# PSA: Original Charter Members, Subscriptions expire on 5/20 **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 14, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110 "2018-05-14T02:29:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/1 "2018-05-14T02:29:00Z")
That’s one week from today. Don’t forget or you’ll lose your status. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/2 "2018-05-14T02:39:56Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > That’s one week from today. Don’t forget or you’ll lose your status. Thanks! I had totally forgotten. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/3 "2018-05-14T05:38:30Z")
Good reminder. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/4 "2018-05-14T05:44:49Z")
Thanks! I’ve got in the habit of buying a two year subscription, so if I miss the date, I have a year to re-up. Oh, and just a reminder: some posters, particularly in Canada, have sometimes had trouble getting a straight credit-card option from PayPal. I found in the past that it’s actually a browser issue - for some odd reason, the credit card option didn’t show up when I was using Safari, but it was available if I used Chrome. That was a couple of years ago, so maybe it’s been fixed, but just thought I’d mention it. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/5 "2018-05-14T12:12:26Z")
Do “ordinary” members get any notification that their yearly subscription is almost up? I know I paid a few months ago, but I’ve already forgotten when. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/6 "2018-05-14T12:55:37Z")
Just paid. this time, the credit card option was right there on the first page, no trouble. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/7 "2018-05-14T13:12:45Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > Do “ordinary” members get any notification that their yearly subscription is almost up? I know I paid a few months ago, but I’ve already forgotten when. You’re supposed to receive a notification. Since we sent out a lot of nearly identical e-mails, some internet providers end up filtering those e-mails as spam, so check your spam folder periodically. You can also go to your user control panel (UserCP in the upper left part of the page) then click on Paid Subscriptions (lower left) to see when your membership subscription expires. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/8 "2018-05-14T13:20:21Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > You’re supposed to receive a notification. Since we sent out a lot of nearly identical e-mails, some internet providers end up filtering those e-mails as spam, so check your spam folder periodically. > > You can also go to your user control panel (UserCP in the upper left part of the page) then click on Paid Subscriptions (lower left) to see when your membership subscription expires. Thank you. 🙂 ---
**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:** [May 14, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/9 "2018-05-14T13:30:26Z")
Good thing I paid for two years last year then. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/10 "2018-05-14T13:59:26Z")
I as well always keep an extra year or two on the subscription, just to avoid forgetting once. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/11 "2018-05-14T14:05:32Z")
Thanks for the reminder, my membership expires at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/12 "2018-05-14T15:25:57Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Good thing I paid for two years last year then. Ditto that. Odd numbered years to renew for the place with the odd people. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/13 "2018-05-14T15:50:58Z")
Hmm, mine says I’m good thru 4/5/2019. Not sure when I started doing two years at a time but good thinking, Past Me! ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/14 "2018-05-14T18:56:07Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Ditto that. Odd numbered years to renew for the place with the odd people. I also do two years at a time. GO EVENS!! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/15 "2018-05-15T07:33:09Z")
Don’t you run the chance of forgetting two years from now? I bought two years a while ago, and now I just buy a new year each year. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/16 "2018-05-15T09:37:08Z")
I get a two-year subscription every time, but I can never remember in what year it expires. So every April/May, I check. In the odd years, I’m good; in the even years, I have to re-up. But I’ve found that checking annually is a good habit to get into. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/17 "2018-05-15T14:14:58Z")
Thanks for the reminder. I thought I did two years last time, and maybe I did and that was two years ago. I no longer seem to remember anything. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/18 "2018-05-15T14:59:14Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Don’t you run the chance of forgetting two years from now? I bought two years a while ago, and now I just buy a new year each year. I still check whenever the reminders come out. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/19 "2018-05-15T18:38:33Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > I get a two-year subscription every time, but I can never remember in what year it expires. So every April/May, I check. In the odd years, I’m good; in the even years, I have to re-up. But I’ve found that checking annually is a good habit to get into. > [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > I still check whenever the reminders come out. So do I. Paying for two years is insurance in case I forget in the middle year. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110/20 "2018-05-15T19:25:14Z")
My Custom Title subscription runs out a couple of months before my membership does, so when I get the notification on that, I re-up both. Suspenders and belt. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-original-charter-members-subscriptions-expire-on-5-20/814110.md?page=2)