# 3000 Charter Members

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196>\
**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:** 8\
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**Author:** ![xanadu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c4cdca/32.png) [@xanadu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanadu)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/81 "2004-04-26T17:22:09Z")

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Shameless post just so that I can see “charter member” under my name… 🙂

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**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/82 "2004-04-26T17:23:18Z")

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> 11:15 a.m. CDT

Make that 11:15 a.m. **CST**. Urk.

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**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/83 "2004-04-26T17:33:37Z")

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So what’s the final count?

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**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/84 "2004-04-26T18:10:54Z")

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If the Forum Leaders view responds in near real time, then there are 3790 Charter Members (no SDSAB) as of 1:04 p.m. CDT (12:04 p.m. CST). As I mentioned earlier, though, **Ed** ’s numbers will be higher.

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**Author:** ![mkl12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@mkl12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkl12)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/85 "2004-04-26T18:26:45Z")

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> [@Earthling](#):
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> As I mentioned earlier, though, **Ed** ’s numbers will be higher.

Only if he gets his numbers from the bank statements. If he gets them from the software, they should be similar.

Could you please clear that up, **Ed**?

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**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/86 "2004-04-26T19:44:36Z")

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I get the number from the software. As of 4/26/04 at 2:45 CDT, 3,807.

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**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 26, 2004, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/87 "2004-04-26T20:04:06Z")

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> [@Earthling](#):
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> Make that 11:15 a.m. **CST**. Urk.

No, you had it right with Central Daylight Time. It is “CDT” until October, when Central Standard Time resumes.

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196/88 "2004-04-26T20:33:52Z")

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3807? :eek: So, Ed, is it an unqualified success or what?

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