Well, damn. I guess I missed the resubscription window.

[Marley23]

@Atrael

That does bring up a question. Does it help more if I become a member or read the ads?

Quoting from TubaDiva a few days ago:

@TubaDiva

At the present time while the Straight Dope is making some money from ads subscribers are also greatly appreciated. All bux to the plus side is good news.

It was once believed that potential ad revenue would far exceed subscriptions and would have the added bonus of not requiring customer support, which is an expense of time and money. For example, if it takes an hour of technical time to chase down a glitch in the system because someone’s $7.48 didn’t register, you’ve not really made any money and have in fact come out on the negative side of that transaction.

Anything that you do that throws bux our way is helpful. If you choose to subscribe that is helpful. If you click on ads, that is also useful.

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11163707#post11163707

If your subscription expired and you’ve lost Charter Member status, even if you didn’t get an email notification, there’s nothing we can do, and I’m sorry about that. If your subscription expires soon and you’re having a problem resubscribing, there are ways we can help. You can check your User CP if you are not sure of your status.