# Are Registration Renewal Reminders Still Being Sent?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-registration-renewal-reminders-still-being-sent/471018>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [November 4, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-registration-renewal-reminders-still-being-sent/471018 "2008-11-04T09:15:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-registration-renewal-reminders-still-being-sent/471018/1 "2008-11-04T09:15:31Z")

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It may be a moot point given CL’s current financial woes, and apologies if I’ve missed any announcements, but are registration renewal reminders still being sent out? I seem to have unexpectedly dropped back to guest status, which I assume is due to my paid membership expiring, but I never received any notice. Not complaining, just enquiring.

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**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-registration-renewal-reminders-still-being-sent/471018/2 "2008-11-04T20:58:03Z")

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Yes, I got one. Maybe your SDMB e-mail address is wrong or maybe the e-mail got filtered to Spam? Mine said:

> [@](#):
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> Dear control-z,
> 
> Your access to the paid subscription “Straight Dope Board Membership” is about to expire.
> 
> If you have selected a recurring subscription you will be automatically billed for the renewal, else to renew this subscription you must visit [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/payments.php](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/payments.php)
> 
> If you do not extend your subscription, access will be removed.
> 
> All the best,  
> Straight Dope Message Board

I think that link will work for you too. Incidentally, I just noticed that I reverted back to Guest. Right after paying through PayPal, I refreshed the thread I was on and I’m right back on “Member” status. Good automation job guys!

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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-registration-renewal-reminders-still-being-sent/471018/3 "2008-11-06T11:13:37Z")

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Yes, reminders are still being sent. Your registration expired on 11/03, so be sure to check your board e-mail address to see if it’s current, and see whether the reminder e-mail wasn’t caught up in any spam-fighting filters. (With so many Dopers and hundreds–if not thousands–of disparate mail systems being used, it’d be nice to guarantee that reminder e-mails would sail on through, but unfortunately, that’s not always the case.)