# Preemptive renewal strikes before membership expires. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 8, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preemptive-renewal-strikes-before-membership-expires/302923 "2005-05-08T15:28:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preemptive-renewal-strikes-before-membership-expires/302923/1 "2005-05-08T15:28:11Z")
If you will, bear with me here: Background: When the whole subscription thing came up about a year ago, I was overseas. I couldn’t read the SDMB due to network restrictions, but I e-mailed the staff, and got my membership reserved and took care of business. I signed up for the two year option, and everything was good-to-go. Issue at hand: I plan on being overseas _again_ in a year or so, which oughtta be for a six - eight month stretch (Late Fall '05 - Summer '06). This window will definitely span my membership expiration date (Feb/Mar), but I don’t want to expire [sub]in more ways than one![/sub]. So, just as I’m packing my bags and getting ready to leave, can I “pre-renew” my membership to prevent the lapse? Tripler Hopefully, my proactiveness makes Cecil smile. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preemptive-renewal-strikes-before-membership-expires/302923/2 "2005-05-08T18:59:57Z")
If you go to your CP, click on Paid Subscriptions, and see a figure there plus the Order button – then yes, you should be able to renew your sub now, for the system to credit you up to 2007.