# A modest proposal for the Straight Dope **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 11, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-proposal-for-the-straight-dope/944055 "2021-06-11T15:48:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 250
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-proposal-for-the-straight-dope/944055/250 "2021-06-14T22:30:32Z")
Reminded of the following thread, where I clicked on the ‘Advertise on the Straight Dope’ link and never received a response. > [@Ways To Improve Going Forward: Your thoughts on the matter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-improve-going-forward-your-thoughts-on-the-matter/819049): > > As I stated in a previous thread, we’re in interesting times here at The Straight Dope. It’s obvious we can’t continue as we have; that’s not profitable for the owner of this site. While they look at the situation and work out what they’re going to do next, we can’t just be sitting on our hands. While some would argue (and probably rightfully so) that anything involving publishing in today’s crazy world is on a par with arranging deck chairs on the Titanic, I don’t hear the band tuning up yet… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-proposal-for-the-straight-dope/944055)._