Dance of the Title Fairy: Accepting Applications

vonflare · Post Post #6075 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 11:48 am

In post 6074, Kublai Khan wrote: Psst. He just described my title as good.

No I didn't

SleepyKrew · Post Post #6076 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 11:49 am

In post 6072, vonflare wrote:A new user would immediately understand "the more the... oh! MariaR! The more the merrier!"

no they wouldn't

Aristophanes · Post Post #6077 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 11:50 am

In post 6074, Kublai Khan wrote:
In post 6073, Aristophanes wrote:[/TitleFairyApplication]
Psst. He just described my title as good.

I hope not!

Pretty sure that's instant disqualification

Kublai Khan · Post Post #6078 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 12:05 pm

In post 6075, vonflare wrote:
In post 6074, Kublai Khan wrote: 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.

Pine · Post Post #6079 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 2:17 pm

After much soul-searching, I endorse "The more the Maria"

It bends the letter of the law, but retains the spirit.

Firebringer · Post Post #6080 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 2:43 pm

i really don't like "more the maria" because its not adding anything to the title idea i think besides a good pun.

PenguinPower · Post Post #6081 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 2:49 pm

In post 6045, Errantparabola wrote:
In post 6044, Aristophanes wrote:The More The MariaR
This is actually a very good pun.

I like this.

Postie · Post Post #6082 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 4:24 pm

I'm not sure "The More The MariaR" references the alt thing particularly clearly to people who haven't been reading this thread.

Pine · Post Post #6083 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 4:29 pm

There are fucktons of titles which are based on in-jokes. Like...most of them, even.

Chara · Post Post #6084 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 4:36 pm

SleepyKrew's title isn't clear enough, a user wouldn't know what job he did without reading his title fairy thread. :>

but for real, the pun is pretty good. and "no username puns" is a rule i don't personally agree with, so for me it's up to Psyche on that.

vonflare · Post Post #6085 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 4:37 pm

I still like "Snark Attack" better for skrew

Chara · Post Post #6086 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 4:38 pm

i haven't read the whole thread so this may have been mentioned beforehand, but "the more the merrier" to me also has meaning as referencing Maria's friendly personality and (at least in my experience) welcoming nature.

Firebringer · Post Post #6087 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 4:40 pm

In post 6086, Chara wrote:i haven't read the whole thread so this may have been mentioned beforehand, but "the more the merrier" to me also has meaning as referencing Maria's friendly personality and (at least in my experience) welcoming nature.

i have the opposite opinion of this .

Chara · Post Post #6088 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 4:41 pm

that's fair.

Aristophanes · Post Post #6089 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 4:43 pm

In post 6085, vonflare wrote:I still like "Snark Attack" better for skrew

Spiffeh · Post Post #6090 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 7:53 pm

Unpopular Opinion: Did His Job is a garbage title

Snark Attack was MUCH BETTER

Shaziro · Post Post #6091 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 8:04 pm

In post 6090, Spiffeh wrote:Unpopular Opinion: Did His Job is a garbage title

Snark Attack was MUCH BETTER

Spiffeh · Post Post #6092 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 8:06 pm

Ok "garbage title" was kinda harsh

But I would say that 'Did His Job' is a bottom 15 title whereas 'Snark Attack' was a top 15 title

SleepyKrew · Post Post #6093 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 8:20 pm

chill people, I rotate them

Psyche · Post Post #6094 (ISO) » Thu May 31, 2018 9:25 pm

people really dig puns i guess

vonflare · Post Post #6095 (ISO) » Fri Jun 01, 2018 2:12 am

In post 6090, Spiffeh wrote:Unpopular Opinion: Did His Job is a garbage title

Snark Attack was MUCH BETTER

This opinion is definitely not unpopular

PJ. · Post Post #6096 (ISO) » Fri Jun 01, 2018 2:18 am

In post 6084, Chara wrote:SleepyKrew's title isn't clear enough, a user wouldn't know what job he did without reading his title fairy thread. :>.

It's a moment in time. A particularly good one. Same with Reck's title. If you're new, you don't get the context but it was just voted the best title on site.

vonflare · Post Post #6097 (ISO) » Fri Jun 01, 2018 2:21 am

No xalxe was voted best title.

PJ. · Post Post #6098 (ISO) » Fri Jun 01, 2018 2:38 am

Revisionist history. Xalxe title sucks. Reck voted best title.

zoraster · Post Post #6099 (ISO) » Fri Jun 01, 2018 2:42 am

I think titles should have a broad but not necessarily site-wide appeal at the moment they're given, but I don't think it's necessary for a title to have broad appeal to all future users. If it's just a title among 3 friends and the explanation is a "you had to be there" then sure it probably shouldn't make it out. But I don't think we need to be super stingy with titles that originate from a smaller group either as long as the title can be explained to those who weren't there in a way that makes them think "hey, that's a good one."

That said, titles that have players' names directly in them are problematic.