# 3000 Charter Members **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 15, 2004, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196 "2004-04-15T17:33:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2004, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/21 "2004-04-18T10:37:42Z")
> [@TVeblen](#): > > Barely contained delirium is Ed’s natural state. The hamsters caught it from him, actually. Impressionable little suckers. > > I’m hanging out for the SD mod pilsner glass. Don’t everyone look at me. I _ain’t_ kissing him again. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2004, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/22 "2004-04-18T21:39:52Z")
3,155 Charter Members now listed on the Forum Leaders page. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/23 "2004-04-18T22:28:10Z")
C’mon, guys! Let’s win one for the Zotti! Subscribe today. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/24 "2004-04-19T14:34:59Z")
As I think I said elsewhere I’m encouraged by this as I’ll be launching something similar on a site I administer sometime later this summer. Of course the real test comes after April 21st. Will the newbies keep coming in? ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/25 "2004-04-19T16:08:09Z")
> [@Eutychus](#): > > Don’t everyone look at me. I _ain’t_ kissing him [Ed] again. 😃 Modified for comic effect: I ain’t kissing him. Again. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/26 "2004-04-19T21:00:50Z")
Question I know it will be there somewhere but in spite of much searching I can’t find where the SDSAB appelation came from, what’s it mean? Please. ---
**Author:** ![paperbackwriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@paperbackwriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paperbackwriter)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/27 "2004-04-19T22:18:14Z")
[Everything you wanted to know](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=250384), and in this very forum, yet. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/28 "2004-04-19T22:59:45Z")
I’m in. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2004, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/29 "2004-04-20T00:48:04Z")
> [@Governor Quinn](#): > > There’ll be at least one more, once **Eve** and I work out some kinks. 😃 The **Gov** has kinky issues with **Eve**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2004, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/30 "2004-04-20T07:58:06Z")
Thanks, \*\* PaperbackWriter \*\* So easy Must have been an attack of the dumbasses, just couldn’t see it. ---
**Author:** ![alterego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2004, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/31 "2004-04-20T11:25:20Z")
3,253 so far. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2004, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/32 "2004-04-20T14:10:22Z")
> [@dalovindj](#): > > It should also help pay for Cecil’s hookers and booze . . . C’mon, you know **Cecil**. Fifteen grand will barely cover the hookers and booze for his upcoming three day weekend in Vegas. Give until it _hurts_, people. The man has a lifestyle to maintain! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2004, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/33 "2004-04-20T16:07:46Z")
The rush is on. As of 1100 CDT, there are: 3,312 🆒😃 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/34 "2004-04-20T16:22:20Z")
Just curious… where do you find the number of subscribed/charter members? ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2004, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/35 "2004-04-20T16:56:55Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Just curious… where do you find the number of subscribed/charter members? 1. First, [go to the Show Groups page](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showgroups.php?), which is accessible from the SDMB’s front page – the one that shows the names of all the forums. It’s the link at the bottom that says “Show Forum Leaders”. It actually shows quite a bit more than that. 2. When you get to the Show Groups page, you \*\*Save As \*\* the page in the “HTML Complete” format (assuming Internet Explorer). Give the file a few minutes to complete. 3. You open the resulting HTML file in a dedicated text editor program. MS Word will cut it, but I prefer one called UltraEdit. 4. Once the HTML version of the Show Groups page is open in your text editor, run a **Find** on “ **Charter Member** ”. Find the first occurence in the file. Delete all text that comes _before_ the first instance of “ **Charter Member** ”. This removes the names of all admins and moderators. 5. Run a **Find** on “ **SDSAB** ”. Find the first occurence in the file. Delete all text that comes _after_ the first instance of “ **SDSAB** ”. This removes the names of all SDSAB. 6. What remains is a list of all paid Charter Members embedded in a bunch of code. You’ll need to run one more **Find** – on the term “ **member.php?** ”. Instead of merely finding the first instance, though, you’ll want to run a count. In UltraEdit, this is the **Count All** button in the **Find** box. The same thing can be done in Word, but I forget how to do it. The end result is the number of subscribers. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2004, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/36 "2004-04-20T17:10:58Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > The same thing can be done in Word, but I forget how to do it. It’s probably easier to do it in Word via a replace. Just do control-H and change “Charter Member” to “Charter Platypus” or something and let Word tell you, when it’s done, “3297 replacements were made.” Piece of cake. ---
**Author:** ![Globe-trotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cab0a1/32.png) [@Globe-trotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Globe-trotter)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2004, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/37 "2004-04-20T17:29:11Z")
Still too complicated for me. The easiest way to find the number of subscribers is to check this thread. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2004, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/38 "2004-04-20T17:36:16Z")
> [@Globe-trotter](#): > > Still too complicated for me. The easiest way to find the number of subscribers is to check this thread. 😃 It might seem complicated, but that’s only because I went into detail. The whole process, once I get the HTML file saved, takes only about 30 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2004, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/39 "2004-04-20T17:46:34Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > It’s probably easier to do it in Word via a replace. Just do control-H and change “Charter Member” to “Charter Platypus” or something and let Word tell you, when it’s done, “3297 replacements were made.” Piece of cake. That wouldn’t work … “ **Charter Member** ” only occurs once in the file. And if you used the term “ **member.php?** ” instead, you’d count the mods and SDSAB on top of the Charter Members. To get a true count of Charter Members, you have to snip parts off from the beginning and end of the file. Then you can do a **Replace** on “ **member.php?** ”. ---
**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/40 "2004-04-20T17:57:19Z")
Just a quick update: We’re at 3322 charter members (not counting SDSAB) as of 12:45 p.m. CDT. I’ve updated [my chart](http://users2.ev1.net/~fpan/sdmb/cum_sub2.gif), and by the new projection (blue curve), we should hit 3,400. If the last-minute rush keeps piling on, though, we may very well hit 3,500 and make Ed delirious. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196.md?page=3)