# 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:** 20
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/381 "2008-07-23T04:00:10Z")
Sounds OK to me, but therein may hang her catch-22. She’s already exhausted a thirty-day guest membership here. So if she starts another one and pleads her case for adoption to the tribunal and the gallery and gets shot down, then you’ll have to terminate her account immediately for violating the rule against multiple guest memberships. If nobody ponies up right away, it’ll be her first and last post here. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/382 "2008-07-23T04:05:20Z")
[QUOTE=Washoe] Sounds OK to me, but therein may hang her catch-22. She’s already exhausted a thirty-day guest membership here. So if she starts another one and pleads her case for adoption to the tribunal and the gallery and gets shot down, then you’ll have to terminate her account immediately for violating the rule against multiple guest memberships. If nobody ponies up right away, it’ll be her first and last post here. [/QUOTE] Shouldn’t you wait for \*\*TubaDiva \*\* to sort this out in the AM? This is her particular bailiwick. Hopefully she has already been emailed about this. Sorry to bud in, but I always pay attention to this thread and it looks like a situation where \*\*TubaDiva \*\* may need to sort a few things out. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/383 "2008-07-23T04:16:02Z")
Errrm…yeah, I guess so. I hadn’t thought of that. I thought the rules were pretty much chiseled in granite around here. She’s the one who originally chastised DeafDyke. She appeared genuinely sympathetic, though—it wasn’t as if she leapt from her throne screaming “off with her sock”! So I’ll sit tight and see what she says. Also, if anybody does this for me, then I will sponsor any member of your choosing after Mrs. Talkingape and I get back on our feet. ---
**Author:** ![Subway\_Prophet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Subway\_Prophet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subway_Prophet)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/384 "2008-07-23T15:55:17Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] **Subway Prophet** has volunteered to do this, so I will PM this info to him. He has first dibs. [/QUOTE] I got the PM and thanks. I guess someone will post here as to when I need to give y’all my c/c #? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/385 "2008-07-23T16:39:11Z")
[QUOTE=Washoe] Errrm…yeah, I guess so. I hadn’t thought of that. I thought the rules were pretty much chiseled in granite around here. She’s the one who originally chastised DeafDyke. She appeared genuinely sympathetic, though—it wasn’t as if she leapt from her throne screaming “off with her sock”! So I’ll sit tight and see what she says. [/QUOTE] Did she have a previous guest membership? Maybe I’m forgetting something; I thought the issue was that she was sharing an account with another guest, which isn’t allowed. Either way I’ll inform Tuba and let her work this out. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/386 "2008-07-23T17:03:35Z")
As I told her back when all this started – and Marley also informed her – she needs to register her own screen name/account here at the Dope. That’s all we ever objected to, we wanted her to have her own account, it’s one account to a person here. She was sharing the account she was using with someone else. So once she registers her own account y’all can then work out the membership part and she can move forward. She’s not entitled to another 30 day free trial on that new account, btw. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/387 "2008-07-23T17:04:04Z")
[QUOTE=Subway Prophet] I got the PM and thanks. I guess someone will post here as to when I need to give y’all my c/c #? [/QUOTE] Yes, you send me all your credit card numbers along with your PINS and bank account numbers. 😃 Actually go up to [post #301](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9543151&postcount=301) in this thread. change the xxxx to deafdyke’s user ID and you are good to go. (I am assuming that she is registered here) if not you get to start from scratch ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/388 "2008-07-23T17:25:26Z")
DeafDyke was banned here, entering that screen name she used would not work. She needs to register her own name and then _immediately_ email the info over to **Subway Prophet** - no 30-day trial - who can then register her as a full member. Since she seems to be communicating with you and didn’t respond to her previous emails, could you please tell her this, **Washoe**? ---
**Author:** ![Subway\_Prophet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Subway\_Prophet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subway_Prophet)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/389 "2008-07-23T17:31:44Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] **DeafDyke** was banned here, entering that screen name she used would not work. She needs to register her own name and then _immediately_ email the info over to **Subway Prophet** - no 30-day trial - who can then register her as a full member. Since she seems to be communicating with you and didn’t respond to her previous emails, could you please tell her this, **Washoe**? [/QUOTE] Er - a couple of clarafications: 1. Was **DeafDyke** ’s screen name banned, or **AFunnyNameGoesHere**? If the former, how will I know who it is who’s emailing me? 2. Can a user account under these conditions - the “no 30-day trial” - see my email address so that an email can be sent? (Though I guess a PM would work just as well.) Sorry if I seem a bit newbie-ish about this sort of thing. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/390 "2008-07-23T17:32:00Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] Since she seems to be communicating with you and didn’t respond to her previous emails, could you please tell her this, **Washoe**? [/QUOTE] I’m on it. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/391 "2008-07-23T17:39:16Z")
[QUOTE=Subway Prophet] 1. Was **DeafDyke** ’s screen name banned, or **AFunnyNameGoesHere**? If the former, how will I know who it is who’s emailing me? 2. Can a user account under these conditions - the “no 30-day trial” - see my email address so that an email can be sent? (Though I guess a PM would work just as well.) [/QUOTE] Yes, this _is_ getting thoroughly confusing. **AFunnyNameGoesHere** was banned. DD was using somebody else’s account to post. She inadvertently got her friend banned, not herself. Hopefully this can be rectified too. If the e-mail/PM problem arises, I’ll act as a go-between. We’ll hammer it out somehow. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/392 "2008-07-23T17:39:27Z")
[QUOTE=Subway Prophet] 1. Was **DeafDyke** ’s screen name banned, or **AFunnyNameGoesHere**? If the former, how will I know who it is who’s emailing me? [/quote] DeafDyke is the name she uses on the AllDeaf message board. She used **AFunnyNameGoesHere** here, and that name has been banned. > [@](#): > > 1. Can a user account under these conditions - the “no 30-day trial” - see my email address so that an email can be sent? (Though I guess a PM would work just as well.) Oh, so many complications. I’ll check, but if she can’t, **Washoe** can pass your email address along and let you know who is writing. And I’ll be able to see the new guest registering. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/393 "2008-07-23T17:40:56Z")
[QUOTE=Washoe] She inadvertently got her friend banned, not herself. Hopefully this can be rectified too. [/QUOTE] It could have been rectified pre-banning if either of them had just registered a separate account and posted from that instead of sharing one, which is against the rules. If her friend wants to come back, she can contact Tuba. We explained the situation on the board and in emails. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/394 "2008-07-23T18:12:37Z")
Catch—22 again. If her friend ( **AFNGH** ) had done this, the friend violates the one person/one account rule. If DD had done this, she would have violated the no-multiple-guest-memberships rule. Anyway, I e-mailed DD with instructions to set up a guest account here, but not to post anything, and then to contact me immediately through any means other than the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/395 "2008-07-23T18:18:36Z")
I’m not quite sure what you mean there. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/396 "2008-07-23T18:25:15Z")
Remember, DeafDyke _used to have a guest membership here_, which she used a long time ago. She cannot have another one. **AFunnyNameGoesHere** is not DeafDyke—she used _her friend’s account_, which resulted in that friend being banned. If either the friend _or_ DeafDyke started a guest membership, that person would have violated the SDMB TOS. ---
**Author:** ![katpohl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@katpohl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katpohl)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/397 "2008-07-23T18:46:05Z")
My guest account ends on the 31 st of July . If someone would be willing to help me continue the fight against my ignorance by sponsoring me, I would very much appreciate it. If there is any question about the need for this fight just read the ‘my apologies’ after most of my posts on the boards. I don’t have a credit card , But I do have the price of the yearly sign up in cash, And I will send it to youin a money order thur the postal mail forthwith . Thank you in advance, katpohl ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/398 "2008-07-23T18:48:59Z")
[QUOTE=Washoe] Remember, DeafDyke _used to have a guest membership here_, which she used a long time ago. She cannot have another one. **AFunnyNameGoesHere** is not DeafDyke—she used _her friend’s account_, which resulted in that friend being banned. If either the friend _or_ DeafDyke started a guest membership, that person would have violated the SDMB TOS. [/QUOTE] This was explained over on the other board, right? The link is broken. If that’s so, we’ll merge DeafDyke’s two accounts, or **Subway Prophet** could just reactivate the old one. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/399 "2008-07-23T19:12:48Z")
[Right](http://www.alldeaf.com/1025261-post1.html). Anyway, still waiting to hear from DD. I’ll contact **Subway Prophet** when I do. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858/400 "2008-07-23T19:14:14Z")
[QUOTE=Washoe] [Right](http://www.alldeaf.com/1025261-post1.html). Anyway, still waiting to hear from DD. I’ll contact **Subway Prophet** when I do. [/QUOTE] Thanks, and please respond to my email also (or make sure she gets me the relevant info). To get this thread back on track: > [@katpohl](#): > > My guest account ends on the 31 st of July . > If someone would be willing to help me continue the fight against my ignorance by sponsoring me, I would very much appreciate it. If there is any question about the need for this fight just read the ‘my apologies’ after most of my posts on the boards. > I don’t have a credit card , But I do have the price of the yearly sign up in cash, And I will send it to youin a money order thur the postal mail forthwith . > Thank you in advance, > katpohl [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-your-sponsor-my-membership-requests-here/398858.md?page=21)