# Subscribed, but Charter Member not showing **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 22, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735 "2004-03-22T18:39:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/181 "2004-03-24T13:24:17Z")
No love…oh well there’s worst things in life than being a member. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/182 "2004-03-24T13:26:04Z")
PIMF Sigh… worst = worse ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/183 "2004-03-24T14:25:01Z")
I think I know why that “custom title” thing might be happening to some folks. Remember about a year ago, shortly after y’all had done a message board upgrade, and an option was mistakenly left in the user control panel to allow the user to set a custom title? As I recall, a bunch of us thought it was a fun toy and changed our titles. Well, the title gizmo was soon removed and the custom titles we had set were reset to plain old “member”. Might the problem user IDs be those of us who had custom titles reset by the admins way back then? One thread about the mixup is here: [Why do some people have cool descriptions under their name?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=103095) ---
**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/184 "2004-03-24T14:35:39Z")
Astro, you’re a charter member now. I think you’re right, Max; there’s apparently a bunch of people who are set to have custom titles, that I don’t remember giving custom titles. (We give custom titles when people want to take a break but still have their name say “member”.) ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/185 "2004-03-24T15:32:20Z")
testing… ---
**Author:** ![Elko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elko/32/3196_2.png) [@Elko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elko)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/186 "2004-03-24T15:41:14Z")
'Nother test… ---
**Author:** ![quixotic78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/3ab097/32.png) [@quixotic78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quixotic78)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/187 "2004-03-24T15:42:58Z")
So, posting in this thread will change me from the lowly “Member” to the Supershiny “Charter Member”? Okay, I’ll try anything once… ---
**Author:** ![Kaspar\_Hauser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@Kaspar\_Hauser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaspar_Hauser)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/188 "2004-03-24T18:06:37Z")
Let’s see if this works… ---
**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/189 "2004-03-24T19:11:25Z")
> [@Kaspar Hauser](#): > > Let’s see if this works… Nope, try again. ---
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/190 "2004-03-24T19:51:02Z")
Here is my test. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/191 "2004-03-24T19:59:54Z")
> [@Max Torque](#): > > I think I know why that “custom title” thing might be happening to some folks. > > Remember about a year ago, shortly after y’all had done a message board upgrade, and an option was mistakenly left in the user control panel to allow the user to set a custom title? As I recall, a bunch of us thought it was a fun toy and changed our titles. Well, the title gizmo was soon removed and the custom titles we had set were reset to plain old “member”. Might the problem user IDs be those of us who had custom titles reset by the admins way back then? Yeah, I was one who changed my title back then. For a brief and shining moment, I was the Kvetchmeister. Those were the good old days. Or it was a good old day. Or something. I hope that they do eventually enable custom titles. This is kind of pathetic, but I’d totally pay extra to have Kvetchmeister under my name again. Thanks to whoever fixed me. For some reason, I felt enormously relieved when I finally saw “Charter Member” under my name. ---
**Author:** ![Fatwater\_Fewl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4491bb/32.png) [@Fatwater\_Fewl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fatwater_Fewl)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/192 "2004-03-24T23:15:30Z")
Testing for Fatwater Fewel. (Libertarian) ---
**Author:** ![Hugh\_Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/193 "2004-03-24T23:24:00Z")
Howdy, I’m another person who wants the charter added to his name. Thanks a bunch. ---
**Author:** ![CreaseMunky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@CreaseMunky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CreaseMunky)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/194 "2004-03-24T23:31:25Z")
I’ll take one of these Charter thingies to go, please. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/195 "2004-03-25T00:03:17Z")
Me too, I’ve been paid up since Monday, but I’m still a lowly “Member”. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/196 "2004-03-25T00:04:25Z")
Or not. ---
**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/197 "2004-03-25T01:30:26Z")
My member is unchartered too. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![manx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@manx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manx)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/198 "2004-03-25T04:09:09Z")
Now I’m a Chartered Member. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GSV\_Consolation\_of\_Dreams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f1d935/32.png) [@GSV\_Consolation\_of\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GSV_Consolation_of_Dreams)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/199 "2004-03-25T08:40:09Z")
Just checking… ---
**Author:** ![GSV\_Consolation\_of\_Dreams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f1d935/32.png) [@GSV\_Consolation\_of\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GSV_Consolation_of_Dreams)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/200 "2004-03-25T08:44:17Z")
Exxxxxxcellent /Burns [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735.md?page=11)