Well,I haven’t got a credit card or PayPal and the dear Post Office said that I would need to send a money order ,which would cost me an extra £20(over twice the subscription) and get a bank in a city near Brookfield to accept it 
A cheque would seem straightforward.I’m in Britain,so would a cheque in pounds (at whatever the exchange rate is for £14.95) with a note saying register me be OK?
The Powers that Be have already ruled against money orders, because the human work required to process them would largely outweigh the benefit. I assume that the same consideration would apply to checks, and doubly so for foreign checks. What you can do is get a volunteer from among the members who will agree to subscribe you by his or her credit card, and send your payment to that person. A member in the UK might be your best bet here; I’m not sure how the logistics work on international checks (or cheques, if you prefer).
Confirming what Chronos said, the READER doesn’t have the staff to deal with cheques or checks, or anything that requires manual handling. I understand that it’s pretty easy to set up a PayPal account, even without a credit card. We’re sorry about that, but our membership charge is so minimal, that having someone open envelopes and process checks is just not on.
Unfortunately, setting up a PayPal account outside the US is a Pain In The Hole™.
You have to get a credit card, set up an account with PayPal, then make a $2 payment. Your account is now locked. You then wait for your monthly printed credit card statement to arrive by mail. Find the $2 payment, next to which will be a three-digit number. Go back to PayPal, log in (with the password that you’ve no doubt forgotten), type in the 3-digit number, and then you’re ready to use the account.
But if you’ve got a credit card, you can subscribe to the SDMB without PayPal.
So get a credit card.
Hi Six … fellow Brit at your service …
Once you’ve finally sorted out your Username with TubaDiva (saw the other thread) email me (sdmb_shrinking_violet at hotmail dot com) your ID and password and I’ll sign you up with my Paypal. You’ll need to change your password when I’ve done it.
You can reimburse me through the post with cheque/cash/chocolate. 
Thanks.I’ve emailed the details to you
Hiya Six …
I tried but it won’t accept the username / password you gave me… I’ll try again later (maybe the hamsters are on a meal break).
Maybe I’ve ceased existing again…
Hi Six … sorry, my Hotmail is playing up. :rolleyes:
I tried what you suggested - no joy. I think you need to sort out your registration + password first, maybe with TubaDiva’s help, and then get back to me.
You do not have to know someone’s password to pay their registration fee. You need to know their userid, which you can get by going to their profile and looking in the url. The userid for six_personalities is 48358. Now, from their profile or your profile (or from anybody’s profile AFAIK), click on subscribe. What should come up is a screen for you to subscribe. Follow through as if you were subscribing until you get to the screen that asks for your credit card or paypal information. Go to the url and substitute the userid for six_personalities for your userid and hit enter. You should now get a screen that allows you to enter your credit card information to subscribe for six_personalities.
Yes, I know all this … but six is changing userid at the same time, to something totally different! There is no profile for the new ID.
None of the passwords he/she has given me work with the new ID.
It’s just dawned on me … Six, you haven’t actually registered your new ID have you? :rolleyes: You need to register that ID as a Guest before I can “Paypal” it into a Charter Member. 
six_personalities, You are now a registered member, my gift. As soon as you post something, your status will change to “member”.
The userid does not change even if the user name changes.
Liana, way to go! True Straight Dope spirit.
Jack
Let’s just hope that six_personalities (or at least one of his/her personalities) shows up again now that he’s paid for.
All six of us are here!Yippee!I’m a charter member thanxxx