# How many Charter Members are there? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 18, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465 "2009-07-18T19:54:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/21 "2009-07-19T03:49:07Z")
Fewer and fewer every time they act like hard-asses about renewal. ---
**Author:** ![wonder9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c57346/32.png) [@wonder9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonder9)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/22 "2009-07-19T04:02:42Z")
_meek voice_ I’m here. Quiet, to be sure, but here. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/23 "2009-07-19T04:11:47Z")
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**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/24 "2009-07-19T04:18:51Z")
I think I’m here, but who knows? ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/25 "2009-07-19T05:21:39Z")
^     ^     ^     ^     ^ Got a Charter Member right here! ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/26 "2009-07-19T06:00:30Z")
Yo. ---
**Author:** ![Suse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Suse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suse)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/27 "2009-07-19T06:00:43Z")
I don’t really lean as much as I tilt. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/28 "2009-07-19T09:11:40Z")
One less every week. Although they seem to be always surprised they lost their charter status and can’t figure out why. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/29 "2009-07-19T12:29:30Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > That’s raises an interesting question: If/when you cease to be a mod, do you get your Charter Member title back? If I’m not mistaken, I think **Giraffe** did. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/30 "2009-07-19T13:00:12Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > That’s raises an interesting question: If/when you cease to be a mod, do you get your Charter Member title back? We better! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/31 "2009-07-19T13:55:01Z")
Hiya! ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/32 "2009-07-19T14:09:49Z")
Present and accounted for. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/33 "2009-07-19T15:31:45Z")
Adsum. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/34 "2009-07-19T15:59:23Z")
Wouldn’t it be easier if an Admin simply posted the number, instead of relying on Charter Members to post individually? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/35 "2009-07-19T16:11:13Z")
Did someone call? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/36 "2009-07-19T16:13:43Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > That’s raises an interesting question: If/when you cease to be a mod, do you get your Charter Member title back? Yes. We ex-mods used to be titled SDSAB. That changed a year or two ago. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/37 "2009-07-19T16:48:30Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Wouldn’t it be easier if an Admin simply posted the number, instead of relying on Charter Members to post individually? Who’s relying? I don’t see anyone taking it seriously and I’m sure staff will be along to answer soon. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/38 "2009-07-19T16:52:54Z")
Hey. ---
**Author:** ![Topologist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/topologist/32/3208_2.png) [@Topologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Topologist)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/39 "2009-07-19T17:11:18Z")
Present ---
**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 19, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/40 "2009-07-19T17:13:07Z")
Lemme check to see if we can disseminate that kind of information. Usually the answer where numbers like this are concerned is no. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465.md?page=3)