Todd

Seeing tet’s recent post get 41 comments before I even had a chance to read it inspired me to revisit some of the other spirited discussions in Urbanagora’s past.

The first post to crack 20 comments was this discussion of comment censorship on Urbanagora.

Here are the top 10 posts (by number of comments) in Urbanagora history:

1. Questions from a Secularist by Brian. A discussion of religion’s role in government, law, and policy (81 comments)
2. Final Dem Debate Liveblog by Augur. Live discussion of a TV debate (80 comments)
3. Ten or Twelve More Studies Like This and Maybe We Can Be Absolutely Sure by Brian. Global warming (73 comments)
4. Letter on the Recent History of Gender by tet. Men value freedom; women value security (68 comments)
5. Cutting the Fat by Brian. Trans fat ban (56 comments)
6. Torturing our Own Values? by Billy Joe Mills. Torture (55 comments)
7. Why NBC Should Not Have Aired Cho’s Video by Brian. Virginia Tech shooter (53 comments)
8. The Black Wave of Democracy? by Billy Joe Mills. Speculation about Obama and the presidential race in general from shortly before Obama’s candidacy was announced (52 comments)
9. Brave New World by Brian. Genetic engineering of babies (52 comments)
10. Fifteen Questions, Part #2–The Negatives by tet. Continuation of a discussion about religion vs. atheism, their morality, and their practical consequences (49 comments)

#2 may not belong on this list. It was an experiment in discussing an ongoing debate, and most of the comments are very short. Nevertheless, I still find that thread interesting. As someone with an interest in the differences between different mediums of communication, I like to see how some of our blog contributors write when the discussion is more informal and there is little time to think.