# Registered Users? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 6, 2004, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registered-users/273318 "2004-11-06T04:12:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registered-users/273318/1 "2004-11-06T04:12:01Z")
I just saw my first new poster with the title _Registered User_? Who are these people and how do they differ from the rest of us? Is this the default title from here on out? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registered-users/273318/2 "2004-11-06T04:13:03Z")
That first sentence wasn’t supposed to be a question. Maybe I should go to bed… ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registered-users/273318/3 "2004-11-06T04:15:16Z")
Registered User appears to be someone who hasn’t posted since the pay system went into effect. Once they post, they become guests. It doesn’t seem to be consistant, though. ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registered-users/273318/4 "2004-11-06T04:18:20Z")
Correction, Registered User would be someone who hasn’t posted at all.