# Why is the SDMB membership declining, and what's the best way to add younger members?

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**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:** [June 16, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sdmb-membership-declining-and-whats-the-best-way-to-add-younger-members/944208/264 "2021-06-16T15:00:59Z")

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Another _Welcome back!_ shout-out to @Martini_Enfield. Good to see you again.

Although in a rueful commentary on the state of boardplay today, I’m probably guilty of nitpicking him & (gently) impugning his motives in another thread starting right about here:

> [@What's so bad about virtue signaling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-bad-about-virtue-signaling/943867/118):
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> Spot on. This is one of my many issues with virtue signalling. If you’re going to be an extra-good person or do extra-good things, just do them because they’re a good thing to do (from your perspective, at least) or they’ll help someone who needs the help - not because it’ll also make you look good.

and running for the next dozen posts or so.

Which represents a hell of a welcome (!!???!!! ?1?) for someone I’ve genuinely enjoyed for years. WTF is up with that?

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