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The Year of the Protester, indeed. A scan of the 30 most-commented CHS posts from 2011 reveals that the conversation over a global wave of economic protests is also a local discussion — not a huge surprise when you’re talking about a neighborhood that hosted a protest camp for weeks. Giving the list a thorough examination, you’ll see that it wasn’t just Occupy, however, that had CHS commenters talking. One of the biggest comment threads was born of the drama surrounding a-lost-then-found Boston terrier. We also had things to say about changes to Cal Anderson Park, an ongoing neighborhood cafe drama and, yes, Metro buses. In all, CHS commenters produced more than 14,000 bon mots, virtual high-fives, troll-ily contrived ignorances, questions, quotes and 100%-appreciated-though-I-might-not-always-say-it typo catches and suggested edits. That’s more than 40 per day for those of you scoring at home (or, even if you are alone). Thanks for the great year. We’ll have more Year in Review throughout the week.

CHS TOP 30 MOST-COMMENTED POSTS — 2011
(Number of Comments, starting with 30th most-commented) 

• 47 — Occupy Capitol Hill | Arrested ‘Occupy Chase Bank’ protesters released — Plus, new video of clash
• 48 — Group lights flares, litters Broadway with flyers to protest Greek trial
• 49 — Mayor’s office responds to Capitol Hill’s woman plea for safer Cal Anderson
• 50 — Occupy Seattle votes to set up camp at Capitol Hill’s Seattle Central
• 54 — City outlines draft of 7 conditions for Volunteer Park Cafe permit
• 54 — The story behind the $800 Capitol Hill tow
• 55 — Capitol Hill social media maven says jumped by Pike panhandlers
• 56 — First Hill’s M Street Grocery shutting down — UPDATE
• 61 — Metro’s proposed changes — What’s being planned for Capitol Hill routes
• 62 — Vivace general manager suffers brain injury in cycling crash — UPDATE
• 62 — Occupy Capitol Hill | Trustees pass emergency rule to bar Occupy camp from SCCC — UPDATE: Lawsuit
• 71 — Woman busted for Capitol Hill ‘Destruction Keeps You Young’ graffiti
• 74 — Occupy Capitol Hill | SCCC has state lawyers looking at how to boot Occupy Seattle
• 74 — Capitol Hill’s B&O Espresso surrenders as E Olive Way development goes forward
• 76 — Occupy Seattle Central | Letter to the farmers market — UPDATE: SCCC SAYS OCCUPY CAN CAMP
• 78 — Occupy Capitol Hill | Occupy coming back to 10th/Union for anti-gentrification protest
• 79 — How Seattle’s nightlife initiative could help this Capitol Hill man get some sleep
• 87 — CHS talks to the wrong Andrew Meyer
• 89 — Do we need a ‘big box’ store on Capitol Hill?
• 89 — Occupy Capitol Hill | Broadway businesses demand ‘immediate results’ in camp clean-up — UPDATE
• 93 — More shattered glass: Broadway Chase bank suffers most significant damage yet — UPDATE
• 93 — Police bust up Broadway march after broken window, reports of crowd violence — UPDATE
• 94 — Anarchist Capitol Hill ‘queer riot’ highlight video released
• 95 — Occupy Capitol Hill | Call for ‘brave, well clothed activists’ as deadline arrives — UPDATE: Moving day
• 102 — As 17th and Galer turns: Latest from the Volunteer Park Cafe dispute
• 102 — Seattle filmmaker seeks backing for Capitol Hill Massacre movie
• 110 — Person arrested in Capitol Hill ‘mob’ identified as activist Ariel Attack
• 117 — LOUIS Found!
• 118 — Cap Hill Mom’s tweets (+ a few calls to mayor) spur increased SPD presence in Cal Anderson
• 173 — Occupy Capitol Hill | SWAT raid, arrests as police clear occupied building