# Who is definitely going to subscribe? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 19, 2004, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178 "2004-03-19T10:49:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lars\_Aruns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Lars\_Aruns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lars_Aruns)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/1 "2004-03-19T10:49:09Z")
Who is it that is definitely going to subscribe to the **SMDB**? I am tempted to, but I think it strongly depends on how many are going to, ahem, stay. ---
**Author:** ![j\_sum1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@j\_sum1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j_sum1)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/2 "2004-03-19T10:53:30Z")
Absolutely. And while I am at it, I will see if i can get a couple of lurkers I know to register before the price jumps. ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/3 "2004-03-19T11:01:51Z")
Yeah, I’ll be subscribing. It really is quite a bargain for a year and if I don’t like how things turn out then I simply won’t re-subscribe. It’ll be interesting to see what happens. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/4 "2004-03-19T11:14:29Z")
What **green\_bladder** said. I’ll be joining on Monday and we’ll see how it goes in the next year. The money is absolutely not an issue for me, but the tone of the boards and the friendships I’ve developed here are. If the fun and spontaneity disappear, if most MADs go elsewhere, I won’t have much reason to hang around. So we shall see. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/5 "2004-03-19T11:37:25Z")
i will be :::ahem::: **walks off back into relative obscurity** ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/6 "2004-03-19T12:18:51Z")
:raises hand: ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/7 "2004-03-19T12:19:58Z")
Yup. For the first year at least. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/8 "2004-03-19T12:27:12Z")
How/where do you send in payments? What method of payments are accepted? Depending on what form of payments will be accepted, I can subscribe for the first year at least. I asked these questions in the sticky, but have not recieved an answer yet. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/9 "2004-03-19T12:28:56Z")
There’s an [IMHO thread about who’s staying on](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=245863) right now. ---
**Author:** ![RandomLetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@RandomLetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandomLetters)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/10 "2004-03-19T12:37:35Z")
$5 is definatly worth it for the value it brings. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/11 "2004-03-19T12:42:41Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > What **green\_bladder** said. I’ll be joining on Monday and we’ll see how it goes in the next year. The money is absolutely not an issue for me, but the tone of the boards and the friendships I’ve developed here are. If the fun and spontaneity disappear, if most MADs go elsewhere, I won’t have much reason to hang around. So we shall see. Yeah, I pay more per year to WWF to prevent animals, I will never see, from becoming extinct. I’ll do the same for the SDMB. Once I work out the logistics and my budget I’ll even pay for a few young/unemployed Dopers who would otherwise quit. ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/12 "2004-03-19T12:49:03Z")
I can’t imagine not subscribing for a measly five bucks, but like **FairyChatMom** said, if it changes too much I might not come back for a second year. BTW, lady, you’re not fooling anybody. As long as **Rue** is here, you’ll be here. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/13 "2004-03-19T12:51:41Z")
I’m in. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/14 "2004-03-19T13:10:38Z")
I’m staying. I already gave up one addiction this past year (smoking). I can’t give up another! Besides, it’s a cheap addiction. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/15 "2004-03-19T13:25:19Z")
I’ll be here for the next year at least. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/16 "2004-03-19T13:30:09Z")
> [@Exgineer](#): > > BTW, lady, you’re not fooling anybody. As long as **Rue** is here, you’ll be here. Well, until I have that special room built in the basement… but perhaps I’ve said too much. :eek: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/17 "2004-03-19T13:35:01Z")
Oh! I just now saw that they’re going to start charging. Oh well, it’s been nice while it lasted. I won’t pay, even though $5 is a measly sum. Not to change the subject, but does anyone know another free message board that’s fairly interesting? ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/18 "2004-03-19T13:36:57Z")
> [@Zabali\_Clawbane](#): > > How/where do you send in payments? What method of payments are accepted? Depending on what form of payments will be accepted, I can subscribe for the first year at least. I asked these questions in the sticky, but have not recieved an answer yet. I want more info on that too. I am a staunch PayPal boycotter. Hate, hate, HATE them. (With 2869 Better Business Bureau complaints against them in the past 36 months, I’m not alone.) THE SDMB wouldn’t be crazy enough to use PayPal as the _only_ payment option, I’m sure. I’m hopeful. Oh, please, please, PLEASE give us another option!!! I’m not ready to cut the crod, I don’t wanna leave!!! WAAAAAAAH! ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/19 "2004-03-19T13:39:24Z")
I’ll be in, at least for the next year. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178/20 "2004-03-19T13:55:00Z")
I’m definately getting $5 worth of frusteration and annoyance per year. I would much prefer a per post charge. Just because I love the idea of people sending a penny taped to a postcard every time they post. It makes me giggle. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-definitely-going-to-subscribe/235178.md?page=2)