# Lost my charter member title **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 6, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382 "2008-11-06T00:44:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/41 "2008-11-22T18:54:39Z")
> [@newcrasher](#): > > May I respectfully ask, who cares? I care because that was the agreement. I paid when the initial offer was made, and I renewed as required in that offer. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/42 "2008-11-22T19:31:49Z")
> [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > I care because that was the agreement. I paid when the initial offer was made, and I renewed as required in that offer. Exactly. ---
**Author:** ![Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bites_when_provoked/32/18073_2.png) [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2008, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/43 "2008-11-30T23:24:53Z")
> [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > I still had my charter member status until a few days ago. Same. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/44 "2008-12-01T02:46:31Z")
> [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](#): > > Same. ☹ I just lost my charter status within the last day or two also. Now it’s a serious issue! :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:** [December 1, 2008, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/45 "2008-12-01T03:45:24Z")
Member is the new Charter Member. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/46 "2008-12-01T09:22:10Z")
Me too. I proudly paid even when I wasn’t posting as much, because I believed in the site (and still do). The money I have saved by asking questions here more than made up for the money I spent for a membership, but it would be nice if they’d fix things. Q ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/47 "2008-12-01T17:13:55Z")
I’m still waiting for the “Charter” in my title to come back too. Mine changed right after the “upgrade”. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/48 "2008-12-01T20:45:46Z")
I’m “Unchartered” as well, I want it back ---
**Author:** ![HoboStew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f17d59/32.png) [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/49 "2008-12-02T21:43:17Z")
I’d like to remove my guest demotion too, for what it is worth ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/50 "2008-12-03T05:10:07Z")
I don’t know how it all happened (the loss of “charter member” and all), but I’m thinking it’s probably gonna be a Herculean effort to put everyone back where they were. I am guessing we all need to be patient for a while longer while this all gets sorted out. In the meantime maybe we could all just look at a person’s post count to realize that more than likely, they **are** “charter”. Right, **Ms 22K plus**? 😉 Quasi ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/51 "2008-12-05T18:21:37Z")
Another person here who lost his “charter member” status. I’m pretty sure I still had it yesterday. Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/52 "2008-12-06T04:21:46Z")
OK. so what’s the final result supposed to be? (for all general folks, not the admins, etc.) As I understood things, after the change to free posting, Former Charter Members will remain Charter Members Former non-paying Members who came back (like me) will be Members Will former paying Members will be Members or Charter Members? ---
**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:** [December 6, 2008, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/53 "2008-12-06T04:53:44Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > Will former paying Members will be Members or Charter Members? My understand is that if you ever let your paid subscription lapse, you lose your Charter Member status. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/54 "2008-12-06T23:11:51Z")
Add me to the list of folks who lost “charter memebr” status. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/55 "2008-12-07T19:52:08Z")
Just checking my illustrious status. Pfffhhhttt! Still a" member." ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/56 "2008-12-08T00:45:05Z")
Hmm, checking on myself too… Edit: Yay, still charter!.. so far, so good. ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/57 "2008-12-08T02:33:52Z")
I always have been a Charter Member because I joined when the Board went to paid subscriptions. It’s the only title I’ve ever known under my username. Add me to the list. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/58 "2008-12-08T03:59:29Z")
There are a bunch of us on the list. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/59 "2008-12-08T05:21:54Z")
Hm. Checking. Still good. ---
**Author:** ![Qwisp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qwisp/32/397_2.png) [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382/60 "2008-12-08T05:32:56Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > In the meantime maybe we could all just look at a person’s post count to realize that more than likely, they **are** “charter”. Yeah,cause that will definitely work… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382.md?page=4)