The Auto Club posted thousands of porcelain-on-steel traffic signs throughout the state and continued to do so until the State of California took over the task in the mid-1950s.

And so she did for four years, posting thousands of fliers and making hundreds of calls to the police.

In a monumental departure from the administration's addiction to secrecy, government intelligence agencies have begun posting on the Internet hundreds of thousands of Arabic-language documents captured in the invasion of Iraq.

By the mid-1990s, McCollum "had become a minor cult figure", particularly after the NYCTA posted thousands of wanted posters in trains and stations so that riders could report sightings.

Like an infamous stock fraud earlier this year - involving a company called Comparator Systems - Systems of Excellence had developed a devoted following among Internet users who posted thousands of messages about it on investing bulletin boards.

As part of his campaign, he said, he had begun posting thousands of stolen credit card numbers, addresses and expiration dates on public Web sites.

It was there, during the recent revival of Williamsburg's Northside section, that artfully disheveled young residents posted thousands of fliers advertising apartments, announcing parties, selling furniture and seeking new drummers.

The volunteers posted thousands of black-and-white "Missing" signs on lampposts and in store windows around the city.

But that has not deterred fans from posting hundreds or thousands of tickets for sale or auction on any given day on StubHub and eBay.

- Ruth E. Kahn, Detroit Sublet.com, (877) 367-7368, offers a range of rentals worldwide, posting thousands of listings each week and updating them daily.