Dance of the Title Fairy: Accepting Applications

[Aristophanes]

Also, I think we need to retitle Varsoon! Scatman is nice but like, his Large setups have come to define him and I think it goes beyond a banner in the scummies! He is extremely good at creating fun, complex, beautiful setups that people flock to and nominate every year! He really deserves recognition for it!

I had thought of

Largely Complex

but Iunno, we should be able to do better! Maybe somethong that also references the fact that, like his avatar, his setups appear one way until you know what you are looking at, and then they morph into something so much more complex yet seamless and really are a thing of beauty.

Someone help I am not good at this

[Aristophanes]

The More The MariaR

This is actually a very good pun.

<3
I'm glad you liked it! XD

the more the mariaR is hilarious and i wish it was the title of her upcoming alt game

i don't think username puns are accepted though

i also approve of i have many names when it comes down to it

Username puns for the sake of it, no. But this encapsulates a lot more than that!

[Firebringer]

"I Have Many Names" is undoubtedly the best suggestion out of all of these.
It sort of references death, or the devil, it has that kind of sinister tone.

I Have Many Names is definitely the best of the bunch

are you two not seconding it because of the alt thing or something else?

[SleepyKrew]

it's because I hate her

[Psyche]

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/M ... eManyNames

man i wish the more the mariar were a good title

[Aristophanes]

Hey, you have the final say in making it a good title

[Spiffeh]

the more the mariar

nth

[Nosferatu]

the more the mariar

nth

nth

[Psyche]

imagine it under that username

[McMenno]

the more the mariar

nth

nth

[vonflare]

U s e r n a m e

R e f e r e n c e

H a h a a

[Nexus]

Why not just "the more the..."

[vonflare]

the more the...

this is still a username reference but I kinda like it

[schadd_]

It's Pronounced "Xalxe" is Mafiascum's favorite title.

[Psyche]

it’s a very tempting pun but it’s also clearly flawed as a title
i don’t know how to feel

if only titles were above usernames

[vonflare]

It's Pronounced "Xalxe" is Mafiascum's favorite title.

it's quality and humor outweighs it being a username title on the Subjective™ Quality™ Scale™

[vonflare]

it’s a very tempting pun but it’s also clearly flawed as a title
i don’t know how to feel

if only titles were above usernames

the obvious solution is to make the admins change her username to "the more the" and then make her title "mariar"

[Cerberus v666]

Also, I think we need to retitle Varsoon! Scatman is nice but like, his Large setups have come to define him and I think it goes beyond a banner in the scummies! He is extremely good at creating fun, complex, beautiful setups that people flock to and nominate every year! He really deserves recognition for it!

I had thought of

Largely Complex

but Iunno, we should be able to do better! Maybe somethong that also references the fact that, like his avatar, his setups appear one way until you know what you are looking at, and then they morph into something so much more complex yet seamless and really are a thing of beauty.

Someone help I am not good at this

So, I agree with this, but I also think that Varsoon *likes* his current title.

[Randomnamechange]

Scatman fits varsoon rly well on a deeper level imo. Largely complex makes me think of someone more caluclating, while varsoon's games are more zany and fun rathet than complex board game style rules

[Davsto]

i think "the more the maria" works better than "the more the mariaR" because "maria" on its own already sounds like merrier, and adding the extra R adds an extra syllable which somewhat stretches the similarity of the sounds. Plus it means you've not quite just got the username in the title so it may look better?

[vonflare]

i still like 'the more the' but we'll see if something better comes up

[Psyche]

it gets a little abstract if you do that, though

[vonflare]

is that necessarily bad though? This one works on many levels.

What makes a title good is 2 factors IMO:

1) immediate appeal/understanding
e.g. "it's pronounced xalxe" is immediately appealing because a new user would read it and be like "haha that's funny because you can't hear how to pronounce something by reading it"
"GD is my best man" is immediately appealing because it implies that a user had mafiascum attend their wedding. I will admit that I actually have no idea what the story is behind reck's title but the title itself is interesting because of the implication.

2) backstory/community value
e.g. cheet's "MS Painter" or ether's "Lyrical Rampage" are titles given for interactions within the community and require a deeper understanding and community involvement to really 'get'. But it feels good to 'get' the title (not 'get' as in receive, but 'get' as in understand).

If a title combines both of these criteria - appealing to a new user/someone who isn't aware of the backstory AS WELL AS amusing to users who know the backstory - then it is good.

That makes my title bad - it makes no sense out of context and could mean anything at all to a new user. But that's fine because if I had a good title I'd be forced to live to a higher standard.

Circling back to maria's title, I argue that it fits both of these criteria to a degree. A new user would immediately understand "the more the... oh! MariaR! The more the merrier!" And while that's certainly not worthy of a title by itself it ties into maria's usage of alts, creating a broader meaning for those that know her. So it has an immediately obvious joke that a new user could understand as well as an interesting connotation that is known by the community.

[Aristophanes]

is that necessarily bad though? This one works on many levels.

What makes a title good is 2 factors IMO:

1) immediate appeal/understanding
e.g. "it's pronounced xalxe" is immediately appealing because a new user would read it and be like "haha that's funny because you can't hear how to pronounce something by reading it"
"GD is my best man" is immediately appealing because it implies that a user had mafiascum attend their wedding. I will admit that I actually have no idea what the story is behind reck's title but the title itself is interesting because of the implication.

2) backstory/community value
e.g. cheet's "MS Painter" or ether's "Lyrical Rampage" are titles given for interactions within the community and require a deeper understanding and community involvement to really 'get'. But it feels good to 'get' the title (not 'get' as in receive, but 'get' as in understand).

If a title combines both of these criteria - appealing to a new user/someone who isn't aware of the backstory AS WELL AS amusing to users who know the backstory - then it is good.

That makes my title bad - it makes no sense out of context and could mean anything at all to a new user. But that's fine because if I had a good title I'd be forced to live to a higher standard.

Circling back to maria's title, I argue that it fits both of these criteria to a degree. A new user would immediately understand "the more the... oh! MariaR! The more the merrier!" And while that's certainly not worthy of a title by itself it ties into maria's usage of alts, creating a broader meaning for those that know her. So it has an immediately obvious joke that a new user could understand as well as an interesting connotation that is known by the community.

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[Kublai Khan]

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Psst. He just described my title as good.