Dance of the Title Fairy: Accepting Applications

[Clumsy]

Ooh, give me

"Fell off the roof again"

:D

[keyenpeydee]

I want my title to be

"Hogwarts Professor"

Harry Potter is life <3

[MattP]

nom psyche for

did his job

[PJ.]

I mean realistically speaking, the best title is probably one that somebody chooses for themselves in some ways. It is what they feel best represents them. Then again, if you'd prefer titles reflect what other people see about the person, then you'd get the best title by having people vote on it and not letting the user yes or no it. Of course, the best middle ground is having people vote for it, and then giving the final say to the user. Like we do.

Except that's a failed system. Because again, it's not truly a "community gift" it's a "I have x number of friends" gift.

[TheButtonmen]

TF's have been fairly decent about pushing back against that, see "Except when he does". Now I agree we're never going to be perfect but it's not exactly broke either.

[Accountant]

Called it

[Davsto]

I mean realistically speaking, the best title is probably one that somebody chooses for themselves in some ways. It is what they feel best represents them. Then again, if you'd prefer titles reflect what other people see about the person, then you'd get the best title by having people vote on it and not letting the user yes or no it. Of course, the best middle ground is having people vote for it, and then giving the final say to the user. Like we do.

Except that's a failed system. Because again, it's not truly a "community gift" it's a "I have x number of friends" gift.

Counterpoint: You got a title

[kuribo]

I wish I'd been around to nominate Panzer for "the GIF of Jericho" instead



Nom it in maaaaaaaan

[kuribo]

Also

Panzer's title + my title = Kane

[Shaziro]

I mean realistically speaking, the best title is probably one that somebody chooses for themselves in some ways. It is what they feel best represents them. Then again, if you'd prefer titles reflect what other people see about the person, then you'd get the best title by having people vote on it and not letting the user yes or no it. Of course, the best middle ground is having people vote for it, and then giving the final say to the user. Like we do.

Except that's a failed system. Because again, it's not truly a "community gift" it's a "I have x number of friends" gift.

Counterpoint: You got a title

A title that is in the same vein as a load of titles he dislikes for being in that same vein.

[Psyche]

another example is accountant

[PJ.]

I mean realistically speaking, the best title is probably one that somebody chooses for themselves in some ways. It is what they feel best represents them. Then again, if you'd prefer titles reflect what other people see about the person, then you'd get the best title by having people vote on it and not letting the user yes or no it. Of course, the best middle ground is having people vote for it, and then giving the final say to the user. Like we do.

Except that's a failed system. Because again, it's not truly a "community gift" it's a "I have x number of friends" gift.

Counterpoint: You got a title

Yeah, and the people who nommed it are all people I'm friends with. It's not a "gift from MS". It's a badge of "I have 5 friends" which is not really the point of the system.

@shaziro, you are so salty.

[Psyche]

along with the standards that a given title nom has to reach and how demonstrably untrue it is that having five friends are necessary to get a title, having five friends on the site willing go through the trouble of getting a good title instituted for you is kind of a lot, too

[Killthestory]

are you using salty non-ironically

[PJ.]

Not 1 person on site has a title given to them by non-friends. Sorry.

[Killthestory]

do acquaintances count as non-friends because I'm very sure many acquaintances have but not specifically enemies

[Nahdia]

Not 1 person on site has a title given to them by non-friends. Sorry.

what's your point? "communities" are made up of ppl who are friends, goofball.

[Shaziro]

I only vaguely know Aristo as "that happy guy who Nths a lot" but I wanted him to have a title for it.

[Accountant]

some of the people who nominated me for my title are people I would consider friends

[Shaziro]

I nommed Accountant for a title and we are not friends.

[PJ.]

Not 1 person on site has a title given to them by non-friends. Sorry.

what's your point? "communities" are made up of ppl who are friends, goofball.

This is patently and demonstrably false. This site is basically a cesspool of people that hate each other.

[Accountant]

I nommed Accountant for a title and we are not friends.

i said some

[Davsto]

If by "friend" you mean "people that like you" (I don't really count you online only guys as my "friends" sry) then sure, you arguably do need five people who like you to get a title, but let's face it, it's incredibly difficult to be an active member for more than a couple of months and not have five people who like you. It's not like it's a difficult social barrier to reach - even shotty managed it.

Therefore, the 5 nths serve as a process to make sure the title itself is good for the person. 5 people does not a popularity contest make.

[Accountant]

the requirement is actually 4 nths because of aristo

[LicketyQuickety]

If by "friend" you mean "people that like you" (I don't really count you online only guys as my "friends" sry) then sure, you arguably do need five people who like you to get a title, but let's face it, it's incredibly difficult to be an active member for more than a couple of months and not have five people who like you. It's not like it's a difficult social barrier to reach - even shotty managed it.

Therefore, the 5 nths serve as a process to make sure the title itself is good for the person. 5 people does not a popularity contest make.

There

might be

five people that like me on this site. I find most people are generally indifferent towards me.