# Gifted Member? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 21, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifted-member/597023 "2011-09-21T02:50:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifted-member/597023/1 "2011-09-21T02:50:08Z")
Can anyone 'splain why I have “Gifted Member” under my username? Now, if I were a dude, I may be complimented by calling my member gifted, but since I’m not, I’d like to see it removed. Any thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifted-member/597023/2 "2011-09-21T02:55:39Z")
I believe it means someone paid for your membership as a gift.You should be able to change your custom title to whatever you want. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifted-member/597023/3 "2011-09-21T04:20:35Z")
Apparently, [you’re a gifted!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=621596) ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifted-member/597023/4 "2011-09-21T11:47:48Z")
You want to see your gifted member removed? :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: And you’re asking a mod to do it… Just be happy with what Og gave you, but if you have your mind set you could date [this girl](http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/07/12/national/main20078939.shtml). ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifted-member/597023/5 "2011-09-21T15:25:00Z")
Looks like someone paid for a custom title for you. You might be able to change it yourself in your UserCP, though I don’t know where, exactly, since I don’t have a custom title! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifted-member/597023/6 "2011-09-21T15:31:19Z")
I know the rule about horses, but what do we do with you? Can we look you in the mouth? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifted-member/597023/7 "2011-09-21T15:56:42Z")
I’d like to contact my deceased grandmother. Is the OP now able to help with things like that? I could cross her palm with some silver. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifted-member/597023/8 "2011-09-21T15:56:46Z")
Hey, I accidentally got a custom title last year, and it was a lot of fun. I can’t justify paying for it again, but if someone wanted to gift me with one, I promise to use it to entertain myself with no thought for anyone else. Howsabout it? Any takers? 🙂 ---
**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:** [September 21, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifted-member/597023/9 "2011-09-21T16:09:36Z")
When you renewed your subscription you accidentally clicked on “charter custom title” instead of “Charter Membership.” Not sure why the system took all this time to hold this but it finally got the message that your Charter Member subscription had lapsed and then this kicked in. I think I’ve got everything straightened out now. You’re a Charter Member in good standing, with no custom title. Unless someone wants to buy you one. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifted-member/597023/10 "2011-09-21T19:59:45Z")
So wait, does that mean if I buy someone else a custom title as a gift, I get to choose the title? Hmmm… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifted-member/597023/11 "2011-09-22T01:47:47Z")
So the OP cannot communicate with the dead after all? Just as I thought. Another charlatan. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifted-member/597023/12 "2011-09-22T02:39:11Z")
Well, thank you, 'o great and wonderful Goddess. Now where do I send the chocolate again? ---
**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:** [September 22, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifted-member/597023/13 "2011-09-22T04:05:48Z")
I appreciate the thought. 🙂