# Will the SDMB "Members" statistic be changed to "Paying Members?"

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**Created:** [March 20, 2004, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-sdmb-members-statistic-be-changed-to-paying-members/235400 "2004-03-20T15:15:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![SwingWing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@SwingWing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwingWing)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-sdmb-members-statistic-be-changed-to-paying-members/235400/1 "2004-03-20T15:15:47Z")

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On 03/22/04, will the SDMB “Members” statistic be changed to “Paying Members?” Either way, will the statistic reflect only current PAYING subscribers with maybe a separate “Guest” statistic?

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-sdmb-members-statistic-be-changed-to-paying-members/235400/2 "2004-03-20T20:27:44Z")

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> [@](#):
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> What does a subscription get me?
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> \<snip other items\>
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> The title under your name says “charter member.”

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-sdmb-members-statistic-be-changed-to-paying-members/235400/3 "2004-03-20T20:29:33Z")

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damn. sorry, I musunderstood your question.

I am doing that a lot lately. And getting whooshed a lot too. My excuse is I am tired, what with switching back to evening shifts.

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**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-sdmb-members-statistic-be-changed-to-paying-members/235400/4 "2004-03-20T22:13:15Z")

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> [@SwingWing](#):
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> On 03/22/04, will the SDMB “Members” statistic be changed to “Paying Members?” Either way, will the statistic reflect only current PAYING subscribers with maybe a separate “Guest” statistic?

**SwingWing** , you’re asking a lot of questions that can easily be answered by WAITING A MONTH. In some cases, we don’t know ourselves.

Don’t ask any more questions that can be answered by waiting a month or so. You’re just clogging up the boards.

Lynn  
For the Straight Dope