# What does our Money go towards? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 26, 2006, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275 "2006-09-26T22:28:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/21 "2006-09-27T06:36:40Z")
[QUOTE=CarnalK] So on the (vibrant exhalation) ON-chance of Quasimodal being a troll, you’ll act offended. Even the Admins could do well to follow the spirit of the rules here, not just the letters. [/QUOTE] Here’s a napkin, son, wipe some of that egg off before it gets in your eyes and you’re too blinded to see you’re about to step in – oh, sorry, too late. ---
**Author:** ![Antonius\_Block](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Antonius\_Block](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antonius_Block)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/22 "2006-09-27T08:35:43Z")
[QUOTE=C K Dexter Haven] (b) There are only around 3,000 paid subscribers; the 60,000 number includes everyone who ever stopped by for a month, or even for an hour – like the spammers who stop by to post one thread offering a great deal on cheap neurosurgery in Nigeria or something. [/QUOTE] 3,000, eh? I’d figured it was around 4,000, but understood that the _Reader_ didn’t want it known as public info – although it would be a fairly trivial matter to find out the exact number (except that it would tax the hamsters something wicked). Interesting to hear the 3k number from a reliable source. It’s also worth noting --for those attempting to calculate the SDMB’s income from subscription – that a large proportion of subscribers are **Charter Members** at the $7.48 level rather than **Members** at $14.95 per annum. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/23 "2006-09-27T14:56:00Z")
C K Dexter Haven > [@](#): > > OK, we get our subscription comp’d, but sheeeesh. And for how long did you think you could keep it a secret from this court? :mad: Every now and then these little slices of truth slip out. Free subscriptions for the coterie huh? This may seem like a small issue to some people but that is merely the tip of a rather large StraightDope iceberg. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/24 "2006-09-27T15:30:18Z")
[QUOTE=TVeblen] And a coffee mug–_each_. Pretty damned fancy coffee mugs, too, with handles and everything. [/QUOTE] Is that the indoor/outdoor version? Suitable for hot or cold beverages? With a spiffy inscription? Such luxury! ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/25 "2006-09-27T17:40:12Z")
[QUOTE=TVeblen] And a coffee mug–_each_. [/QUOTE] Don’t forget the tequila and hookers. I heard the subscription money paid for tequila, hookers and coffee mugs. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/26 "2006-09-27T19:34:13Z")
[QUOTE=BiblioCat] Don’t forget the tequila and hookers. I heard the subscription money paid for tequila, hookers and coffee mugs. [/QUOTE] Hookers and blow. At least back in the day. Ahhh, the good times … 😃 ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/27 "2006-09-27T20:43:19Z")
[QUOTE=BiblioCat] Don’t forget the tequila and hookers. I heard the subscription money paid for tequila, hookers and coffee mugs. [/QUOTE] What?! No wonder this mug came in such a big box. I’m calling UPS. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/28 "2006-09-28T01:55:29Z")
[QUOTE=Musicat] Is that the indoor/outdoor version? Suitable for hot or cold beverages? With a spiffy inscription? Such luxury! [/QUOTE] I use MINE for hot and cold beverages. Never used it outdoors, though, since that would entail ME going outdoors, and I don’t do outdoors well at all. My mug is dishwasher safe (essential around here) and it handles chocolate milk, hot tea, ice tea, and Scotch on the rocks with equal ease. It occupies a place of honor next to my Get Fuzzy mug, the one where Bucky decides to become a “slap you upside the head” laureate. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/29 "2006-09-28T19:14:32Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] To be fair, sitting on one’s ass can be a struggle. [/QUOTE] True, I fell off my ass once and broke four ribs. Ever since, I’ll only ride horses. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/30 "2006-09-29T05:03:36Z")
[QUOTE=samclem] I know that personally I take home about 10K from this gig. I don’t know about the rest of the mods. [/QUOTE] Doesn’t this conflict with what C\*\* K Dexter Haven \*\* said? It’s not that I don’t think the mods should be paid for their work, I’m just confused on the answer to the question of whether they do or not. Or is this just sarcasm going over my head? That happens a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/31 "2006-09-29T13:47:47Z")
[QUOTE=bigbabysweets2000] Or is this just sarcasm going over my head? That happens a lot. [/QUOTE] You’ve been wooshed. The annual bribes and kickbacks from GQ aren’t worth over $5K, tops. Now, the Pit… Ah, that’s where the money is. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/32 "2006-09-29T17:20:13Z")
**bigbabysweets2000** , since questions asked in ATMB deserve factual answers - the Moderators and Administrators do not get paid. The SDSAB do not get paid. All of the above get comped for posting. Some of the above may receive occasional other items such as coffee mugs, calendars, or other things related to the Chicago Reader. Ed Zotti has posted in the past that TubaDiva receives something for upkeep and updates to the main web server. I have no idea about the current status of that compensation and it’s none of mine or anyone else’s business, I’m only reporting what has been publically been posted here in the past. Please note that I have no official status whatsoever on this message board, in fact, I actually have less than no official status. I am only reporting what is public knowledge. ---
**Author:** ![JustAnotherGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@JustAnotherGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustAnotherGeek)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275/33 "2006-09-29T18:40:40Z")
[QUOTE=bigbabysweets2000] Doesn’t this conflict with what C\*\* K Dexter Haven \*\* said? It’s not that I don’t think the mods should be paid for their work, I’m just confused on the answer to the question of whether they do or not. Or is this just sarcasm going over my head? That happens a lot. [/QUOTE] IIRC, one mod once got to print out a sheet of paper with > [@](#): > > k k k k k k k k k k ..thus taking home 10k’s. That may be the joke **CKDH** was referring to. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-our-money-go-towards/374275.md?page=1)