# Ever wonder how big the SDMB really is?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wonder-how-big-the-sdmb-really-is/226313
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [January 27, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wonder-how-big-the-sdmb-really-is/226313 "2004-01-27T19:25:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wonder-how-big-the-sdmb-really-is/226313/1 "2004-01-27T19:25:13Z")
We’re #30 on the list of biggest MBs! If you frequent other message boards, you can see how they compare too.
[http://www.big-boards.com/index.php?page=all](http://www.big-boards.com/index.php?page=all)
(disclaimer: if this has been posted any time recently, sorry but the boards go far too slowly for me to check)
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### Author:  [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2004, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wonder-how-big-the-sdmb-really-is/226313/2 "2004-01-27T20:04:58Z")
Hmmmm, that’s an interesting list. I find it hard to believe that a Courtney Love Forum beats the SDMB with more posts and 100,000+ more members! I bet the slow speed of this board is a factor…
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### Author:  [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2004, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wonder-how-big-the-sdmb-really-is/226313/3 "2004-01-27T23:57:08Z")
Subaru Impreza Owners Club??
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### Author:  [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wonder-how-big-the-sdmb-really-is/226313/4 "2004-01-28T00:28:48Z")
I think it says a lot that 2 major boards are people trying to get laid…
And that Starwars is #4. I don’t frequent any of the other top boards but I wonder just how their community compares to ours. We’re a fairly well knit group for the most part, I’m more of an outskirter due to my common lurking but there really is a lot of community here.
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2004, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wonder-how-big-the-sdmb-really-is/226313/5 "2004-01-28T06:40:15Z")
Corvette and Courtney Love fans I can see. And I could probably accept the idea that there are enough fans of some Argentinian soap opera named “Chiquititas” to support a board that’s in the top 20. But can this show really have over ten thousand dedicated Hebrew speaking fans?
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### Author:  [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2004, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wonder-how-big-the-sdmb-really-is/226313/6 "2004-01-28T13:57:05Z")
> [@Neidhart](#):
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> Subaru Impreza Owners Club??
Dude. Have you ever _talked_ to an Impreza owner? It’s all they talk about. You’ll get to hear about every single detail of their (obviously fully customized) car. The exhaust. The turbo pressure. The modified chipset for the engine management. The aftermarket Quaiffe differential. The huge two foot spoiler on the boot.
Seriously. I’d rather have 20 Jehova’s witnesses on crack ringing my doorbell on Sunday morning at 7.
I also note that two boards out of the top 10 are Dutch. Which is interesting, seeing as we’re only 16 million people, and the Dutch language isn’t spoken outside our country, Flanders, Suriname, the Antilles, and arguably parts of South Africa.
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### Author:  [@Landshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Landshark)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2004, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wonder-how-big-the-sdmb-really-is/226313/7 "2004-01-28T14:23:24Z")
I participate in the BroadbandReports (aka DSLreports) forums (#12 on this list). Highly recommended for all kinds of computing-related (and other) topics.
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### Author:  [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2004, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wonder-how-big-the-sdmb-really-is/226313/8 "2004-01-28T14:54:54Z")
I wish we were smaller. A prefer a tight knit group of lunatics over a large group of geeks.