Dance of the Title Fairy: Accepting Applications

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I'm not gonna bold this because it's not even remotely serious, but

nominate Kublai Khan for "Kublai Man"

nth and 3rd

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and i trust psyche to recognize it as such, given that he has already recognized it as such.

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The annals of history are being written before my very eyes.

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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

I think the idea is that the musical reference is meaningless, and it's meaningfulness is derived from its meaninglessness because ari approves of random references in titles.

(Which is a bit silly if you ask me)

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do you all ever wonder if this thread is more partisan than the politics threads

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I'm having second thoughts because that new avatar is t r a s h

Holy shit dude it's a Ping Pong avatar - don't even go there I will make you regret everything you've ever said and ruin everything you've ever cared about.

can i help

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the real joke comes when psyche transfers power to Kuroi tomorrow

I needed this. Thank you.

Pretty disappointed. Will rant on April 2 if applicable; if not then well played I suppose.

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I don't know how it could possibly not do that.

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And @keely mr skeltal would like a word with you

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I disagree with chèvre. (lol autocorrect lol)

My main problem was that there was no way for me to opt OUT of being allowed to choose my own title. Please add that for next time. Thanks!

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But then I'm still able to if I change my mind later.

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yes

you glorious bastard

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Also fix the op.

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I mostly meant bc it still has a link to the poll ending on the 12th

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6th Salmon

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Salmon on the other hand is totally just an inside joke which hasn't even had time to age yet.

you really are just asking for the joke to be made.
but you're not gonna get it!
not from me at least!
i'm not complying with your ridiculous demands!

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title blue sky
please tell us why
you had to hide away for so long
(so long)
where did we go wrong

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yeah imo it doesn't fit rc as well as people are saying it does.

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Hell in a cell was a great title specifically because it referenced the fact that panzer had reigned in his habits to a degree while also looping in another well known aspect and sounding catchy.

I'm confident it applies better to panzer than it would to any other forum user.

Rawr and smooth criminal both very distinctly lack that quality.

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Dangit I tried.

can't we just go back to the days of your beeboy title nom

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I mean, i don't think any title could possibly exceed Bussed So Hard.

It's clearly a title that we need to give to

someone

. It's just a matter of figuring out who.

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Why hello there.

I would like to nominate Errantparabola for the title of

Ordinarily Considerate

. Possible variations include Ordinarily Thoughtful, or Typically Considerate, etc.

This is a bit more than a triple entendre so bear with me.

First: it's a bit of a mouthful to say. This is intentional, to complement the username of Errantparabola.

Second: EP has made multiple interesting theme games that have turned the mundane, or the ordinary, into something very interesting. Exhibit A, wherein EP literally made a large theme out of a trip to do laundry, and I think everyone who has done laundry in college can relate. I wasn't in the game so I can't comment as much on the setup. Exhibit B, which took a single 3-minute youtube video and turned it into a setup with similar complexity to a typical normal game, maybe a bit more, but entirely new, interesting and unique roles. And so EP is often very considerate of the ordinary, using it as a springboard to create innovative mafia setups.

Third: EP is

ordinarily

very considerate of things, but frequently has very explicit lapses of judgment. Whether these manifest themselves as asking sitechat whether or not they should go to buy groceries at midnight or for other silly last-minute life advice, or repeatedly signing up for mafia games despite knowing full well that it is a terrible idea (exhibit C, exhibit D, I'm sure others exist). This isn't a negative thing, but it is just an amusing facet of EP's presence on the site. It is also fairly notable and fairly pronounced, largely because of its contrast with:

Fourth, and most of all: EP is generally just a very considerate person, especially when it comes to ordinary life things. They're just an interesting person to talk to about... really whatever. I think this manifests both in sitechat and in their speakeasy/GD posting, which is a bit more sparse than some but which is consistently well thought-out, varying from deep, serious, respectful and thoughful when it's called for, to irreverant when it isn't. EP often enters a conversation in a very ordinary way, and contributes a lot of insight and often a different perspective on things. I think the title captures that EP, whether or not they think so, comes off as a very down-to-earth person.

Fifth, though slightly stretching it, this also does at least a little bit tie in the content that EP had previously been considered for a title for, namely the musical stuff that they've made about mafiascum, taking the ordinary happenings of ms and turning them into amusing topical art.

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I also like aristophanes's as well. I think extraordinary consideration does stand out a bit more. I like them both in different ways. I'm mulling over other possibilities but none have come to mind yet.

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I don't know...it seems like another title for being nice more than anything else.

I disagree - if this were the case, it'd slot just as nicely under the name of any other nice user, but I don't think it would make any sense under, say, Aristophanes's or Mina's name, just as I don't think Mr. Blue Sky would be a good title for EP. It's not about niceness, it's about a unique way of interacting with the site and contributions like setup design and the EP Does Things thread.

A couple other ideas:

Ordinarily Measured or Extraordinary Measure: reflects basically the same things, as EP is very measured in posting, except when not. Also references math (which EP is studying) and music.

Ordinarily Composed or Extraordinary Composition or Extraordinary Composure: probably better? Also reflects the same things, but more directly gives credit for creating musical compositions, and for composing mafia setups.

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Composed is good. Also autological.

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i need people who don't like doot to speak up bc it could actually happen

The problem is that we all are unable to take it seriously and so wind up supporting it ironically

Er I mean nom vonflare for 2doot4moot

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I would like to slightly more formally counternominate vonflare for "Dooternally indooted by Duty"

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The former

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You should be proud of yourself, this is some goodposting.

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I agree there's probably a better title for her.

But this isn't a bad one, imo.

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I'm late but. I don't think lolbalance is good. It's not the kind of thing I think of when I think of Alisae (vaguely a similar aesthetic but not entirely) and it's not a title that I think would be especially unique to Alisae (lots of people are running hilariously/explicitly unbalanced setups). I haven't played in any of eir games though. Rainbow text in a title is a very very bad idea. The blue text of Kaliedoscope's title was probably a really bad idea back then but rainbow spoiler text is bound to do some combination of confuse/annoy people. I thought bright knight was alright when it was bestowed iirc but if it's faded or was a bad title from the beginning then shrug.

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(lots of people are running hilariously/explicitly unbalanced setups)

Oh please do go on, I would like to know who does this, because I would like to keep an eye on the games they run.

I may be partially conflating role madness with explicitly unbalanced. I just vaguely feel like I've seen plenty of theme games that have entered queues with explicit no guarantees of balance, and I think there have been some great/est idea games recentlyish?

I'm happy (and I'm sure Psyche would be happy, perhaps after a month is over now) to be convinced that it's a good title by people but no one has really given any context to someone like me who knows you but isn't familiar with your games. No one has really given any specific context at all. The closest I see is Ginngie listing some justifications on why she thinks it fits but like, meh. It doesn't really convince me. Some of the nths are explicitly from people who haven't played in any Alisae games (annadog I assume, UCV, maybe others).

The burden is on the people suggesting and advocating for a title to explain why they think it's good and give context when context is needed, as it is here.

Honestly as I toss it around more it isn't really that bad and I think part of my thinking it is is a gut negative reaction to the rainbow spoiler text.

-shrug-.

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Title fairy is being held hostage by self-imposed societal conventions.

psyche in a nutshell.

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Deus ex Machina is good. It already has plenty of layers for something so eloquent that I don't think it's worth piling anything else on.

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since when do people take my posts in this thread seriously

ever since this.

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It is too generic. There might be something there though.

Historically similar titles are We the Purple which tied in theming and also imo personality, and Should I Be Here? which referenced a funny predilection for slipping.

Granted both of those are for hydras, but they are a bit more personal than simply "this person has a lot of alts".