# 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:** 10\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/81 "2005-05-04T16:34:00Z")
TubaDiva, Jerry, et al, thanks again for doing this. I take it that you are still working on changing the statuses. I’m still listed as a member, but my email went in at 11:23 Monday, making me one of the last people to make a request. ---
**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/82 "2005-05-04T17:57:07Z")
Great, I just realized that my membership had expired yesterday, and renewed (I rarely check the email address where I registered, and it’s one of those annoying [mail.com](http://mail.com) things where email vanishes if you don’t log in every months or so; I’ll have to change it). And I just now saw this thread. Any chance for getting my charter membership back? Thanks. ---
**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 4, 2005, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/83 "2005-05-04T19:03:43Z")
See above. I’ll do what I can for you, but it’s really up to Jerry and how much he feels like doing this. your humble TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/84 "2005-05-04T19:25:20Z")
> [@tim314](#): > > I thought da\_pope was supposed to be infallible. 😕 Guess he’s still getting used to the job. 😉 Only when he speaks _ex cathedra_. When he speaks _ex computa_, he’s subject to Jerry’s veto! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Naz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e99b99/32.png) [@Naz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Naz)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/85 "2005-05-05T06:04:13Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > pool: > Naz: > > I’ll look at your situation and see what I can do. > your humble TubaDiva Tuba, Jerry, I appreciate the effort, even if nothing comes of it. Thank you guys. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/86 "2005-05-05T19:57:05Z")
I had been a “charter” member, and I didn’t know that memberships were going to expire (I don’t read THE “stickies” often). In any case, I pay for renewal via PayPalm, but I get SSA benefits, whicxh are regularly credited on the third of the month, so I couldn’t effect a PayPal transaction before the third of May; IMO, the choice of the 2d of the month as deadline is arbittrary. ---
**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 6, 2005, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/87 "2005-05-06T19:29:57Z")
dougie, I’m sorry you got caught up in this and I’m glad you resubscribed. We did a lot to try to get people’s attention; I don’t know how you managed to get through the month and not see announcements and etc. all over, but obviously that’s what did happen. We also tried to point out that if people had any problems meeting the deadline they should put a note in the “make my payment” thread and make arrangements. There are many very nice Dopers who have helped one another out, through loans and outright gifts. It’s a mark of how great this community is that our members do this for others; people would have been glad to help you. your humble TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/88 "2005-05-07T01:44:24Z")
test post ---
**Author:** ![jdavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f6c823/32.png) [@jdavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdavis)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2005, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/89 "2005-05-16T21:02:09Z")
Member to Charter Member status as of 05/03/05 @ 09:15 jweb chorpler ExTank Debaser Heart On My Sleeve Trunk Arhat InkBlot Mr.Peabody CreaseMunky tim314 Mooch Inigo Montoya sqweels Ooner pkbites DirkGntly Silver Fire Vagus da\_pope Member to Charter Member status as of 05/05/05 @ 11:45 singersargent UDS Old Goat Muggins D-bear Achren Astroboy14 Member to Charter Member status as of 05/05/05 @ 16:55 initech An Arky Cyn deesiresjohn GythaOgg Carnick Lucretia Jackmannii Outpits Plan B Member to Charter Member status as of 05/06/05 @ 16:40 kniz ice1000 legalsnugs Rikster Rainbowthief redtail23 furlibusea eveanyn Dijon Warlock Baldwin BobLibDem jackelope Hamish SuaSponte NVME77 pravnik Mr Creosote Race Bannon Olive, the Other Reindeer mlerose WVMom Zahava424 Indygrrl mrklutz cornflakes gatopescado ragerdude RedWing Member to Charter Member status as of 05/07/05 @ 16:10 Cynical1 Jack Batty Harriet the Spry Cerri pestie spiralscratch BluMoon Watcher of the Skies bannerrefugee mks57 pool Cuckoorex Snag Priam pokey galt Nadahappycamper Balance Blackclaw Member to Charter Member status as of 05/11/05 @ 17:55 terrifel Naz Qwertyasdfg Lady Venom usbunch miamouse Running with Scissors Member to Charter Member status as of 05/13/05 @ 12:45 Jake Standup Karmic buns3000 Rusalka Asylum pullin Ardrine Lynne\_kilii toadspittle scott evil Member to Charter Member status as of 05/16/05 @ 16:10 chela zweisamkeit neutron star ElvisL1ves MonkeyMensch drhess ookpik2 (PayPal delayed payment type) Mgcklmoon (PayPal delayed payment type) Catsmeow (PayPal delayed payment type) snailboy (PayPal delayed payment type) ---
**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 17, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731/90 "2005-05-17T17:32:37Z")
Closing this thread; Jerry’s not doing this anymore. your humble TubaDiva [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-your-charter-membership-back/301731.md?page=4)