# Whut?  No More Pay-To-Post?  When Did This Happen?

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**Created:** [May 21, 2009, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whut-no-more-pay-to-post-when-did-this-happen/497148 "2009-05-21T06:50:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whut-no-more-pay-to-post-when-did-this-happen/497148/1 "2009-05-21T06:50:53Z")

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Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt (and all the books, of course) but my valiant efforts weren’t enough to keep the SDMB from going to a pay model. So I drifted, never very far having just read the OP here:

> **[4th Annual SDMB Shot Glass Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=517566)**
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> Well Dopers, it’s about that time again! What do you say to another shot glass exchange? Here’s how it works (for those not in-the-know): Everyone signs up, I jumble the names up, and we exchange a shot glass. If you feel the urge to accompany the...

It seems I can post again.

Just like old times.

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**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whut-no-more-pay-to-post-when-did-this-happen/497148/2 "2009-05-21T06:52:25Z")

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No sig. No post count. I can live with. What else am I missing? No search?

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whut-no-more-pay-to-post-when-did-this-happen/497148/3 "2009-05-21T12:42:49Z")

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