# 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:** 3
**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, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/41 "2009-07-19T17:19:53Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Usually the answer where numbers like this are concerned is no. ‘For why, Keats? For why?’ On the main page it states that there are 84,458 members. Most other message boards display the number of members and the number of guests at any given time. Why should there be a problem stating the number of members who are Charter Members? ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/42 "2009-07-19T17:39:13Z")
> [@Sapo](#): > > One less every week. Although they seem to be always surprised they lost their charter status and can’t figure out why. Well, I, for one, am still able to operate a calendar. ---
**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, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/43 "2009-07-19T17:46:43Z")
84,458 registrations. This is the number of people who have registered to the board since its inception. This includes regular posters, subscribed members, plain ol’ vanilla guests, and spammers. I have notified Ed Zotti of this thread. Any information like this would have to come from him. This board is owned by a privately held company and it is management’s choice as to what information they share with the public. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/44 "2009-07-19T17:59:42Z")
I have no problem with you checking with ownership, **Tuba** , and I appreciate your response. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/45 "2009-07-19T19:03:19Z")
What was the question? ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/46 "2009-07-19T20:52:21Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > Adsum. Come now. You should know [the rules](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7697021#post7697021), (being Charter Member and all). 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/47 "2009-07-19T21:21:36Z")
Where the hell am I? ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/48 "2009-07-19T21:27:01Z")
I’m here. Seems I didn’t miss the 364 day re-subscription window. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/49 "2009-07-19T22:10:38Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > What? I’m a Charter Member who happens to be(currently) a Moderator. Can you prove it? :dubious: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/50 "2009-07-19T22:16:48Z")
Ah-yup… ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/51 "2009-07-20T01:13:45Z")
Here, and leaning progressively to the left the more wine I drink…though occasionally I tilt to the right. I can just see the TV better from the left. Mmmmm…wine. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/52 "2009-07-20T04:02:29Z")
Present. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/53 "2009-07-20T04:06:23Z")
Gift. What? ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/54 "2009-07-20T12:58:44Z")
> [@mnemosyne](#): > > Here, and leaning progressively to the left the more wine I drink…though occasionally I tilt to the right. I can just see the TV better from the left. Mmmmm…wine. Indeed. I enjoyed a beautiful bottle of white merlot with my seared steak for dinner last night. I vote we make wine the official beverage of the SDMB, even though beer is good, too. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/55 "2009-07-20T13:13:34Z")
Me. ---
**Author:** ![bonitahi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7993a0/32.png) [@bonitahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bonitahi)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/56 "2009-07-20T13:46:09Z")
I be mine. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/57 "2009-07-20T13:57:41Z")
Neither left nor right. Libertarian here. ---
**Author:** ![anson2995](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@anson2995](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anson2995)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/58 "2009-07-20T14:33:27Z")
I’m one too. I vow to outlast you all! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/59 "2009-07-20T14:35:18Z")
I’m here. The whole nine yards. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/60 "2009-07-20T18:27:22Z")
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