# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/101 "2015-08-05T01:47:30Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Anyone who joins the site is a guest. If you pay for a subscription, you become a member (no ads, can have a special user title, your post count and location shows). If you paid for a subscription when the site first went pay-to-post and maintained your membership since then, you’re a charter member. The special user title - custom title - is a separate cost available to members. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/102 "2015-08-05T03:44:19Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > 2000 for me. > > And every time the renewal comes up, I ask myself why I’m wasting the money. Then I justify it by saying that I’m paying a fee to not be bombarded with bullshit advertising. That’s why God invented adblockers. (You should never use the internet without one) I was a charter member. I only kept it up because a.) I liked the discount and b.) for awhile, only members could use the search engine. Once they changed the latter, I eventually said screw it, and became a guest. ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/103 "2015-08-05T06:45:07Z")
2000er. At one point I was the Charter Member but let it lapse. Started reading the Dope when it was on AOL but have gone long stretches without browsing or posting though. ---
**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 5, 2015, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/104 "2015-08-05T11:40:16Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > I started lurking around 2000, but didn’t join until aught-two. Thirteen years, a hair over 13,000 posts, so it looks like my pace is about one Megapost per year. I think you mean one Kilopost per year. Unless most are truly epic and ginourmous works. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/105 "2015-08-05T14:19:50Z")
I don’t think there is any way to parse out a complete list of charter members. At least I wasn’t able to get one in the 10 minutes I spent trying anyway (most of which was just waiting to see what search results I’d get), so there must not be a way. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/106 "2015-08-05T14:37:39Z")
'99er, charter member. I really don’t mind paying for the board, especially since it removes all ads. And it certainly gives me my money’s worth of pleasure. StG ---
**Author:** ![PaperBlob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@PaperBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaperBlob)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/107 "2015-08-05T14:40:23Z")
> [@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. Same here. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/108 "2015-08-05T15:15:47Z")
00 Charter member here. Also a charming member. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/109 "2015-08-05T16:45:11Z")
17408 checking in… ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/110 "2015-08-06T00:14:04Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > 00 Charter member here. Wow, **Biotop** , I don’t see you around here very often! After checking it seems that’s because you’re mostly in the Games forum. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/111 "2015-08-06T00:57:32Z")
Another Charter Member checking in. I joined sometime in 2003 I think. I forgot to re-up a few years ago and lost my Charter status, and had to do the requisite hoop-jumping to get it back. Worth it? Ehh, I don’t know. I liked the comparison above to NPR. If I’m going to spend time hanging out here, might as well throw in some bucks to support it. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/112 "2015-08-06T08:25:14Z")
When was Charter Membership stopped? ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/113 "2015-08-06T08:30:00Z")
Another Charter Member here. Changed my email address to a new account that I wound up not using and so missed the sign-up reminder. ---
**Author:** ![williamweigand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b3f665/32.png) [@williamweigand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williamweigand)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/114 "2015-08-06T11:28:31Z")
Figured I’d stop lurking for a moment and post so that anyone attempting to compile a complete list of Charter Members based on this thread could include Yours Truly. ---
**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 6, 2015, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/115 "2015-08-06T12:09:19Z")
> [@williamweigand](#): > > Figured I’d stop lurking for a moment and post so that anyone attempting to compile a complete list of Charter Members based on this thread could include Yours Truly. I reckon I ought to get started on that, oughtn’t I? 😃 Tripler Hell, I asked the original question. . . ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/116 "2015-08-06T13:24:39Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Wow, **Biotop** , I don’t see you around here very often! After checking it seems that’s because you’re mostly in the Games forum. Lots of lurking… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/117 "2015-08-06T13:25:27Z")
> [@williamweigand](#): > > Figured I’d stop lurking for a moment and post so that anyone attempting to compile a complete list of Charter Members based on this thread could include Yours Truly. > [@Tripler](#): > > I reckon I ought to get started on that, oughtn’t I? 😃 > > Tripler > Hell, I asked the original question. . . That’s **Zeldar’s** job. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/118 "2015-08-06T13:49:20Z")
I am not a number! I am a free man! 25668 here ---
**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 6, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/119 "2015-08-06T15:05:19Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > When was Charter Membership stopped? I believe Charter Membership was available to those who signed up before April 21, 2004. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708/120 "2015-08-06T18:37:28Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > '99er, charter member. I really don’t mind paying for the board, especially since it removes all ads. And it certainly gives me my money’s worth of pleasure. > > StG Agreed. I re-up every March. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708.md?page=7)