Dance of the Title Fairy

[mathcam]

Or "I'm horrible at this."

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[Mr_Gnome_It_All]

I'm not actually requesting a title, but I'm curious as to what people thing would be a suitable one for me. After all, I've been here almost a year now.

[PolarBoy]

Did I mention how much I dislike first-party title requests?

[lulu muumuu]

i dont know if PeaceBringer is elligible, but how about

"the Anti-Newbie"

like an anti-hero... as in a newbie, but not really...? okay.

[mathcam]

I don't really mind generic title requests as long as they don't get too pushy about it...people may in some sense "deserve" a title and I might have just never thought about it. I do dislike when people request specific titles that other people have not suggested..."Ooh, can I be 'Most Awesomest Mafia Player Ever'" kind of thing.

I kind of like "Scared Poopless" for Lulu...

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[silgado106]

Oh that was directed at me Polarboy? I didn't know we weren't really supposed to request titles for ourselves

My titles weren't too specific like you said, right mathcam?

Sorry about that then, guys

[Talitha]

lulu is

definitely

'scared poopless'

[mathcam]

No no, it's all good, silgado. I wasn't referencing anyone in particular. There have been instances (maybe just on the old board) where people whined incessantly if they didn't get a title right when they felt they should have one.

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[bigbenwd]

.... *hides under nearest rock*

[lulu lazymuu]

for Cubsfan4life

i'd like to nominate the titles

"Why doesn't anyone believe me?" or
"I only LOOK scummy" or
"You can trust me"

unless they're already taken of course

[PolarBoy]

Ok, mathcam is right. It's not that the titles are first party. It's that titles should be something for the community. Much of the time when someone suggests their own title it's based on a personal quirk that nobody on this forum ever notices or recognizes as being that distinct. If someone else suggests it then obviously it works from an outside perspective and is a legitimate reference within the community.

I'm also trying to discourage people from being pushy and wanting a title just because a bunch of other people have one.

All of this, as mathcam pointed out, does not mean that first-party requests are always inappropriate. It just means that they usually aren't worth it, as I'll ignore them if they aren't seconded by another member anyway.

Also, I'd like to point out that titles that refer to newbie-ness or suspicious behavior will be unlikely to be selected because, quite frankly, they would apply to nearly everybody at one time or another.

[Fletcher]

What if newbie behavior is very distinct, though? Like for spork's title.

[lulu muumuu]

aww... i'll have to think of something more clever then...

[MMCL]

How about "More useful than a spoon" for spork...

[AndrewS]

If you think that, just read Newbie 46.

[spork76]

Maybe Howabout its not a spoon it's not a fork its a spork

[AndrewS]

Suggestion for Spork's title:
"i gopt it wrong im not the cop but im somethin that protects dutring the night so i got confused "

[MeMe]

Or, simply, "i got confused." hehe.

I still like "I didn't get a role" best for him, though.

[Vraak X]

Bah, humbug.

[MMCL]

I second: "I didn't get a role"...

[spork76]

Don't you mean Fifth I didn't Get a Role

[mathcam]

"i got confused" is pretty good, too, though...

I'm cracking up just thinking about it. I might have to jump bandwagons to that one.

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[spork76]

I WANT I DIDN'T GET A ROLE!!!!!!!!

[Quagmire]

I WANT WHATEVER PEOPLE GIVE ME!!!!!!!!

There, that's better.

[shelper]

He must have gotten confused.
It's perfect, like an onion.