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

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**Created:** [June 14, 2021, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sdmb-membership-declining-and-whats-the-best-way-to-add-younger-members/944208 "2021-06-14T02:28:44Z")\
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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:** [June 28, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sdmb-membership-declining-and-whats-the-best-way-to-add-younger-members/944208/449 "2021-06-28T23:00:04Z")

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> [@D\_Anconia](#):
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> The moderation team here has long told us that individuals don’t “own” threads/topics. Is this an official change, then?

No, it isn’t. **codinghorror** is not SDMB staff but our gracious host. Policy comes from our Admin **Ed Zotti** or maybe from SDMB mods.

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