# SDMB Subscription Help 2009-2010 edition **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 26, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110 "2009-01-26T19:55:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/121 "2009-05-22T14:12:29Z")
Will be right. That has to be my last (on threat of getting my throat cut) however. ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/122 "2009-05-22T14:13:13Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Could one of you please help **Tinkertoy**? > > Would be very much appreciated. Should be done. Let me know if I screwed up. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/123 "2009-05-22T14:15:37Z")
> [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](#): > > Should be done. Let me know if I screwed up. You screwed up _snork_. We both payed at the same time and it could not have been _me_ at fault šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/124 "2009-05-22T14:17:46Z")
. . .does that mean she gets two years? šŸ˜ƒ ::hides:: ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/125 "2009-05-22T14:18:23Z")
well, sheā€™s certainly covered! Yā€™all are the best. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/126 "2009-05-22T14:22:31Z")
While Iā€™m at it, **Paul in Qatar** is having an argument with PayPal, it seems to not like folks in furrin parts. Can one of you help out here? ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/127 "2009-05-22T14:33:37Z")
Tubadiva- how much longer before the deadline expires? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/128 "2009-05-22T14:39:40Z")
For Paul? Monday. ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/129 "2009-05-22T15:04:32Z")
Done. And Iā€™m done, too. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/130 "2009-05-22T15:30:41Z")
Thank you so much! ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2009, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/131 "2009-05-23T11:15:44Z")
are there any outstanding requests? Iā€™ll see if my PayPal mad skilz will work a second time. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/132 "2009-05-23T20:01:12Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I certainly will help someone else, if I can get the darned paypal figured out. > > I donā€™t know if everyoneā€™s subscription comes due at the same time, but if someone needs it I can send the fee to them snail mail. > > And not everyone is immune to the charms of cookies. Ask **swampbear**. Dang! **Baker** outed me! Itā€™s true! I can be had for homemade cookies. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Socks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a8b319/32.png) [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/133 "2009-05-27T19:35:16Z")
I really like this board, and would like to stay a member, but, alas, I have no disposable income at the moment. If anyone could help me, that would be really great. But, I donā€™t want to be a bother, so if not, I understand. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/134 "2009-05-28T00:51:40Z")
When does your membership expire Captain Socks? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Socks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a8b319/32.png) [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/135 "2009-05-28T09:49:06Z")
Yay! My membership has been renewed! Thanks **Jodi**! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/136 "2009-06-03T21:09:50Z")
No big deal, because I can afford the difference, but what happened to the half-price membership for charter members? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/137 "2009-06-03T23:08:44Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > No big deal, because I can afford the difference, but what happened to the half-price membership for charter members? Only applies to memberships that donā€™t lapse. See any of the threads in this forum with people bitching about the fact that they didnā€™t renew in a timely manner ā€“ bye-bye ā€œcharter memberā€ title, bye-bye discount. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/138 "2009-06-04T16:54:37Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Only applies to memberships that donā€™t lapse. See any of the threads in this forum with people bitching about the fact that they didnā€™t renew in a timely manner ā€“ bye-bye ā€œcharter memberā€ title, bye-bye discount. Iā€™m confused about the concept of ā€˜timely mannerā€™ - itā€™s only been 2 weeks since the only email I got from the Dope about my membership potentially lapsing. Thatā€™s ā€˜timelyā€™ in most environments. Last spring and summer, the PTB were saying the board was imminently going back to being a free board - hell, they all but apologized for making people pay to re-up _last_ year - so I wasnā€™t worried about my membership lapsing; I assumed the whole concept was going bye-bye. Which is one reason why Iā€™m not making head or tail about peopleā€™s comments about the absence of a ā€˜renewal windowā€™ - why would I renew before I knew Iā€™d need to? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/139 "2009-06-04T17:46:47Z")
Been some backing and forthing on the subscription issue ā€“ after the decision to go to a free/show you ads business model was made Bad Things Happened (the publishing industryā€™s wholesale slide towards oblivion, corporate parent filing for bankruptcy) and the showing you ads model didnā€™t look near so useful. Deriving some income from subscriptions looked really really good and so subscriptions were kept. Subscriptions are optional ā€“ though appreciated ā€“ you just see more ads if you donā€™t subscribe and thereā€™s some other minor perks of membership that we hope to add to as we can. The hope is that thereā€™s something here for every price point including no price at all. No doubt all of this has been confusing ā€“ itā€™s a very confusing time. We hope for betterment in all things for all involved. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2009, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110/140 "2009-06-20T10:22:00Z")
Well, Iā€™m here because **Liberal** told me to. It really sucks, but it seems that Charter Members canā€™t sponsor non-Charter Members anymore. ā˜¹ Anyways, I ask any Members to read [this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11262041#post11256934) and the ones which relate to it (particularly those by **Liberal** ), and do what they feel like doing. Thanks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-subscription-help-2009-2010-edition/483110.md?page=8)