# Ads for members and charter members **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 25, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-for-members-and-charter-members/944987 "2021-06-25T05:05:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-for-members-and-charter-members/944987/1 "2021-06-25T05:05:18Z")
I have been told that the issue of members and charter members seeing ads has been fixed, and testing among the mods seems to confirm this. If you are seeing ads and you believe that you should not be, please contact me. Note that members and charter members not seeing ads only applies to the SDMB. It does not apply to the Straight Dope web page. This is not a change. This is the way that it worked when we were on vBulletin. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-for-members-and-charter-members/944987/2 "2021-06-25T06:17:47Z")
As a Member… Not sure if I am still other than I think I paid for 4? years ago last year… And I always have used an Ad Blocker… Yay! Looking forward to throwing money to being a Member as long as this site is alive 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-for-members-and-charter-members/944987/3 "2021-06-25T06:23:04Z")
> [@mistymage](#): > > Not sure if I am still You are still in the Member user group. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-for-members-and-charter-members/944987/4 "2021-06-25T06:31:49Z")
Yeah, but no easy way to see. I scrawled and scrambled and found “Granted Jun '18” which I might have bought my membership then but I know I had read as a guest for years… and before then as a Lurker . I joined so I could read the old threads when people were less velvet gloved in the Pit. I guess I was the Country Mouse reading the City Mice 😉 I will be ready to pay a yearly subscription once again if that ever happens. I like reading erudite and hilarious stuff without ads. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-for-members-and-charter-members/944987/5 "2021-06-26T04:54:29Z")
> [@mistymage](#): > > Yeah, but no easy way to see. The word “Member” is right next to your username whenever you post. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-for-members-and-charter-members/944987/6 "2021-06-27T02:15:47Z")
I was talking about in my “dashboard” and when I paid for my subscription. Wanting to know if I am legit still a member vs everyone has kept their status since no one can pay, yet.