# Doper Demographics **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 2, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-demographics/970834 "2022-09-02T19:22:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 58
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-demographics/970834/58 "2022-09-07T22:06:45Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Well, there was the popularity of the Cecil books and articles. Except we were told many times over the years that there was absolutely no interest in the books anymore and they had bunches of unsold books that they couldn’t get rid of. And we know the column wasn’t a draw because they scrapped it, along with the Cecil persona years ago. I think management gave up on attracting new members many years ago and it’s pointless to try now. Pay to post, allowing racism, allowing misogyny and the overwhelming leftward tilt of the board has slowly but surely cost us many posters. To try to recoup that loss now is just unrealistic. I’m just going to continue to enjoy it while it lasts. I think we’ve got quite a few years left. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-demographics/970834)._