If you're not sure what this whole thing is about, see here.

I just sifted through mounds upon mounds of posts dating all the way back to February 25, 2005 8:27 PM EST. Along the way, I made a few interesting discoveries:

1) Rec button - origins: When was the 'Rec' button invented? Late 2007 or early 2008, I presume? If you look back at any of the posts dating back to 2007 or earlier, you'd be hard-pressed to find a rec or two.

2) Negative recs - myth? The negative rec is a tale that has been passed down through the times, from here to here to here to here to here. Thought for ages to be a mere myth, it has been a subject of curiosity. Well, I have just confirmed the verity of the "negative rec". It is, in fact, real. I extend my heartiest congratulations to Eric Simon, for this utmost honor of dubiousity.

Update: Since the "-1 recs" was replaced with "0 recs" in the post, click here for an archived image of the post with -1 recs, in all its negative glory. (It is a very large image, at 1015 x 6415 and 1.33 MB)

3) Amazin' Avenue through the ages: Looking back through passages of time, Amazin' Avenue used to be a strictly-run confine, consisting of various forms of ungerground Metropolitans intelligentsia bounded together by pillars of axioms pertaining to the courses of sabermetry, protected somewhat harshly by the leading ideologues of the establishment. Since then, it has gradually turned into a more liberal community that has watered down the entrance requirements and has made the initiation process into the "fraternity" less of a boot camp. But most compelling of these developments are the boom in MSPaintz, which slowly took hold in 2008, expanded in 2009, and went absolutely nuts* in 2010. I think 2011 is transitioning into animated gifs, and I'm being left out in the dust! (but I'll get there eventually) Let us reflect and meditate on our rich history, and look forward into the future.

* Subtle Dickey reference

With that said, I'll report to you now the latest developments. I have finished the sifting process, and realized that the cutoff point for the top 150 rec'd posts is either 12 or 13, and not 15 as originally thought. I will now begin the sorting process, where I log all posts with 12 or more recs with details, and then the ordering process (self-explanatory). Then last, but not least, the editing and posting processes.

Work is progressing as planned, and on-schedule. Stay tuned for more updates!