I’m not in the inner circle, so take what I say as my opinion only. Hopefully, an Admin will be along to comment more authoritatively.
The renewal system has never been a great one. In the past, I can remember notices going out even later. :eek:
This is one of the worst features of the Board. I don’t know if it will ever be remedied.
Just be thankful you weren’t impacted.
On the plus side, tubadiva has quite often been able to overide the system and make sure people aren’t penalized when these things happen, even after their subscription expired.