Title Fairy: Abuse of Mooglepower!

[mastin2]

I'm laughing so hard right now.
But I might be the only one.

You are not.

^That.

Nth

both nominations (DemonHybrid, UT) by the way.

[mastin2]

I logged in

"I logged in! Correctly!"

That too long? Seems to be good for the idea you were going for.


On Thor:

NordIC seems too plain. (I love the title idea, though, so really think he should have NordIC in it, just...not alone.) Like it needs something following it. I understand if people don't like "Beard" or "Beard of Wisdom" following it (though I personally love the idea ), but NordIC by itself just doesn't have a good flow to it.

[mastin2]

Speaking of which,

Nominate Scummies for the title of "Tourist"

.

It just bugs me to see the Scummies as a Townsperson rather than the Tourist they used to be. I can't be the only one.

[mastin2]

Speaking of which,

Nominate Scummies for the title of "Tourist"

.

It just bugs me to see the Scummies as a Townsperson rather than the Tourist they used to be. I can't be the only one.

Or if you really think Scummies needs a title, how about something more fitting, like

And the award goes to

?

second

If the alternative were leaving it as it is versus this? Sure,

third

.

[mastin2]

MythIC Mjolnir

Like the idea, but might give the impression Thor's a bit fond of hammering.
Something similar to thic would be EpIC (:P), but yeah, to my knowledge, Thor's not THAT fond of
===[]
^Those, so it doesn't quite fit, but I like the general direction.

Anyone else got ideas similar?

[mastin2]

Nominate Faraday for the title of "That Damned Accent"

. Reference. Also, I'd like to point to Faraday's sig:

'I dare any of you to listen to that recording and tell me that Faraday's accent is *not* drop-dead-fucking-sexy.' ~ Magua

Okay, so my title suggestion might not be the best, but dang. It definitely feels title-worthy, SOMEHOW.

[mastin2]

(For those too lazy to look at the sig,
"-Faraday's irish and has an accent, therefore he doesn't need to have a personality-Ether"
Is what he's talking about, presumably.)

[mastin2]

More than that, there was someone else who got nommed for the title of "Is This Spot Taken?" (Forget who it was, but still.)

Oman shot it down, saying it'd make a good scummy award.

(To my knowledge, nobody followed through on this with a "Most Replacements" proposed scummy, or anything similar.)

[mastin2]

Actually, there's been a White Knight/Best Replacement scummy for three years; PJ, Ether, and Kinetic have won it.

BEST replacement.
Not MOST replacements.

Two are not the same.

/Agree that Nacho needs a title. Not liking most of 'em, though.

[mastin2]

The Ruler

for Nacho.

I...actually like that.
Quite a lot.

Second

.

[mastin2]

The Ruler is horribad. It makes it sound like he's in charge of something.

...Have you

played

with him?!?

(Yes, I realized that when I saw it and the double-meaning is one of the main reasons I loved it.)

[mastin2]

Explain why The Ruler does NOT fit with Nacho. C'mon.
Not "it's lame".

(Or if you must, explain WHY you see it as lame)

Not "it's not funny."

As I said, it made me literally laugh out loud, so you'd have to explain to me why it's NOT funny, since to me it clearly was.

And ESPECIALLY not "it makes it sound like he rules over things..."

(That's part of what makes the title so awesome! Anyone having played with him should know what I'm talking about!)

It fits, it's funny. What's the issue with it?

[mastin2]

Apparently, that's relevant, since a lot of these titles seem like,
"Don't look into the player more. Just ignore it and throw out random titles."

(Come on, admit it, a lot of title suggestions here are done on a whim, with many not greatly thought out. But, eh, it happens; sooner or later, the bad discussion will create something good.)

The Ruler's effective double-meaning in my opinion makes it the perfect title for Nacho.

Off-topic, to answer about mastin2 versus Mastin, I had always intended to retire the name "Mastin", eventually, ever since I created mastin2 a year and a half ago. The idea was to start playing one or two games as Mastin, and then switch over once I was confident I had stopped sucking. =P That way, theoretically, the name "mastin2" would not be tarnished with a bad game, and every game would be a good, solid performance. Losing my Gambit made me switch over a bit before I was planning to, but it was something I was going to do, anyway.

[mastin2]

To get around the people who blacklisted the name Mastin, of course, since "mastin2" technically isn't Mastin!

(There are actually a few people who blacklisted me as a player. To my knowledge, I was never blacklisted by a moderator, but plenty of players said, "I'm never playing with Mastin again." So, with my weird sense of humor above, I decided that "mastin2" would be a way around that.)

Declining the title, of course.

As mentioned, I always intended to switch to this name eventually. Kinda like UncertainKitten from forbiddanlight.

If I really wanted to be an alt, I could pull it off--I've practiced being an alt off-site, and have gotten it to the point where nobody can recognize it as being me. I simply choose not to, since I like being Mastin. Or, rather, mastin2. =P

[mastin2]

Totally

don't

support it!

(Yes, this is for the irony.)

[mastin2]

Yeah, not seeing Con Queso, either.

The Ruler

is still far better.

[mastin2]

To me, it's a "Meh" title.

[mastin2]

I must admit, I dislike that one for purely personal reasons.

(For those who don't get it, I frequently say I read Motivation, Tone, etc. in posts--things which aren't there on the surface, which you have to "read between the lines" to see, a somewhat subconscious level of scumhunting. Hence, the personal reasons for not liking that as someone else's title. =P)

[mastin2]

nominate Nobody Special for It's Midnight Somewhere

Context?

Nominate

SharkFinn

for

Hammerhead

for (intentionally) placing four straight hammers in Outdoorsmen Mafia, the first 3 being on scum. [note: credit to Mastin for coming up with the pun in the dead QT]

Since I thought of it, I suppose I'll

nth

it.

n+1th it

What happened to this?

^That.

[mastin2]

That reminds me. Something I've meant to do since he passed the six-month mark.

Nominate Mute for the title of "Anything But"

.

[mastin2]

When you first came to the site (too lazy to link to 1024 right now), it was pointed out how your name was rather appropriate: you were quite Mute. Not talking much, by both not posting frequently and not posting long walls.

Until I gave that SEssion to you. You took the advice a little too well.

For proof, I did a search of your name in Mafia Games, looking at multiple games by you--and saw in ISOs a lot of long posts, and a lot of posts compared to some others.

This is evident even in here--you have over fifty posts in here.

Hence, "Anything But Mute".
(Not the best title, but c'mon, I thought of it nearly six months ago.)

[mastin2]

(For a reference point, I have half of that. If I looked at everyone in this thread, I'd bet Mute'd be among the top names. Obviously not THE top name, but still among them.)

[mastin2]

(Just did it through the Ms. Ani has Mute's 56 beat, but only just--with 58. The next name to beat Mute also beats Ani...by one, with 59. That being, DemonHybrid. Faraday comes kinda-close, at 30, but that's still lagging behind most. Heck, even GANDALF is beat, with 48. Khan has 39, still way short. Heck, Mr. Flay has "only" 37.)

EDIT:

(Finishing it off. Mute's 56 also beats the Title Fairy, Oman's 53. Tajo comes kinda close with 40, but that's still short of Mute. ReaperCharlie obviously beats Mute. By...um...you don't wanna know. Shaf.ed also comes kinda close, with 44. Ythan gave his number, 100+.)

[mastin2]

Mute, let me put it this way: you're the fifth-largest poster in here. One of those is Ythan. (Haystack.) Another is ReaperCharlie. (Just...ReaperCharlie.) And another is Ani. (Noise.)

That's not something to be ashamed of. (Not something to show extreme pride over, of course. ) That's something to be smiling about, perhaps taking some (just not too much ) pride in. It's certainly noteworthy. It's part of who you have become, which is in stark contrast to the way you USED to be when I met you, way back then. In other words, you've evolved--grown--as a player, and I noticed it way back then, wanting desperately for the six-month mark to pass.

I definitely think it's title-worthy.

[mastin2]

I don't think its title worthy.
Its based off the fact that his username is "Mute".

If his username wasn't "Mute" then you wouldn't have ever considered giving him a title for posting a lot.

So its username based, and I don't really see Mute as posting a lot. There is so many more people with higher posts per day and overall posts.

You ignore the part where I said it USED to be an appropriate name. How he used to be not talking much, both by not posting, and not posting much. (*sigh*. Do I need to get the links?)

He got better.

...

Muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch

better.
...A little

too

much better. Becoming quite talkative, in stark contrast to his Once-Appropriate-Username.
(Both by the number of posts, and the length of said posts--there is no way, no tool that I know of, which can magically determine "longest posts". "Most posts", sure, but never "longest posts". And since you can't measure that, you also can't measure a combination of them. "Most talkative overall".
I've done my homework, and found Mute was quite talkative, both with number, AND length in posts.

[Maybe not THE most. But he's certainly among the top names, as this thread demonstrates. It's not just this thread, though--it's also in his games. Go do your research; I've done mine.]

And I was there, to see that contrast to how he used to be, how he used to not be very talkative, barely posting and not posting a lot when he did.
Have you done your homework?)


So, yes. I would have. He could've called himself Martin, and I'd still be suggesting a title for the notable change I saw in him. (Granted, it'd be a slightly different nomination, but the reasons would remain the same.)

Also,

Mute Anything But Not bad.

[mastin2]

For Mute, I'd prefer:

...not really

It's kinda sad how I just now got this, despite having read it earlier.

[mastin2]

Actually, Mute. Today (June 20th) is your eight-month anniversary (of October 20th). Not six. So, not bare minimum.

[mastin2]

Is it really worthy to be put into title position?

Do you know how many people have a bunch of posts in particular topics?
A Lot.
A lot of people have A LOT of posts.

My title. Unabridged. I got that because I posted a lot of walls. (Essentially.)

Is that unique to me?
Heck no.

Was it still title-worthy?
Apparently.

Yes. I think Mute's posting habits are title worthy, ESPECIALLY with the contrast from what he used to be. It's part of who he is, contrasting with who he was.

Why WOULDN'T it be title-worthy?

[mastin2]

And the I go to is terrible. Either "And the me goes to...","And I go to...", "And the award goes to..." or

"Hurry up and give me to Vi.".

MythIC Wisdom also very bad.

(I'm kinda hoping when the Scummies Awards come around, that someone incorporates that into it. )

[mastin2]

mastin, this was my main point, and you totally just skipped over it.

I'm assuming that's a fictional name. (If it's a real player name, I've never heard of 'em.) But yes. I addressed this earlier, where I mentioned it wouldn't matter if his username was Martin or not; I'd still be doing this.

So, no. I didn't skip over it. You skipped over the point I made addressing this fact BEFORE then.

[mastin2]

Spoiler: Irrelevant Stuff

I think it's Norse + Awesome?

Oh. The whole thing is clunky, but the "seo" in the middle makes it unintelligible.

Since we're talking

awesomeness

now...

Beard of Awesome

?

BOAwesome

?

This one has particular sentimental value to me, and made me lol. (Artix Entertainment abbreviation, BOA-->Blade Of Awe.)
But probably not.

Just an FYI, Khan's title was NOT just because of his username. I of all people should know that. (*grumblegrumblemafianinetysixgrumble*)

Another reason "Never Getting A Title" is lame is because it's not unique--someone HAS a title for pretty similar reasons. I believe it's even in the List of Titles Wiki Page.
Something like,

People:

We want

X

to get the title of

Y

!

Previous Title Fairy:

Not really seeing it. *describes it in a way which results in

Z

*

People:

Nominate

X

for the title of

Z

!

Previous Title Fairy:

...Sure, why not?


I'd (reluctantly--I still like NordIC) support and

N'th Papa Smurf

, just for the record.

[mastin2]

It's a shame

IC you lookin at my luxurious beard

doesn't fit on one line. Almost though.

I

like

that. Maybe change it to "manly beard"? Or just put it in a smaller font (if possible)?

IC you like my beard

is a good condensed version of inHim's suggestion, and it's funny enough imo.

That's not bad. I'd support that one as well.

[mastin2]

It's a shame

IC you lookin at my luxurious beard

doesn't fit on one line. Almost though.

I

like

that. Maybe change it to "manly beard"? Or just put it in a smaller font (if possible)?

IC you like my beard

is a good condensed version of inHim's suggestion, and it's funny enough imo.

That's not bad. I'd support that one as well.

Yeah, that one's okay. I still like NordIC best, but that seems moot at this point.

[mastin2]

Oman: be however strict you need to make it so that Thor gets either

Papa Smurf

or

NordIC

/

MythIC

(

Beard

optional)

And all the others are thrown out.

[mastin2]

Nominate silverbullet for

MSnet Adventures

Second

Context? >_<

Also. While I agree that Seraphim should have a title, not really seeing any of 'em that scream "this is him". (Then again, I don't know him that well.)

[mastin2]

Oman has already said no title for mastin2.

Not exactly.

Mastin/2 things about tiny text Don't encourage this, guys.

Which the nomination was, so you're correct, in that Oman said "no title like that for mastin."
But the wording you used implied Oman said "no title for mastin, ever." Which--to my knowledge--has only been done to one or two people. (They know who they are...) Me not among them. (Exact Words, exact words...)

[mastin2]

If mastin2 needs to have a title why not port over Unabridged from his old main?

I don't. Simple as that.

[mastin2]

Nominate hohum for Uncle Potbear

I lol'd.

[mastin2]

Declined. I do not need a title that badly, thankyouverymuch.

If I get a title on my new account, it has to be funny (this is the only criteria

unabridged2

meets, by the way--and, yes, it'd need to be lowercased), fit my personality (...okay, so this fits as well [not that I WANT it to >_<]), be unique, be original (it's a copy of my old account's title :/), and be something I feel proud to show off. (...You DO realize I'm trying to become far more concise, right?)

And those are just the criteria for me that I can think of off the top of my head.

I will

n'th

the hohum one, though.

[mastin2]

I also believe DGB's had at least two or three.

(Out of curiosity, what was your first one, Kison?)

[mastin2]

Nominate animorpherv1 for 94.9% Noise

I lol'd.

[mastin2]

79.5% uses all the same numbers, though. It's

elegant

.

[mastin2]

I agree with the capitalization issue. (For instance, I've seen it with all the people suggesting "Unabridged2", when that isn't a joke at all. It'd HAVE to be "unabridged2", lowercase 'u', if I were to have that title.*)

*

Annoying microtext makes a comeback!

That said, I still don't like that title, for the criteria I mentioned that I have. Oman doesn't like it, I don't like it, discussion on it should be killed.

[mastin2]

Rare as it is for me to agree with RichardGHP, I think "has been killed Night 1" and "was killed Night 1" are honestly interchangeable.
I don't use either phrase in my games, so etc.

There's also the more simple, "died Night 1", and the common "(was) shot Night 1". (Most frequent mafia kill flavor being bullets.) All of 'em are quite common phrases, so quite frankly, it doesn't really matter.

But the All Caps is admittedly annoying.

[mastin2]

Drunk Oman is awesome.

[mastin2]

(Rename the thread, "Title Fairy: Abuse of Bottlepower!"? )

(Oh, man, I'm a horrible person...)

[mastin2]

I personally liked the font size when it was 12 = standard, 11- = smaller, 13+ = larger. Was nice and convenient.

[mastin2]

Nominate internet stranger for

So strange

Because he's been here since 2002 and he still hasn't got a title. Than people don't notice him. That means he's strange.

Ironically enough, this is one of the few instances where the original suggestion seems better than those that have thusfar followed it. (Then again, if I've played with Internet Stranger, I don't remember it, so I don't know context for this sort of thing.)

[mastin2]

Nominate IS for

Parody of Mafia Hunters

for his infuriating playstyle that somehow, works.

I actually kinda like that title. I dunno why; it just has a certain ring to it.

(The reason, less so. )

[mastin2]

Parody of Mafia Hunters

seems so right.

Third/N'th

ing it officially.

[mastin2]

I would like to nominate Hiraki for the title

hmmzorz

. That is kind of his schtick and it is something that I identify with him. Whenever I see that I know for sure who's post I'm reading (obviously I know it's him without it but you know what I mean).

Second

. I totally see it.

[mastin2]

Does he say Bwahaha!, though? I haven't heard him say that. I have heard him say hmmzorz. Multiple times. Across multiple games.

[mastin2]

I kinda like it.

Not sold on it being title-worthy, but when I think "Neruz", I totally think "Computer Chip".

[mastin2]

I don't think I would agree with a hydra getting a title. It just doesn't seem like it would work.

I'd be fine with a Hydra getting a title, but only if the Hydra account itself is used frequently and is sufficiently unique and memorable as to deserve one.

(For instance, the first Hydra I think of when I think of Hydras is Reckamonic. I'd totally be fine with Reckamonic getting a title. Now some obscure Hydra used only once, far less so.)

[mastin2]

Oh, and speaking of Hydras,

Nominate Regfan for "Herculean Slayer"

.

You need only refer to his sig.

[mastin2]

Heh, fair enough.

Change my nomination to "Heracles Slayer"

.

Better?

[mastin2]

If someone has to be onsite six months to be nominated for a title, I think that also, only people who have been here six months should be nominating, voting, and discussing titles.

Discuss.

It's an interesting idea,

but I'm not sold on it.

...Actually, on thinking through on why I wouldn't be sold on it, I ended up convincing myself that, well...it actually makes sense.

...But thinking it through some more, I think that it might be something like this:

To nominate someone, you have to be onsite for six months. You can offer discussion if your joindate is under six months, but can't nominate/vote.

...Ack. But that doesn't seem perfect.


I like the idea, but I'm not sure it'd work that well. (Besides, it seems like a lot of the bad suggestions aren't coming from newbs. Maybe n00bs, but that's a subject for a different thread. )

[mastin2]

that's not quite right. It's
NUCLEAR LAUNCH DETECTED

And that's better.

[mastin2]

*sigh*

And we were doing so well.
SO. EFFING. WELL.

Three days has to be a new record.


I'll support the syntax fix. Many mods strongly prefer the colon to be in place to make sure the vote still counts.

I will not support a new Reck title. We've had this "62 is my Wingman" debate before--too lazy to look up where, but it's the exact. same. suggestion, and it got shot down before: it should be shot down again. Even if it's not up to date, "GD is my Wingman" is still a far better title.

[mastin2]

If we are redoing Fate (why?) I would go with

Capital Punishment

to throw in jokes about CAP LOCK and him normally being able to make people die easily.

While I don't think Fate needs a new title, this is certainly a great name.

^

[mastin2]

I do not understand the context.

[mastin2]

Wanna bring up conversation RE: Chevre's Title I think it's excellent. I really think that nails what a title is. Self-explanatory, anyone who's seen the thread (which is anyone on 62) gets it instantly, it brings a smile, it's simple and it not intrusive. However, ears are open, dudes.

Like I said. I could've sworn there's a title for similar reasons elsewhere. But, eh, can't find it.

[mastin2]

Admittedly?

It made me laugh. Still am laughing, in fact. It's funny. (Though I'm not sure that's enough for it to be a title. I guess Oman/iamausername get the final call on that.)

[mastin2]

Took me a moment to get that joke (nice song, btw), but once I did, I laughed as well.

Third

, if she wants it.

[mastin2]

I need to be calibrated.

Hey, Quil, generally how good are your reads in mafia games?
How good are you at Mish-Mash games?


Just thinkin' of a possible title.

[mastin2]

On a more substantive note, if we really were going to give PZ a title, his occasional attempts to gin up a rivalry with the mini theme queue are hilarious. There's probably a title in there somewhere.

I do agree. Having seen it, it is rather funny, and I happen to think it IS title-worthy.

Of course, there's that little pesky matter of *what* the title would be. Somehow, I think randomly suggesting something like "Normals are Badass" wouldn't be the best starting ground.

[mastin2]

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BadassNormal

That was the basis of "Normals are Badass", yes. But calling him a Badass Normal implies that the title is referring to him. (...On second thought, that might not be so bad. ) The idea for the title is to refer to him as the Mini Normal listmod trying to outcompete the Mini Theme, essentially. Which Badass Normal doesn't do.

[mastin2]

Any post containing anything resembling the following:

Nominate Parama for <title>

should result in a permanent ban from the site
agree?

*insert obligatory nomination of Parama for the title of "<title>" here*

On a more serious note,

Nominate Matias for Just Two More Things...

I like this.