# Benefits of paid membership **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 10, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-paid-membership/499367 "2009-06-10T18:19:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-paid-membership/499367/1 "2009-06-10T18:19:17Z")
Can someone tell me or link to the relevant page where I can see the benefits of paid of membership? I can’t seem to find the info. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-paid-membership/499367/2 "2009-06-10T18:49:47Z")
I don’t have a link, but off the top of my head, I think you get: 1. No ads 2. A location field under your user name 3. Post count is displayed 4. More private message storage space allowed 5. The ability to post a picture in your profille 6. “Member” rather than “Guest” as your title ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-paid-membership/499367/3 "2009-06-10T19:28:23Z")
Plus, if you see a Guest on the street, you’re legally allowed to give him/her a wedgie. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-paid-membership/499367/4 "2009-06-10T20:32:07Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Plus, if you see a Guest on the street, you’re legally allowed to give him/her a wedgie. That’s not true. But you can say “Step aside, peasant.” 🙂 I kid, I kid. Just kick 'em out of the way. ---
**Author:** ![Corner\_Case](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/corner_case/32/234_2.png) [@Corner\_Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corner_Case)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-paid-membership/499367/5 "2009-06-10T21:00:21Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > But you can say “Step aside, peasant.” 🙂 Count de Monet: It is said that the people are revolting. King Louis XVI: You said it! They stink on ice! ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-paid-membership/499367/6 "2009-06-10T21:12:26Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > That’s not true. > > But you can say “Step aside, peasant.” 🙂 > > I kid, I kid. Just kick 'em out of the way. Help, Help, I’m being repressed! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-paid-membership/499367/7 "2009-06-10T23:30:35Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > That’s not true. Whoops…looks like I owe my wife an apology. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-paid-membership/499367/8 "2009-06-11T00:17:03Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Whoops…looks like I owe my wife an apology. How did you give a wedgie to a sheep? \ ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-paid-membership/499367/9 "2009-06-11T00:59:04Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > How did you give a wedgie to a sheep? \ He meant to say he pulled the wool over her eyes. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-paid-membership/499367/10 "2009-06-11T14:00:22Z")
Y’all are just too baaaad. ---
**Author:** ![Corner\_Case](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/corner_case/32/234_2.png) [@Corner\_Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corner_Case)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-paid-membership/499367/11 "2009-06-11T14:21:57Z")
Darn it. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-paid-membership/499367/12 "2009-06-11T19:38:46Z")
Real Title: Charter Charter Member Location: 7-Eleven Posts: 1500 Favorite Color: Sea Foam Green Sorry to do this to the SDMB, but I can tell you posters how to get some of the features (as demonstrated in this post) of a paid membership for a low low one time fee of $3.95. Not only do you get the fields like “Posts” and “Locations”, you can have additional fields added for just $1.00 per field. Just let me know if you are interested and we can make payment arrangements. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-paid-membership/499367/13 "2009-06-11T23:31:21Z")
> [@RaftPeople](#): > > Real Title: Charter Charter Member > Location: 7-Eleven > Posts: 1500 > Favorite Color: Sea Foam Green > Sorry to do this to the SDMB, but I can tell you posters how to get some of the features (as demonstrated in this post) of a paid membership for a low low one time fee of $3.95. > > Not only do you get the fields like “Posts” and “Locations”, you can have additional fields added for just $1.00 per field. Just let me know if you are interested and we can make payment arrangements. But is there an app for that? ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-paid-membership/499367/14 "2009-06-12T00:45:31Z")
A moderator and administrator post in this thread but no answer to the OP or a verification Oakminster’s post? Interesting. I guess **customer service** isn’t one of the benefits. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-paid-membership/499367/15 "2009-06-12T06:40:56Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > But is there an app for that? Maybe. My approach, however, is more of a business method (easier to create, no maintenance). ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-paid-membership/499367/16 "2009-06-12T13:01:31Z")
Of course I was being facetious. (Isn’t it fun?) It’s always nice when Dopers do for one another, in this thread and everywhere else. A bit of knowledge, a bit of humor, it’s all a good thing. Thanks to everyone who makes this place – and the day – a tad better. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-paid-membership/499367/17 "2009-06-12T13:30:44Z")
> [@Seven](#): > > A moderator and administrator post in this thread but no answer to the OP or a verification Oakminster’s post? > > Interesting. > > I guess **customer service** isn’t one of the benefits. They got distracted by spinning a yarn. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-paid-membership/499367/18 "2009-06-12T19:08:43Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Of course I was being facetious. (Isn’t it fun?) I know. Half of what I post is not serious, but it’s not always obvious.