# Leave the birthrate alone

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-the-birthrate-alone/1029286>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 15, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-the-birthrate-alone/1029286 "2026-04-15T12:30:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-the-birthrate-alone/1029286/7 "2026-04-15T13:09:00Z")

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**Moderating:**

It appears the debate is about the birthrate itself. You’re edging close to Jr. Modding with your last sentence. Please don’t. We review these threads fairly quickly to see if they should stay in #Great Debates or move elsewhere.

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