.
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Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 25, 2022, 04:47:54 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 25, 2022, 04:46:21 PM
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Are you going to become Roadgeekadult soon? :spin:
I plan on reevaluating my username when I turn 20 in 2023. I haven't decided yet.
That's oddly specific.
Well I'll still be a teen until August 12th 2023.
There is no changing your name now.
That does seem a little odd to me. When I hit 18 years old I tried my damn hardest to disassociate myself with childlike titles such as "teen."
But I wasn't 18 when I made my account, I was 13. I originally considered "road fan kid" or something like that. It's a hassle to change my username and to come up with a new identity so I've decided to wait until I'm 20.
A hassle how? You're talking to Alps in another thread, doesn't hurt to ask.
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Quote from: JoePCool14 on March 25, 2022, 04:55:11 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 25, 2022, 04:47:54 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 25, 2022, 04:46:21 PM
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Are you going to become Roadgeekadult soon? :spin:
I plan on reevaluating my username when I turn 20 in 2023. I haven't decided yet.
That's oddly specific.
Well I'll still be a teen until August 12th 2023.
There is no changing your name now.
why not
Even if you try, it will just seem fake. You'll always be Roadgeekteen.
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Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 25, 2022, 04:47:54 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 25, 2022, 04:46:21 PM
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Are you going to become Roadgeekadult soon? :spin:
I plan on reevaluating my username when I turn 20 in 2023. I haven't decided yet.
That's oddly specific.
Well I'll still be a teen until August 12th 2023.
There is no changing your name now.
That does seem a little odd to me. When I hit 18 years old I tried my damn hardest to disassociate myself with childlike titles such as "teen."
But I wasn't 18 when I made my account, I was 13. I originally considered "road fan kid" or something like that. It's a hassle to change my username and to come up with a new identity so I've decided to wait until I'm 20.
A hassle how? You're talking to Alps in another thread, doesn't hurt to ask.
Roadgeekteen flows off the tongue much better than "roadgeekadult" or "roadgeekman" does. I don't want to keep constantly changing my username and everyone knows me as Roadgeekteen so I'll keep it for now.
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Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 25, 2022, 04:47:54 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 25, 2022, 04:46:21 PM
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Are you going to become Roadgeekadult soon? :spin:
I plan on reevaluating my username when I turn 20 in 2023. I haven't decided yet.
That's oddly specific.
Well I'll still be a teen until August 12th 2023.
There is no changing your name now.
why not
Even if you try, it will just seem fake. You'll always be Roadgeekteen.
Until one day around the age of 23-24 when everyone suddenly accepts him as Roadgeekman.
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Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 25, 2022, 04:46:21 PM
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Are you going to become Roadgeekadult soon? :spin:
I plan on reevaluating my username when I turn 20 in 2023. I haven't decided yet.
That's oddly specific.
Well I'll still be a teen until August 12th 2023.
There is no changing your name now.
why not
Even if you try, it will just seem fake. You'll always be Roadgeekteen.
Sort of like when the girl who lived down the street throughout your childhood gets married and takes her husband's name, but you can never think of her by that name because you knew her by her maiden name for 20+ years.
(When I moved into my dorm in Charlottesville in 1991, my parents and brother and I were walking somewhere when someone started calling my mother's maiden name, which she had not gone by in over 20 years by that point. She didn't realize someone was calling her until I said, "Uh, Mom, I think that lady may be calling YOU by your maiden name." Sure enough, it was someone she'd known in high school whose son was starting at UVA at the same time I was.)
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Quote from: webny99 on March 03, 2022, 05:03:13 PM
And yet, I believe some of my most significant contributions to the forum have been in the Travel Board; as of this posting, I've started 4 of the top 12 (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?board=43.0;sort=replies;desc) topics in Travel. The most prominent one length-wise is the Guess the City Challenge (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=30405.0), a rare successful spin-off of the Guess the State/Province challenge, itself the longest thread in the Travel board, and inspired in part by I can't believe this is in this state (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=29088.0), which has gone on to become an enduring theme of the game and its spinoffs.
Some of my other Travel board contributions include a revived "Clinching Counties" thread, crazy travel stats and fun facts, states you've come closest to visiting, and a whole bunch of other shorter threads. Overall, the Travel board is my Most Popular Board By Activity, as I've made 1155 posts there, amounting to 12.54% of my posts and 4.18% of the total posts in that board.
You and I have transformed the travel board tremendously lol.
Although the travel board is a fairly new board, I believe it was created in 2015. So it probably didn't have that much before we came.
Even so, :cheers:
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 25, 2022, 05:32:40 PM
Sort of like when the girl who lived down the street throughout your childhood gets married and takes her husband's name, but you can never think of her by that name because you knew her by her maiden name for 20+ years.
(When I moved into my dorm in Charlottesville in 1991, my parents and brother and I were walking somewhere when someone started calling my mother's maiden name, which she had not gone by in over 20 years by that point. She didn't realize someone was calling her until I said, "Uh, Mom, I think that lady may be calling YOU by your maiden name." Sure enough, it was someone she'd known in high school whose son was starting at UVA at the same time I was.)
Oh, my parents (mostly my mom) do this all the time and get roasted for it. I'll probably do the same thing someday, but it's still enjoyable to poke fun about it.
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Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 25, 2022, 04:46:21 PM
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Are you going to become Roadgeekadult soon? :spin:
I plan on reevaluating my username when I turn 20 in 2023. I haven't decided yet.
That's oddly specific.
Well I'll still be a teen until August 12th 2023.
There is no changing your name now.
why not
Even if you try, it will just seem fake. You'll always be Roadgeekteen.
Maybe he'll get really into birdwatching and become Roadgeektern.
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Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 25, 2022, 04:47:54 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 25, 2022, 04:46:21 PM
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Are you going to become Roadgeekadult soon? :spin:
I plan on reevaluating my username when I turn 20 in 2023. I haven't decided yet.
That's oddly specific.
Well I'll still be a teen until August 12th 2023.
There is no changing your name now.
why not
Even if you try, it will just seem fake. You'll always be Roadgeekteen.
Maybe he'll get really into birdwatching and become Roadgeektern.
Roadgeeklean?
Roadgeekbeam?
Roadgeekbean?
Roadgeekmeme?
Also, the longer the quote...
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Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 25, 2022, 04:46:21 PM
Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Are you going to become Roadgeekadult soon? :spin:
I plan on reevaluating my username when I turn 20 in 2023. I haven't decided yet.
That's oddly specific.
Well I'll still be a teen until August 12th 2023.
There is no changing your name now.
why not
Even if you try, it will just seem fake. You'll always be Roadgeekteen.
Maybe he'll get really into birdwatching and become Roadgeektern.
He could start saying nasty things to everybody and become Roadgeekmean
He could buy an electric vehicle and become Roadgeekgreen
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Slipping back into 2017 era posting habits?
No I don't plan on doing so, I was 13 then I'm 18 now. But I do now realize that those last 3 posts probably should have been merged or just one post, as I made the first one before reading the thread.
Are you going to become Roadgeekadult soon? :spin:
I plan on reevaluating my username when I turn 20 in 2023. I haven't decided yet.
That's oddly specific.
Well I'll still be a teen until August 12th 2023.
There is no changing your name now.
why not
Even if you try, it will just seem fake. You'll always be Roadgeekteen.
Maybe he'll get really into birdwatching and become Roadgeektern.
He could start saying nasty things to everybody and become Roadgeekmean
He could buy an electric vehicle and become Roadgeekgreen
Or even a harvester/trafficker of human body parts known as Roadgeekspleen?
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 25, 2022, 06:25:32 PMMaybe he'll get really into birdwatching and become Roadgeektern.
RoadgeekTERN (https://visys.pro/research/soms/tern-typeface/) would be topical.
I could become an anime fan and call myself roadgeekweeb
Back on topic:
Mine is probably the Guess That Bridge! thread (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=27278.0), which I believe started a trend, as now Traffic Control has several similar threads for speed limits (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=29275.0), 2dis (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=30156.0)/3dis (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=30341.0), and US highways (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=30339.0).
I have two, those are Guess the State Route Challenge (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=31328.0) and AARoads Wordle (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=32446.0). If I had to pick just one, I would go with AARoads Wordle.
My Counties in your State without a State Route (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=32423.0) and The Worst Concurrencies (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=32124.0) threads are secondary.
Quote from: Rothman on March 04, 2022, 11:32:23 PM
Like I said, I don't start threads...
Don't start none, won't be none... :-D
Quote from: SectorZ on March 04, 2022, 08:25:37 AM
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Technically, he's not "the host." He's "hosting Jeopardy."
Yeah I'm getting more and more confused by that. Meanwhile Mayim is making herself forgotten because she's too busy filming a sitcom with cats that nobody is watching.
A sitcom with cats? Where? I'll watch.
Don't bother, my wife is into that show and it's pretty bad.
None of my threads really took off (except for "What do you think are scams?" which got 18 pages before being locked). However, I think I was the one who turned "Things in middle of roundabout" into what it is now (it's only five pages, but I think I established the theme there).
This is my real signature thread:
(https://i.postimg.cc/tJn6Lg9S/Thread.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
My longest is this one, from the start of the pandemic: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=26548.0
But my favorite is probably this one: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=31449. I think the subject of that thread is going to be very interesting to watch in the coming decades.
Quote from: thspfc on March 27, 2023, 10:38:02 AM
My longest is this one, from the start of the pandemic: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=26548.0
But my favorite is probably this one: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=31449. I think the subject of that thread is going to be very interesting to watch in the coming decades.
I still don't know how that coronavirus thread slipped through the lock cracks
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 27, 2023, 03:38:16 PM
Quote from: thspfc on March 27, 2023, 10:38:02 AM
My longest is this one, from the start of the pandemic: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=26548.0
But my favorite is probably this one: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=31449. I think the subject of that thread is going to be very interesting to watch in the coming decades.
I still don't know how that coronavirus thread slipped through the lock cracks
Start a conversation and see how long it lasts.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 27, 2023, 03:46:56 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 27, 2023, 03:38:16 PM
Quote from: thspfc on March 27, 2023, 10:38:02 AM
My longest is this one, from the start of the pandemic: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=26548.0
But my favorite is probably this one: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=31449. I think the subject of that thread is going to be very interesting to watch in the coming decades.
I still don't know how that coronavirus thread slipped through the lock cracks
Start a conversation and see how long it lasts.
Covid is essentially over at this point. If the other threads were still unlocked they probably would have died out by now.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 27, 2023, 03:57:34 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 27, 2023, 03:46:56 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 27, 2023, 03:38:16 PM
Quote from: thspfc on March 27, 2023, 10:38:02 AM
My longest is this one, from the start of the pandemic: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=26548.0
But my favorite is probably this one: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=31449. I think the subject of that thread is going to be very interesting to watch in the coming decades.
I still don't know how that coronavirus thread slipped through the lock cracks
Start a conversation and see how long it lasts.
Covid is essentially over at this point. If the other threads were still unlocked they probably would have died out by now.
Say that in the last COVID and see if that's a consensus opinion.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 27, 2023, 03:57:34 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 27, 2023, 03:46:56 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 27, 2023, 03:38:16 PM
Quote from: thspfc on March 27, 2023, 10:38:02 AM
My longest is this one, from the start of the pandemic: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=26548.0
But my favorite is probably this one: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=31449. I think the subject of that thread is going to be very interesting to watch in the coming decades.
I still don't know how that coronavirus thread slipped through the lock cracks
Start a conversation and see how long it lasts.
Covid is essentially over at this point. If the other threads were still unlocked they probably would have died out by now.
Hm. 2,000 people are still dying of it a week in the U.S. Doesn't seem like it's over.
Quote from: Rothman on March 27, 2023, 04:03:37 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 27, 2023, 03:57:34 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 27, 2023, 03:46:56 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 27, 2023, 03:38:16 PM
Quote from: thspfc on March 27, 2023, 10:38:02 AM
My longest is this one, from the start of the pandemic: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=26548.0
But my favorite is probably this one: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=31449. I think the subject of that thread is going to be very interesting to watch in the coming decades.
I still don't know how that coronavirus thread slipped through the lock cracks
Start a conversation and see how long it lasts.
Covid is essentially over at this point. If the other threads were still unlocked they probably would have died out by now.
Hm. 2,000 people are still dying of it a week in the U.S. Doesn't seem like it's over.
Not saying that the disease itself is over, but the pandemic related lockdowns and restrictions are pretty much over at this point. And that's what most people were debating about.
Covid will very likely become endemic.
Also of note, I requested that the original "coronavirus" thread be unlocked several months after it was locked. Even though I had a legitimate reason, I knew it was a very low chance proposition and it was unsurprisingly denied.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 27, 2023, 03:38:16 PM
Quote from: thspfc on March 27, 2023, 10:38:02 AM
My longest is this one, from the start of the pandemic: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=26548.0
But my favorite is probably this one: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=31449. I think the subject of that thread is going to be very interesting to watch in the coming decades.
I still don't know how that coronavirus thread slipped through the lock cracks
Believe it or not, at the beginning of the pandemic, there were a good couple of months where it wasn't a huge political mess. And everyone was kind of uncertain and having an outlet to talk to one another about it was useful. Once everything started becoming political is when it lost the plot.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 27, 2023, 03:57:34 PM
If the other threads were still unlocked they probably would have died out by now.
Given that I still see arguments about it in other discussion areas on the Internet, I'm not sure that's actually likely.
Quote from: webny99 on March 27, 2023, 05:55:30 PM
Covid will very likely become endemic.
Also of note, I requested that the original "coronavirus" thread be unlocked several months after it was locked. Even though I had a legitimate reason, I knew it was a very low chance proposition and it was unsurprisingly denied.
I also thought that it should be unlocked, but I recognize that my philosophy for when threads should be locked is different from the mods. Although we got a second chance with the vaccine thread, and since the vaccine somehow also became a political issue, that got locked as well.
Quote from: Rothman on March 27, 2023, 04:03:37 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 27, 2023, 03:57:34 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 27, 2023, 03:46:56 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 27, 2023, 03:38:16 PM
Quote from: thspfc on March 27, 2023, 10:38:02 AM
My longest is this one, from the start of the pandemic: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=26548.0
But my favorite is probably this one: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=31449. I think the subject of that thread is going to be very interesting to watch in the coming decades.
I still don't know how that coronavirus thread slipped through the lock cracks
Start a conversation and see how long it lasts.
Covid is essentially over at this point. If the other threads were still unlocked they probably would have died out by now.
Hm. 2,000 people are still dying of it a week in the U.S. Doesn't seem like it's over.
Huh. Hospitalizations and deaths are higher right now than they were in summer 2021. Though, the vast majority of deaths are unvaccinated people . . .
It still surprises me that the peak of the pandemic (for cases and hospitalizations; nearly deaths as well) was actually in January 2022. Even here in Madison, one of the most liberal cities in the country, the pandemic was an afterthought at that time besides the mask mandate.
I think this week is actually the first time anyone in my family has had a legitimate Covid concern. I believe that none of us has had to self-isolate since we got back from Mexico in March 2020 and the state health department treated us like we were radioactive just because we'd crossed an international border. But our eldest son's best friend just tested positive yesterday, and the two of them had practically spent all week-end together–between a church lock-in Friday night through Saturday night and small group on Sunday night. So we decided to just assume our son has the virus, even if he isn't sick. As such, he has now transitioned from voluntary basement troll to dungeon prisoner. Even with my wife operating a home daycare, isolation is no longer required for close contacts, but we're erring on the side of caution. The only crappy part is that all of our home tests expired last summer.
Quote from: kphoger on March 28, 2023, 09:22:39 AMI think this week is actually the first time anyone in my family has had a legitimate Covid concern. I believe that none of us has had to self-isolate since we got back from Mexico in March 2020 and the state health department treated us like we were radioactive just because we'd crossed an international border. But our eldest son's best friend just tested positive yesterday, and the two of them had practically spent all week-end together–between a church lock-in Friday night through Saturday night and small group on Sunday night. So we decided to just assume our son has the virus, even if he isn't sick. As such, he has now transitioned from voluntary basement troll to dungeon prisoner. Even with my wife operating a home daycare, isolation is no longer required for close contacts, but we're erring on the side of caution. The only crappy part is that all of our home tests expired last summer.
Have you checked to see if any of the expiration dates have been extended? Many brands of tests have received extensions of six months or more from the FDA.
It's been a while since I looked at the current guidance, but when I was a close contact last December, the guidelines at that time called for me to wear a mask when out in public.
Quote from: J N Winkler on March 28, 2023, 12:27:43 PM
Have you checked to see if any of the expiration dates have been extended? Many brands of tests have received extensions of six months or more from the FDA.
No need. We know so many public school teachers, that we already have someone scheduled to run us some new tests for free.
Quote from: J N Winkler on March 28, 2023, 12:27:43 PM
It's been a while since I looked at the current guidance, but when I was a close contact last December, the guidelines at that time called for me to wear a mask when out in public.
Oh, yeah, as a licensed home daycare provider, my wife definitely checks the KDHE requirements for daycares.
Quote from: kphoger on March 28, 2023, 09:22:39 AM
The only crappy part is that all of our home tests expired last summer.
You might contact a pharmacy to see if you can get more. I was able to pick some up at our local pharmacy free of charge a few months back; costs were paid for by a federal program. I don't know if that program still exists, though.
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 29, 2023, 06:01:29 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 28, 2023, 09:22:39 AM
The only crappy part is that all of our home tests expired last summer.
You might contact a pharmacy to see if you can get more. I was able to pick some up at our local pharmacy free of charge a few months back; costs were paid for by a federal program. I don't know if that program still exists, though.
Why would they have an expiration date? They aren't exactly perishable foods. Probably more of a bureaucratic requirement than anything relating to functionality.
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 29, 2023, 06:01:29 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 28, 2023, 09:22:39 AM
The only crappy part is that all of our home tests expired last summer.
You might contact a pharmacy to see if you can get more. I was able to pick some up at our local pharmacy free of charge a few months back; costs were paid for by a federal program. I don't know if that program still exists, though.
Interestingly I've found home tests to be unreliable. During my only confirmed instance of contracting COVID the two at home tests I did were negative (even though my wife was positive). The results for the PCR and Molecular tests I did at Madera County the same day were positive.
Quote from: hbelkins on March 30, 2023, 12:26:16 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 29, 2023, 06:01:29 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 28, 2023, 09:22:39 AM
The only crappy part is that all of our home tests expired last summer.
You might contact a pharmacy to see if you can get more. I was able to pick some up at our local pharmacy free of charge a few months back; costs were paid for by a federal program. I don't know if that program still exists, though.
Why would they have an expiration date? They aren't exactly perishable foods. Probably more of a bureaucratic requirement than anything relating to functionality.
Because the tests were trialed for less than a year before release to the market, the FDA had to put an expiration date of less than a year on them. They didn't know if they would still be effective beyond that point. It was either that, or wait longer before releasing them to the market–which would have been a course of action that, to put it lightly, wouldn't have been warmly received by the public. This, then, explains why the FDA has extended the expiration date on many tests since their release: as more time has elapsed, the FDA has been able to assess the tests' effectiveness over a longer period of time.
Quote from: hbelkins on March 30, 2023, 12:26:16 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 29, 2023, 06:01:29 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 28, 2023, 09:22:39 AM
The only crappy part is that all of our home tests expired last summer.
You might contact a pharmacy to see if you can get more. I was able to pick some up at our local pharmacy free of charge a few months back; costs were paid for by a federal program. I don't know if that program still exists, though.
Why would they have an expiration date? They aren't exactly perishable foods. Probably more of a bureaucratic requirement than anything relating to functionality.
The tests include reagents that break down over time, though going off what Kyle said, it sounds they don't know exactly how long it takes them to break down enough to be ineffective. (I'm guessing you haven't actually used one of them if you're asking this–there a few little packets/bottles of chemicals inside that you have to mix, it's not like a pregnancy or drug test or whatever where it's all in a nice neat little package that you just have to expose to bodily fluid.)
Another one of my signature threads is the "worst county in your state" thread, which spawned the Orleans County NY memes.
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 30, 2023, 10:12:25 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on March 30, 2023, 12:26:16 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 29, 2023, 06:01:29 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 28, 2023, 09:22:39 AM
The only crappy part is that all of our home tests expired last summer.
You might contact a pharmacy to see if you can get more. I was able to pick some up at our local pharmacy free of charge a few months back; costs were paid for by a federal program. I don't know if that program still exists, though.
Why would they have an expiration date? They aren't exactly perishable foods. Probably more of a bureaucratic requirement than anything relating to functionality.
The tests include reagents that break down over time, though going off what Kyle said, it sounds they don't know exactly how long it takes them to break down enough to be ineffective. (I'm guessing you haven't actually used one of them if you're asking this–there a few little packets/bottles of chemicals inside that you have to mix, it's not like a pregnancy or drug test or whatever where it's all in a nice neat little package that you just have to expose to bodily fluid.)
Nope. I've never violated my nostrils with one.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 31, 2023, 04:14:24 AM
Another one of my signature threads is the "worst county in your state" thread, which spawned the Orleans County NY memes.
If you interpret the title of this thread literally, then that's also kphoger's signature thread. :biggrin:
Quote from: hbelkins on March 31, 2023, 10:41:43 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 30, 2023, 10:12:25 PM
(I'm guessing you haven't actually used one of them if you're asking this–there a few little packets/bottles of chemicals inside that you have to mix, it's not like a pregnancy or drug test or whatever where it's all in a nice neat little package that you just have to expose to bodily fluid.)
Nope. I've never violated my nostrils with one.
I've never used one either. Some of the other members of my household have used them every so often, but I've never been in a position of needing to. Except a year ago, when I had a couple of minor cold-like symptoms and I was about to fly out of the country, but then I didn't really want to deal with the hassle of testing positive, so I just never bothered with the test. I did get an N95 mask from someone for that trip, though, which is the only time I've worn one of those.
Anyway, I
did once have my nostril violated when I had influenza several years ago. I swear they were trying to get a sample of brain tissue...
Quote from: hbelkins on March 31, 2023, 10:41:43 AM
Nope. I've never violated my nostrils with one.
At-home tests are hardly a "violation" compared to any other swab I've had at a doctor's office.
Chinese Expressways and highways (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=26088.75)
Renumbering Chinese expressways as interstates (dedicated to FritzOwl) (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=27961.0)
"Oregon's New Gas Law" (over in the Northwest board, obviously) is the only thread I've made that got any sort of traction whatsoever. Other than that my threads - until last year, anyway - have mostly consisted of two categories: Childish mistakes and/or duplicates, sometimes both.
(After recreating my account once the initial COPPA-related ban on my now-merged account expired, I posted very sparsely until 2022. There are several duplicate RRI sign threads under my name several pages deep in that subforum that I just wish could be deleted.)