# So, you want your charter membership back ... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 29, 2005, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731 "2005-04-29T16:21:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [April 30, 2005, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/21 "2005-04-30T04:52:36Z")
> [@Qwisp](#): > > I think that if I (of all people) managed to pay on time why should all the procrastinators be given back their charter membership? Unless of course you amend my title to Charter Member Godess. > > šŸ˜ƒ We do think highly of you, will that do? your humble TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/22 "2005-04-30T07:33:21Z")
I am stunned and amazed at the patience **Ed Zotti, C K Dexter Haven, & TubaDiva** have shown in the debacle. Are the three of you available to come clean my house next week? And Iā€™ll probably need help with packing and moveing later in the summer, Iā€™ll notify you the day after I need you :smack: ATTENTION! ATTENTION! Teeming millions!..Ok, Only those that missed the deadline. Arenā€™t you all ashamed of yourselves? Along with fighting Ignorance, maybe we should vow to take responsibility for our own actions, or lack thereof?? Now go to your rooms! I think Iā€™ll do the same ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/23 "2005-04-30T07:41:24Z")
> [@picunurse](#): > > Arenā€™t you all ashamed of yourselves? Along with fighting Ignorance, maybe we should vow to take responsibility for our own actions, or lack thereof?? Now go to your rooms! I would, but I canā€™t get in there for all the mess. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/24 "2005-04-30T07:43:27Z")
Dag-nabit! I forgot and let my membership lapse too! Ah, wellā€¦ problem fixed. Now I gotta post to see what my title isā€¦ :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Pedro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@Pedro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pedro)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/25 "2005-04-30T12:04:15Z")
> [@This Year's Model](#): > > Proving that you didnā€™t pay attention is the fact that the reduced fee is 50% of the current full subscription rate, not $5. I paid $7.48 to renew this year. Also, you could have, if so inclined, extended your subscription by a year for $9.95 this year. That would have cut your surcharge down to 33%. Oh OK, thanks for clearing that up. Iā€™m still not sure how renewal works now. Mind if I ask where that is explained? ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/26 "2005-04-30T13:00:28Z")
I donā€™t care about the Charter Member title (I care about the discount though), so Iā€™ll sell mine on eBay soon. Bids start at US$100.00\* šŸ˜ƒ \*Not really. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/27 "2005-04-30T15:08:50Z")
I was annoyed because I didnā€™t have the money until the 28th (okay, fine) but I expected ā€œrenew by April 28thā€ to mean ā€œsometime in the entire day of the 28thā€, not by noon, Chicago time. I had a thesis presentation/defense to do around that time, so renewing a messageboard subscription wasnā€™t really in the forefront of my mind. With the Internet being 24/7, you donā€™t really expect to have a deadline like noon on the day. But itā€™s cool that I can at least get my discounted rate after this year. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/28 "2005-04-30T15:20:46Z")
> [@Pedro](#): > > Oh OK, thanks for clearing that up. Iā€™m still not sure how renewal works now. Mind if I ask where that is explained? **Ed Zotti** posted it in [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=309616) thread, which was linked to by an announcement which appeared at the head of each forum for a month. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/29 "2005-04-30T17:13:23Z")
**Knorf** is certainly a dumbass, in many respects . . . . . . but at least heā€™s still a charter member! šŸ†’ _amused at all the whingers who are getting a second chance to preserve their elite charter status_ ---
**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:** [April 30, 2005, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/30 "2005-04-30T17:39:24Z")
Am I still chartered? Iā€™m not sure how to check without posting, so Iā€™m posting. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/31 "2005-04-30T18:50:13Z")
Donā€™t know if this is the right thread, but I was going back and reading some old threads. I noticed some posters who I know to have been BANNED (ominous drum roll) who are listed as ā€œGuestā€. Perhaps there is the source of some of the confusion. Is this just a function of the search utility? Or is this a Question That Must Not Be Asked? Regards, Shodan ---
**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:** [April 30, 2005, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/32 "2005-04-30T19:25:52Z")
Shodan: The system globally sorted out the expired subscriptions and changed their user status to guest. As a global sort, it pulled out everyone who did not resubscribe, including anyone who had previously been a subscriber who got banned. The status of banned members has not changed, merely the user title. They still have no privileges on this board. Theyā€™re still banned. Pleonast: You may check your subscription status at any time by going to the User Control Panel and clicking on ā€œPaid subscriptions.ā€ You may also renew your subscription from there as well. You can also see your user title in the User Control Panel. Pedro: Information about how the subscription plan works, including rates and etc., was covered in Ed Zottiā€™s thread: [Super SDMB Subscription Special](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=309616) This thread was linked in an announcement that ran at the top of every forum page over the thread listings. This thread was linked on the Straight Dope front page at the very top of the column, highlighted in red. This thread was also bannered in the weekly Straight Dope advance mailing that goes out on every Thursday night/Friday morning. All this ran for a month. You subscribe, you get full functionality of the board for a year. Does this answer your question? your humble TubaDiva ---
**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:** [April 30, 2005, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/33 "2005-04-30T19:35:37Z")
I found my subscription status and my expiration date, but I couldnā€™t find the title ā€œChartered Memberā€ anywhere in the User CP area. Which part of the Control Panel is it in? I probably just completely missing it. (Are you sure your god-like Administrator powers arenā€™t giving you extra info? šŸ™‚ ) ---
**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:** [April 30, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/34 "2005-04-30T20:19:23Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Pleonast: > > You may check your subscription status at any time by going to the User Control Panel and clicking on ā€œPaid subscriptions.ā€ You may also renew your subscription from there as well. You can also see your user title in the User Control Panel. I agree wth the first two statements, but I donā€™t see where it states the user title youā€™re entitled to in the CP. It refers to being called ā€œMemberā€ if youā€™re paying the full rate ā€“ thatā€™s it. šŸ˜• ---
**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:** [April 30, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/35 "2005-04-30T20:22:55Z")
Sorry. Click on ā€œEdit Profileā€ in the User Control Panel. It will tell you what your current user title is. your humble TubaDiva ---
**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:** [April 30, 2005, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/36 "2005-04-30T20:32:14Z")
I went to ā€œEdit Profileā€ first off ā€“ and thereā€™s nothing there for the user title. I think, perhaps, **Tuba** ā€“ you see it in yours because of your status. Ordinary members/charter members canā€™t. Not until, perhaps, the option of choosing our title kicks in. ---
**Author:** ![davenportavenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/37 "2005-04-30T20:45:36Z")
Itā€™s so weird that thereā€™s three times as many charter members as regular members and yet itā€™s treated as an ā€œeliteā€ thing. Shouldnā€™t the members with the less frequent titles be the elite? ---
**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:** [April 30, 2005, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/38 "2005-04-30T20:47:49Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Sorry. Click on ā€œEdit Profileā€ in the User Control Panel. > > It will tell you what your current user title is. > > your humble TubaDiva I think youā€™ll find the user title shows up when you click on your name to go to ā€œ_View_ Profileā€. Mine does. šŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [April 30, 2005, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/39 "2005-04-30T20:52:11Z")
> [@continuity eror](#): > > Itā€™s so weird that thereā€™s three times as many charter members as regular members and yet itā€™s treated as an ā€œeliteā€ thing. Shouldnā€™t the members with the less frequent titles be the elite? When a club or society first starts off, thereā€™s usually 100% ā€œCharterā€ membership. Over time, the numbers dwindle. Iā€™d expect that, if we kept the Charter Membership title thing going ā€“ in a few more years, like the 99ers around here, theyā€™d be in the minority. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/40 "2005-04-30T21:00:32Z")
Thanks, **TubaDiva**. Some do still have the BANNED under their name, others do not. Not that it matters. Regards, Shodan [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731.md?page=3)