Dance of the Title Thread: Resurgence in wild?

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Ex Machina means "from the machine" I think based on the term Deus Ex Machina
"Power from the Machine" seems decent tho so

nth Virtute Ex Machina

Firstly, it is true that 'Ex Machina' could mean 'from the machine', except when another ablative is present in the same phrase, because 'machina' could be both nominative and ablative, while some ablatives like 'virtute' can only be ablative.
That being said, I think that I would support this title nomination for Gypx, even though I never played with him before. According to the Cambridge Latin Course, 'virtus' (the nominative form of 'virtute',which is the ablative form) could mean 'courage' or 'virtue', and 'ex' could mean 'out of', as well as the previously stated 'from'. Therefore, 'virtus ex machina' could be taken as meaning 'courage/virtue out of/from the machine' because 'ex' governs the ablative case and somebody who doesn't know the intended meaning, could potentially misread the proposed title as "the machine out of/from the power/courage/virtue". To be fair, the main problem is that 'virtute' could imply 'out of/from the power/courage/machine', instead of the intended meaning, for which the nominative ('virtus') is needed. Alternatively, you could use 'potestas' instead of 'virtute'/'virtus'. According to Cambridge Latin Course, 'potestas' means 'power' or 'control'. This could make it more clear that 'power' was the intended word and lead the title to mean 'power/control out of/from the machine'.

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I think that I would like to support 'vita machinae' considering that it is very likely to get the intended meaning across and the Latin being correct, which makes it unlikely for misinterpretations.

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I support the nomination too. I think that it fits Almost50 very well.

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I support the nomination for Gamma Emerald.

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OK, I remove my nomination for Gamma Emerald, for now.

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Is "Mirror of Insight" too generic of a title to nominate for somebody?

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Ok, I nominate 'Dispersion of Insight' for Prism. She constantly provides insightful feedback. For example, she gave me feedback in Newbie 2079 on my townplay. She helped me realise why Mafia claimed Jailkeeper over Doctor. She also provided feedback to MargotRosa on her scumplay. Prism was the one who told me about RQS. She also provided feedback to Gamma Emerald in Mini 2221 (or was that criticism?).

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antinom? I suspect he'll want to just keep his original title

Unless you've talked to Cabd directly, what you think he'll choose isn't what he will choose. Besides, we've had plenty of other titles for one-off events. The rest of your stuff if fie, but "I think he'll do this" doesn't count as a point.

For the sake of letting Cabd choose.

Nth

Nom Cabd for Quicktopic Sniper

As well as the one off, this captures one of Cabd's strongest attributes as a player, especially his scum game.

He can brutally abuse neighborhoods like nobody's business. I can provide receipts going all the way back to 2013 for those who have never had the experience of being neighbors with him.

Nth both.

Also, we in the office of pedantic assery would like to comment that it is entirely possible that a guess as to what someone will choose can be accurate even if founded on absolutely nothing.

Nth both too.

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flying ace

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Rise of the Phoenix

would be my suggestion.

Phoenixes are a symbol of hope and rebirth, as each days sun rises so to does the phoenix bringing warmth of light.

They can also be incredibly destructive and merciless if angered and while LLD in my experience hasn't even come close to the reputation I picked up, it's no lie that she is firey and can certainly dominate a scene, just as a molten firey bird would.

The rising part referring to that generally anger and rage are considered to be low emotional states and as she's moved beyond that, could be said she has risen.

Nth.

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Nominate Malakittens for Mewbie Fosterer

She's modded like 34 newbie games by my count, many of which have cat-centered flavor.

Nominate Malakittens for 9+ Lives

She also has a lot of cat-themed hydras (well over 9). She works in EMS which "lives" vaguely references.

Nth both.
(This is partially because I can't think of a better title for her.)

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Nominate lalaladucks for Study Buddy

wondering about something like

A Study in Thread

- intending to evoke the artistic sense of the word "study", i.e. like some piece/installation intended to provoke ideas about a certain performance medium. in particular "a study in thread" just sounds like something you would name one of those. there's of course the basic play on words which is that she Studied in a Thread (which was labeled as performance art, lol. and also it was performance art). but also just the way that lalaladucks threads (or rather threads marked by her participation bc i dont think she actually really makes threads) naturally become a fun and participatory thing which becomes elevated in an arty sort of way, e.g. the gtkas thread or supp threads (didn't she invent the avatar bet ???)

Nth.

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2nd Zee Retiree

This one made me laugh a lot. It's a nice mix of acknowledging him winning as Poirot and Ulysses.

Nth

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what about like "all that glitters" or some thing

Nth.

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I know animation isn't really like technically fully like static art-art-drawing-art
but
what about Animaniac?

nth

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What do you think of noming biancospino for either "mad Normalist" or "Normal scientist"?

This is in reference to his games that have very creative and unique design that stretch the boundaries of Normalcy: 1, 2.

Good idea.

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nth gotta push them all

nth millenium collector

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Nom Alianna for "Death by 1000 Pagetops"

Actually,

nth

this.

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nth Bloop

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Nom Dr Drew for “Medicinal Whiskey”.

Yes, it’s a username thing.

Drew has derailed quite a few games I’ve been in with discussions of various whiskeys with absolutely no help or prompting from me, regardless of what anyone might tell you. He frequently brings up the whiskey pocket and leans into it as a gameplay tool and a reaction test launchpad. Also, trusting him to solve your medical problems is dangerous.

Nth

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Would just

Zebra

be ok as a title for Enchant?

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if not,

nth wild zebra

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Considering biancospino has managed to stretch the boundaries of Normalcy twice more since he was nominated for a title, I would like to raise again the title "Normal Scientist" for discussion.

How about Compulsive Complex Inventor?

nth.

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It could be stylized "compulsive complex Inventor" to match the way bianco formats role PMs.

nth

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I think we need a break from pagetop themed titles

true.
(or at least pagetop-themed titles that don't have reasoning provided as to why they're pagetop-themed.)