AboveTopSecret 2004 - The Conspiracy Year in Review (Popular Threads)

Top ATS Threads of 2004
Ranked by most-replied and most-viewed.

In 2004, we experienced meteoric growth as the discussions of our community members began influencing news coverage, attracting attention from one of the largest information sites (SlashDot), inspiring involvement from NASA, and even a U.S. presidential candidate. Thanks, in part, to a massive number of discussion related to politics as the U.S. election approached, we surpassed one million posts and will close the year with close to 30,000 member registrations. Unlike our 2003 ATS Review, due to the volume of new threads, we'll provide a review of the top-five most replied and top-five most viewed threads authored in each month of 2004 first, then comment on the other important threads of 2004 in another post.

So here are the most popular threads of each month in 2004. They provide an interesting slice-in-time for the psyche of the board and our members. For each month, the first five threads are the top-five most replied threads that were authored that month, and the second five are the top-five most viewed. Click on the month for a more detailed look at all the top threads of any given month.

January (3645 new threads)	date	reps/views		author
WTC lease holder admits WTC7 was intentionally demolished !	Jan/20	425	8129	Killuminati
My ATS Story	Jan/11	186	6035	DeusEx
SCI/TECH: What Color Is Mars, Really?	Jan/11	182	18956	SkepticOverlord
Suicide...For a Reason?	Jan/08	181	9180	TheRaven
The time i almost got abducted by aliens [IF aliens are real]	Jan/26	181	3824	Chronic
EXCLUSIVE: NASA Is Not Altering Mars Colors.	Jan/18	12	96788	Kano
Apache attack on Iraqi's video	Jan/17	128	19298	Netchicken
Antartica was the hub of civilization	Jan/14	141	14913	soothsayer
Is this real??	Jan/27	85	13781	browha
Disney Subliminal Messages? true or false?	Jan/16	13	12362	USAFSF

February (4057 new threads)	date	reps/views		author
Special Forces Convo : Originally Called 'For all those people who think the American Special Force	Feb/11	437	18058	browha
What did jesus look like??	Feb/26	338	6047	McGotti
Bush vs Gay Rights	Feb/16	298	4124	James the Lesser
Corporations and You!	Feb/24	246	5789	Agent47
Where has all the music gone?	Feb/23	208	7048	DontTreadOnMe
Draft reinstated, 2005	Feb/13	190	19968	Shoktek
Special Forces Convo : Originally Called 'For all those people who think the American Special Force	Feb/11	437	18058	browha
Lockheed-Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)	Feb/27	151	16910	intelgurl
VLE Handgun Check this out!	Feb/26	22	16590	ShadowMan
Trying to "Condition" Us for Contact?	Feb/26	23	13955	ZeddicusZulZorander

March (5539 new threads)	date	reps/views		author
EXCLUSIVE: Interview With USGS Yellowstone Scientists	Mar/10	35	57525	Valhall
Nostradamus and the coming Comets!	Mar/25	31	21289	energy_wave
What would the ideal weapon be?	Mar/05	187	20813	Krisboton
Brainwashing and The Media	Mar/05	43	19262	kinglizard
List of security clearances	Mar/25	93	19145	pyxsul
Pisky's ATS Story	Mar/14	278	8533	Pisky
Masons not a secret society	Mar/02	255	10899	cardsharp
The "so called" Jews are be behind NWO	Mar/23	225	7083	TrueLies
Conspiracy of Missing Children	Mar/20	202	13199	Ocelot
Iraq Unloading WMD Into Syria.	Mar/13	201	11456	Agent47

April (5720 new threads)	date	reps/views		author
huge scary looking iraqi insect	Apr/07	72	21556	dunkleskates
U.S. vs. China	Apr/13	539	19919	sweatmonicaIdo
TA-911: Flight to 911 - Zionism and Arab Nationalism	Apr/24	12	19247	Valhall
EXCLUSIVE: Satellite Photo of North Korean Train Explosion Faked	Apr/23	27	18460	Banshee
TA-911: Flight to 911 - Balfour and the Mandatory Years	Apr/18	2	17329	Valhall
911 facts even Alex Jones doesn't discuss...	Apr/20	355	10899	mepatriot
Weird Sightings	Apr/02	338	13173	Bobbo
Islam: An intolerant, inconsistent fallacy	Apr/12	280	8451	Solarix
What do you hate about America?	Apr/20	265	3643	silQ
9/11: The Feds did it.	Apr/08	234	4553	Colonel

May (8067 new threads)	date	reps/views		author
WAR: Video Shows Beheading of American Civilian Nick Berg by Al Qaeda Group	May/11	323	196667	Jonna
Very Scary End Of The World Article	May/17	826	167004	ScoFe
EXCLUSIVE: Analysis of the Al Qaeda Beheading Video of Nick Berg	May/14	50	67074	John Nada
Aliens will "comeback" in a official way this year!	May/16	784	62850	kangaxx
Mexican Airforce to release UFO footage	May/10	185	55636	11thdimension
Harder To Believe In - God or Aliens?	May/15	819	18267	CommonSense
WAR: English Words and Western Voices Heard on Nick Berg Beheading Video	May/19	399	49020	Valhall
What they won't say about Evolution.	May/03	339	8619	flyby
Billy Meier What A Joke!	May/26	335	13872	Warhappy
Masons and conspiracy theories	May/12	297	8778	DontTreadOnMe

June (8198 new threads)	date	reps/views		author
End of the world Aussie Bloke hoax thread...	Jun/03	496	64150	SkepticOverlord
Area 51 Installation	Jun/15	17	62176	AboveTopSecret.com
Psychic predictions of horrible terrorist attack & Bush assasination	Jun/02	417	56479	southbeachpsychic
WAR: American Hostage Paul Johnson Beheaded; Video of Act Reported -- GRAPHIC CONTENT	Jun/18	242	42812	Banshee
Aircraft Topics on AboveTopSecret.com	Jun/21	1	33666	AboveTopSecret.com
J-10,from China,I am proud of it	Jun/10	344	18257	gastric cancer
I just saw Fahrenheit 9/11....	Jun/25	327	8240	ATSluvDroid
Why did people in the bible live so long?	Jun/05	193	8540	GriBiT
John Titor: Hoax	Jun/26	184	18615	Kano
Why do so many people on ATS hate Bush?	Jun/19	182	2012	nyarlathotep

July (6830 new threads)	date	reps/views		author
Imformation On The NovaTech Society.	Jul/26	116	42875	distressedfaery
TA-ANALYSIS: 'Code' Found in Latest bin Laden Video Could be Hoax	Jul/20	227	25785	phreak_of_nature
Can China Invade Taiwan?	Jul/02	1340	24423	FredT
Lori Hacking	Jul/26	170	17620	radardog
New College Fraternity thread	Jul/11	318	17609	slickwilly95991
Chinese Nukes Aimed at US Cities	Jul/11	366	10055	Blackout
China launches new type of sub, American intelligence "suprised"	Jul/16	343	9524	Samiralfey
Did Aliens Help Build The Great Pyramids	Jul/20	327	12881	devil9t9uk
Was "Jesus" a "bastard" & the Church tried to Cover it up with the VirginBirth Stories?	Jul/19	241	5656	Amadeus
Hey China, why are you so worked up about an Independant Taiwan	Jul/09	235	3792	FredT

August (6848 new threads)	date	reps/views		author
New Member With Interesting Situation	Aug/17	292	21338	everlastingnoitall
TA-911: Flight to 911 - Al-Qaeda's Goal of al Khalifa	Aug/08	52	17304	Valhall
UFO over Minneapolis right now.	Aug/19	211	16278	jammerman
'911 in Plane Site' - Has Anyone Seen It?	Aug/14	175	12075	KhieuSamphan
Asteroid impact September 29th 2004	Aug/26	105	11659	armageddonbeliever
Confessions Of A Dark Sorceror	Aug/19	398	10801	Majic
NEWS: Hurricane Frances Makes Landfall!	Aug/28	305	8386	Indy
A lie told often enough becomes the truth!	Aug/19	276	6877	NeonHelmet
Islam, Christanity and Judisam.....What is the difference?	Aug/24	272	5029	Amuk
"Enemy" account of Iraq War	Aug/31	234	7898	zcheng

September (7265 new threads)	date	reps/views		author
9/11: A Boeing 757 Struck the Pentagon	Sep/12	602	94999	AboveTopSecret.com
9/11: The Facts and Conspiracies Surround the 9/11/2001 Attacks	Sep/12	0	32587	AboveTopSecret.com
NEWS: Mushroom Cloud Seen After N.Korea Explosion 9/9/04	Sep/11	356	19481	FredT
Mt. St. Helens Web-cam	Sep/28	10	17843	ZeddicusZulZorander
Photos of whatever it is over Louisville Ky	Sep/08	324	16595	LadyV
Let's kill the Pentagon Missile attack once and for all.	Sep/03	377	10045	Loki
Q&A Session with John Lear	Sep/12	367	14889	partykid
TA-ATTACKS: Special Forces Storm Russian School After Explosives Detonated	Sep/03	221	7686	John bull 1
US-infantry, any good?	Sep/14	207	3988	Samiralfey
ATS Wallpaper Competition	Sep/28	207	7444	Kano

October (8937 new threads)	date	reps/views		author
Is The S-37 Fighter Up There With The F-22 ?!?!	Oct/09	461	12066	Kenshin
SCI/TECH: Mount St. Helens Erupts; Magma Eruption Expected	Oct/01	241	11514	Banshee
Exclusive AboveTopSecret.com Community Interview with David Icke	Oct/27	59	11257	AboveTopSecret.com
Was Bush Wired Up During The Debate? I Report, You Decide.	Oct/07	41	10615	Weller
TA-THREATS: ABC Holds New Terror Warning Video, to Air Thursday Night	Oct/27	163	10061	chaosrain
Why Haven't You Enlisted?	Oct/10	385	8168	GradyPhilpott
Eleven Christians Arrested, Jailed And Charged Under Hate Crimes Legislation, In America!	Oct/16	330	5727	edsinger
Op/Ed: Real-Time Presidential Debate Analysis	Oct/08	328	4346	Nerdling
Here to Divulge the Secrets of FreeMasonry!!	Oct/25	291	9593	CO_Cowboy
The Unofficial Real Time Presidential Debate Thread	Oct/13	273	3320	curme
SCI/TECH: Mount St. Helens Erupts; Magma Eruption Expected	Oct/01	241	11514	Banshee

November (8475 new threads)	date	reps/views		author
Landed flying saucers from earlier today	Nov/15	299	22654	woodsyboy
VOTE: 2004 U.S. Election Results Overview & Discussion	Nov/02	684	14026	AboveTopSecret.com
**Civil War Watch**	Nov/03	191	10756	Indigo_Child
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE: AboveTopSecret.com politics forum	Nov/30	414	7163	SkepticOverlord
Faking Pictures Section	Nov/27	164	6835	kyateLaBoca
China for World super power in next 40 years	Nov/12	322	5860	Transmission Deployment
Gender icons?	Nov/12	278	5753	infinite
The Terror Ties That Bind Us to War! Updated Info	Nov/08	273	4908	edsinger
Is everyone laughing at the US?	Nov/03	235	4618	rc
The truth about Islam	Nov/06	197	3748	Ibn Iblis

December (6756 new threads)	date	reps/views		author
ALERT! 9.0 Quake, Tsunamis Strike SE Asia - Estimates: 150,000+ Dead	Dec/25	626	31944	Banshee
TOP STORY: ACLU : Bush Authorized Torture	Dec/21	305	4043	krotzkrotz
You have all been duped.	Dec/07	300	9593	Frosty
Could Iran pull off a military upset against the US?	Dec/04	218	3757	The Vagabond
!!WEAR A WAVE!!	Dec/29	171	2545	MacKiller
EXCLUSIVE: Med Network DNS Hijack, A Web Exploit That May Spell Cyber-Disaster	Dec/14	35	5265	Banshee
rumsfeld says 911 plane shot down in penn	Dec/26	70	4718	slayerfan
TA-ANALYSIS: Al Qaeda Expert Shocked by Latest bin Laden Tape	Dec/21	37	4647	phreak_of_nature
TA-ANALYSIS: Ex-CIA: Al Qaida Has Beaten Our Pants Off	Dec/03	41	4053	PistolPete
If we are at War against Terror, Why Support Israel? GRAPHIC PICTURES WARNING	Dec/12	149	3906	twitchy

SO,

Some of those links don't work...

but thanks anyway!!

Wow...good year!

Plus...the first post REALLY screwed up the formatting of this thread!

What an amazing year here on ATS, just looking at some of the things covered this year is truly amazing!

Wow, a very bizzzzy year indeed.
The links don't seem to work for me too, however a google search of the thread title does find it.

Sure appears to have a busy busy year for all.

Keep up the good work. Nice to get a year end summary to refresh our minds

Yes I was waiting for you guys to put this list out after I seen the 2003 one I coulden't wait for this one good job

Wow lol my most crappiest thread i ever put up on ats that no one liked actually got up there lol does this make me a well known famous member now? yeah what a great year on ats this means ill be on for 2 years now.. time flys!

Well I'll be dmned... one of my threads made it. Must have been a really slow month.

WOW!
My gender icons made the cut...i feel soo special
*blushes*

I expected a few replies then some harsh word exchange and then the eventual locking of the thread, I guess I accomplished something?

Are there any rewards/special privliges?

Ohhhh nice, one of my threads made it on the list. I feel so so special.

No seriously though this was a good year and with Bush still in the White House it should be an interesting and busy 2005.

can we please not talk about politics for one freaking second?

It's Christmas... let's leave the poor son-of-a-bitch alone for a few days

WHAT??????

ONLY ONE of my threads made the list?

www.abovetopsecret.com...

I demand a recount. Wheres Jesse Jackson when you need him?

It has been a heck of a ride.

Hows about threads from BTS???

The threads have been updated for December to reflect the final two weeks, and the major event of 2004, the tsunami disaster.

It's good to see 'Pisky's ATS Story' in the list
It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside - or maybe thats just the squirrel I had for lunch