# Did I miss a year out? (My 'Charter Member' status is gone) **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 9, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-miss-a-year-out-my-charter-member-status-is-gone/403385 "2007-05-09T13:58:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-miss-a-year-out-my-charter-member-status-is-gone/403385/1 "2007-05-09T13:58:27Z")
I was a ‘Member’ before I renewed this time around and I am still a ‘Member’ I can’t imagine ever ignoring the emails to update my subscription so in theory I should still be a CM. Did I miss out a year’s payment? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-miss-a-year-out-my-charter-member-status-is-gone/403385/2 "2007-05-09T14:15:35Z")
Everybody! point and laugh! ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-miss-a-year-out-my-charter-member-status-is-gone/403385/3 "2007-05-09T14:28:48Z")
> **[Charter subscribers, renew now!](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=415261)** > > FOLKS, THE CLOCK IS TICKING! RENEW BEFORE JERRY DEMOTES YOU! It’s renewal time for charter subscribers to the Straight Dope Message Board. Questions and answers: When does my subscription expire? April 29th. In case you were wondering, Jerry added... ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-miss-a-year-out-my-charter-member-status-is-gone/403385/4 "2007-05-09T14:34:54Z")
Take a look at you current subscription (User CP -\> Paid Subscriptions) Check the Expiry Date. If that date is later than April 28, 2008, you renewed too late and you now, in fact, a lowly Member. If the Expiry Date is _exactly_ April 28, 2008, your title is in error and I suggest you e-mail an Admin. ---
**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:** [May 9, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-miss-a-year-out-my-charter-member-status-is-gone/403385/5 "2007-05-09T17:39:05Z")
Lobsang, the system says you renewed your subscription 5-10-2006. That’s beyond the window for Charter Member, so I would think at some point this expired on you and you resubscribed at a point past the grace period, etc. You’re here now, that’s what really counts. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-miss-a-year-out-my-charter-member-status-is-gone/403385/6 "2007-05-09T17:49:51Z")
[QUOTE=Lobsang] I can’t imagine ever ignoring the emails to update my subscription so in theory I should still be a CM. [/QUOTE] In theory? Good Lord. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-miss-a-year-out-my-charter-member-status-is-gone/403385/7 "2007-05-09T20:39:56Z")
Communism works… in theory. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-miss-a-year-out-my-charter-member-status-is-gone/403385/8 "2007-05-09T20:56:56Z")
Perhaps we could charge him a premium fee to reinstate in charter status! 😛 ---
**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:** [May 10, 2007, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-miss-a-year-out-my-charter-member-status-is-gone/403385/9 "2007-05-10T10:15:00Z")
A few years back we had a large number of Charter Members who missed the boat and forgot to resubscribe. Jerry reversed a couple hundred of those out and swore he’d never do it again, period. I think that’s where we are with this today.