# Getting mail saying my subscription is ending...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-mail-saying-my-subscription-is-ending/813297>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 29, 2018, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-mail-saying-my-subscription-is-ending/813297 "2018-04-29T05:01:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-mail-saying-my-subscription-is-ending/813297/1 "2018-04-29T05:01:54Z")

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…but it’s still got another year to go. Something buggy with multi-year subscriptions?

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**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-mail-saying-my-subscription-is-ending/813297/2 "2018-04-29T05:03:18Z")

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Never mind, it’s just a very badly worded message that conflates “Charter member” with “Custom title” and tells me (incorrectly, I assume) that when my custom title expires I’ll revert to guest status.

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Dear TimeWinder,

Your access to the paid subscription “Custom Title Charter Subscription” is about to expire.

To renew this subscription you must visit [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/payments.php](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/payments.php)

If you do not extend your subscription you will revert to Guest status. As a Guest you’ll be shown banner advertising and will lose some of the privileges of your current membership status.

All the best,  
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