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Post #278 (isolation #9) » Sat Dec 08, 2012 12:02 pm
Postby xRECKONERx »
#1 his avatar which is not only just his current avatar, but other users have taken his avatar as their own to try and mock him
#2 the phrase "Stranger Danger" invokes an outsider that you're supposed to stay away from, kind of how crypto's presence always seems to rustle the jimmies of certain users in this forum
#3 crypto's own personality/posting style seems to play to this idea of being a pariah/enigma/"stranger"
#4 The Stranger is a novel that is known for its portrayal of absurdism, and if you read through any crypto posts, he seems to always point out absurdist behavior in threads when the opportunity presents itself
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Post #288 (isolation #11) » Sat Dec 08, 2012 12:34 pm
Postby xRECKONERx »
it's an existential novel sure but Camus was one of the big thinkers of absurdism I thought?
I was under the impression that The Stranger was a pretty big piece of absurdist philosophy though I could be mistaken (I read part of it then fell behind and wound up catching up via sparknotes, we had to read the whole damn thing in a week)
anyway, even if the fourth point is wrong from a philosophical perspective I think the rest fits nicely
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Post #331 (isolation #15) » Sun Dec 09, 2012 10:50 am
Postby xRECKONERx »
I like Gabriel much better.
Also... something to think about...
nominate Vi for EgoT
. Or maybe
EGOTistical
?
There was all that discussion about how Professor Paragon is kind of egotistical and seems like he's keeping permanent Scummies... so why not this? The term EGOT is commonly used to refer to someone who has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award. It's considered a rare accomplishment. Vi has won so many awards that he kind of fits the bill for a MafiaScum version of an EGOT, and the fact that he's self-admittedly very egotistical (didn't he nominate himself for a Scummie last year?) means we can play on the "ego" part of EGOT.
In post 389, xRECKONERx wrote:I think people are taking the EGOT thing way too literally but whatever
How else do you think we could play it out? I agree that the current iteration of his title isn't really a very good execution so I'm open to alternative suggestions if people have other ideas.
I dunno. I think Vi has admitted before he's egotistical, and the EGOT reference is just really perfect since his current title is related to him winning several awards.
The current title is obviously a bit pretentious and also a bit unfair that someone won scummies and gets to keep them forever now.
I actually thought "Quality Control" was good and not just a troll title, because of the recent controversy surrounding Vi, and I thought it also spoke to how meticulous he is with designing his games.
In post 431, TheButtonmen wrote:By the power invested in me by some farcical aquatic ceremony and these fancy dancy wings I hereby give Nicholas1024 the title of
Ides of Mash
!
I miss Oman's "No Puns" rules. Ides of Mash is horrible.
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Post #458 (isolation #29) » Wed Dec 12, 2012 8:40 pm
Postby xRECKONERx »
Cache Me If You Can
Premature Assassination
Comma Police
Yawesome
etc
It's not like pun titles are some new thing and they've produced some pretty great ones. (Pretty sure 1 or 2 of those were approved under Oman too, so...)
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Post #665 (isolation #34) » Tue Jan 01, 2013 8:49 pm
Postby xRECKONERx »
He doesn't really play games on the site.
I think he deserves the original title because it still gets used in real life among Scummers, but I can understand how not having a reference to something that is on the forums would be an issue.
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Post #863 (isolation #39) » Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:18 am
Postby xRECKONERx »
In post 861, quadz08 wrote:Yes yes yes panzer changed his avatar, I get it. It's not a perfect system, but then, most people can't tell you what [random scummer]'s title means anyway, soooooo.
This is a dumb reason to go along with it. At least non-avatar based titles can be looked up to find the origin. If an avatar is changed, the title has no more point of origin.
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Post #910 (isolation #42) » Mon Feb 04, 2013 11:32 am
Postby xRECKONERx »
That one was fucking terrible.
I would like to get discussion going on something for Chevre...something about his love of contests/lists/rankings...he did the F62 Survivor, now SE Big Brother, not to mention his thread where he ranks things, his thread where he charts the popular Speakeasy threads, and his presence in Mish Mash running and playing in Survivor/Big Brother type games. I'm not sure where to begin with this, but it's definitely how I identify Chevre in the community, so I thought if I got the ball rolling people would be able to contribute.
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Post #1007 (isolation #48) » Fri Feb 08, 2013 2:01 pm
Postby xRECKONERx »
I think Honorable Mention works the best on all levels, it directly references Chevre's list making, and I think speaks to his place in the social hierarchy of the site too.
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Post #1155 (isolation #52) » Fri Feb 22, 2013 4:27 pm
Postby xRECKONERx »
In post 1162, Remembrance wrote:He tends to start with pronouns in his posts. You can isolate him if you want . I mean, it's not SUPER significant, but enough to warrant a little ribbing about.
Something tells me that the name is not the problem though. Sorry, do you want me to delete the request? The thread seemed so informal, so I didn't realize it was important.
I think a lot of people tend to start sentences with pronouns...I guess the idea is that a title makes you go "Oh, it's
that
guy!" and since I don't know who the guy is (and it seems many others don't either) the idea of him being "that pronoun guy" doesn't really fit.
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Post #1747 (isolation #59) » Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:26 am
Postby xRECKONERx »
Popular!
is still the simplest, IMO, and there's not really anything more to it.
Unless we wanted to point out his whole "being the Micro Queue listmod" thing, which is the only other "defining" feature I think of when I think of quadz on the forums.
I object to Beloved Princess, as it's pretty offensive, when you think about it.