# Why I renewed. Why you should too. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 1, 2005, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163 "2005-04-01T02:13:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/21 "2005-04-01T17:50:48Z")
> [@Aeschines](#): > > PS–It is in my self-interest to keep you here, as you answer my questions in GQ and debate with me in GD. Thanks for your answers and your thoughts. Aside from the very few here dedicated to negativity, I am glad to see everyone remain. Well, shoot. I’m hardly ever in GQ or GD, so I guess you don’t need me around. _sniff_ ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/22 "2005-04-01T17:56:06Z")
> [@](#): > > We in the US are unused to circumscribing our behavior so as to enjoy a benefit. The unfairness of having to alter the way we express ourselves just kills us. This is pure horseshit. ---
**Author:** ![Foible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Foible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foible)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/23 "2005-04-01T18:00:21Z")
I just joined, is that as good as renewing? I don’t agree with everything the moderators do but I’ve spent enough time swimming in the unmoderated portions of the internet to apreciate the job they do. Have you seen what usenet has devolved into? Have you read any of the yahoo groups? There are a few nuggets of goodness left that don’t cost money but finding them is more effort than it’s worth. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/24 "2005-04-01T18:28:19Z")
How do we find out if it’s time to renew? Did you get a notice or something? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/25 "2005-04-01T18:41:56Z")
You read the announcement from Ed at the top of each forum page. And follow the link there to the thread in ATMB describing the various subscription offers. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/26 "2005-04-01T18:52:02Z")
RENEW! RENEW! RENEW! RENEW! RENEW! But I appear to be a green? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/27 "2005-04-01T19:03:43Z")
Talk about painless… that took all of about 90 seconds. All my wife’s intelligent, attractive gal pals think I’m a genius based on what I’ve learned here. Is that woYES, YES IT IS! ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/28 "2005-04-01T19:26:53Z")
The other day I thought **Lost** was a rerun and wasn’t going to watch it. Only when I saw the post in Cafe Society did I realize it was new. That was worth the price of admission for a year, alone. Anyone who wants to blame that TubaDiva crap for why they’re not renewing is just looking for a good excuse for something they’ve already decided, or is WAY too emotionally invested in the minutiae of this place. ---
**Author:** ![Heckity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Heckity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heckity)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/29 "2005-04-01T19:49:19Z")
It’s my birthday present to me. I’d visited before. Had a question for Cecil a couple of years ago, and when I had a few hours to kill I’d read and follow links - deeper and deeper into the abyss. And from the chaos came knowledge and laughter and dare I think a little less ignorance (my own). It was at the height of the strife I joined. Why? Maybe you don’t care why. There was such passion and intelligence and diversity of thought. Morality and compassion all glued together with legal citation and indignity . . . I didn’t want to lose what I’ve only had a crush on so far . . . don’t be my unrequited love, don’t be just someone I locked eyes with, breifly, on a crowded train - and wondered about two years later ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/30 "2005-04-01T19:50:56Z")
THS BORD SUXX!!! TH MODDS SUX MORE!!! ILL NEVER RENEW!!! (seeing the PayPal receipt in my mailbox) Ooops! Guess I did anyway. Maybe next year. ---
**Author:** ![1010011010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ea666f/32.png) [@1010011010](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1010011010)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/31 "2005-04-01T19:58:24Z")
> [@Blalron](#): > > People who aren’t renewing over that one Incident Of Unpleasantness are a bunch of whiners who don’t belong here (IMHO). In one extreme set of circumstances, the privacy rule was violated. Big Fucking Deal. I’m not going to give up after 4 years of good times at the SDMB over one isolated incident. People who _ **are** _ renewing over that one Incident Of Unpleasantness are a bunch of whiners who don’t belong here (IMHO). ¦¬) I renewed about a month ago and, finding it was still half price, renewed **ShadiRoxan** , too. Considering how much time I spend here, it’s worth the price. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/32 "2005-04-01T20:06:22Z")
Already did it. Weeks ago. And it is well worth it too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/33 "2005-04-01T21:54:45Z")
If I renew before my due date, do I lose the three weeks or so, and have a new renewal date next year? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/34 "2005-04-01T21:56:10Z")
Oh hey—I have 2000 posts! Whoop-de-doo! ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/35 "2005-04-01T22:09:16Z")
> [@Dolores Reborn](#): > > If I renew before my due date, do I lose the three weeks or so, and have a new renewal date next year? **Ed Zotti’s** post in ATMB covers this. According to Ed, your renewal will extend your membership by one year from the renewal lapse date. IOW, no, you won’t lose three weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/36 "2005-04-01T23:27:45Z")
If for no other reason, renew for the sheer drama of it all. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/37 "2005-04-02T00:45:47Z")
> [@UncleBeer](#): > > This is pure horseshit. FUCK YOU. Feel better? ---
**Author:** ![ultress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7c8e57/32.png) [@ultress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultress)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/38 "2005-04-02T01:46:08Z")
I renewed. Because…well it’s all about me. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/39 "2005-04-02T04:21:26Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > All that adds up to resubscribing being a waste of my time and money. Too bad. I’ll miss you. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163/40 "2005-04-02T04:31:38Z")
> [@ultress](#): > > I renewed. Because…well it’s all about me. Okay, I’ll admit it. That’s why I renewed. Not because it’s about you, but because it’s about me. I am, if not an attention whore, an attention slut and I like the outlet. Even though many people ignore me studiously I can _pretend_ I have their attention. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-renewed-why-you-should-too/297163.md?page=3)