Orca? This! is! Dance of the Title Fairy!

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I think stoofer should get "I agree with yosarian2" if anyone.

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Avatar based titles suck, even if they are clever puns. This is because avatars have the tendancy to change frequently, whereas titles...don't.

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Right, but the joke completely falls apart if he changes his avatar.

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Not really. One might argue that it "completely falls apart" once he's been scum a few times. What's the difference?


EDIT: What about IH's "Always Scum"? Jathan's "9 years old"? BM's "Jester"? There are a whole host of titles that "don't make sense" because the circumstances behind them change. I don't see how that makes them bad choices.

Glork, please show me how all those "fall apart." You're not making any sense right now.

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Agree's with yosarian2 is better.

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Perhaps
Drunken Piper
Poetry Typer
works well?

My feeling is that if Yos2's title is changed, it should be changed to "Agree with me" or "Agree with (shrug)"

Could I get an explanation for "Furry" for Mizzy (preferably something mafia related)?

So win>Elvis Impersonator

Titles I think are good
Dead Rikimaru-Full of Flavor
Sarcastro-More like SarcastPOPE
Ether-Lyrical Rampage (although part of me wants to do a KOL reference and call her an Accordion Thief.)
NabakovNabakov-My lovely lovely Lalita (yes, no self-nom's, but everybody want a reference similar to this)

She's a furry. What more explanation is possible?

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I think some sort of title could be built around the fact that Elias the thief always wins as scum and always loses as town.

Thoughts?

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I'm 5-5 as town. fail.

Not really, no, since generally people have win % higher than 50 as town, and lower than 50% as scum, you don't fit the normal pattern. You win way too often as scum and not often enough as town.

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The point was that he's 10-1 as scum, jesus fucking christ. Thats what I was getting at.

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With the pace of games on this site, I think 21 is a significant sample.

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Not true, seeing as he's been around the site more than a year now, I think a year of data is enough for a title, especially since titles have been based off of one event in the past.

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Scum win % is almost NEVER 50%. Are you purposefully being obtuse?

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NO one made a flaming homosexual joke? god, and i set it up so perfectly.

<3


Anyway, thok, I have NEVER seen a title have a threshold of "statistically significant" set for it before. If you're really going to be that big of a stickler, then half the titles on the site would be gone. He wins an insanely high amount as scum, and a normal amount as town, and has done so for a long time. THAT is title worthy. YOU are being a douchebag.

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Scum win % is almost NEVER 50%. Are you purposefully being obtuse?

Have you even bothered collecting data for this? 50% is a good approximation.

Just for the record, 5 of those games are as an IC in Newbies in the C9 era, where I'd expect an IC scum to have something like a 80% winning percentage (so Elias was 5 for 5 as opposed to 4 for 5. Big deal.)

No, because given that the balancing meta is that town have a 50% chance of winning weighted against ALL other factions, instead of each given faction having a equal win probability means that the actual probability of a given scum group winning is MUCH lower than 50%. In addition, each scum screw up is bigger than each town mistake, therefore it is harder to win as scum, and therefore the % is even lower. You're just being dumb now.

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NO one made a flaming homosexual joke? god, and i set it up so perfectly.

<3


Anyway, thok, I have NEVER seen a title have a threshold of "statistically significant" set for it before. If you're really going to be that big of a stickler, then half the titles on the site would be gone. He wins an insanely high amount as scum, and a normal amount as town, and has done so for a long time. THAT is title worthy. YOU are being a douchebag.

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nominate Elias for "not statistically significant"

better than a title that outs him as strong scum

I like that.

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I want mine to be "tits and cooters"

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Um, there was a period of time UA literally self-voted in every game. That would have been about the time he joined the site until...now

with the exception of literally 1 game...

Emphasis added. Your argumentation here is not very persuasive, MoS.

Lloyd made history with his self-voting. I've never even heard of UA's self-voting habit... does he actually do it in ways that affect the game, or just in place of a random vote? A quick survey only shows the latter.

Agree. UA does self vote every single random voting stage, but never to the point where he is hammering himself and never after random voting stage.

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No.

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Nominate Rishi for

A meer townie

. (His records imply that he is the anti-IH.)

I know this post is over a month old, but I like this.

And, for the record, in my completed games, I've been pro-town 17 times and pro-scum 0 times.

I'm not sure 17 games is statistically significant. O.o

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second Rishi A meer townie

, or mere if you don't like the avatar reference. 17-0 is statistically significant. Don't make me run the numbers.

self-stoofing was hilarity btw

This post is funny because it assumes my post was serious.

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Since when did this thread become the "lets be emo" thread?

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Nominate thok for "Disgrace to Jews everywhere."

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Claus's title suggestion is bland an unimaginative. I thought name-based titles were frowned upon anyways?

Sarc's proposed title is horrible.

We can think of a much better title for Guardian, I'm sure of it.

And finally, Lawrence's title is based on a one-off conversation. I don't see why it's title-worthy.

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Nominate MoS for "lulzipop guildz."

to commemorate not just his lollipop guild status, but also his place at the forefront of hip hop culture.

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This whole line of reasoning on claus is terrible.

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I really like two kills one post.

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I hope Mr. Flay gets the reference behind two kills one post, which is what makes it funny.

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I think that anyway when I see your name.

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NO U

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unsanitary999 (1:40:56 AM): since i can't post, please inform everyone somehow that i want this title

I was there. I saw it.

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Hes lying.

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Nominate ABR for "Sucks at flirting." Or something. If he doesn't get a title for this I'm not really sure why we have titles.

Nominate ABR for just sucks

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Nominate zoneace for "gay"

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As a compromise:

Nominate zoneface for fairy

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The girl did not call him creepo. Creepo is a scumchat name which was given for the creepy behavior that Creepo displayed towards that girl. He told her she was amazing and that she should never let anyone tell her otherwise...On her facebook wall...After knowing her for like a week...When she thought he was weird...

Thus, Creepo.

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one of you lazy guys needs to write a wiki article for the uninformed

Glork and I are on that like mos on pennypuffkin.

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I like "there's no F in fairy."

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I like my version better.

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I like Izzy more than I like oman.

Just sayin'

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I still think "there's no F in fairy" is better...

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third.

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Well, like, I see where he's coming from with the newbie thing...

I still think "there's no F in fairy" is clever, is a nice add on to his current title, and isn't really offensive at all.

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Right, zoneace, but imagine someone not in on the joke reading "ucking aggot"

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I think we can all agree that "there's no F in fairy" is a lot less offensive than ucking aggot...

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I really dont consider myself a troll.

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I like shrug...I see nothing clever has been suggested yet with agrees with line of thinking.

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RTFT.

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Why does Yosarian2 need a change of title again?

I find "(shrug)" to be quite cool and appropriate.

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I like shrug the best, but thats the best of the "...agree" line of thought yet suggested.

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Nominate Shaft.ed for "Dem-agogue.

Seems really fitting considering his GD persona.

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(>^-(>O.O)>

Can I request that as my title?

(>^-(>*.*)> is a better emoticon.

Also, what other people said about self-noms.
Also, I doubt that'd pass the PG-rating for titles anyway.
EDIT: Also, cocks.

I need an interpreter I'm still not seeing it. Is it like those magic eye posters where you have to squint?

Kirby is gettin' some corn hole.

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You can, though I don't particularly get the relevance.

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Ah

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My nom for shaft.ed was actually serious.

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Shaft.ed are you actually not interested in my proposed title for you? I thought it was quite clever.

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Shaft.ed are you actually not interested in my proposed title for you? I thought it was quite clever.

Clever, but am I really that tricky and manipulative to be a demagogue?

a person, esp. an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and
prejudices of the people.

Oh how they quibble.

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dem.agogue is better than the original incarnation...

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by the way, you could work in Shaft.ed's signature period by making it dem.ogogue

The period would make it more "interesting" yes. I've already told you guys I'll take whatever makes the threshold. But it's sad the Wanker McStickytitties was instant success, while the serious considerations aren't going over as well. Maybe its just not time.

Of course it is time. What people don't realise is that if Shea and I agree on something, it mathematically must be the right thing to do.

Cicero and I combined are a force to be reckoned with.

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BA, I think you're confused. We're talking about shaft.ed, not courk.

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lose.

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both post and facto are accepted english words...

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I agree. I prefer "racist" for natirasha.

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I think the best title for Natirasha would be "Bible Thumper"

I

could be

am certainly wrong, though.

Fixed that for you.

Remember back in the day when people wanted to give hasdgfas a title about his repressing homosexual thoughts? Remember how much worse those titles would have been than "Moo"?

Nominate Hasdgfas for HoMoo

I literally laughed out loud.

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I would like my title removed, thank you.

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I would like my title removed, thank you.

Why so?

Perhaps he thinks it'll get people to stop telling him to lighten up, dammit.

My hope is that it will get people who dont know me to stop saying it. I don't mind when people who I actually know say it.

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"Titles are serious business"

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I am not joking.

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It being the title, not changing my title in general.

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I agree with cicero

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Nominate gaurdian for "So much more than a cross Killah"

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I prefer the original because it encompasses the original situation but also mocks the fact that some didn't find the situation title worthy. I think the shortened version works too, though.

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ABR is below ZZ. Pretty sure.

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dem.agogue is so much better than abbridged. Maybe if we abbridged it...

Nominated shaft.ed for

dem.gg

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Nominate brandi for "I am not a sociopath."

lolololol

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I prefer "titles: serious business."

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Needs moar hugz is a terrible title.

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TSQ's title changes too much.

One would think you'd have better things to do with your time than to consistantly comment on the title of someone who really doesn't like you that much.

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I like that one OGML =)

Also, ok. I wont insinuate that Shea needs moar hugz....anymore. But I will definitely be thinking it in my head every time he has a bad attitude

Might I suggest you go fuck yourself?

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I like that one OGML =)

Also, ok. I wont insinuate that Shea needs moar hugz....anymore. But I will definitely be thinking it in my head every time he has a bad attitude

Might I suggest you go fuck yourself?

You

could

. But that would be rather inappropriate and distasteful. Quite possibly a long the lines of sexual harassment seeing as how I am under age and such a suggestion could be taken as such. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt though. However, I'd prefer that you'd refrain from speaking to me in such a manner. Its a tad bit offensive and doesn't make you look very mature at all.

Might I suggest you learn the law, and then suggest you go fuck youself.

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Hahaha. Why is that you are suggesting that Shea? Can't stand to see someone be positive towards you despite your efforts to brush them off? Really now, you're quite the amusing sort of character. However, I'd suggest you attempt to not be so insecure. You'd be a happier person if you weren't constantly putting other people down. I know you think it makes you feel better about yourself, but in the long run, it isn't worth it. Just lighten up, really. Don't worry, I don't hate you.

The problem isnt with you hating me, I assure you.

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Almost anything is pretty funny, tbh.

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I have a better title for zeek when an ongoing game ends.

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EBWOXM is brilliant.

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How distracting would it be to have a long drunken ramble as HCs title? Like a paragraph.

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nominate OGML for "OG 'the shnozz' Johnson"

Nominate ether for "uses protection"

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nominate ogml for "OhGodMyJohnson"

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When oman is successfully burning you, then you know you need to go sit in a corner and think about what you've done.

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I'm beyond caring at this point.

I think "our savior" is a better title.

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I prefer

impressively bad

Based off of what rogue ben said.

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I find the irony of Alabaska actually creating a title for himself in an unintentional manner to make his exact wording better. Also preserves the unadulterated goodness.

Oh, I didn't catch that. I approve of this product and/or service.

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YOu will never beat "logical rampage." seeing as it has spawned titles in its own right.

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He is discussing a game in which the day/game lasts longer than it should.
Pretty sure I could point to like

50

all active games

in which this is the case.

Fixed.

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Remember, this is the Title Fairy thread, not the make fun of Alabaska J thread or make jokes about Zoneace being gay thread.

said the faerie

HAH.

SEE WHAT I DID THERE.

SEE

FAERIE

AND

FAG

BOTH MEAN

G

A

Y

P

E

O

P

L

E

AND THOK IS THE TITLE

FAERIE

I CALLED THOK

G

A

Y

.

BUT I DID IT WITH

SUBTLETY

.

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Remember, this is the Title Fairy thread, not the make fun of Alabaska J thread or make jokes about Zoneace being gay thread.

Said the fag.

Sigh...

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all those color tags slowed you down.

I like your sig.

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Nominate Xdaamo for "I love you"

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I like mine better, thought I cant really put a finger on why...Maybe it seems more succinct and to the point?

I dunno.

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Because I dont think that actually communicates what I was trying to communicate.

Ugh... What was wrong with my suggestion? Why do we have to change it to less good versions of the same thing...

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Ninja of Love is still the best.

No, because avatar based titles are stupid, since most users eventually change their avatars.

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Nominate claus for "=o.o="

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EYEBROWS

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Nominate alabaska for NO DEAR GOD WHY DO YOU KEEP NOMINATING PEOPLE FOR TITLES

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VACUOUS

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I agree with porochaz

It's a good thing no one cares what you think.

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<3

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Title Arbitrary?

Yes.

Win.

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yes.

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nominate Guardian for "out of place"

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It's just because killa nine is a really shitty gimmick and I don't want to be associated with it.

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Nominate primate for "gud ad alcohols."

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Self noms - poop.

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Not the place for this commentary. -Flay

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I'm pretty sure there are a lot of people who fit that catagory.

Color me included.

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I can't help but think there's a more unique title for him.

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"Against the use of papyrus?"

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I'm glad someone as qualified as you can make that decision. The fact that you don't have a title confuses me, because you seem perfectly qualified to have one now that you judge people.

Good one Oman. I've seen that most titles come from doing everything except titlehunting. Of course, some titles are far better, funnier or cleverer than others, no one can deny that, but titles should be an extension of someone's "personality".

There are titles referring to a funny event (Oman and PolarBoy being two of the best)
Titles referring to someone's personality (TSQ)
Titles referring to someone's "trademark" (AniX)
Titles referring to someone's playstyle (UltimaAvalon, MeMe)
Titles referring to someone's work (Flay and me)

That's why just saying "X deserves a title" is stupid and has no real value. Judging "not deserved" has no value until someone else thinks the same. Titles are proposed by someone and seconded by a community, not an individual. If you really think someone doesn't deserve a title, help us by proposing something. If not, you might be just jealous.

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If you've got a title, help us in Titles. Add yourself to the list along with the history of it.

This is a good post. A title is not a "birth right" you earn by having 100 posts. A title is something you get when you do something that makes the community sit up and take notice.

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nominate ROFL for "cheap whore"

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Alabaska made an honest to goodness funny.

Thats like his third in the whole history of his existence.