# How would you prefer to support the SDMB? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 14, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-prefer-to-support-the-sdmb/944278 "2021-06-14T21:18:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 51
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-prefer-to-support-the-sdmb/944278/51 "2021-06-15T23:21:04Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Also, God gave you eyes: Plagiarize. Likes, smilies, upvoting, and more works on successful sites. Integrate them here and ignore the gnashing of teeth and rending of clothing. Just make this place easier and friendlier to use for people accustomed to easy and friendly interfaces. Is that too much to ask? Pssst. Check out the sister thread. -Looks around warily- We’ve been using the ‘like’ word as well. All joking aside, yeah, we’d love to have your opinions as well. Current discussions have also included -gasp- updating the forum names to something less esoteric and other heresies. > [@Why is the SDMB membership declining, and what's the best way to add younger members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sdmb-membership-declining-and-whats-the-best-way-to-add-younger-members/944208): > > Continuing the discussion from [A modest proposal for the Straight Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-proposal-for-the-straight-dope/944055/164): Cecil\_Adams is proposing a plan to crowd source ideas for a new column. In the proposal, this is the problem he identifies. The current SDMB membership is aging out, and there needs to be new and younger members for the Dope to survive. Perhaps the answer to the issue of declining membership could also be crowd sourced. Maybe there will be other options available to remedy the problem of declining membership that can be… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-prefer-to-support-the-sdmb/944278)._