# 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:** 8
**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, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/141 "2004-03-24T01:48:31Z")
Does the “charter member” thing only show up on new posts, or does it have a sort of ripple-back effect to earlier posts? ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/142 "2004-03-24T01:54:46Z")
Five years here, joined three days after Ed, maybe not the most chatty poster, but you would think it could take less than twelve hours to update a status squib… ---
**Author:** ![Sensualips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7c8e57/32.png) [@Sensualips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sensualips)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/143 "2004-03-24T01:59:56Z")
Testing to see if there is magic on this thread. Am I a charter member yet?..Is there magic on another thread that will help me find a job? ---
**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 24, 2004, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/144 "2004-03-24T02:02:33Z")
> [@Ponder Stibbons](#): > > Hello again. My paypal receipt is dated 3/22/2004 6:48pm (CST). I’m still seeing “Guest” … Did you pay via PayPal eCheck? In this type of transaction, funds are debited from your bank account and not credited to us until they clear your bank. Typically this takes 3-4 business days. We are supposed to receive a payment notification from PayPal when the funds clear, at which point we’ll change your member status. We understand from vBulletin, the supplier of our message board software, that PayPal sometimes fails to send out these notifications. If you’re still a guest at the end of the week we’ll inquire further. If you did NOT pay via eCheck, pls say so and we’ll investigate now. ---
**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/145 "2004-03-24T02:18:56Z")
I paid with a credit card last night but my name still doesn’t say “Charter Member”. And I’ve been with SDMB for five years! _sniff_ ☹ ---
**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/146 "2004-03-24T02:20:29Z")
> [@DaveRaver](#): > > I paid with a credit card last night but my name still doesn’t say “Charter Member”. And I’ve been with SDMB for five years! _sniff_ ☹ Oops, never mind, it just clicked on 🆒 I guess it takes 24 hours or so. ---
**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 24, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/147 "2004-03-24T02:23:16Z")
> [@scr4](#): > > My last post, made 5 hours after paying my subscription fee, still says “Member” under it, though post count and location are visible. Let’s see if it’s changed… You were one of the people who got a “custom title” for some reason long ago. I switched you back to the default and it looks like you’re OK now. ---
**Author:** ![Stana\_Claus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stana_claus/32/13874_2.png) [@Stana\_Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stana_Claus)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/148 "2004-03-24T02:32:42Z")
I paid via credit card yesterday afternoon, but haven’t posted anything since. Let’s see if this post magically gets me Chartered. If not, a little help would be greatly appreciated. SC ---
**Author:** ![Stana\_Claus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stana_claus/32/13874_2.png) [@Stana\_Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stana_Claus)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/149 "2004-03-24T02:34:30Z")
I guess a quick little post was all it took. As they say in these here parts, “That’s slicker than deer guts on a doorknob!” SC ---
**Author:** ![Topologist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/topologist/32/3208_2.png) [@Topologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Topologist)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/150 "2004-03-24T02:47:13Z")
Don’t mind me. Just delurking long enough to activate the title. ---
**Author:** ![Topologist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/topologist/32/3208_2.png) [@Topologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Topologist)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/151 "2004-03-24T02:50:14Z")
> [@Max Torque](#): > > Does the “charter member” thing only show up on new posts, or does it have a sort of ripple-back effect to earlier posts? Empirical test, just performed, shows it ripples. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/152 "2004-03-24T02:58:10Z")
Once again… ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/153 "2004-03-24T03:11:54Z")
Thank you Ed, you’re a mensch. ---
**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 24, 2004, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/154 "2004-03-24T03:20:06Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > Thank you Ed, you’re a mensch. If only all of life’s problems were so easy to solve. ---
**Author:** ![Linear\_Crack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Linear\_Crack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linear_Crack)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/155 "2004-03-24T03:25:12Z")
Meow ---
**Author:** ![Linear\_Crack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Linear\_Crack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linear_Crack)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/156 "2004-03-24T03:27:40Z")
"This is the kind of spontaneous publicity I need. My name in print. That really makes somebody. Things are going to start happening to me now. " -Navin R. Johnson ---
**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, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/157 "2004-03-24T05:35:03Z")
I’m paid up, I have over 8000 posts and I started back in 1999. Do I show as a Charter Member - Let’s post this reply and find out! ---
**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, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/158 "2004-03-24T05:36:34Z")
Figures… :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/159 "2004-03-24T05:40:19Z")
I seem to have the custom title also. 😕 Maybe it happened when I had my userid changed? ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735/160 "2004-03-24T05:42:01Z")
Man, that was quick! Thanks. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribed-but-charter-member-not-showing/235735.md?page=9)