# If you re-up as member do you lose post counts for posts made as a guest?

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**Created:** [October 21, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-re-up-as-member-do-you-lose-post-counts-for-posts-made-as-a-guest/514664 "2009-10-21T21:26:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-re-up-as-member-do-you-lose-post-counts-for-posts-made-as-a-guest/514664/1 "2009-10-21T21:26:29Z")

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If you are posting as a guest and were previously a member, and you re-up as a member do the posts you made as a guest become part of your total member posts or not?

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-re-up-as-member-do-you-lose-post-counts-for-posts-made-as-a-guest/514664/2 "2009-10-21T21:39:18Z")

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Yes. It’s all the same account, so your post count does not change regardless of your subscription status.