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All-time Top 40 ILE threads:

― Michael Daddino, Sunday, 5 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

What exactly does this mean Michaael-and how does it realte to cataloging things.

― anthony, Sunday, 5 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

anthong see the corresponding ILM thread which explains it more

― Ron, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

is that your favourites or is it an actual pop chart?

― unknown or illegal, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

duane its based on size i believe

― Ron, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Wahoo! I got number 40!

― jel --, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

whoa. momus owns maybe 10 of those threads.

― geeta, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

27: The Pinefox was right!

Indiephilia is ILM (and surely is less big than JayZ/Nas Pts 1 or 2?)

― Jeff W, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

the pinefox is always right

― geeta, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

B-b-but the PF said that LEEDS would win!

― David O'Leary, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Jeff W -- you're right about Indiephilia. When it downloads webpages, the program I'm using sometimes sucks in threads from other forums on greenspun.com. It looks like my archives could stand to use some minor editing, which I'm currently pondering how to do in a quick manner.

Anthony -- the list is ranked by the size of the thread's webpage. For example, both Jay-Z threads are over 1MB in size. The next biggest one is only a mere 200KB or so, I believe.

― Michael Daddino, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

As well as the Rock vs. Rap thread. Shit!

― Michael Daddino, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Where's the men who trim their pubic hair thread?

― Graham, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

It's on the new answers page, baby. not a top seller but a steady PERENNIAL

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I have managed to write only 2815 words on these 40 threads. Nothing very intelligent or entertaining. I feel bad about this.

― jel --, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Mmm, I made #18. This ILE virgin is well-pleased....

― Nichole Graham, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm sorry about the No.7 thing.

― N., Tuesday, 7 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I wonder what's topping the charts now. Surely Vice and . . . how did you do this, Michael?

― felicity (felicity), Saturday, 1 March 2003 01:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Threads were ranked according by the file size of their webpage. I could do this anew if I wanted to download every ILE thread again. But I don't. Surely Graham could come up with an easy way to do this.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Saturday, 1 March 2003 02:06 (twenty-two years ago)

He has already - see ILX Hall Of Fame

― N. (nickdastoor), Saturday, 1 March 2003 02:25 (twenty-two years ago)

ILE:
1. Let's talk about Vice Magazine (243160 bytes)
2. this is the thread where you copy and paste whatever other posts on ilx made you laugh out loud (184366 bytes)
3. is it really possible to tell if someone's gay without them making it explicitly clear to you? (182997 bytes)
4. White Men Who Exclusively Date Asian Women (179594 bytes)
5. So, right, then, who do you fancy? (158187 bytes)
6. What goes wrong when trying to make friends... (155921 bytes)
7. Resist Monoculture (154035 bytes)
8. What are you listening to today? (150065 bytes)
9. so im looking for info on google... (147564 bytes)
10. what are you reading when not on ILE (139558 bytes)
11. What are you - heh heh - wearing right now? (139348 bytes)
12. abortion classic or dud? (138699 bytes)
13. Why Do (some) Men Hate Women? (133620 bytes)
14. Home Truths (128438 bytes)
15. The Intellectuals and the Mases (125562 bytes)
16. Thread Connections (123984 bytes)
17. The longest, freakiest conspiracy email yet. MUST READ! Opinions please! (118319 bytes)
18. A necessary post (112349 bytes)
19. ah fuck it, what do you all look like? (109630 bytes)
20. WOMEN: How many bras do you have? (108006 bytes)

― Graham (graham), Saturday, 1 March 2003 04:25 (twenty-two years ago)

ILM:
1. Jay-Z / Nas hip-hop throw down? & other throw-downs? Pt. 2: The Saga Continues. (1535386 bytes)
2. Jay-Z / Nas hip-hop throw down? & other throw-downs? (1292509 bytes)
3. Jay-Z/Nas and other hip-hop throwdowns? Pt. 3: Still Going . . . ( 452356 bytes)
4. This is the thread where you ask for help in parsing one of Robert Christgau's sentences. ( 271578 bytes)
5. Bad ( 257625 bytes)
6. P&J stats ( 254619 bytes)
7. Introduce Yourselves! ( 229628 bytes)
8. Taking sides: Madonna or Janet Jackson? ( 224961 bytes)
9. watching the detectives (critics) ( 195010 bytes)
10. This Is The Thread Where We Post Every Single End of Year List We Can Find ( 172838 bytes)
11. The bigger question: Why isn't art/music free? ( 169401 bytes)
12. your own fucking ten ( 151902 bytes)
13. Indie Guilt: C/D ( 134188 bytes)
14. "A Little Less Conversation" encapsulates everything I hate about British "culture" in 2002 ( 131058 bytes)
15. ILM Snapshot: Last Five Records You Bought ( 128939 bytes)
16. Updated Introduce Yourselves ( 122033 bytes)
17. Taking Sides: Objective vs. Subjective ( 121314 bytes)
18. Taste ( 119336 bytes)
19. How many chords must someone know to be considered an actual musician? ( 112748 bytes)
20. Indiephilia! ( 112739 bytes)

― Graham (graham), Saturday, 1 March 2003 04:36 (twenty-two years ago)

That was the third longest ILE thread? Eek.

― Chris P (Chris P), Saturday, 1 March 2003 07:21 (twenty-two years ago)