Dance of the Title Fairy: Accepting Applications

[Kublai Khan]

Anti-Nom Everything

No! More! Titles!
No! More! Titles!

[Kublai Khan]

Can we stop trying to give Title Fairies new titles to honor their ascension? It kinda highlights the problem "let's give a title for the sake of giving a title".

[Kublai Khan]

nom khan man unofficial mafiascum contributor

[Kublai Khan]

Can we replace the anti-spam math question with a Godfather trivia question?

[Kublai Khan]

Can we stop trying to give Title Fairies new titles to honor their ascension? It kinda highlights the problem "let's give a title for the sake of giving a title".

Man, you're like, taking this way too seriously, ya know? Could you like, chill the fuck out a bit? They're just lines of text man. Is there need to get so hostile about it, bro? It'll be fiiiiiiine.

(╯°□°）╯︵ ˙ǝuıııııııɟ ǝq ll,ʇı ¿oɹq `ʇı ʇnoqɐ ǝlıʇsoɥ os ʇǝƃ oʇ pǝǝu ǝɹǝɥʇ sı ˙uɐɯ ʇxǝʇ ɟo sǝuıl ʇsnɾ ǝɹ,ʎǝɥʇ ¿ʇıq ɐ ʇno ʞɔnɟ ǝɥʇ llıɥɔ `ǝʞıl noʎ plnoɔ ¿ʍouʞ ɐʎ `ʎlsnoıɹǝs ooʇ ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ ƃuıʞɐʇ `ǝʞıl ǝɹ,noʎ `uɐɯ

i mean khan was being civil i think he was just voicing that he doesn't like it which is pretty ok and normal

She's riffing on the Wet Hot American Summer gif I posted.

[Kublai Khan]

oh yeah
maybe we should finally get rid of "Khan Man"

Yeah! We should also trash those helicopter blueprints by Da Vinci simply because they don't work!

[Kublai Khan]

oh yeah
maybe we should finally get rid of "Khan Man"

but then who will be our example of what a bad title is

We could always replace one bad title for Kublai Khan for another! That way, he'd still be our example of what a bad title is, while still getting rid of Khan Man!

waitaminute

[Kublai Khan]

Fantastic idea Davsto

[Kublai Khan]

Aww. I wanna riot.

[Kublai Khan]

Naw. More like:

Spoiler:

[Kublai Khan]

("I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with me" - reference from the movie scene for those who don't know).

That's a great movie reference

Read a book, you kids.

[Kublai Khan]

Anti-nth

[Kublai Khan]

-1 Mr. Brightside

[Kublai Khan]

what does the reference to the killers song do? wikipedia says that lyrically the song depicts the jealousy and paranoia of a man who suspects his significant other is cheating on him
despite the name "Mr. Brightside" it seems like the exact opposite of the kind of point you're trying to make

Killers songs are not something you really have one fixed interpretation of. Nonsense lyrics are something they do (and are kind-of notorious for), and sure that's *a* possible interpretation of the song (and apparently is the official one), but it's far from the only one. There's enough ambiguity where you can write whatever meaning you want into them. And I feel like that ability to write a spin on things is part of Aristophanes's charm; he can support something that would otherwise superficially be negative, and make it clear he is supporting it because he sees it as a positive thing.

That makes the song reference a perfect fit for his character--the song might officially have a negative connotation with it, but Aristophanes is the type of guy who can put a positive spin on it such that it is a

good

thing, matching the upbeat nature of the song's tune rather than the literal nature of the song's given meaning.

So I

nth

the Aristophanes title.

Counter-point: It's dumb.

[Kublai Khan]

Mr. Roboto

[Kublai Khan]

Lighten up, Jesus.

I've never reported a single post.

I'm coming out of my cage and I've been doing just fine

So you're happy and feeling glad like you've got sunshine in a bag?

[Kublai Khan]

Nom Kublai Khan for

Dr. No

[khan]RAAAAHHHH NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TITLES UNLESS THEY ARE PERFECT, BECAUSE I FIND IT IRONIC THAT I HAVE A SHITTY TITLE MYSELF RAAAAHHH [/khan]

I shoulder this curse so you guys don't have to.

[Kublai Khan]

Realize I´m gonna have to wait until we get a new title fairy but w-e

Yup. All that work for nuthin.

[Kublai Khan]

lil uzi vert

Who the fuck is that?

[Kublai Khan]

Let's all kill zito.

HURT: Zito

HEAL: Zito

[Kublai Khan]

Nom McMenno for poot.

[Kublai Khan]

The trick to a charming shtick is using it in moderation and applying it cleverly.

That horse has left the barn so long ago that it has great-grandfoals.

[Kublai Khan]

xyzzy ->

Comical third option

viewtopic.php?p=9019938#p9019938

[Kublai Khan]

I thought "gorkington" was his title.

[Kublai Khan]

$5 a letter for custom titles.

$10 per vowel because Psyche is Title Boss.

[Kublai Khan]

Could we ban vonflare from this subforum for a bit? His spamming is really obnoxious.

[Kublai Khan]

Vote now! Which titles from the April Fool's Day prank should stay? You decide! Poll will go on until 4/12.

It won't let me sibmit an empty ballot.

[Kublai Khan]

But it's about the people, not you

What? No!

It's about you, psyche, not the people.

DO you even know how the office of Title Fairy works?

[Kublai Khan]

oh i see
the complaining is part of the fun

The more power you give us, the more we'll complain.

[Kublai Khan]

let everyone choose their own title!

No, we need to go the opposite direction. We need to bring back the Title Fairy attitudes of old. The ones who didn't go out of their way to create elaborate tiered discussion and waiting periods or encourage a lot of input from scummers to appease or keep popularity

We need a Title Fairy who will rule with an iron fist and is the sole arbiter who what makes a good title or not.

[Kublai Khan]

You know, it occurs to me that, technically, psyche's poll on who should get to keep their April Fool's titles is the equivalent of people actually voting for those titles. You could argue that everyone who gets at least five votes, then, should have their title reviewed as per usual and approved or rejected as appropriate. Whadya think?

if we take the analogy too far, i should reject the titles i think are mediocre, which i think are

nearly

all of them

[Kublai Khan]

My title is fucking great, how dare you

The self-nommed ones. Not yours.

why is this thread over 50 pages already

2. Shitposts suck.

[Kublai Khan]

No. Korts has the perfect title.

[Kublai Khan]

what is the expected amount of entendre? because i have one for someone that's a double-meaning but i think i remember something about a three-meaning minimum

Mine has at least eight.

[Kublai Khan]

Can those of us with over 100 posts be banned from posting

2. Shitposts suck.

[Kublai Khan]

Someday I will be title fairie and it will be an entire term length of literally no one getting a title.

That's what you get with this new age generation and their entitlement issues

Psyche's "hey come discuss" attitude is what gets you 100s of pages of people suggest dumb stuff like "doot" and "salmon! because salmon!" over and over and over. Psyche didn't learn from his predecessor's mistakes.

[Kublai Khan]

Someday I will be title fairie and it will be an entire term length of literally no one getting a title.

That's what you get with this new age generation and their entitlement issues

Psyche's "hey come discuss" attitude is what gets you 100s of pages of people suggest dumb stuff like "doot" and "salmon! because salmon!" over and over and over. Psyche didn't learn from his predecessor's mistakes.

i considered the alternative but then when the thread was dead for two days i felt sad and lonely

They only like you for your power, Psyche.

[Kublai Khan]

Let's just delete the account?

[Kublai Khan]

Nominate Errantparabola for

Tony Winner

or

Showtime!

for his Mafiascum: the Musical contribution for the 15th anniversary.

[Kublai Khan]

Nominate Errantparabola for

Tony Winner

or

Showtime!

for his Mafiascum: the Musical contribution for the 15th anniversary.

Link?
I like the idea!

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=71265

[Kublai Khan]

Les Mafiables?

For a Hamilton parody?

[Kublai Khan]

Hamilton is not a play

Who claimed it was?

[Kublai Khan]

So far nothing posted on this page was worth posting.

[Kublai Khan]

So far nothing posted on this page was worth posting.

Congrats, you just added a post to the list

Yes, but I made a valid nomination to recognize a long-term member of this site who contributed a notable and well-done contribution for the 15th anniversary of the site. Instead of discussion, there is just garbage in the thread.

Kinda obnoxious. But I guess people are used to it.

[Kublai Khan]

Nominate Errantparabola for

Tony Winner

or

Showtime!

for his Mafiascum: the Musical contribution for the 15th anniversary.

Link?
I like the idea!

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=71265

This is fantastic!!!

I'll

Nth

those two!
What about

Les Mafirables

though! =D

Second.

I like Tony Winner, Nth to that one.

Nth Showtime

Or HBO.

Or Cinemax.

Nth Showtime

I prefer this one.

Nth Showtime!

That was very well done by EP.

"It's Showtime!" would also sound good imo.

Nth Showtime!

Nth

It's Showtime!

nth italicized

It's Showtime!

Hey Psyche.

[Kublai Khan]

I don't get why he's getting a Hamilton title, because it's not like he's the only person around who likes themself som Hamilton, but "Not Throwing Away My Shot" is like...THE Hamilton reference. It's the whole play. Spoiler alert: he throws away his shot.

It's not because he's a Hamilton fan. It's because he parodied Hamilton with mafiascum references for the 15th anniversary.

[Kublai Khan]

I've put zakk's title back to the standard. No more blank titles.

Grumpycatgood.jpg

[Kublai Khan]

How about Computer Zakker?
Let's reward his behavior!

Nom Zakk for

it's midnight somewhere

Dude, could you not?

Foe-ing vonflare makes mafiascum.net a better place to browse. Panzer's image is the first time in a month that I wondered if vonflare said a thing worth reading.

[Kublai Khan]

I'm pretty sure it's actually Bright Knight tho

[Kublai Khan]

Also, I'm not a title historian but aren't sleepo, Shea, and I the only people in site history with 2 titles? I feel that club should be more exclusive than "let's give this guy a second title because the title that we railroaded 6 months ago sucks now"

Well, BROseidon, DrippingGoofball, Mr. Flay, Lady Lambdadelta, and CuddlyCaucasian are in that club.

xRECKONERx, quadz06 & Cheery Dog could be considered part of that club as well.

[Kublai Khan]

Panzer what are your favorite titles?

Has anyone ever done a poll of favorite titles? Since the topic of "what makes a good title" is under constant debate, it might help if we had a good concrete examples of titling done right.

[Kublai Khan]

Also want to point out that the two titles club thing was a joke that's why I had it striken when I wrote it, mostly cause I knew that people would get their undies in a bunch over it.

I'm glad KK is back.

I figured, but I was honestly curious so I went and checked. Then reported my findings.

'Sup panzer.

[Kublai Khan]

Kk and Panzer both forgot me, but hey. Neither title of mine are particularly good and the reason I took this one is so I didn't get memes on every post I ever wrote.

My bad, sorry ani.

[Kublai Khan]

I thought it was pretty clear that Annadog was saying that small text is even harder to read than rainbow text. Why does that have to be taking away from your point (which I agree with) that rainbow text doesn't make for good titles?

I think because it's irrelevant. Nobody is proposing a small text title so it's a pointless point to interrupt with.

[Kublai Khan]

Of the titles given out in this thread, only wisdom's, mhsmith's, singer's and fferyllt's are related to mafia (4/12). in the last thread i think it was even less.

yah but enforcing groupthink is bad

We can all agree on that.

[Kublai Khan]

Nominating “not too trump to be a trump” for cooldog

[Kublai Khan]

Doot is a dumb meme and a dumb title for anyone.

[Kublai Khan]

Technically not a dumb meme.

[Kublai Khan]

Doot is a dumb meme and a dumb title for anyone.

"i dont personally like it so i don't think anyone should."

The second part of that was neither said nor implied.

[Kublai Khan]

Nom mastina ->

Unabridged

[Kublai Khan]

Nom mastina ->

Unabridged

I like this but also think it doesn't quite capture all that is mastina.

It used to.

viewtopic.php?p=1653694#p1653694

[Kublai Khan]

Naw. Sharizo is pretty wrong. Mastina has had 2-3 titles already and whenever we "workshop" a title, she'll hover and suggest and nudge the title to get something "perfect" and we just give up.

Also, great titles used to naturally spring up. Lots of crap and mediocre ones too, but people didn't used to rush to "second, third, nth" every half-assed suggestion and force it to become a topic of conversation.

Of course this thread would also go dormant for a few weeks at a time so that there wasn't the creative burn-out we see today. Most riffs on title ideas come off as really forced.

[Kublai Khan]

seems like the shitposting has decidedly gotten out of hand again
please don’t make me have to be more strict about it

Could you be more milquetoast with your threats?

[Kublai Khan]

48 hours to collect more feedback on doot

It's dumb.

[Kublai Khan]

'S'ma shit

[Kublai Khan]

If I have to speak up to protect my record of having the worst title on site, you know your nom is bad.

[Kublai Khan]

48 hours to collect more feedback on doot

It's dumb.

yes but is it also bad

So many ways bad. It's an off-forum meme that's been co-opted as a flash-in-the-pan catchphrase that we will either regret 6 months from now, or he'll still be forcing the meme to justify the title. Both are bad.

Can we just title him "SAD FAD FOLLOWER" instead? It's the same effect, but it's more honest.

[Kublai Khan]

doot has been a thing for about a year now, hardly flash in the pan

So have fidget spinners.

[Kublai Khan]

doot

This is the tribal tramp stamp of mafiascum.

[Kublai Khan]

The shitposters have hijacked the title thread. Title fairy is being held hostage by self-imposed societal conventions.

[Kublai Khan]

what is vonflare besides a forced meme? what else is he on this site?

I thought we were talking about a title for Papa Zito.

Are vonflare and Papa Zito so interchangeable that we can use the same title for both?

[Kublai Khan]

It's easy to explain doot

What does doot mean?

[Kublai Khan]

What's the definition of "shitposter"?

Isn't "doot" in the same category of post as "first post", "pagetop", and "#MAGA"?]

[Kublai Khan]

Well, people like Ginngie could just stop posting "doot" with zero else, but they are actually making my point for me.

[Kublai Khan]

I didn't really argue that though. My argument was that the meme will eventually die. At or before that point, people will try to re-title with new memes. Then it will be the title fairy's job to decided which memes are mafiascum-approved.

Titles based on "He's a high-volume poster!" are also historically been said no to. And exceptions (like "95.7% noise") have been eventually rejected by the recipient.

[Kublai Khan]

Hey, make me the next Title Fairy Psyche.

[Kublai Khan]

What's the definition of "shitposter"?

Isn't "doot" in the same category of post as "first post", "pagetop", and "#MAGA"?]

how dare you lump maga in with those

Because it's all trolling. It's a thing that people do or say until it bothers people. At which point they do it more. A lot more.

It's shitty behavior. We didn't used to reward it, but apparently the only reason Psyche is on the fence is because vonflare is also a shitty poster so it's merit lies in it's accuracy.

[Kublai Khan]

Can we not have titles?

[Kublai Khan]

Nominate

Wraith

->

Soapbox Rant

[Kublai Khan]

im sharing this edgy webcomic

I don't remember that episode of Seinfeld, but then I haven't seen them all.

[Kublai Khan]

Titles based around communism are much more appropriate for gigabyte or her Katyusha alt than Wraith vaguely defending Marxism in the political threads.

Can do better for Wraith than what's basically "Soapbox" methinks.

He doesn't vaguely defend. He's steeply versed in leftist history and will break out on into depth at the drop of a hat.

[Kublai Khan]

Oh, count me as an antinom to everything.

[Kublai Khan]

Oh, count me as an antinom to everything.

I counter Kublai by being an Nth for everything!

Take that! XD

Sure. Keep in mind that you can't double Nth. So you've been completely negated.

<evilcackle.aac>

[Kublai Khan]

Tbh, I like the amount of work that goes into MathDino's suggestions

Eh, I'm put off by it. He seems more interested in the battle than the result.

[Kublai Khan]

Tbh, I like the amount of work that goes into MathDino's suggestions

Eh, I'm put off by it. He seems more interested in the battle than the result.

aaaaand that's presumptuous as fuck. I was really happy when Creature and BBMolla got their titles, I just didn't wanna come in here and be like HELL YEAH I DID IT GUYS.

Here's a contest:

There are 2 doors. Door A and Door B.

Behind one of the doors is an unknown nobody who disagrees with you on something meaningless. If you confront them, you can change their mind with a logical argument.
Behind the other door is guaranteed agonizing death.
You are under no obligation to choose either door.

Which door do you choose?

[Kublai Khan]

Basicly its a trick question.
The point he's trying to establish is you would rather argue with someone then die.

Uh, no. The point was that he'd risk death and choose a door instead of just letting it go and walking away because he can't resist arguing.

Buttons already made the main point that there is zero to gain convincing panzer about how super-fantastic the title is. But here we are. Mathdino needs to figure out when to walk away because this is getting redundant af.

[Kublai Khan]

The community has to decide for itself what deserves a title

I thought the point of the Title Fairy was to take that decision (mostly) out of the hands of the community.

[Kublai Khan]

why is gotta go fast better than gotta go turbo again?

are you aware of what going turbo is my friend

[Kublai Khan]

Nominate Ari for "married to korina"
nominate Korina for "married to ari"

Second.

[Kublai Khan]

Oh, count me as an antinom to everything.

[Kublai Khan]

DO IT PSYCHE!

[Kublai Khan]

Just a thought - past scummies winners should get the award as their title, but only the current year would get the

banner

e.g. all past winners of kodak moment get 'Kodak Moment' as their title (unless they already have a unique title), but only mastina gets the banner AND the title

Anti-Nomming super really hard.

This is a horrible idea.

[Kublai Khan]

ok. implementing this would be very easy, then

Oh, you're just going straight to work on this?

Worst title fairy of all time.

[Kublai Khan]

Worst Title Fairy ever.

[Kublai Khan]

that's not constructive, and it wasn't constructive last time either
you're being a dick

I like you, Psyche. But this is bad. This goes against the whole spirit of the position and the history of every title fairy that came before you. It's just a lazy popularity contest now.

If you dislike putting the time into the position or you don't want to be disliked for making unpopular judgement calls, then step down.

Otherwise petition Zor and Kison to let everybody edit their own titles instead of implementing this populist clique-promoting monstrosity.

[Kublai Khan]

"i like you" isn't a pass for a pattern of dickishness, kk btw

Sorry, I'm trying to put some distance between you the person and the decisions you're making.

You've been consistently claiming that you're trying to listen to the "will of the people", yet you consistently ignore anyone that disagrees with you.

It's been a bad run where you've let spammers run wild, and now you're trying to make it permanent by automating it.

[Kublai Khan]

give me a clear role in title deliberations beyond dictating my personal tastes

You still don't get it though. This is your only role.

You're not required to count "nths" or "anti-noms". You're not required to have a discussion period of 72 hours. You're not required to solicit title ideas from the public. Hell, you don't even need to have a thread to interact with the public. You've put those trappings on yourself.

If anything, trying to keep people happy has been one of the things that seems to habitually frustrate title fairies. We're selfish assholes who want to pull you in every opposite directions. And we'll bitch and whine when we don't get our way. When you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one. Every time there's a new title fairy, I try to advise them to ignore the people and rule with an iron fist.

[Kublai Khan]

Elli doesn't even use the program that much...

Base it off of something more of his:

1. Troll nature
2. Always laughing
3. Mafia God
4. Literally his scummy acceptance speech where he explains he gets to know everyone and what is going on with them to read them.

Low-Key

?

[Kublai Khan]

All Uppercase Makes It Look Like You Don't Know How Grammar Works.

[Kublai Khan]

Not capitalizing "ex" or "machina" would be correct.

If you're going to make reference to Latin, at least follow it's rules.

It should be italicized as well, I believe.

[Kublai Khan]

oh my god then no titles ever should be capitalised due to the rules of english

it's a title, that means you capitalise things

or should your title read "Khan man" because khan is the only proper noun/adjective

Dunno. All reasonings were lost in a crash and now nobody admits to it.

I assume it's something like "Iron Man". All proper name.

[Kublai Khan]

Okay. But all that means is "We've made this mistake before and by God, we'll make it again!"

[Kublai Khan]

Not capitalizing "ex" or "machina" would be correct.

If you're going to make reference to Latin, at least follow it's rules.

It should be italicized as well, I believe.

i've been unable to resist pointing out that it should be *its instead of "it's" here. :>

Eye no.

[Kublai Khan]

If it made it through the process it should probably just be given.

KK where are you

I'm forever staying vigilante that shittier titles than mine shall never be approved.

(doot was close)

[Kublai Khan]

Psyche stood up for himself and the public quickly let him know that they loved his spinelessness more than they liked his opinions.

[Kublai Khan]

He accidentally failed to perform the *only* duty he has,

Nope. Wrong. He actually performed his duty correctly. He applied his taste in titles in a manner he saw fit. You'e just upset that he's not jumping on command.

He's not a timid retail worker that has to scramble to please an irate customer. He runs the title game. I'd tell you to take your business elsewhere, but Psyche is the only game in town.

[Kublai Khan]

Doesn't matter. Psyche could capriciously take away my title right now. He could chance the default "Mafia Scum" to "Ordinary Poster". He's got carte blanche from the administration as it pertains to titles.

If you want to complain, then PM Zor or Kison. Bitching in thread is pointless.

[Kublai Khan]

Not so much. Bitching in thread to increase awareness of shitty behaviors by people who have been given power is a good way to get support for further action, in the event that Psyche decides that this is the way he wants to act in the future, and a pm to the individuals you named becomes a good option.

Yeah. Got it. How dare he stop asking "How high?" when you yell "Jump!"?

Psyche is just the means to accomplish your ends. His pesky opinions are in the way. If you keep bitching, you'll break that stallion's spirit and you can continue riding him into the ground.

[Kublai Khan]

What am I looking for? Ideally, it's someone who's active, well-known, maybe even broadly liked across the community's various spheres. Someone skittles like Zor would trust. Someone who can manage 'hot' discussions and is not liable to start them. Someone who has a good grasp of and respect for this institution and its traditions but isn't quite a slave to them. Someone reasonably thoughtful and well-spoken.

Geez, Psyche. Why not have a "Mongols need not apply." sign up?

[Kublai Khan]

What am I looking for? Ideally, it's someone who's active, well-known, maybe even broadly liked across the community's various spheres. Someone skittles like Zor would trust. Someone who can manage 'hot' discussions and is not liable to start them. Someone who has a good grasp of and respect for this institution and its traditions but isn't quite a slave to them. Someone reasonably thoughtful and well-spoken.

Geez, Psyche. Why not have a "Mongols need not apply." sign up?

If you are using "Mongols" as a derogatory slur, that's against the forum rules.

If you are referring to the people of the Mongol Empire, remember that that includes Kublai Khan. Was that what you intended?

Oh wow. I really didn't expect that. I legit forgot "Mongol" (and "mongoloid") were slurs.

No, it's a totally self-depreciating joke based on my username.

[Kublai Khan]

There's a dumb Noël joke here.

[Kublai Khan]

It's not a good title. It's generic.

[Kublai Khan]

[/TitleFairyApplication]

Psst. He just described my title as good.

[Kublai Khan]

Psst. He just described my title as good.

No I didn't

It has immediate understanding and backstory. That's 2/2 by your system.

[Kublai Khan]

Also, I think we need to retitle Varsoon! Scatman is nice but like, his Large setups have come to define him and I think it goes beyond a banner in the scummies! He is extremely good at creating fun, complex, beautiful setups that people flock to and nominate every year! He really deserves recognition for it!

I had thought of

Largely Complex

but Iunno, we should be able to do better! Maybe somethong that also references the fact that, like his avatar, his setups appear one way until you know what you are looking at, and then they morph into something so much more complex yet seamless and really are a thing of beauty.

Someone help I am not good at this

since it got buried i wanna nth Largely Complex

Anti-nth. In the nomination Ari goes out of his way to point out repeatedly that it's a bad title. He wanted the concept discussed, not support.

[Kublai Khan]

Varsoon ->

A million monkeys

[Kublai Khan]

I like it, but it will probably look bad as a title