Title Fairy: Out With The Orca, In With The Moogle

[Vi]

He just really really really wants a title.

Stop trying to validate his request.

[Vi]

Nominate Cobalt for trollface.jpg

I like this. I would like more discussion either way.

I like it.

:Pomesarian2:

[Vi]

Not even sure what the ACP is.

ACP - Admin Control Panel

This is the main page. Editing titles will most likely be under "Users Management".

EDIT: This may not be the same type of board setup thinger but the general concept will likely be the same.
Further EDIT: Go ahead and give it a try; mith could probably show/tell you more than a guide.

[Vi]

"Weep for me" is one of the single most irritating things to run across on this site.

Seen it quite a few times but never learned why it was done. What was the reason for it?

He was setting up a MishMash game, old-school marketing style.

[Vi]

He did leave. Then he came back.

Noone ever leaves this site.

Nobody ever leaves decent sites on the Internet unless it's sunk beyond redemption to them.

Also, Cybele may have "died" but he never left the site.

[Vi]

Nominate Brandi for

Quit Following Me.

(avatar as inspiration)

Robo, I think you're approaching obsession level here.

[Vi]

How did you become title fairy, Oman?

(I mean, the fairy part is obvious, but...)

Title Fairy is selected by mith, possibly with the input of the previous Title Fairy.
The Title Fairy position opens when the existing one steps down.

[Vi]

Everyone sees what you did there.

(...that's the second time I've rolled my eyes at Charlie today.)

Twice a day is about average.

[Vi]

SocioPath should have a title...

I suggest Bottled Insanity.

Feel free to disagree but I think he needs a title in general.

His screen name already says it all though.

[Vi]

Ok, so after some thought and Vi's post.

I nominate SocioPath for

Fantastic Trainwreck

caps lock is where

[Vi]

Ok, so after some thought and Vi's post.

I nominate SocioPath for

Fantastic Trainwreck

caps lock is where

FANTASTIC TRAINWRECK?!

YES FANTASTIC TRAINWRECK!!
NOW AVAILABLE IN EXTRA BOOOOOLD!

[Vi]

I like the double exclamation points personally but I think SocioPath himself would cap it with a period.

FANTASTIC TRAINWRECK.

And that probably isn't even necessary for the title, so yes.

FANTASTIC TRAINWRECK

Also "train wreck" isn't one word but what can I say.

[Vi]

I don't get the SocioPath thing. Is it about his posting style? I'm not thrilled with the rash of these lately (Fate, etc).

Nobody is. But SocioPath has pretty much always lived up to his username.

[Vi]

I honestly can't tell if Vi is trolling or not

Does this mean I'm doing it right?

I agree that SocioPath pretty much says it all (new title nomination: "READ MY NAME. GET IT YET?" or something to that effect); I was just trying to see if sykedoc's idea could be improved (as it turns out, no).

[Vi]

This is a disinterested third party advising the people involved in this pointless exercise in flamebait to SHUT UP.

*This message brought to you by A Renewed Movement For Undeniably Less Site Suckage. (ARMFULSS)

[Vi]

If Brandi doesn't mind, I would like to nominate her for

has been envied.

, mainly for the series of posts that start with this post and end with this "reveal". It is entirely open for discussion though.

Brandi, how do you feel about this title? How does everyone else feel about it?

It's lame.

[Vi]

If Brandi doesn't mind, I would like to nominate her for

has been envied.

, mainly for the series of posts that start with this post and end with this "reveal". It is entirely open for discussion though.

Brandi, how do you feel about this title? How does everyone else feel about it?

It's lame.

^Brandi alt

[Vi]

Iunno, Whole Wheat Wonder was my favorite on the list.

Sir Sourdough brings the avatar into it though (it's okay, we'll have our spies make sure he never removes it).

Second

that one.

[Vi]

Iunno, Whole Wheat Wonder was my favorite on the list.

Sir Sourdough brings the avatar into it though (it's okay, we'll have our spies make sure he never removes it).

Second

that one.

Unless there's a way to tie Fire Emblem into Bread. :/

I can't think of a way offhand. Golden Sun would have been easier (with POWER BREAD or Wheat Swordsman or whatever).

If it's any consolation, Count Bastian is probably one of the few good guys with a lot of "bread" to go around.

[Vi]

Lehran's Breadallion.

[Vi]

For Andrius: how about

Hansel

?

You know, Hansel and Gretel...

When Andrius turns into a fat German kid I'll consider it.

(by which I mean no thank you)

[Vi]

From the Wiki: Breadcrumb

The term refers to the story of Hansel and Gretel who intentionally dropped a trail of breadcrumbs to lead the way home in a manner that would be undetected by their evil stepmother.

iunno. If Andrius is a prolific breadcrumber, it makes perfect sense.

But it's tacky and not very entertaining.

[Vi]

The Baker or Sir Sourdough.

[Vi]

I'll

second

VP's maclock nom.

It works pretty well when you seethat his abillity to come up with really good fakeclaims is about as good as anyone I've ever seen.

So it should be

Impin' Ain't Easy

.~

[Vi]

A pun? Let me sit on it for now.

;dfjvl;xadsasdfasdfjadfjkasdfasdjfasdjkfl;afajf;a

(Translation: Lots of people, title-wearer included, like it; your objection is arbitrary; RAGE; etc.)

there are too many apostrophes

Legitimate, but can't be helped. You can't take the ' out of "ain't" and "imping" just makes MacLock look like an ironic white hipster.

[Vi]

Any issues, Vi?

I let it go after you explained your side. It's not worth the time and effort to explain my side.
I don't think you're doing a bad job, but I have a loud e-voice and I'm not afraid to use it

EDIT: Capitalized 'a'?

[Vi]

Nominate Furcolow for Squirrel Rave

Obvious reasons are indeed very obvious.

[Vi]

he has potential for a good player and I understand this. Be is too stubborn for anyone to teach him how to unlock it.

This is why I brought it up. He puts his heart into what he does, doesn't take anything from anyone, posts frequently, and can be surprising almost 110% of the time. But I'm not willing to fight or interested in fighting against a backlash for this title until he gets better.

Although admit it, it fits him.~

[Vi]

I'm really not sold on this. I don't know the player's playstyle, this looks like something I'm going to have to find out myself. Give me time to read a game or two that he's in (fuck you, Vi).

Also, take the time that this will take to create something new too, as it's unlikely that it will be approved in its current form.

I don't understand any of this post. I gave you the general idea of what the title's about here. If you want to witness the experience of Furcolow for yourself, here's a game that just ended where Furcolow played more or less as usual; quadrupleposting his thoughts, absolutely sure he's right, using his (perceived and probably actual) likely-Townie status as a billy-club, changing his mind frequently and aggressively following whatever beliefs he had at the time, and showed Iecerint in particular that he's THE wild card of the site. "Squirrel" is a play on his name and (unfortunately now changed) avatar, "Rave" is an accurate description of three consecutive posts about how someone is definitely scum (as opposed to a few pages ago where someone else was definitely scum).

I don't think anyone has actually said it's an unfitting title, so much as complained about Furcolow getting a title on principle.

We could always give him the title Frank.

Actually not bad.

Either he gets

more accurate

and the name

still suits

him or he doesn't and he doesn't deserve a title.

FTFY

[Vi]

EDIT: Never mind what was here before, sorry for not providing a link to a sample game earlier.

But I would still like for you to consider this post when making your decision, noting that someone with a title for questionable play has posted on this very page.

[Vi]

@Everyone complaining about Furcolow having a title. Let's be extremely honest with ourself. If zwetchenwasser has a title with as poor of a player he is, then Furcolow should not be black listed from having a title. Although Furcolow isn't necessarily a good player either, so I won't defend him further.

zwet's title isn't for his playstyle.

ZeroFang gets it. Although I disagree with--

It's not that his play is bad, but that he isn't distinguishable from many of the other mafia trolls/VIs on this site. If he was indeed unique and had a good reason for getting a title, I'd be more open to him getting one.

Furq isn't trolling, and arguably isn't a VI so much as unpolished and very visible. Can you think of someone else who plays like he does?

Also, the major reason TBM doesn't have a title is because not enough people were in the game where I labeled him The Man Your Man Could Vote Like

[Vi]

Maybe MVP Ballar?

Sounds like a good catchphrase but it will look awkward underneath his actual name.

[Vi]

Nominate Oman for Oh-Man he's strict with titles

I am also banning your title about me being strict, because I am too strict to allow it. Haha, ironic turnaround.

Nominate Oman for Ogod

or perhaps Ogod Oman Ogod Oman

The way the titles for VP are going we may as well nominate him for "Plays Mafia"

The title for banned users should be "Mafiaplayer"

@Fate: Good point, but you also have a title.~

[Vi]

VP deserves far better of a title than that, especially given that it's an avatar title. I don't have any brilliant ideas right now, but We Can Do Better.

Nominate VP Baltar for We Can Do Better

...nah, that's even worse than

(placeholder)

.

[Vi]

I got a question, why is Meme's title, "Post or Perish"?

lol I would've given her the title "last post".

"Post or Perish" predates her being List Mod.
According to the wiki she liked LaL and posted a ton back in her day. (She still does, just in the same two threads now.)

EDIT: If at first your post doesn't go through, just keep clicking Submit.

[Vi]

Thats their purpose. May I ask why your's is NK immune miller vig? Have you ever been one?

Mafia Godfather isn't

quite

the same as NK-immune Miller Vig, but he claimed it as one anyway.~

[Vi]

One moment of weakness doesn't justify a second one.

Can I get a YARR! out of this guy?

[Vi]

YARR!

good, now keep doing that so your title remains ~*~relevant~*~

also

One moment of weakness doesn't justify a second one.

I'm more than positive that we've had more "moments of weakness" than just the one with P'jager. In fact, looking through the Titles page there's a handful of titles that are actually very weak by today's standards (parade of username puns and one-off jokes gogogo). But that didn't stop them from going out.

I agree with having standards to a point (i.e. aesthetic appeal, cleverness please) but some of the commonly thrown-around "rules" seem more intent on shutting people out than anything else.

Also also, someone referenced f-light's av-based title earlier. It's worth mentioning that she got another title for a different reason after she changed her av. The first title was funny at the time, and since the associated avatar has been removed the title has also been removed. That's how I think avatar-based titles should work tbh.

[Vi]

And feel free to make it "N moments of weakness don't justify a N+1th one."

How much 'N' does it take before it becomes a serious precedent?

[Vi]

Nominate VP Baltar for,

My general feeling is, Cocks

Nominate Quag for:

Generally Feeling Cocks

...in titles

Fixed.

[Vi]

I want to give a title for

nocase

.
His title should be "Go die in a fire" or "KILL IT WITH FIRE!!" due to the fact his last 3 games he died burnt alive.

nocase is just a crypto alt parody of me. Should alts get titles?

See: Empking

Empking's Alt didn't get a title, although one was suggested.

[Vi]

I want to give a title for

nocase

.
His title should be "Go die in a fire" or "KILL IT WITH FIRE!!" due to the fact his last 3 games he died burnt alive.

nocase is just a crypto alt parody of me. Should alts get titles?

See: Empking

Empking's Alt didn't get a title, although one was suggested.

Empking *is* the alt. Empking's Alt is the main account. Duh.

I feel foolish now.

[Vi]

Crayola says there's no difference between purple and violet but indigo is definitely something else.

FWIW this board's idea of violet looks a lot more like

dark

pink

IMO.

[Vi]

Gah. Every time I see your avatar, Vi, I'm just like DAWWW.
Though I read the plot for that game and I am not really impressed. (Where the hell did Piers/Felix/Sheba/Jenna go?)

Piers is reportedly sailing the world, picking up would-be girlfriends along the way. Given his personality in The Lost Age it's questionable as to whether he's interested in them.
Felix dropped off the radar and will probably have a major role in game #4.
Offhand I don't remember where Sheba went, but she can probably stay there.
Jenna canonically married Isaac and is Matthew's father; she spends the game with some Vale survivors in Kalay (which conveniently isn't in the game).

The plot is hilarious...ly bad. That quip I made when I first put the av up was just one of many blatantly silly things that will make you facepalm as you play through.

I played the game and wasn't all that impressed. Not entirely sure why the Golden Sun games are as popular as they are, but over on GameFAQs people praise them like no other RPG.

Its story isn't particularly different from other RPGs, but it does it very well. It has art style, graphics, and soundtrack going for it too. I'm kind of iffy on the battle system tbqh, but the base RPG battle system isn't very interesting to begin with.

Dark Dawn had a bit less on the graphics because the DS has roughly the 3-D capabilities of the N64, and as mentioned before the plot and very forced tutorials are laughable, but the rest is still decent enough.

GameFAQs likes it for the Wheat Sword and because it did enough things right. Plus the people who like games like GS and FE also happen to be some of the best at keeping alive what amounts to an undulating ocean of perpetual trolling that's honestly kind of fun to watch sometimes.

Aaaaaaand Oman can move this to the video game thread because they need people talking about something other than whatever it is they're going on about that I don't care about.

[Vi]

Xalxe didn't have a title before, although he wins points for trying.

There are actually a lot of titles that aren't on the page, but they belong to scummers who are long gone.
If you look at the Large Themes running around '06 and '07 you'll see titles everywhere.

Also I'm not sure if it would be in good taste to second my own nomination, but if that weren't a concern I would totally do it.

[Vi]

I actually discovered today how to see everyone with a custom title (this link might be inexact in the future): http://mafiascum.net/forum/memberlist.p ... &sk=m&sd=d

Crossreferencing that with the Titles page on the wiki should help fill in the gaps.

238 people with titles over the site's history...
How many active users do you think we've had?

[Vi]

:party:

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I'm not sure that's the best idea we can give for dku.

NO CAPES!

Is there some kind of fake superhero alter-ego nickname we can give him

a la

The Caped Crusader?

[Vi]

This thread would be greatly improved by less pointless trolling (you know who you are) and more honest Title nominations.

In that vein ...

Nominate danakillsu for

Wants a Cape

Dana is carving out a niche for running comic-book (specifically mainstream Marvel / DC tights type comics) themed games that are enjoyable and well flavored and designed.

See the completed Secret Invasion Mini Theme, the currently running "Blackest Night" Large Theme. He's also put in to co-mod a Large Theme JLA / Avengers game soon.

This is a bad, bad reason to give someone a title.

There have been worse, worse reasons to give titles that have gone through.
That this one has to do with Mafia is a welcome plus.

But don't forget what happened to Dollar Bill: capes are a liability to superheroes.

You need to watch The Incredibles again.

[Vi]

You neglected the superhero game he called in the Large Theme after Blackest Night is done.

Also, again, I'm missing this lofty nature of titles that makes it a bad idea.

[Vi]

Look at the people on this site who have titles. They're not just handed out like candy, usually. Hey, look, I'm modding an entire SERIES of games on Lost, maybe we should make me a title to reference Lost! /sarcasm

If they're decent games and you have no other particularly relevant defining characteristics, why not?

All of these things are what people are generally well-known for...it's what gives their title character. Nobody, except for the handful of people who have actually PLAYED in DKU's superhero games (and I'm one of them, for the record) would know/get/appreciate his title.

Kise has an entire series of games based on Square-Enix, where's his title?
Dramonic has an entire group of games based off of obscure/not amazingly popular JRPGs, where's his title?
I could pull out a thousand more examples, but you get it.

We can go the other way with that though.

What off earth does "Lyrical Rampage" mean?

(and why doesn't that title have something to do with Mith's Minions?)

I'm not Patrick's Rantbuddy (although he has had the misfortune of reviewing my setups, so I can give him some slack)
IH is "Always Scum"? Really?
When's the last time Yos2 (shrug)ged that anyone has seen?
I wasn't in PBuG's "I Win" game, should I care?
Ditto Oman's "NK Immune Miller Vig".
Ditto EmpTyger's "It's a JOKE!".
Ditto Talitha's "Dr. Death".
Ditto Thesp's "Supersaint".
Norinel got a somewhat odd title for laughable vote count skills ("Not Voting (3)"), but why should bad modding be commended?
Was "9 Years Old"

really

the best we could do for ShadowLurker?
"Yawesome". Enough said.
Is getting 62545 (or however many it was) PMs via a board glitch worth a title? It happened to me, so it's nothing special; that title should be stricken immediately.
All of these "I want a title" titles ("Unique", "Famewhore", "More /in than you!", "Entitled", etc.) can amscray as well...

You get the idea. I'm not in favor of taking any of these titles away; in fact, I would actually prefer if we WERE less strict about who gets titles. It seems like at this stage, you either need to win two Scummies at once, have a visible GD presence (Mafia what?), have a grating playstyle, or have ~*~connections~*~ in the social community to get a title. Before, granted the community was smaller so more people saw these things, but handing titles out was much more casual.

As for Kise and dramonic, why aren't people suggesting them?

Although I suspect that dram's title would relate to you in some way rather than his games.

[Vi]

Of course you don't get those title - they predate you. Most of the ones you list have meaning to me (and "More /in than you!" was extremely appropriate by the bye).

Which just illustrates my point. On the other hand of the same argument, others that aren't "special memories" like Zindy's would

never

get by today.
(Also, I do give myself credit for knowing where EmpTy's came from... and using it as a point of reference in another game.)

[Vi]

Regarding Vi's points: There has been a significant cultural shift in titles throughout Thokreign and then progressing into mine. Previous titles from another era is not the right yardstick by which to judge upcoming titles (and that will be as true for the next cultural shift, whether I am fairy or not). Of the 17 titles that you gave as examples only two are really given within the last year or two (That's mine and Erg0's)

and the others are from the era when titles were an expectation. If you take a look at the original Title Fairy Threads (or Dance of the Title Fairy) there are comments where people say "hey I just hit the post requirement" and then people start on titles. Is that where we want our titles to be?

I think a cultural shift should be recognised such that we don't judge the new group of titles off the old ones.

I thought the Title Fairy Policy was always that titles weren't expected, but if not, that explains things. Of course, we could just prevent anyone who asks for a title or looks like they're deliberately trying for a title (as judged by the Title Fairy) from getting one for, say, three months.

You get the idea though. I would prefer it more if title-giving was more liberal in general for the reasons stated before. By "more liberal" I'm not talking about turning it into a giveaway, the Internet is not America and there are more than two polar positions on issues, etc.

[Vi]

And people have said to me that they don't want titles being handed out like candy (VPB obviously believe otherwise).

I'm actually quite sure neither me nor VPB is saying that titles should be handed out like candy.

Even so, I'm not the Title Fairy and I'm sure I'm nowhere near being in the running to be the next Title Fairy, so.

[Vi]

Maybe it's just me, but the real reason we seem to have less titles given out since Thokreign started is that there's fewer

legitimate

titles being suggested. So much of Thok's threads (and now, this one) are metabitching about titles, players, or the Title Fairy. *yawn*

*looks at list from a few posts up*
"Fewer"?

Also, what is SensFan's title for?

[Vi]

Titles are

earned

.

No, they're not earned. They're assigned.

I believe this is precisely the gap between "my side" of Titling philosphy and "everyone else's side". Herodotus is precisely correct here.

[Vi]

People should stop nominating idiots for titles that brand them as idiots. For one, it doesn't make them feel shame in any way; nor is it funny--it hasn't been for the last three years or so. So yeah, there are users who are so thick you just can't get over it. They're dumb, they're annoying, they're a bad poster, we get it, we see their posts too and we can

fucking tell

. If you have no creative and amusing way of mocking them, get your fingers off the keyboard. Off the keyboard, singer.

So my suggestion for everyone except shaft.ed is to learn to ignore those who are below a margin of minimum intellect.

Why is this meme making a comeback recently?

Why shouldn't it?

[Vi]

It's really unfunny?

I don't agree with you there.

[Vi]

You would think that four or five posts would be sufficient for you to register your dislike of the title. But it's cool, keep going. Everyone is listening.

Welcome to the haystack

Why is this title not a Guns N' Roses reference?

[Vi]

... it just hit me.

Nominate Sotty7 for

That damn good.

Third That damn good.

Regardless of the other connotations (wrestling) it sums up her play here to a tee.

I'll

4th

this one. I don't think everyone will get the pro wrestling connotation (it actually sounds like a slogan for, say, Sotty Cola), but on the other hand, it's an awesome title for

someone

to have and I endorse Sotty being the one who gets it.

[Vi]

That Damn Good (better with caps IMO, but fine either way)

The aesthete in me recoils from the thought of people not automatically assuming it would be in initial caps.

[Vi]

...classy Lovecraftian...

Classy? Like Niggerman?

Oddly, that's a reference to the only thing I've ever actually read by Lovecraft. And I blame Percy for compelling me to read it.
At least the name had symbolism behind it.

I'm actually short on ideas for this one. "Cult" is another buzzword to keep in mind, though.

[Vi]

Nominate Percy for

HASTUR HASTUR HASTUR

You fool, you've doomed us all!

(Not sure if I should second)

[Vi]

Rainbow Robot Cthulhu

On the one hand, this is a terrible idea.

On the other hand, I

really

want to second it.

EDIT: In fact, I will.

Second that Eldritch Horror of a title

[Vi]

As both a Lovecraft reader and someone who can spot boring titles I'm going to argue against Starspawn.

:ythsarian2:

[Vi]

Rainbow Robot Cthulhu

On the one hand, this is a terrible idea.

On the other hand, I

really

want to second it.

EDIT: In fact, I will.

Second that Eldritch Horror of a title

That game was awesome, (the mafia game I mean). (The arcade game was pretty cool too)

This post contains a serious mistake in that it does not third this nomination.

[Vi]

Rainbow Robot Cthulhu

is winning. This pleases me.

[Vi]

He made one [as] original game themed game.

If you don't see the comic potential of
1) the juxtaposition of Robot Unicorn and Eldritch Horror, and
2) the suggestion that the Robot Unicorn IS in fact some kind of Eldritch Horror
3) the flavor in the Robot Unicorn game (read ani's twilight lynch scene, for starters)
then I'm not all that sure what to say.

Ummm, instead of fighting over this, why don't we get Percy in here and ask him what he thinks of the titles?

I haven't had time to PM him yet, actually.

[Vi]

Lol then I think that settles that.

And we all lived in

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[Vi]

Nominate Percy for Rainbow Cthulhu Assange.

That's how we're doing this, right?

Yes, except no.

Amazingly, there's no sarcasm in that statement.

[Vi]

Nominate Porochaz for Internet Hate Machine

Obvious reasons are indeed obvious to anyone who has read his recent posts.