# Enter Your "Sponsor My Membership" Requests Here **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 5, 2007, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858 "2007-04-05T15:01:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/261 "2008-01-23T23:52:51Z")
[QUOTE=TWDuke] I am temporarily grateful. [/QUOTE] You realize that if you do not Pit me in the next 5 days you become my biyatch. Just sayin’. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/262 "2008-01-24T00:13:14Z")
[QUOTE=Zebra] (sigh) Well, I’m still un/under employed. I can’t believe I’ve been in this situation an entire year but I am forced to again request assistance for my enrollment. [/QUOTE] **Zebra** , you are taken care of. 🙂 SDMB2008012318054800895301 Glad to help. And you don’t have to be my biyatch. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/263 "2008-01-24T05:41:45Z")
Great, another job rejection. Thanks **DSYoungEsq**. (your name always makes Come Sail Away pop into my head) ---
**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:** [February 8, 2008, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/264 "2008-02-08T14:13:55Z")
I’d be glad to sponsor a Doper or Doper wannabe who just can’t afford his or her own membership. Email me and I’ll send a check. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/265 "2008-02-10T15:49:44Z")
Subj: Straight Dope Sponsorship Request Date: 02/10/2008 07:22:38 A.M. Eastern Standard Time To: [tubadiva@aol.com](mailto:tubadiva@aol.com) Sent from the Internet (Details) Hello TubaDiva, I am writing this email in the hopes that you may be able to tempt someone to sponsor my membership. Since letting my subscription lapse, I have found lurking to be insufficient for my daily SDMB fix and itch to get involved in some of threads. I am asking someone to sponsor my membership because I have neither a Paypal account nor a credit card (nor the inclination to obtain either in the near future). I don’t fancy tapping up the old man to use his credit card again. In a teeny, tiny reciprocal gesture for a fellow doper’s generosity, I promise to give ten of our fine British pounds (roughly $20) to charity. Thanks and regards, Hogwash ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/266 "2008-02-10T16:33:08Z")
**Hogwash** is taken care of. SDMB2008021010250705791701 ---
**Author:** ![Hogwash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e57/32.png) [@Hogwash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogwash)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/267 "2008-02-10T16:50:50Z")
Thanks to both **Q.E.D.** and **TubaDiva**. Much appreciated. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/268 "2008-02-13T14:29:07Z")
**TellMeI’mNotCrazy** Subj: SDMB: Expired Membership Question Date: 02/13/2008 06:51:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time To: [tubadiva@aol.com](mailto:tubadiva@aol.com) Sent from the Internet (Details) Hi TubaDiva, I’m not sure you’ll recognize my screenname – I was TellMeI’mNotCrazy before my membership lapsed. I simply don’t have a way to renew my membership through the available means (no PayPal, no credit card). I know that there are membership sponsorship request threads, but of course, I have no way of posting to it without breaking any rules. I was just wondering if you happen to have any suggestions in this regard – thanks in advance J Thanks J TMINC ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/269 "2008-02-13T19:54:49Z")
Endless thanks to **Tom B** and **TubaDiva** for their help! Woo, it’s been so long 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/270 "2008-02-13T20:53:13Z")
And you got to keep your Charter Member status 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/271 "2008-02-13T20:56:13Z")
Yeah I’ve been wondering how that managed to squeak through… Oh well - woo hoo! ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/272 "2008-02-13T21:01:26Z")
SHHHHH! don’t tell anybody. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/273 "2008-02-14T12:37:36Z")
[QUOTE=Greenback] And you got to keep your Charter Member status 🙂 [/QUOTE] Actually, probably not, it’s just that the system didn’t change the User Title to reflect the change in status, it’s an intermttent ongoing glitch in the subscription system. If you were a Charter Member and your subscription expired, you are no longer a Charter Member. If your subscription cost $14.95 you’re not a Charter Member. A recent check of the system reveals a lot of people with “Guest” status who still have Charter Member user titles. At some point the system will catch up to itself and all those changes will kick in. So don’t be surprised. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Long\_Time\_Lurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@Long\_Time\_Lurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_Lurker)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/274 "2008-02-14T19:19:04Z")
[QUOTE=TubaDiva] A recent check of the system reveals a lot of people with “Guest” status who still have Charter Member user titles. At some point the system will catch up to itself and all those changes will kick in. So don’t be surprised. Sorry. [/QUOTE] The good news is that, if I understand correctly, every time someone runs a message board search, that delays the system (and consequently your title change) by approximately two weeks. ---
**Author:** ![mshar253](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/275 "2008-02-18T12:26:33Z")
Hi, I was directed to this area after making mention that I’ve been a lurker for a while, but don’t really have the money at this time. I actually feel really apprehensive to ask for this from anyone… but here I am. I don’t know if any kind of personal biography is necessary, but I will say that I’m a college student and a medic in the Pensylvania National Guard. Um, thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/276 "2008-02-18T14:23:27Z")
[QUOTE=thegod067] Hi, I was directed to this area after making mention that I’ve been a lurker for a while, but don’t really have the money at this time. I actually feel really apprehensive to ask for this from anyone… but here I am. I don’t know if any kind of personal biography is necessary, but I will say that I’m a college student and a medic in the Pensylvania National Guard. Um, thank you! [/QUOTE] No, you don’t need a personal biography. But the National Guard reference got you in. SDMB2008021808150800791201 Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/277 "2008-02-20T18:03:51Z")
I’m in the unfortunate position of having to ask for help this year. Could one of my fellow dopers help me out? ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/278 "2008-02-20T19:22:04Z")
[QUOTE=Shodan] No, you don’t need a personal biography. But the National Guard reference got you in. SDMB2008021808150800791201 Regards, Shodan [/QUOTE] Dang, **Shodan** , you can’t catch a break. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/279 "2008-02-20T19:49:27Z")
[QUOTE=Honey] I’m in the unfortunate position of having to ask for help this year. Could one of my fellow dopers help me out? [/QUOTE] You’re good to go. SDMB2008022013405101983101 ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/280 "2008-02-24T14:28:19Z")
[QUOTE=Q.E.D.] You’re good to go. SDMB2008022013405101983101 [/QUOTE] I’ve been offline for a few days. Thank you so much! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858.md?page=15)