Hi Lipika. Let me clear your doubts. The joining date remains until you experience some hiccups, like problem with your payment, or transaction error, etc. This will discontinue your membership right away. Once you clear the issues, and rejoin, you will be a member from that point, no longer from where you started. But your history on the platform remains. That explains why "new" members have a history of articles before their "joining" dates. Hope that helps. 😀✍