# 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:** 12
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/221 "2004-03-26T17:02:39Z")
What **xenophon** said. Paid Monday, funds cleared Wednesday, still Guest. Sorry to keep badgering about it. ---
**Author:** ![nitroglycerine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@nitroglycerine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nitroglycerine)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/222 "2004-03-26T17:26:00Z")
Testing, 1, 2…check check…is this thing on? ---
**Author:** ![Frumpy\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Frumpy\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frumpy_Jones)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/223 "2004-03-26T22:16:11Z")
I paid via CC, my user CP, under subscriptions says i’m paid up till next year… yet my name still only shows up as MEMBER… What up with that? ---
**Author:** ![Frumpy\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Frumpy\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frumpy_Jones)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/224 "2004-03-26T22:22:07Z")
> [@Frumpy Jones](#): > > I paid via CC, my user CP, under subscriptions says i’m paid up till next year… > > yet my name still only shows up as MEMBER… > > What up with that? never mind. It seems it only work son NEW posts. ---
**Author:** ![Bin-Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@Bin-Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bin-Gay)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2004, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/225 "2004-03-27T00:25:06Z")
Long time lurker. . .first time poster. . .now a subscriber! Will the changes and experiences ever end!! 😃 I would like at least one more change, though, and that is to have “Charter Member” appear after my name. Afterall, I paid that whopping $5 membership fee. . .small price for HUGE entertainment. . .uh. . .learning 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ObiWan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e47774/32.png) [@ObiWan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ObiWan)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2004, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/226 "2004-03-27T12:38:13Z")
Another member status test post. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2004, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/227 "2004-03-27T12:42:22Z")
I don’t think this will work until Monday, but what the hell. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2004, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/228 "2004-03-27T13:15:00Z")
> [@xenophon41](#): > > So, will you check for everyone who’s paid via eCheck, or just those of us who’ve posted here to ask? (By the way, I paid via eCheck, it’s cleared my bank, and I’m asking. 🙂 ) We’ve made a few spot checks - so far it appears that when an eCheck clears, we’re electronically notified by PayPal and the member’s status is automatically upgraded. Whether we’ll get notifications over the weekend we don’t know. One caution - if anyone is planning to pay by eCheck, please don’t wait till the last minute; the payment may not clear till after the rate has gone up to $14.95. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Zamboni)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2004, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/229 "2004-03-27T20:14:27Z")
This is a test post. My e-check has cleared. I’m not requesting action, but if this still says Guest, I hope to be changed. ---
**Author:** ![sleeping](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@sleeping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeping)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2004, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/230 "2004-03-27T20:36:23Z")
testing ---
**Author:** ![altiod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@altiod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/altiod)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2004, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/231 "2004-03-27T23:44:12Z")
hmmmm, dunno. My past posts still just say “member”. ---
**Author:** ![Iamthat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Iamthat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iamthat)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/232 "2004-03-28T00:03:15Z")
I guess if one doesn’t have a card they’re left without an option. Quite biased really, elitist. ---
**Author:** ![Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bites_when_provoked/32/18073_2.png) [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/233 "2004-03-28T07:54:33Z")
I paid by PayPal (checked, and it went through) but no receipt in my email… ---
**Author:** ![Joools](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6de8d8/32.png) [@Joools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joools)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/234 "2004-03-28T08:20:08Z")
It looks like I’m in this boat too. All my old posts still list me as a “member” but not a “charter member”. I’ve gotten an e-mail receipt, and my subscription shows up in the user cp. ---
**Author:** ![EvilHamsterOnCrack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@EvilHamsterOnCrack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilHamsterOnCrack)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/235 "2004-03-28T18:59:17Z")
Just a quick test. Apparently, if you post once after subscription (I have all the features, just it still says Guest), you magically turn into a charter member. Lets see… ---
**Author:** ![arjee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2bfe46/32.png) [@arjee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arjee)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/236 "2004-03-29T01:56:53Z")
Chartering myself… ---
**Author:** ![ragerdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@ragerdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ragerdude)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/237 "2004-03-29T04:35:04Z")
What’s the difference between Member and Charter Member under everyone’s names? I thought everyone reverted to guest. Mine still not changed. ---
**Author:** ![AZRob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/azrob/32/3003_2.png) [@AZRob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AZRob)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/238 "2004-03-29T07:42:41Z")
I, too, have not received the ego gratification of having my title changed to “Charter Member.” This is as bad as the time the machine broke just as I was next to get a star on my belly so I could be like the really cool Sneetches (with apologies to Dr. Seuss). Please help. Thanks in advance, Rob ---
**Author:** ![Kepi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kepi/32/7251_2.png) [@Kepi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kepi)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/239 "2004-03-29T14:30:48Z")
Subscribed on Saturday. Still waiting for my fancy-schmancy title! ---
**Author:** ![Kepi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kepi/32/7251_2.png) [@Kepi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kepi)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/240 "2004-03-29T14:34:03Z")
> [@EvilHamsterOnCrack](#): > > Just a quick test. Apparently, if you post once after subscription (I have all the features, just it still says Guest), you magically turn into a charter member. Lets see… Apparently, this magic **EvilHamster** speaks of is real! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735.md?page=13)