You say that as if it’s a bad thing. 
Remember, you’re the one who keeps coming back here.
Oh, god, it’s worse, sam because I was one of the ones who swore he’d never pay to be here, and lost any chance at having that coveted word “charter” under his name. <sigh> Took me almost two full years to decide that if I was going to lurk, I ought to just play as well. 
I try to ignore the sex with animals bit, though the braying of the asses and the baaing of the sheep can get a bit loud from time to time.
Are you sure you weren’t just incredibly drunk, to the point of all memories of renewing being blanked out?
Because that’s what happened to me when I first signed up.