# Who's the youngest person here? How old are you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 7, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888 "2026-05-07T13:23:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/44 "2026-05-08T00:36:02Z")
> [@Omega\_Glory](#): > > Probably Curtis Lemay. That was quite awhile ago though, so he’s probably not still young. He’d be about thirty now. He changed his handle to @Qin_Shi_Huangdi. I never met him, but I picked up from contextual bits and pieces that he lived within miles of my family (I think his junior high school was our voting site). > [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > As I recall his original user name was of some of some ancient Chinese emperor. Then changed to Curtis Lemay who was a US Air Force general. I tried to search but all I get is Star Wars characters. A bit conservative so I doubt he is still here. Other way around, actually. And while I had the sense that he began as a thirteen-year old RWNJ, I also had the sense that as he grew up, he began to think critically. ---
**Author:** ![vbob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vbob/32/4439_2.png) [@vbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vbob)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/45 "2026-05-08T00:37:37Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I have negative thoughts, how about that? Oh, we all have bad, bad, bad thoughts from time to time… ---
**Author:** ![vbob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vbob/32/4439_2.png) [@vbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vbob)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/46 "2026-05-08T00:48:25Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > I’m not the youngest or the oldest. Probably the middlest. So many questions… How many are we? What’s the mean age? Who’s closest to the mean? Who’s the meanest? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/47 "2026-05-08T00:51:09Z")
> [@vbob](#): > > Who’s the meanest? I nominate this guy. Just look at that menacing countenance: > **[@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard/summary)** More seriously … > [@vbob](#): > > How many are we? Over all history there are 133,417 users. Many of which are (were) spammers or long gone one-time wonders. Plus the folks who’ve wandered away or died. After ~27 years of this, we’ve had a lot of attrition. There’s a thousandish who’ve posted in the last month. You can learn a lot about our user base by fiddling with this page which is the third item in the left column of the hamburger menu: **[Users - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/u)**. ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/48 "2026-05-08T00:56:54Z")
I’m pretty sure that Guinistasia was about 15 when she first started posting here. She ended up being one of the more prolific posters in the history of SDMB (17K+ posts). Rest in peace, Guin. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/49 "2026-05-08T01:03:30Z")
She’s been gone a number of years. But there’s well over a hundred posters topping 17K now. The current record holder has 135,000 some posts. And is still active. But yes, she started young and should be remembered as a great member and contributor. ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/50 "2026-05-08T01:06:28Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > But there’s well over a hundred posters topping 17K now. I figured as much. I should have said, “While she was around, she was on of the more prolific posters” ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/51 "2026-05-09T02:39:39Z")
Happy Birthday to you! ---
**Author:** ![yarblek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/71e660/32.png) [@yarblek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yarblek)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/52 "2026-05-09T07:21:56Z")
I was just shy of 19 when I created my account in 2010, don’t remember how long I had lurked before that. Not that anyone cares or that it matters much since I almost never post anyway. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/53 "2026-05-09T09:54:33Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > granular buckets Band name? [Cough] I’m 78 ---
**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:** [May 9, 2026, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/54 "2026-05-09T09:59:05Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > granular buckets from teen The word, “teen” in this line made my brain retroactively read this as **glandular** buckets proving I should have gone to sleep four hours ago and/or I’ve spontaneously hit old-man-waving-stick-at-clouds age! ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/55 "2026-05-09T10:29:12Z")
I found the columns at age 22, never knew the forums existed until age 26 or so. Even then I lurked for a long time; even now I am not a very prolific poster, and much content I have produced is either sarcastic or weird, or both. I’m 50 years old, so just over half my life being informed by Cecil and the teeming millions. I can say, this site has vastly expanded my general knowledge, and taught me many niche facts I would otherwise not have thought to research. ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/56 "2026-05-09T10:48:56Z")
I found the Straight Dope columns in around 1999 and was hooked. Started visiting the forum soon after, and never left…no, wait: I did leave when the pay-to-post era commenced. I’m 49, and have also been here over one half of my life. ---
**Author:** ![sb1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@sb1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sb1953)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/57 "2026-05-09T11:09:17Z")
I have been on here a very long time but I was also on several other boards like Savage Love that went behind a paywall. Did this happen here? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/58 "2026-05-09T12:46:31Z")
> [@sb1953](#): > > Did this happen here? TPTB made a brief and unhappy experiment with pay to post. There was never pay to read. Lotta folks left over pay to post and never returned even though the policy was reversed pretty quickly. (Couple months IIRC?) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/59 "2026-05-09T12:47:42Z")
Teen glandular buckets sound fun. Wish I still had 'em. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/60 "2026-05-09T15:16:30Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Lotta folks left over pay to post and never returned even though the policy was reversed pretty quickly. (Couple months IIRC?) Was it really that quickly? I tried searching but I can’t find exactly when it disappeared and I absolutely don’t trust my memory. It’s hard to tease out from the paid subscriptions that of course stuck around for decades until we migrated boards. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/61 "2026-05-09T15:30:49Z")
I’m not sure either; hence my “IIRC”. Less than a year, more than a month is all I can say with anything approaching real confidence. I expect we could dig around in ATMB and eventually find the start & finish announcements. Not interested enough to bother now. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/62 "2026-05-09T17:40:47Z")
> [@sb1953](#): > > Did this happen here? I got interested. April 2004 > [@Why we require subscriptions, and how to subscribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-we-require-subscriptions-and-how-to-subscribe/242348): > > Why subscriptions? Everything on the net should be free! Let’s put it this way. When we began this little experiment, we hoped to answer two questions: (1) Will the SDMB draw a smart, lively crowd who will dedicate themselves to the struggle against ignorance and be a credit to The Master? ANSWER: With one or two exceptions, yes. (2) Can we make any money at this, or at least cover our expenses? ANSWER: For years 1 through 5, no. Since we went to subscriptions in year 6, yes. ‘Nuff said. How… June/July 2008 > [@Are we still operating under subscription?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-still-operating-under-subscription/448916/8): > > There is some confusion because Ed originally said this: And then Ed said: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9717853&postcount=26](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9717853&postcount=26) So yes, for the time being – until they get the free posting window open – it’s still a subscription board. To stay with the thread, I’m in my mid-50s. I have the impression this means I am younger than the average, as it seems a lot of people are already retired. But it might just be where I hang out here. I know there are quite a few people that are in their 50s, but they keep turning 60, so they no longer count. And I just realized I forgot I had a birthday and had to change my vote. To the next higher group. Less than a decade before retirement. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888/63 "2026-05-10T10:05:34Z")
Yowza! 4-1/4 years of pay to post. I _really_ need to quit trusting my memory for anything. Sheesh! Thank you @Die_Capacitrix for setting the record straight here. I suppose that once I’d gotten used to paying, whether I was paying for posting rights or Charter Member bragging rights, it felt about the same. I’d still happily pay if there was a way for Discourse to do that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-youngest-person-here-how-old-are-you/1029888.md?page=4)