# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![quilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/839c29/32.png) [@quilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quilter)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/81 "2009-07-21T04:25:15Z")
Late response due to being out of town – and without internet, much to my horror – but I’m here (or still here)(or here again)(or still here, s’more) now. Or something. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/82 "2009-07-21T04:50:09Z")
> [@Tripler](#): > > Um, just wondering. . . did anyone else _not_ get their tote bag? Dude, they told you you only got a tote bag? And then stiffed you on it? …that’s cold. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/83 "2009-07-21T04:56:44Z")
> [@](#): > > How many March, 1999s left is the question. I joined back in March 1999 (a transfer over from the AOL forum). But I lost my original joining date and post count when I changed usernames. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/84 "2009-07-21T04:59:14Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > Guess we need some more people doing this. **RJKUgly’s** join date is 11 March 1999. **samclem’s** join date is 15 August 1999. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/85 "2009-07-21T05:35:45Z")
> [@RJKUgly](#): > > That’s just bizarre. > > Looking at your profile, I see a join date of 08-15-1999. Is that what you see there? Weird stuff, Maynard. It looks to be a time zone issue. When I set my time zone to Mountain Time, your join date shows as 3/11/99 at 22:00. When I go back to my regular Central Time, your join date shows in the system as 3/12/99 at 0:00. VBulletin, at some point, must have rounded join times to an xx:00 format; a quick glance at various posters shows that they all have similar join times–albeit, very few on the edge like your account. Basically, when it comes to 3/11 and 3/12, you’re a man of both worlds. ---
**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 21, 2009, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/86 "2009-07-21T05:46:11Z")
It’s definitely a time zone thing. A while back someone asked who was the last '99er or something similar. The answer depended on the time zone of who looked. ---
**Author:** ![JimOfAllTrades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@JimOfAllTrades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimOfAllTrades)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/87 "2009-07-21T07:57:12Z")
I wondered if it might be a time zone thing, but I didn’t know VB stored a time as well as date when the users joined. My memory was I was out of town on business the first day the board opened to registration and I didn’t get signed until the next day. But maybe it was just very late the first day, just after midnight Chicago time. So I’m a sort of a day-1-er. Thanks people! ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/88 "2009-07-21T09:50:16Z")
> [@JillGat](#): > > How many March, 1999s left is the question. Splitter! ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/89 "2009-07-21T10:11:12Z")
Yoohoo. ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/90 "2009-07-21T11:20:14Z")
It’s odd. I mostly lurk, so if anyone were to look at my recent posts most of them would be related to this title. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/91 "2009-07-21T11:40:14Z")
> [@Tripler](#): > > Um, just wondering. . . did anyone else _not_ get their tote bag? I never got a tote bag. I’d really rather have a mug, though, if they get around to passing out gifts. ---
**Author:** ![williamweigand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b3f665/32.png) [@williamweigand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williamweigand)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/92 "2009-07-21T13:52:36Z")
I’m still here. ---
**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 21, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/93 "2009-07-21T14:09:46Z")
> [@Tripler](#): > > Um, just wondering. . . did anyone else _not_ get their tote bag? I got mine, but it was full of coal. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/94 "2009-07-21T14:13:23Z")
My tote bag had a goat head in it…:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/95 "2009-07-21T14:25:23Z")
I got the goat head, but it was in a Stop & Shop bag with a hole in it… ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/96 "2009-07-21T15:30:29Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I joined back in March 1999 (a transfer over from the AOL forum). But I lost my original joining date and post count when I changed usernames. Mind if I ask what your username used to be? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/97 "2009-07-21T16:43:03Z")
I’m Spartacus! Well, a Charter Member anyway. And I have a March 1999 join date too. ---
**Author:** ![KCB615](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea666f/32.png) [@KCB615](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KCB615)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/98 "2009-07-21T16:50:27Z")
> [@JillGat](#): > > How many March, 1999s left is the question. At least two of us… ---
**Author:** ![threeorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@threeorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threeorange)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/99 "2009-07-21T17:51:13Z")
Charter members of what? ---
**Author:** ![Ceejaytee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ceejaytee/32/2956_2.png) [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465/100 "2009-07-21T19:33:08Z")
> [@threeorange](#): > > Charter members of what? A board that wouldn’t have us as charter members. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-charter-members-are-there/503465.md?page=6)