# What features do I get if I pay/subscribe?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-features-do-i-get-if-i-pay-subscribe/482343>\
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**Created:** [January 21, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-features-do-i-get-if-i-pay-subscribe/482343 "2009-01-21T19:28:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![HolyFreakingMoly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ba0ec/32.png) [@HolyFreakingMoly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HolyFreakingMoly)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-features-do-i-get-if-i-pay-subscribe/482343/1 "2009-01-21T19:28:38Z")

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Like will I still have to wait 300 seconds between “new posts” clicks? I don’t care much about private messages, not yet anyway, as I don’t think anyone has anything private to say to me… That’s my main “complaint” at this point, the wait between being able to see new posts.

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**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-features-do-i-get-if-i-pay-subscribe/482343/2 "2009-01-21T20:08:55Z")

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The five minute wait time remains. I believe what you get for the price of subscription is:  
[ul]  
[li]No ads[/li][li]Post count displayed[/li][li]Location displayed[/li][li]The ability to post a profile picture[/li][/ul]  
Private messages are available to guests and members, so you already have those.

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**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:** [January 22, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-features-do-i-get-if-i-pay-subscribe/482343/3 "2009-01-22T23:31:04Z")

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Yup, that’s it.

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**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-features-do-i-get-if-i-pay-subscribe/482343/4 "2009-01-23T01:11:22Z")

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I have an afghan in my trunk that you can have.

It would look nice draped over the back of a chair and you could put it over your legs to keep you warm while you’re reading or watching TV.

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**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-features-do-i-get-if-i-pay-subscribe/482343/5 "2009-01-23T01:25:25Z")

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Don’t they get a goat?  
Not to keep, like, just for the first time?

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-features-do-i-get-if-i-pay-subscribe/482343/6 "2009-01-23T03:38:01Z")

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> [@SiXSwordS](#):
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> I have an afghan in my trunk that you can have.
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> It would look nice draped over the back of a chair and you could put it over your legs to keep you warm while you’re reading or watching TV.

But what if he turned out to be Taliban? :eek:

Anyway, I believe there’s also the ability to look at people’s profiles.