# Are you kidding me? Downloads on the Column page **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 18, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-kidding-me-downloads-on-the-column-page/763169 "2016-08-18T14:21:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-kidding-me-downloads-on-the-column-page/763169/81 "2016-08-29T21:57:03Z")
> [@erysichthon](#): > > As far as I’m concerned, making contributions to the Dope because you enjoy it is like sending a check to CBS because you like _Criminal Minds_. You’re wrong. There’ve been threads about this already. Many of us continue to pay the yearly fee so that we can maintain something that means something to us: **“Charter Member”** below our Username. Like it or not, that’s the truth. If one’s paid membership lapses, that Charter Membership note disappears and may not be reinstated. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-kidding-me-downloads-on-the-column-page/763169/82 "2016-08-29T22:22:55Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#): > > You’re wrong. There’ve been threads about this already. > > Many of us continue to pay the yearly fee so that we can maintain something that means something to us: > > **“Charter Member”** below our Username. > > Like it or not, that’s the truth. If one’s paid membership lapses, that Charter Membership note disappears and may not be reinstated. **Cartooniverse** speaks the truth… I applaud the honesty. Most won’t actually admit it, but for some odd reason, that “Charter Member” means a lot to most of the folks who have it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-kidding-me-downloads-on-the-column-page/763169.md?page=4)