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

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> [@Velocity](#):
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> Are the admins able to provide stats like: “How many new members are we currently adding every month?”

Not sure if this is new users or new active users, but [here’s a stat](https://boards.straightdope.com/about). My guess would be new active users (which means they don’t have to be new to the Dope, just not having posted in the last 30 days, but that encompasses people who are new as well)

last 24 hours - 3  
last 7 days - 21  
last 30 days - 82

For all the people talking about the ‘like’ feature, there was also this discussion with pretty much the same sides as [this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showing-thanks-on-the-dope/937912). (It wasn’t actually a thread on the ‘like’ function.)

It got closed with this note (not complaining about the closure or the note, just posting it here for information).

> [@Showing thanks on the Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showing-thanks-on-the-dope/937912/155):
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> There are those that want a like button and those who don’t. Clearly this is never going to come to any sort of consensus. And since many posts are getting too snippy for ATMB, I think it’s best to close this. Thread closed.

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