# How did I cease to be a charter member?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-cease-to-be-a-charter-member/332443>\
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**Created:** [November 23, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-cease-to-be-a-charter-member/332443 "2005-11-23T17:18:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-cease-to-be-a-charter-member/332443/1 "2005-11-23T17:18:12Z")

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I used to be a “charter member”. I was all proud of that. I’m not sure why, but I was. Then the other day, I noticed I no longer was a “charter member”, I was now a “member”. I was just wondering why.

Yes, I realize that it probably came about six months ago and I didn’t notice it then. I was just wondering.

TV

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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-cease-to-be-a-charter-member/332443/2 "2005-11-23T17:21:24Z")

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You probably re-upped after the deadline.

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**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:** [November 23, 2005, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-cease-to-be-a-charter-member/332443/3 "2005-11-23T18:57:38Z")

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What she said. Right after the first deadline passed, looks like, so you didn’t get in under the Charter Member resubscription wire.

Not sure what, if anything, we can do for you now at this stage of the game. I’m most sorry.

TubaDiva