# Can anyone explain this to me regarding my membership

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**Created:** [June 10, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-this-to-me-regarding-my-membership/835282 "2019-06-10T04:27:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![2nd\_Law](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/f475e1/32.png) [@2nd\_Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2nd_Law)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-this-to-me-regarding-my-membership/835282/1 "2019-06-10T04:27:09Z")

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I recently (well, admittedly a month ago) received this email:

> [@](#):
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> Dear 2nd Law,
> 
> Your access to the paid subscription “Straight Dope Board Charter Membership” is about to expire.
> 
> To renew this subscription you must visit [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/payments.php](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/payments.php)
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> If you do not extend your subscription you will revert to Guest status. As a Guest you’ll be shown banner advertising and will lose some of the privileges of your current membership status.
> 
> All the best,  
> Straight Dope Message Board

I now see that I have “Member” status, not “Guest” status. Which is interesting, considering I was paid up for another year. Why did I lose my charter membership status???

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-this-to-me-regarding-my-membership/835282/2 "2019-06-10T04:31:15Z")

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Have you contacted any moderators about this?

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**Author:** ![2nd\_Law](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/f475e1/32.png) [@2nd\_Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2nd_Law)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-this-to-me-regarding-my-membership/835282/3 "2019-06-10T04:41:37Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> Have you contacted any moderators about this?

Trying to.

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**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 10, 2019, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-this-to-me-regarding-my-membership/835282/4 "2019-06-10T10:24:48Z")

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Our admin will contact you.

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**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, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-this-to-me-regarding-my-membership/835282/5 "2019-06-10T14:27:11Z")

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Lemme look at this. I’ll get back to you privately.

Jenny  
your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator

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**Author:** ![2nd\_Law](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/f475e1/32.png) [@2nd\_Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2nd_Law)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-this-to-me-regarding-my-membership/835282/6 "2019-06-10T14:55:32Z")

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Thanks ecg and TubaDiva.

I see this is my 1000th post. How cool is that?