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)datereps/viewsauthorWTC lease holder admits WTC7 was intentionally demolished !Jan/204258129KilluminatiMy ATS StoryJan/111866035DeusExSCI/TECH: What Color Is Mars, Really?Jan/1118218956SkepticOverlordSuicide...For a Reason?Jan/081819180TheRavenThe time i almost got abducted by aliens [IF aliens are real]Jan/261813824ChronicEXCLUSIVE: NASA Is Not Altering Mars Colors.Jan/181296788KanoApache attack on Iraqi's videoJan/1712819298NetchickenAntartica was the hub of civilizationJan/1414114913soothsayerIs this real??Jan/278513781browhaDisney Subliminal Messages? true or false?Jan/161312362USAFSF February (4057 new threads)datereps/viewsauthorSpecial Forces Convo : Originally Called 'For all those people who think the American Special ForceFeb/1143718058browhaWhat did jesus look like??Feb/263386047McGottiBush vs Gay RightsFeb/162984124James the Lesser Corporations and You!Feb/242465789Agent47Where has all the music gone?Feb/232087048DontTreadOnMeDraft reinstated, 2005Feb/1319019968ShoktekSpecial Forces Convo : Originally Called 'For all those people who think the American Special ForceFeb/1143718058browhaLockheed-Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)Feb/2715116910intelgurlVLE Handgun Check this out!Feb/262216590ShadowManTrying to "Condition" Us for Contact?Feb/262313955ZeddicusZulZorander March (5539 new threads)datereps/viewsauthorEXCLUSIVE: Interview With USGS Yellowstone ScientistsMar/103557525ValhallNostradamus and the coming Comets!Mar/253121289energy_waveWhat would the ideal weapon be?Mar/0518720813KrisbotonBrainwashing and The MediaMar/054319262kinglizardList of security clearancesMar/259319145pyxsulPisky's ATS StoryMar/142788533PiskyMasons not a secret societyMar/0225510899cardsharpThe "so called" Jews are be behind NWOMar/232257083TrueLiesConspiracy of Missing ChildrenMar/2020213199OcelotIraq Unloading WMD Into Syria.Mar/1320111456Agent47 April (5720 new threads)datereps/viewsauthorhuge scary looking iraqi insectApr/077221556dunkleskatesU.S. vs. ChinaApr/1353919919sweatmonicaIdoTA-911: Flight to 911 - Zionism and Arab NationalismApr/241219247ValhallEXCLUSIVE: Satellite Photo of North Korean Train Explosion FakedApr/232718460BansheeTA-911: Flight to 911 - Balfour and the Mandatory YearsApr/18217329Valhall911 facts even Alex Jones doesn't discuss...Apr/2035510899mepatriotWeird SightingsApr/0233813173BobboIslam: An intolerant, inconsistent fallacyApr/122808451SolarixWhat do you hate about America?Apr/202653643silQ9/11: The Feds did it.Apr/082344553Colonel May (8067 new threads)datereps/viewsauthorWAR: Video Shows Beheading of American Civilian Nick Berg by Al Qaeda GroupMay/11323196667JonnaVery Scary End Of The World ArticleMay/17826167004ScoFeEXCLUSIVE: Analysis of the Al Qaeda Beheading Video of Nick BergMay/145067074John NadaAliens will "comeback" in a official way this year!May/1678462850kangaxxMexican Airforce to release UFO footageMay/101855563611thdimensionHarder To Believe In - God or Aliens?May/1581918267CommonSenseWAR: English Words and Western Voices Heard on Nick Berg Beheading VideoMay/1939949020ValhallWhat they won't say about Evolution.May/033398619flybyBilly Meier What A Joke!May/2633513872WarhappyMasons and conspiracy theoriesMay/122978778DontTreadOnMe June (8198 new threads)datereps/viewsauthorEnd of the world Aussie Bloke hoax thread...Jun/0349664150SkepticOverlordArea 51 InstallationJun/151762176AboveTopSecret.comPsychic predictions of horrible terrorist attack & Bush assasinationJun/0241756479southbeachpsychicWAR: American Hostage Paul Johnson Beheaded; Video of Act Reported -- GRAPHIC CONTENTJun/1824242812BansheeAircraft Topics on AboveTopSecret.comJun/21133666AboveTopSecret.comJ-10,from China,I am proud of itJun/1034418257gastric cancerI just saw Fahrenheit 9/11....Jun/253278240ATSluvDroidWhy did people in the bible live so long?Jun/051938540GriBiTJohn Titor: HoaxJun/2618418615KanoWhy do so many people on ATS hate Bush?Jun/191822012nyarlathotep July (6830 new threads)datereps/viewsauthorImformation On The NovaTech Society.Jul/2611642875distressedfaeryTA-ANALYSIS: 'Code' Found in Latest bin Laden Video Could be HoaxJul/2022725785phreak_of_natureCan China Invade Taiwan?Jul/02134024423FredTLori HackingJul/2617017620radardogNew College Fraternity threadJul/1131817609slickwilly95991Chinese Nukes Aimed at US CitiesJul/1136610055BlackoutChina launches new type of sub, American intelligence "suprised"Jul/163439524SamiralfeyDid Aliens Help Build The Great PyramidsJul/2032712881devil9t9ukWas "Jesus" a "bastard" & the Church tried to Cover it up with the VirginBirth Stories?Jul/192415656AmadeusHey China, why are you so worked up about an Independant TaiwanJul/092353792FredT August (6848 new threads)datereps/viewsauthorNew Member With Interesting SituationAug/1729221338everlastingnoitallTA-911: Flight to 911 - Al-Qaeda's Goal of al KhalifaAug/085217304ValhallUFO over Minneapolis right now.Aug/1921116278jammerman'911 in Plane Site' - Has Anyone Seen It?Aug/1417512075KhieuSamphanAsteroid impact September 29th 2004Aug/2610511659armageddonbelieverConfessions Of A Dark SorcerorAug/1939810801MajicNEWS: Hurricane Frances Makes Landfall!Aug/283058386IndyA lie told often enough becomes the truth!Aug/192766877NeonHelmetIslam, Christanity and Judisam.....What is the difference?Aug/242725029Amuk"Enemy" account of Iraq WarAug/312347898zcheng September (7265 new threads)datereps/viewsauthor9/11: A Boeing 757 Struck the PentagonSep/1260294999AboveTopSecret.com9/11: The Facts and Conspiracies Surround the 9/11/2001 AttacksSep/12032587AboveTopSecret.comNEWS: Mushroom Cloud Seen After N.Korea Explosion 9/9/04Sep/1135619481FredTMt. St. Helens Web-camSep/281017843ZeddicusZulZoranderPhotos of whatever it is over Louisville KySep/0832416595LadyVLet's kill the Pentagon Missile attack once and for all.Sep/0337710045LokiQ&A Session with John LearSep/1236714889partykidTA-ATTACKS: Special Forces Storm Russian School After Explosives DetonatedSep/032217686John bull 1US-infantry, any good?Sep/142073988SamiralfeyATS Wallpaper CompetitionSep/282077444Kano October (8937 new threads)datereps/viewsauthorIs The S-37 Fighter Up There With The F-22 ?!?!Oct/0946112066KenshinSCI/TECH: Mount St. Helens Erupts; Magma Eruption ExpectedOct/0124111514BansheeExclusive AboveTopSecret.com Community Interview with David IckeOct/275911257AboveTopSecret.comWas Bush Wired Up During The Debate? I Report, You Decide.Oct/074110615WellerTA-THREATS: ABC Holds New Terror Warning Video, to Air Thursday NightOct/2716310061chaosrainWhy Haven't You Enlisted?Oct/103858168GradyPhilpottEleven Christians Arrested, Jailed And Charged Under Hate Crimes Legislation, In America!Oct/163305727edsingerOp/Ed: Real-Time Presidential Debate AnalysisOct/083284346NerdlingHere to Divulge the Secrets of FreeMasonry!!Oct/252919593CO_CowboyThe Unofficial Real Time Presidential Debate ThreadOct/132733320curmeSCI/TECH: Mount St. Helens Erupts; Magma Eruption ExpectedOct/0124111514Banshee November (8475 new threads)datereps/viewsauthorLanded flying saucers from earlier todayNov/1529922654woodsyboyVOTE: 2004 U.S. Election Results Overview & DiscussionNov/0268414026AboveTopSecret.com**Civil War Watch**Nov/0319110756Indigo_ChildNOW IS YOUR CHANCE: AboveTopSecret.com politics forumNov/304147163SkepticOverlordFaking Pictures SectionNov/271646835kyateLaBocaChina for World super power in next 40 yearsNov/123225860Transmission DeploymentGender icons?Nov/122785753infiniteThe Terror Ties That Bind Us to War! Updated InfoNov/082734908edsingerIs everyone laughing at the US?Nov/032354618rcThe truth about IslamNov/061973748Ibn Iblis December (6756 new threads)datereps/viewsauthorALERT! 9.0 Quake, Tsunamis Strike SE Asia - Estimates: 150,000+ DeadDec/2562631944BansheeTOP STORY: ACLU : Bush Authorized TortureDec/213054043krotzkrotzYou have all been duped.Dec/073009593FrostyCould Iran pull off a military upset against the US?Dec/042183757The Vagabond!!WEAR A WAVE!!Dec/291712545MacKillerEXCLUSIVE: Med Network DNS Hijack, A Web Exploit That May Spell Cyber-DisasterDec/14355265Bansheerumsfeld says 911 plane shot down in pennDec/26704718slayerfanTA-ANALYSIS: Al Qaeda Expert Shocked by Latest bin Laden TapeDec/21374647phreak_of_natureTA-ANALYSIS: Ex-CIA: Al Qaida Has Beaten Our Pants OffDec/03414053PistolPeteIf we are at War against Terror, Why Support Israel? GRAPHIC PICTURES WARNINGDec/121493906twitchy

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