Top 20 GS UCBs

My Blog Is As Useless As I Am

2004-10-07T07:33:00.000-04:00

GS has finally implemented a browsing system for the boards, including UCBs. The lists are automatically sorted by post count. Huzzah! Click below, leave, and never come back!

http://forums.gamespot.com/gamespot/show_boards.php?cat_id=19

D'oh - An Update

2004-09-01T05:04:00.000-04:00

Howdy. My little project has hit a snag, mostly because the page I used to compile the information used for the Top 10/20 has disappeared. Without said page, trying to find everything I need would be more painful than usual, so I'm not sure if I'm willing to continue as usual. I've also had a few family issues to deal with/mentally avoid, which I'll use as another excuse for a lack of updates. My natural laziness plays its part too, of course.

What I could do as a replacement is keep tabs on a select few boards, and compile a "Most Active" list that way. It wouldn't be a totally accurate system, but it could allow me to build a bigger list, and give boards with less traffic a chance to get some recognition.

I've been told new functions for UCBs are being worked on for the GS forum software, including an automatic Top-something list. Whether and when these features appear remains to be seen. While this stuff is in the works, I'd like to continue to try to help the UCB communities out, which is why I made the list in the first place.

I'll figure something out, and post again soon enough (probably :-P). Later.

August 2, 2004

2004-08-02T06:41:00.000-04:00

I've added some fields this week, including board admins, and whether the boards are private or not. If you have any issues with me displaying this information, or if you'd rather your board be left off the list altogether, you can leave a comment here, or PM me at GameSpot, user AnonymousBroccoli.

Rankings are determined by post count.
As of 08/02/2004 @ 4:30AM ET:

Rank	Previous	Name	Admin	Private?	Threads	Posts
1	1	System Wars II	Phreak64	No	2235	35769
2	2	-Exodus-	PoisonBagels	Yes	1356	23272
3	3	The Members Only Union	puer2rican	Yes	635	15828
4	4	Goose's Garage	Goose	No	410	9315
5	5	Spam Union	Corubi	No	327	6388
6	6	The Signature Banner Critiquing Board	Yama	Yes	387	4921
7	NEW	Sports Discussion Lounge	MarkSmith	No	380	4403
8	7	GameSpot Wrestling Discussion	Anonymous Broccoli	No	348	4158
9	9	PS2 Forum Ver.2	Mac_Mage, EvilTaru & Grizzlyjin	No	122	3526
10	8	The Virtual Underground	RandoIphF	No	225	3517
11	NEW	_\\| Halo Union \|/_	Mr_Fan	No	237	3275
12	10	Nocturnal Storms- A Board of Music/Poetry, Philosophy and Literature	Calavara	No	108	3185
13	NEW	Xbox Forum Ver.2	Solitudeblood	No	214	2296
14	NEW	Nintendo DS	BanY	No	215	2205
15	NEW	Dracula's Children	bloodcurse	No	15	2006
16	NEW	Everything Metroid	r4mZ-	No	98	1993
17	NEW	Metal Gear Solid Union Headquarters	BigBoss_Inc & TheDeadMan_	No	138	1966
18	NEW	The Animation Union	Snipaman711	No	111	1925
19	NEW	The Stealth Secret Union	S3-Solid_Snake	No	69	1828
20	NEW	Gotenks190's Dragonball Z Budokai 3 Lookout	Gotenks190	No	39	1738

July 25, 2004

2004-07-25T20:42:00.000-04:00

Howdy. I know the title of the board says "Top 20", but the first list I made was a Top 10, and I'm going to leave it as is.

As of 07/25/2004 @ 5:42AM ET:

Rank	Name	Threads	Posts
1	System Wars II	2285	35640
2	-Exodus-	1496	24449
3	The Members Only Union	539	13071
4	Goose's Garage	435	9451
5	Spam Union	299	5548
6	The Signature Banner Critiquing Board	393	4766
7	GameSpot Wrestling Discussion	342	3834
8	The Virtual Underground	229	3298
9	PS2 Forum Ver.2	101	3035
10	Nocturnal Storms- A Board of Music/Poetry, Philosophy and Literature	95	2500