# Registered user? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 29, 2004, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registered-user/231744 "2004-02-29T12:45:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registered-user/231744/1 "2004-02-29T12:45:54Z")
A certain poster has just had his status changed from “Member” to “Registered User”. I won’t name the poster because I’m not here to ask **why** their status has changed. I’m just curious to know what’s the difference. Can only read but not post? On probation? Status pending while mods discuss fate? I know some people have been suspended… ---
**Author:** ![Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Have_I_Because_I)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registered-user/231744/2 "2004-02-29T13:13:13Z")
help, dsend ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registered-user/231744/3 "2004-02-29T15:19:44Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > A certain poster has just had his status changed from “Member” to “Registered User”. I won’t name the poster because I’m not here to ask **why** their status has changed. I’m just curious to know what’s the difference. Can only read but not post? On probation? Status pending while mods discuss fate? I know some people have been suspended… I’ve seen another one like that, but I can’t remember who. I just came into ATMB to ask, but you beat me to it. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registered-user/231744/4 "2004-02-29T17:07:11Z")
Apparently that’s the title the most recent thousand or so registrants have been given. Perhaps it has something to do with forthcoming changes mentioned by **Ed Zotti** in his [SDMB service update](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=239370) announcement, or perhaps it’s a default that got turned on with some board configuration tweaking. We anxiously await information from those in the know. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registered-user/231744/5 "2004-02-29T17:56:52Z")
Hmm…, if you look at user profiles for those registered since January 12th, they are titled Registered User if they have zero posts, and Member if they’ve posted. I don’t know why you’d see Registered User show up in a thread. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registered-user/231744/6 "2004-02-29T20:01:16Z")
This certain user has been registered since the middle of last year and has several hundred posts… ---
**Author:** ![The\_MVA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ab992/32.png) [@The\_MVA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_MVA)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registered-user/231744/7 "2004-02-29T20:50:31Z")
[‘Registered user’ vs ‘Member’ - **ntucker** 02-09-2004](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=238814) ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registered-user/231744/8 "2004-03-02T12:30:41Z")
My WAG is that the poster mentioned “taking a break”. I’m assuming that this is a change to reflect the fact that his privileges have been temporarily suspended, but that he’s not permanently banned. Robin