# Advertisements? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 22, 2020, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertisements/911161 "2020-06-22T10:13:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertisements/911161/21 "2020-10-22T20:02:20Z")
> [@minor7flat5](#): > > That’s not supposed to happen for members. The “join and see no ads” thing is no longer a thing. Now it’s “join for the good of the collective.” ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertisements/911161/22 "2020-10-23T00:22:51Z")
Was that announced somewhere? (I skimmed this thread and looked for obvious threads on this topic but wasn’t very thorough) ---
**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:** [October 23, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertisements/911161/23 "2020-10-23T01:39:54Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > The “join and see no ads” thing is no longer a thing. > > Now it’s “join for the good of the collective.” Eh? I don’t know where you are getting that from, but it’s wrong. You can’t join. Period. The subscription system from vBulletin did not port over to Discourse. TubaDiva was investigating some sort of replacement before she passed, but nothing had been decided. I know that our admin and our owners are aware of the situation and this is on the list of things that need to be fixed around here. Unfortunately, that is all the information we have at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertisements/911161/26 "2020-10-31T18:00:44Z")
Fifty Doper Bucks\* says ads are here to stay. Hope I lose! \*Cash value: 1/20¢, redeemable only in person with complete paperwork. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertisements/911161/27 "2020-11-01T17:19:02Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > Eh? I don’t know where you are getting that from, but it’s wrong. > > You can’t join. Period. I joined. I payed my membership fee. I haven’t received a refund. Therefore, I consider myself a member. (I would join whether we were promised “no ads” or not.) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertisements/911161/28 "2020-11-03T19:38:35Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > > [@minor7flat5](#): > > > > That’s not supposed to happen for members. > > The “join and see no ads” thing is no longer a thing. Citation, please. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertisements/911161/29 "2020-11-03T19:42:58Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > > [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > > > Eh? I don’t know where you are getting that from, but it’s wrong. > > > > You can’t join. Period. > > I joined. I payed my membership fee. I haven’t received a refund. Therefore, I consider myself a member. > > (I would join whether we were promised “no ads” or not.) Pretty sure that’s meant to be parsed as “No new subscriptions can be processed at this time.” I hope that gets sorted by May, 2022, when my current subscription expires. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertisements/911161.md?page=1)