# Who's staying on the SDMB? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 18, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090 "2004-03-18T21:26:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/41 "2004-03-18T23:37:59Z")
(A) I will make my stand as a charter member. Five dollars for the first year then seven fifty for the next? Sweet. (B) Prediction: alt.fan.cecil-adams and misc.facts.straight-dope may see a boost in attendance. Of course, only among those who remember how to use a newsreader any more 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/42 "2004-03-18T23:41:00Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > Don’t let the door hit you in the ass. :rolleyes: Little harsh, dontcha think? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/43 "2004-03-18T23:48:31Z")
> [@GMRyujin](#): > > **Phase42** -We’re working on demanding the government pay for us. 😉 Or you’ll demand that Cecil and Lynn take the money from the Evil Rich Dopers to pay for the Less Fortunate Dopers. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/44 "2004-03-18T23:49:06Z")
Staying. I think it is fascinating how this thread and this topic is bring out some serious uber-lurkers - people like **Noelq** , **Dummy-up** and **Deloseth**. who by comparison make my posting rate look like **Lobsang** ’s. And I wonder how many non-registered lurkers will register just so that they can pay the $4.95? I know I lurked for over a year before registering, I think I would have paid even back then. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/45 "2004-03-18T23:51:36Z")
**Pssst…hey kid, wanna post a thread? First one’s free…** \* And so, going against everything Nancy Reagan holds holy and true, I did not just say no. Now, my posting habit is costing me $4.95 a year. My name is {b]DMark\*\* and I’m a Doper. ---
**Author:** ![Morelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Morelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morelin)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/46 "2004-03-18T23:52:19Z")
I’m in. I never post, but $5 to be entertained by you guys? It’s worth it. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/47 "2004-03-18T23:54:13Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > My name is {b]DMark\*\* and I’m a Doper. The first sign of an addiction is when you can’t even get a code right, **duh**. ---
**Author:** ![emekthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/48 "2004-03-18T23:54:30Z")
Alas, I am also a teenager living at home, without a credit card or a way to convince my parents to use theirs. So I’ll have to go back to lurking, at least until I can get a charge card. Oh well, it’s not as if I post many worthwhile things anyway. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/49 "2004-03-18T23:58:04Z")
You think you can get rid of me that easy? I can come up with five bucks by turning just _two tricks!_ ---
**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:** [March 18, 2004, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/50 "2004-03-18T23:58:45Z")
I’ve started a [thread in ATMB](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=4658521#post4658521) specifically about the issue of helping others subscribe. I’m nagging Ed to set up an anonymous, pooled mechanism NOW. I’d appreciate your feedback there. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/51 "2004-03-19T00:01:28Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > For from $5.00 to 7.50? You bet your sweet hiney. No shit? 😉 Sorry, couldn’t resist. Yeah, I’m staying. Unless Cecil lets me mail in a money order, I’ll be looking for someone to pay for me, and I’ll promise to mail them a crisp $5 bill (or a money order). I’d rather not pay by credit card. And I don’t have PayPal. I’ve had one offer, so that’s what I’ll most likely be doing. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/52 "2004-03-19T00:03:42Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > :rolleyes: Little harsh, dontcha think? Given the tone of _his_ post, no. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/53 "2004-03-19T00:05:14Z")
I’m paying! I’m staying! Get used to it! You guys are stuck with me, is all I’m sayin’… ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/54 "2004-03-19T00:08:52Z")
Damn straight I’m staying. I’ve been a member for almost 4 years, and when the original debates started a few years ago, I’ve been totally behind the idea of a paid subscription. This place is definitely worth the money. ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/55 "2004-03-19T00:10:20Z")
Cancelling my SDMB membership would be like cutting off my oxygen supply. Must have my fix…my own…my _precious_! Hey, \*somebody \* had to say it. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/56 "2004-03-19T00:19:09Z")
You can’t get rid of me that easily. We’ll just downgrade to cheaper toilet paper here at Chateau Ujest. And I’ll start drinking more so I can use the returnables to fund my addiction.\* And yes, I know, this bizarre circular thinking just may make me a front runner for the President of the Universe if I am not careful. If that fails, I can always sell my brain. The quality of my posts may even improve, but I doubt it. \*Total beers drank in the last year: 0 Total beers drank in the last 10 years: 2 I was drunk on jagermeister. Total beers at the tender age of 18: 14. It was Milwaukee’s Best. I’m so ashamed. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/57 "2004-03-19T00:20:12Z")
I’m in, but it’s only for the cupcakes. Happy ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/58 "2004-03-19T00:23:27Z")
They _better_ not stop sending me cupcakes every month. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/59 "2004-03-19T00:26:59Z")
i’ll be paying. i think that they would get more money with an amazon link thingy. it would add up to more than 5 bucks a year, they would have gotten more than that for the order i placed today. ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090/60 "2004-03-19T00:35:15Z")
I have to stay. People have just now started to flirt with me! Also, I’d like to volunteer to handle the PayPal transactions for those with no credit cards. Just e-mail me; it’s in the profile. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-staying-on-the-sdmb/235090.md?page=4)