# Difference(s) between SD Board Membership and Custom Title Member Subscription? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 13, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-s-between-sd-board-membership-and-custom-title-member-subscription/719936 "2015-05-13T14:17:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-s-between-sd-board-membership-and-custom-title-member-subscription/719936/1 "2015-05-13T14:17:17Z")
Other than price, that is. Just got an email reminder that my subscription will expire soon. Any particular advantage to going with one or the other? The SD subscription page to which the email linked doesn’t explain. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-s-between-sd-board-membership-and-custom-title-member-subscription/719936/2 "2015-05-13T14:30:11Z")
The custom title isn’t a membership. It is something extra that you can purchase if you want to have a custom title under your name. You need to have a paid membership first before you get a custom title added on to it. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-s-between-sd-board-membership-and-custom-title-member-subscription/719936/3 "2015-05-13T19:14:56Z")
Huh. The way the SD payment page is set up, it looks like an alternative form of membership.