# Charter Members: Who and how many are left? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 1, 2015, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708 "2015-08-01T06:07:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/41 "2015-08-02T18:55:37Z")
> [@whitetho](#): > > Back on November 28, 2011, **spinky** , using computer skills that are beyond my keen, produced an 11 megabyte text file, [http://sdmbexample.nfshost.com/profiles2.csv](http://sdmbexample.nfshost.com/profiles2.csv) , which included the member listing as of that date. If I’ve done my research correctly, that file has 730 Charter Members, including a handful who have never posted. (Their favorite movie is “Run Silent, Run Deep”.) > > Perhaps if we ask nicely **spinky** will update the list. Who is number 1? (He or she is probably not a free man.) ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/42 "2015-08-02T19:02:47Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > Who is number 1? (He or she is probably not a free man.) You can check any user by changing the number at the end of the link. There is no user #1, which is somehow… fitting. Lynn Bodoni is/was number 2. Ed the Z seems to be the only active member in the first 10 (#6). ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/43 "2015-08-02T19:16:19Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Are there many other active users below 1000 that aren’t mods? [GusNSpot](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) has the lowest number of anyone who isn’t staff, 33. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/44 "2015-08-02T19:18:38Z")
I’m a charter member but not a 99er. 2000 I think? (On Tapatalk, can’t see) ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/45 "2015-08-02T19:20:39Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > 2000 I think? (On Tapatalk, can’t see) August 2001, newbie!😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/46 "2015-08-02T19:29:13Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > Another ex-charter member whose title lapsed through inadvertently neglecting payment. When the sky didn’t fall in I figured what the hell? It’s only a name. Ditto. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/47 "2015-08-02T19:35:40Z")
> [@Hedda\_Rosa](#): > > … I pay for the SDMB like I donate to NPR or pay for Pandora. Yeah it could be free, but I get tremendous value and enjoyment out of it, so I vote for continuation of the service with my dollars. This. On a dollars / hour basis SDMB is \*really \*a bargain. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/48 "2015-08-02T19:47:53Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > > [@Hedda\_Rosa](#): > > > > … I pay for the SDMB like I donate to NPR or pay for Pandora. Yeah it could be free, but I get tremendous value and enjoyment out of it, so I vote for continuation of the service with my dollars. > > This. On a dollars / hour basis SDMB is \*really \*a bargain. The above encapsulate my outlook pretty accurately. Fairly sure I’m paid up till 2017, but no time like the present to check. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/49 "2015-08-02T20:11:49Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I’m happy with my Charter Member status, the no ads, and the discounted subscription fee. > > What I’m unsure of is whether '99er refers merely to the calendar year of registration, or if it implies being a member when the board was on AOL. Whenever I see a reference to '99ers, I hesitate to count myself among their number. I never saw the AOL version of the Board, and I have no problem calling myself a '99er. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/50 "2015-08-02T22:09:02Z")
I’ve spent a lot more money on a lot of so-called ‘fun’ things that gave me a lot less pleasure than my charter membership has given to me. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/51 "2015-08-02T22:10:42Z")
I’ve been a member here since October 2001. I pay for membership because for me, it is worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/52 "2015-08-03T01:55:49Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Well, I’m still here, as a Charter Member. Hard to believe that I’m coming up on 15 years of membership, but there you go. Holy crap. It _has_ been fifteen years. Holy moley. Tripler Well, I plan on stickin’ around too. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/53 "2015-08-03T02:33:16Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > I was a Charter Member up until the point where I became a Moderator. … and got demoted. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/54 "2015-08-03T02:44:00Z")
I’m another Charter Member who stays paid up two years in advance so that I never lose it. Now I’m really curious about my join number. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/55 "2015-08-03T03:03:39Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > I’m another Charter Member who stays paid up two years in advance so that I never lose it. Now I’m really curious about my join number. I got ya beat–6687. 😛 Tripler A little ways off from **GusNSpot** though. ---
**Author:** ![Satchmo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/satchmo/32/4223_2.png) [@Satchmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satchmo)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/56 "2015-08-03T03:14:30Z")
I’m still here, though I don’t post a lot most of the time. I have to agree with all the folks that say it’s well worth the money. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/57 "2015-08-03T03:14:37Z")
> [@Tripler](#): > > I got ya beat–6687. 😛 > > Tripler > A little ways off from **GusNSpot** though. Yeah. There are periodic references to the '99ers, but the real elite club is of those with two-digit join numbers. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/58 "2015-08-03T03:15:07Z")
I have been a charter member, and I actually lurked prior to that but I have no idea if there are any posts I can search for to find out my absolute earliest post. Oh, and 44346 is my member number ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/59 "2015-08-03T03:23:47Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > I have been a charter member, and I actually lurked prior to that but I have no idea if there are any posts I can search for to find out my absolute earliest post. Oh, and 44346 is my member number Here’s your [first post.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=4576128#post4576128) February 2004. ---
**Author:** ![D-bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@D-bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D-bear)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/60 "2015-08-03T03:43:20Z")
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