# It's been that long? Should I stay or go? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 26, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-that-long-should-i-stay-or-go/301237 "2005-04-26T20:22:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rfgdxm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@rfgdxm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rfgdxm)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-that-long-should-i-stay-or-go/301237/1 "2005-04-26T20:22:24Z")
How quickly time flies. I just got an e-mail from this board trying to shake me down for another $7.48. With not much warning. I’m history here if I don’t pay up in the next 2 days. (Those running this place should send out bills earlier. What if I went on vacation for a week and found my userid and PW were history?) It doesn’t seem anywhere near that long since I paid up when this board started charging. Although I notice I have 1,500+ posts here?! I should look and see if there is a SDMB Addicts Anonymous chapter in my area. 😉 The $7.48 for a year would be no problem for me. And I really don’t think I am an addict. 5 posts a day isn’t that much. However, are my post here worthwhile, or just a waste of bandwidth? I’ll leave it to you to comment if I should stay, or go back to Usenet where I came from? (For the record, I’ve never been whacked by a mod here for my posts, so I’ll presume that this isn’t an issue.) ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-that-long-should-i-stay-or-go/301237/2 "2005-04-26T20:37:29Z")
Well the subscription renewal stickies, threads and announcements have been all over the board, so it shouldn’t have been a surprise if you’ve logged in over the last month or so. But as to whether you should stay, that’s your choice. Up to you to decide whether the board gives you $7.48’s worth of entertainment/information, not whether you bring that value to the board. IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![rfgdxm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@rfgdxm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rfgdxm)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-that-long-should-i-stay-or-go/301237/3 "2005-04-26T20:46:53Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > Well the subscription renewal stickies, threads and announcements have been all over the board, so it shouldn’t have been a surprise if you’ve logged in over the last month or so. > > But as to whether you should stay, that’s your choice. Up to you to decide whether the board gives you $7.48’s worth of entertainment/information, not whether you bring that value to the board. > > IMHO. NO, it isn’t obvious. I knew full well that I had only paid up for a year. I just didn’t mark the date on my calendar. There is no warning when logging in “renew now, or else.” I only found out from the e-mail. And I would think if I bring value to the board is relevant. This board is open read. For $0 I can get entertainment/information. The $7.48 just lets me post also. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-that-long-should-i-stay-or-go/301237/4 "2005-04-26T20:49:19Z")
Dude, all my posts are meaningless drivel and I’m still here. I figure $8 a year so that I can search the boards and post meaningless drivel is well worth it. Also I feel a kinship to the abstract personas on this board. I’ve been here five years and this is the only site I pay for on the net. And that includes porn sites too. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-that-long-should-i-stay-or-go/301237/5 "2005-04-26T20:54:41Z")
Sorry, didn’t mean to come across as snarky or snide. I just mean that if you enjoy the board, and the price is not an issue for you, then you should base your decision on whether you enjoy being here, and being able to contribute your thoughts, not on whether anyone else thinks you should be here. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-that-long-should-i-stay-or-go/301237/6 "2005-04-26T20:58:20Z")
You should stay. I can’t point to specifics, but your username sets off my Good-Doper-O-Meter, and that can’t be bad. 'Cause I’m great. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-that-long-should-i-stay-or-go/301237/7 "2005-04-26T21:10:23Z")
I get more out of this than I do for a freeking evening at the movies. If you don’t then don’t stay. It is one of the best bargains of my life, actually! ---
**Author:** ![rfgdxm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@rfgdxm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rfgdxm)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-that-long-should-i-stay-or-go/301237/8 "2005-04-26T22:18:58Z")
> [@Amp](#): > > Dude, all my posts are meaningless drivel and I’m still here. I figure $8 a year so that I can search the boards and post meaningless drivel is well worth it. Also I feel a kinship to the abstract personas on this board. I’ve been here five years and this is the only site I pay for on the net. And that includes porn sites too. Meaningless drivel? Hell, I can meet that standard. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-that-long-should-i-stay-or-go/301237/9 "2005-04-27T00:29:48Z")
Oh cough up the $7.48 and cut the crap. Drivel is ok, Snivel is not. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-that-long-should-i-stay-or-go/301237/10 "2005-04-27T00:35:45Z")
> [@E = mc²](#): > > Drivel is ok, Snivel is not. Great post. How about this as an SDMB motto: “Drivel, but no snivel.” ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-that-long-should-i-stay-or-go/301237/11 "2005-04-27T03:58:19Z")
Stay. We need as many people on our team as possible. Fighting ignorance is tough. Also, if you ever take the time to make it to a dopefest of some sore (even if it is 3 people), you’ll realize that the posters you enjoy reading are real people. It makes the boards a little more personal. (I’ve been to one dopefest and I drove 8 hours to get there damnit!) ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-that-long-should-i-stay-or-go/301237/12 "2005-04-27T04:22:54Z")
Even if I never posted (and god knows I don’t that much, though I’ve been trying to do so more lately), it would be worth it for the search function. So get to it! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-that-long-should-i-stay-or-go/301237/13 "2005-04-27T04:26:04Z")
STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY please? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-that-long-should-i-stay-or-go/301237/14 "2005-04-27T04:44:14Z")
> [@rfgdxm](#): > > Meaningless drivel? Hell, I can meet that standard. 😉 Personally, I have _never_ found your drivel to be meaningless. 😉 My preference? Stick around, please.