# My last day **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 6, 2005, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-day/329732 "2005-11-06T03:39:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-day/329732/1 "2005-11-06T03:39:18Z")
I was a lurker (not my favorite term) and then last month I enrolled as a guest. My temp. membership expires on the 6th (midnight tonight?). I tried to get a paid membership, but when I click on “pay w/ credit card” I get a “not found” msg. This mach. is 10-11 years old and won’t support anything newer than Netscape 4.8, so I think that may be the problem. Anyway I enjoy the site and the members very much, so I guess I’ll go back to my observer status until I can upgrade my gear. Keep on keepin’ on. ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-day/329732/2 "2005-11-06T03:47:05Z")
> [@A.R. Cane](#): > > I was a lurker (not my favorite term) and then last month I enrolled as a guest. My temp. membership expires on the 6th (midnight tonight?). I tried to get a paid membership, but when I click on “pay w/ credit card” I get a “not found” msg. This mach. is 10-11 years old and won’t support anything newer than Netscape 4.8, so I think that may be the problem. Anyway I enjoy the site and the members very much, so I guess I’ll go back to my observer status until I can upgrade my gear. Keep on keepin’ on. I hate to hear of this. We need all the good posters we can get. Have you tried to contact an Admin. or Mod. to to resolve this? You can email them directly if need be. They may have a good idea or two for you. Hope to see you back here in the future. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-day/329732/3 "2005-11-06T03:49:26Z")
Seems like you’ve been paid up, after all. Enjoy, and welcome to the boards. ---
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-day/329732/4 "2005-11-06T03:54:07Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > Seems like you’ve been paid up, after all. Enjoy, and welcome to the boards. That’s a very generous gesture. Many thanks. If I can figure out how to do it, I’ll be glad to pay my dues. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-day/329732/5 "2005-11-06T03:56:41Z")
Pay it forward. If you can ever help another pay his fee, that’s thanks enough for me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-day/329732/6 "2005-11-06T04:56:07Z")
> [@Nic2004](#): > > I hate to hear of this. We need all the good posters we can get. Have you tried to contact an Admin. or Mod. to to resolve this? You can email them directly if need be. They may have a good idea or two for you. > Hope to see you back here in the future. Thanks for the kind words, but please don’t call me Shirley, or was that another flick? ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-day/329732/7 "2005-11-06T04:59:37Z")
That was beautiful, whatever it was just happened. Welcome **A.R. Cane**! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-day/329732/8 "2005-11-06T05:05:11Z")
Very cool. Welcome to the board, A.R. Cane. Jim