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What will happen to my features once my Subscription expires?
Most features, such as your shoutbox, customs boxes, journal modifications, etc will remain in a dormant state for you to use again if you choose to re-subscribe.
Please be advised that if you edit any journals where you have used CSS or images that these items will be lost once your edit is saved.