Dance of the Title Fairy: A Froggy Fandango

[DeathRowKitty]

Alright, a bit to unpack here

To those objecting that Snuggly Duckling is bad because it's just an avatar-based title, I think the sentiment is misguided. The (slightly annoying tbh) avatar trend that formed around the worst's duckling avatar was memorable and the worst is known widely as a duckling. While that image was created partly with the help of the avatar, it's one that would persist if he were to change to a non-duckling avatar and I think that's the relevant test here. Avatars can help give rise to titleworthy situations. As long as the title is able to stand independently of the continuing existence of the avatar, I fail to see the problem.

To the comment that Snuggly Duckling is a worse version of Snark Attack, I really hope "is as good as Snark Attack" isn't the standard to which we have to hold ourselves for titles or almost none will be approved.

Regarding the objection that "Snuggly" is unfitting, I do think the title is fitting as is and, while I respect the objection enough to have delayed 48 hours to give it time to play out, nominations coming from this direction were just strictly worse so....

Snuggly Duckling

is basically approved, you all have 24 hours to yell about capitalization or try to lead a last minute bandwagon onto something else.

[DeathRowKitty]

Also, I deleted the previous 4 posts because they shouldn't really have been made in this thread and I don't want the thread to derail.

If you think your own title is bad, you can ask to have it removed. If you want to discuss title quality/mediocrity in general, you probably belong in the Titling Discussion thread. If you just want to shitpost about your own title being mediocre, don't post.

[Chara]

unless i'm terribly misguided on how the title fairy works, i think any rules set about titling, or which titles get through, are all under DRK's jurisdiction. so previous titles, while relevant to any discussion, were set by previous fairies who aren't DRK, and that should be remembered.

also i like the title. hopefully worst likes it too.

[Psyche]

it's mediocre, we all agree it's mediocre, and we're going with it anyway

[Chara]

somebody isn't feeling very snuggly.

[Davsto]

i like how psyche is all like "everyone thinks it's mediocre!!!" when a lot of people have literally said they like it and think it's good

We don't all agree it's mediocre, you think it's mediocre and are assuming everyone else thinks the same for some bizarre reason.

[Psyche]

everytime i say it’s bargain bin snark attack the response has never been disagreement but rather more or less “well i have bargain bin standards”

do you disagree that it’s bargain bin snark attack??

[Davsto]

If you insist on comparison, I personally prefer it to snark attack but that's because I never associated SKrew with sharks or even particularly being snarky, whereas the worst is strongly associated with ducks and would be even if he lost his avatar and he is a very warm person

But even if you insist it's worse (I'm confident that for the vast majority of people who think its worse it's because they don't really know the worst whereas they do know sleepykrew but that's by the by), there is a middle ground between "snark attack" and "mediocre" that exists and that, from the point of view that it's worse, the title lies in.

[vonflare]

chillax

[Nexus]

it's mediocre, we all agree it's mediocre, and we're going with it anyway

You handed over the reins, dude.

[Gamma Emerald]

Perhaps you are failing to understand that on the site, the worst is the iconic duck. People refer to him as the dark all the time.

Nominate TheWorst as

The Dark

Darkwing Duck?

[Gamma Emerald]

Does it make it better or worse that The Snuggly Duckling is the name of the bar in the movie Tangled? Because that's all it makes me think of....

same

[xRECKONERx]

Alright, a bit to unpack here

To those objecting that Snuggly Duckling is bad because it's just an avatar-based title, I think the sentiment is misguided. The (slightly annoying tbh) avatar trend that formed around the worst's duckling avatar was memorable and the worst is known widely as a duckling. While that image was created partly with the help of the avatar, it's one that would persist if he were to change to a non-duckling avatar and I think that's the relevant test here. Avatars can help give rise to titleworthy situations. As long as the title is able to stand independently of the continuing existence of the avatar, I fail to see the problem.

To the comment that Snuggly Duckling is a worse version of Snark Attack, I really hope "is as good as Snark Attack" isn't the standard to which we have to hold ourselves for titles or almost none will be approved.

Regarding the objection that "Snuggly" is unfitting, I do think the title is fitting as is and, while I respect the objection enough to have delayed 48 hours to give it time to play out, nominations coming from this direction were just strictly worse so....

Snuggly Duckling

is basically approved, you all have 24 hours to yell about capitalization or try to lead a last minute bandwagon onto something else.

see im pretty active and i thought that lalaladucks started that trend so /shrug

[chamber]

The Worst is mostly active in site chat. I don't see you in there all that often.

[Maruchan]

it's mediocre, we all agree it's mediocre, and we're going with it anyway

You handed over the reins, dude.

I mean, I wasn't going to say this. But I'm glad we're all thinking it.

[Alchemist21]

Handing over the reins doesn’t mean he has to stop having an opinion.

[Psyche]

not being responsible for the final result is very freeing

[Raskolnikov]

why should titles be taken so seriously anyways

[vonflare]

I used to think that

But then I got a title.


I still do think that by the way. I also just used to think it too

[xRECKONERx]

what a cool mitch hedburg sketch

[Chevre]

Handing over the reins doesn’t mean he has to stop having an opinion.

That being said I think DRK is doing a great job. Handling the thread and whipping people into shape <3

[animorpherv1]

Nominate Pine for You Gotta Be Kidding Tree

1) Pine really likes dad jokes, encapsulated in the title.

2) It encapsulates a memorable site moment which also happened to make Pine a lot more widely known, which turned into its own thread and was insanely poplar.

[Inferno390]

Links or it didn’t happen. (Also because I like reading about memorable site incidents.)

[animorpherv1]

You don't have Speakeasy access, but I'd argue this thread is worth a title.

[Inferno390]

Quick, someone get me speakeasy access!