Last Monday I noticed that my avatar was missing and I couldn't view anything in the lounge. I figured that my subscription had expired without warning, so I paid into renewing it. I'm still where I was. I thought that maybe I'd need to logout and log back in to update my status. When I click 'logout', I get a box that says that all cookies have been cleared, but I'm still logged in. Sup wit dat???????
You'll need to clear your cookies - in Internet Explorer pull the Tools menu down to Internet Options and delete all cookies to start fresh. Your account did lapse, but you renewed and your account is back at Supporting Member status. Note that 48 hours are requested to process donations.