# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![theckhd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@theckhd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theckhd)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/61 "2004-03-22T22:37:09Z")
looks like i’m in the boat too, since my old posts are showing up as Member, but sans Charter. unless it changes when i post this… ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/62 "2004-03-22T22:49:33Z")
ditto on the member thing…testing ---
**Author:** ![PigBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/97f17d/32.png) [@PigBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigBoy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/63 "2004-03-22T22:59:59Z")
Here’s my test… let’s see if I get to be in the club. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/64 "2004-03-22T23:11:07Z")
Hello all, I paid early this afternoon via Paypal, and my “Charter Member” status isn’t showing up yet either. I’d appreciate any help, and thanks in advance! –Lou Happy to still be here ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/65 "2004-03-22T23:12:12Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > Hello all, > > I paid early this afternoon via Paypal, and my “Charter Member” status isn’t showing up yet either. I’d appreciate any help, and thanks in advance! > > –Lou > Happy to still be here Wow, that was fast service! Muchas gracias! ---
**Author:** ![Papaveraceae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@Papaveraceae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papaveraceae)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/66 "2004-03-22T23:14:22Z")
Here goes… ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/67 "2004-03-22T23:33:53Z")
Early this morning (Sydney time), I subscribed myself, and became a “Charter Member”. There are two other dopers I’ve subscribed (no, not broadcasting how nice I am - I’m being reimbursed), but their status is still “member”. Obviously the email would have gone to them not me (and they are both AFK at the moment so I can’t confirm). Now, when I subscribed this morning, I noticed that in a very old thread in which I had posted, I was just a “Member”, but became a “Charter Member” when I posted in this thread, on page one. Other people in that old thread had “charter Member”. I was under the impression pretty much everything (post counts, sigs and the like) in vBulletin is retroactive. Is it the case that this is different, and the title will be retroactive, but members need to post after subscription to activate that retroactivity? I’m concerned that I’ve paid for two other people, but have no real evidence that it’s been successful - apart from the screen that came up when it was processed. ---
**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/68 "2004-03-22T23:42:07Z")
Seems to need a post to activate the new membershhip status And Hi Mr. Dog ---
**Author:** ![meathead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@meathead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meathead)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/69 "2004-03-22T23:42:16Z")
Testing, testing, 1…2…3 ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/70 "2004-03-22T23:47:47Z")
Needs a post, eh? Let’s see if this does it, then. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/71 "2004-03-22T23:52:22Z")
Cheers **Glyndour**. It would appear that is indeed the case. Ta. ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/72 "2004-03-22T23:53:15Z")
It shows, then it doesn’t show. ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/73 "2004-03-23T00:05:22Z")
Testing to see if it worked… ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/74 "2004-03-23T00:08:45Z")
Can you charter me now? Can you charter me now? Can you charter me now? ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/75 "2004-03-23T00:32:29Z")
testing… ---
**Author:** ![Satyagrahi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@Satyagrahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satyagrahi)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/76 "2004-03-23T00:35:58Z")
Does this work??? ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/77 "2004-03-23T00:43:40Z")
I really did look for another thread that I could just post in normally, but I don’t seem to have anything to say today. (Pay site anxiety? :)) ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/78 "2004-03-23T00:48:54Z")
First post as a hopeful charter member here. This will make 2 places I am a charter member. The other is at Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles. ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/79 "2004-03-23T00:50:07Z")
Testes. ---
**Author:** ![Etherman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@Etherman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Etherman)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/80 "2004-03-23T00:57:32Z")
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