# I seem to have misplaced my Charter Member tag **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 6, 2009, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seem-to-have-misplaced-my-charter-member-tag/509109 "2009-09-06T23:14:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seem-to-have-misplaced-my-charter-member-tag/509109/1 "2009-09-06T23:14:12Z")
I wandered off for a while, but to the best of my knowledge my subscription has always been kept current. Is there another reason it might have disappeared? It’s been a few months since I posted. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2009, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seem-to-have-misplaced-my-charter-member-tag/509109/2 "2009-09-07T05:06:02Z")
Records indicate your subscription expired 5-21-2009 and thus is not a current Charter Member subscription. To keep Charter Membership it must be kept in force and not allowed to expire; once expired it cannot be renewed. I’m so sorry. ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seem-to-have-misplaced-my-charter-member-tag/509109/3 "2009-09-09T01:08:37Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Records indicate your subscription expired 5-21-2009 and thus is not a current Charter Member subscription. To keep Charter Membership it must be kept in force and not allowed to expire; once expired it cannot be renewed. I’m so sorry. What? NOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooo…\oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :(:(:(:(☹ Is falling head-first down a flight of stairs a reasonable excuse? I never saw a notice ☹ Pardon me while I go mourn ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seem-to-have-misplaced-my-charter-member-tag/509109/4 "2009-09-09T01:10:27Z")
I hate to add heartache to misery, but the notice is in your user CP. ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seem-to-have-misplaced-my-charter-member-tag/509109/5 "2009-09-09T22:49:27Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > I hate to add heartache to misery, but the notice is in your user CP. Yeah, like I said… I just missed the whole thing. I really did fall head-first down a flight of stairs. Heartache and misery indeed ☹ ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seem-to-have-misplaced-my-charter-member-tag/509109/6 "2009-09-09T23:12:50Z")
> [@NajaNivea](#): > > Yeah, like I said… I just missed the whole thing. I really did fall head-first down a flight of stairs. Heartache and misery indeed ☹ Wow, that sucks! However, not trying to be Mary Sunshine here, but look at it this way: headfirst down a flight of stairs and the worst thing you lost was your Charter Member status? Could have been a hell of a lot worse! Hope you’re feeling better! 🙂 (from the fall, I mean). ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seem-to-have-misplaced-my-charter-member-tag/509109/7 "2009-09-09T23:20:51Z")
Word 😃 I really should by all rights legitimately have broken my neck. As it was, I escaped with a couple cracked vertebrae, and an effed-up pelvis. FSM absolutely graced me with a brush of his noodly appendage on that one. I don’t mind the difference in membership fees, but too bad they won’t let us pay a penalty and reinstate the tag status. I’d happily pay an extra $25 or whatever to get my tag back, meaningless as it is. I liked it. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seem-to-have-misplaced-my-charter-member-tag/509109/8 "2009-09-10T02:27:22Z")
Now you’re one of us! ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seem-to-have-misplaced-my-charter-member-tag/509109/9 "2009-09-10T02:37:33Z")
A return to the fold of the Teeming Millions!