# Total number of SDMB posts since the beginning? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 6, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-number-of-sdmb-posts-since-the-beginning/952022 "2021-10-06T20:35:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 18
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-number-of-sdmb-posts-since-the-beginning/952022/18 "2021-10-06T22:17:27Z")
According to **codinghorror** , users is new users. > [@](#): > > btw users is NEW users > [@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/944208/541): > > I find Reddit’s format truly exhausting, the many-headed hydra of threaded discussions going in every direction at once. It’s very difficult to keep a reasonable discussion going there, except for the rare heavily modded subreddits. Everything is constantly pouring down the Reddit page via the overwhelming weight of time. It’s so bad that many subreddits post a “discussion topic of the day” thread and pin it. We have an existing business relationship with Snopes. Can’t hurt to ask them… Th… Here’s a report of trends on new signups and new contributors for the year from **ecg** on July 9 > [@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/944208/534): > > [[image] ](https://i.imgur.com/oHkfERz.jpg) --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-number-of-sdmb-posts-since-the-beginning/952022)._