# Are we doomed? Will the SDMB die under the new ownership? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 4, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doomed-will-the-sdmb-die-under-the-new-ownership/951883 "2021-10-04T17:52:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doomed-will-the-sdmb-die-under-the-new-ownership/951883/81 "2021-10-08T13:22:39Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > the archives belong to the current owner, and can’t be moved > [@puzzlegal](#): > > I doubt the owners would be willing to allow…to port the archive anywhere Do we really need the archives? Sure it’s fun sometimes. Most people enjoy looking up old posts of theirs. Or somebody in a thread mentions something, and you think"hey I know we’ve discussed that before"…and sure enough, you find the old thread. It’s fun. But not really necessary. The archive contains a million posts…But how often do you personally need to read any of them? I enjoy this site, but I spend my time reading the current posts, not the old ones from years past. We need to create a Plan B, for “the day after”. . I suggested reddit, somebody else suggested giraffeboards, which may be a better idea. But whatever it is, let’s do it!! And if we lose a million old posts , that’s not the end of the world ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doomed-will-the-sdmb-die-under-the-new-ownership/951883/82 "2021-10-08T13:36:45Z")
It’s always been my plan to meet up with you guys at Giraffe’s board. Then one of y’all will figure out what to do next. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doomed-will-the-sdmb-die-under-the-new-ownership/951883/83 "2021-10-08T16:37:38Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > Do we really need the archives? Judging by the number of zombie threads that have been resurrected because of Google searches, the archives are a major source of new users, even if they don’t stick around. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doomed-will-the-sdmb-die-under-the-new-ownership/951883/84 "2021-10-08T17:31:30Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > The archive contains a million posts…But how often do you personally need to read any of them? > I enjoy this site, but I spend my time reading the current posts, not the old ones from years past. I enjoy them at times, the book and movie recommendations threads which are definitely still relevant. I’ll also go back and read a thread from a film released in 2010 that I’m just now going to see. I also enjoy the political threads over the years, interesting to look back at events, Obama’s 2004 keynote speech, for example. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doomed-will-the-sdmb-die-under-the-new-ownership/951883/85 "2021-10-08T18:47:27Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > It’s always been my plan to meet up with you guys at Giraffe’s board. Then one of y’all will figure out what to do next. That’s my plan, too. ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doomed-will-the-sdmb-die-under-the-new-ownership/951883/86 "2021-10-08T21:01:09Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > And if we lose a million old posts , that’s not the end of the world Yes, it’s the end of the world. If that happens, I doubt I’ll turn up in whatever the replacement is, and my history here isn’t even that long. So I do hope there’s a way to preserve that million (only a million?) with or without the assistance/blessing of Trib Media. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doomed-will-the-sdmb-die-under-the-new-ownership/951883/87 "2021-10-08T21:24:09Z")
Sun Times Media. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2021, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doomed-will-the-sdmb-die-under-the-new-ownership/951883/88 "2021-10-09T20:07:58Z")
I like NPR; if only they’d Hire me…! (Also, as a certain late night host has been trying to get at what I write/have written off of Social Media “for free”, he might have to think twice about stealing/plagiarizing what I’ve written that’s now owned by NPR. It might just not go over so well with CBS. ) ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doomed-will-the-sdmb-die-under-the-new-ownership/951883/89 "2021-11-03T07:34:31Z")
Perhaps the best thing would be to create a non-profit company and make an offer to the new owners. We’d all have to chip in to get the money to make the buyout and then some more for current operations. How much we’d need and could we raise that much money would be the big questions. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doomed-will-the-sdmb-die-under-the-new-ownership/951883/90 "2021-11-03T09:26:48Z")
i mentioned Kickstarter in an OP a while back … > [@why cant we do a kick starter campaign and buy the rights to the dope ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-do-a-kick-starter-campaign-and-buy-the-rights-to-the-dope/818953): > > Just a thought ……. why cant we do a kickstarter for every thing dope related so we the users own it ? I mean if employes can buy their company …. That way we can drag cecil back and he can finish the 3 millon unanswered questions on the web site and not have to worry about the papers if we deicide ? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-doomed-will-the-sdmb-die-under-the-new-ownership/951883.md?page=4)