# When did I lose charter member status?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-i-lose-charter-member-status/559150
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**Created:** [November 2, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-i-lose-charter-member-status/559150 "2010-11-02T00:22:25Z")
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### Author:  [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-i-lose-charter-member-status/559150/1 "2010-11-02T00:22:25Z")
Or did that go away when the custom titles were introduced? I’ll be honest I wasn’t really paying attention. 🙂
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### Author:  [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2010, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-i-lose-charter-member-status/559150/2 "2010-11-02T00:49:23Z")
My guess would be “at some time when you didn’t renew your membership in a timely manner.”
And no, custom titles and charter membership status aren’t mutually exclusive.
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### Author:  [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-i-lose-charter-member-status/559150/3 "2010-11-02T17:35:24Z")
> [@Flander](#):
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> Or did that go away when the custom titles were introduced? I’ll be honest I wasn’t really paying attention. 🙂
Straight Dope Board Charter Membership 03-24-2004 to 09-17-2009
It’s been a while. Sorry.
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### Author:  [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-i-lose-charter-member-status/559150/4 "2010-11-03T21:03:01Z")
If I recall correctly, there was a grace period recently when lapsed charter members could regain their status, but it was for a limited time, and I believe it has now expired.
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### Author:  [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2010, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-i-lose-charter-member-status/559150/5 "2010-11-04T12:43:04Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#):
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> Straight Dope Board Charter Membership 03-24-2004 to 09-17-2009
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> It’s been a while. Sorry.
How did the Charter Member status expire at such an odd time of the year? I know there’s been the occasional “couple of days” extension but this looks like nearly 6 months.
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### Author:  [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-i-lose-charter-member-status/559150/6 "2010-11-04T12:47:21Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#):
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> How did the Charter Member status expire at such an odd time of the year? I know there’s been the occasional “couple of days” extension but this looks like nearly 6 months.
Seconded. I thought all Charter Memberships expire on the same date, which is now 20/5…? (5/20 if you’re American)
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### Author:  [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-i-lose-charter-member-status/559150/7 "2010-11-04T13:30:28Z")
I seem to recall some problems with my renewal some time ago. Perhaps that is the reason for the odd expiration date?