# How many Charter Members are still left? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 30, 2007, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575 "2007-10-30T14:45:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/1 "2007-10-30T14:45:36Z")
Just curious. Any official (or even unofficial!) numbers on this? ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/2 "2007-10-30T14:55:09Z")
Would that include Members who were Charter Members but let their memberships lapse only to re-up again as Members? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/3 "2007-10-30T14:59:08Z")
Vanity, Thy name is CP. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/4 "2007-10-30T15:11:33Z")
[QUOTE=Amp] Would that include Members who were Charter Members but let their memberships lapse only to re-up again as Members? [/QUOTE] Well, that would also be an interesting piece of info, but actually I was wondering how many CMs are left after attrition. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2007, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/5 "2007-10-30T15:22:37Z")
I donā€™t think Iā€™m authorized to give actual numbers ā€“ the Chicago Reader is still a privately held company and reports only what it likes ā€“ but I can tell you that Charter Members are more than half of our current subscriber base. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/6 "2007-10-30T16:37:33Z")
And a corrallary to that, what percentage of us 99ā€™ers are still active and remember what we were doing on the first day? IIRC, I helped Jerry wrestle the Habitrail, errā€¦server rack into the corner by the outlet, then I made some coffee. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/7 "2007-10-30T17:10:05Z")
[QUOTE=TubaDiva] I donā€™t think Iā€™m authorized to give actual numbers ā€“ the Chicago Reader is still a privately held company and reports only what it likes ā€“ but I can tell you that Charter Members are more than half of our current subscriber base. [/QUOTE] Or, as we call ourselves, ā€œThe Purebloodsā€. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/8 "2007-10-30T18:17:57Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] Or, as we call ourselves, ā€œThe Purebloodsā€. [/QUOTE] I like ƜberDopers myself. ---
**Author:** ![Toast\_Museum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90ced4/32.png) [@Toast\_Museum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toast_Museum)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/9 "2007-10-30T19:46:33Z")
Yabba Dabba Doopers ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/10 "2007-10-30T21:01:49Z")
still here. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/11 "2007-10-30T22:54:27Z")
[QUOTE=aruvqan] still here. [/QUOTE] Iā€™m not. ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/12 "2007-10-30T23:04:46Z")
[QUOTE=gotpasswords] And a corrallary to that, what percentage of us 99ā€™ers are still active and remember what we were doing on the first day? [/QUOTE] Hell, I donā€™t remember what I had for dinner last night. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/13 "2007-10-30T23:51:34Z")
[QUOTE=drewbert] Hell, I donā€™t remember what I had for dinner last night. [/QUOTE] Meatloaf. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/14 "2007-10-31T02:13:19Z")
**twickster** , have you been spying on **drewbert** again? ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/15 "2007-10-31T02:20:47Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Meatloaf. [/QUOTE] He wasnā€™t too happy about it, a I recall. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/16 "2007-10-31T02:26:04Z")
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn] He wasnā€™t too happy about it, a I recall. [/QUOTE] No, the newsletter said that he wanted spaghetti, but would have settled for baked ziti too. ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/17 "2007-10-31T05:08:36Z")
Iā€™m a Charter Lurker, does that count? ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Bowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/18 "2007-10-31T05:41:24Z")
[QUOTE=CoG888] Iā€™m a Charter Lurker, does that count? [/QUOTE] 276 hits? Go dor it! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/19 "2007-10-31T11:17:14Z")
Charter Member checking inā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575/20 "2007-10-31T11:58:49Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] Or, as we call ourselves, ā€œThe Purebloodsā€. [/QUOTE] For some reason, Iā€™m seeing the scene from Lisztomania only with the children chanting ā€œWe will be the Master Posters.ā€ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-still-left/424575.md?page=2)