Dance of the Title ffery: The Notoriety Portal
What's in a name? Join the Dance and find out!
The below is shamelessly stolen from Title-er Emeritus Mastina, with a few edits.
What is this thread for?
This thread is for titles, of course! Titles are those bits of text or occasionally tiny images that go below usernames in posts' mini profiles. Most users have default titles that are based solely on their post count, but users can also be given special custom titles. Most custom titles are bestowed by other members, e.g., by you! This thread is for those special custom titles.
How do people get these titles?
A simple list of the usual process:
- Someone nominates a user for a title
- A bunch of users agree that it's a good title, usually by posting 2ndor3rdor8999thornth
- I agree that it's a good title
- The user says that they want the title
- The user gets the title
Who should I nominate for titles?
Custom titles on Mafiascum are generally considered to be gifts from the MS community. You should nominate people for titles that you think they would be happy to receive as gifts. A title should reference something special about who the user is or something they've done on site and it should do so in a clever or interesting or fun way. Wordplay is a common tool for making this happen, but there's no one set model of what a good title must be. For examples of titles that have been approved in the past, I would recommend checking out some of the recent Title Fairy threads, linked at the bottom of this post. While titles based off of MS-related incidents that occur off of the site may be accepted, they will be held to a higher standard.
What kinds of titles should I NOT nominate?
You probably weren't asking this and most of this section should be common sense, but it seems important anyway. You should not:
- Suggest a title based on an ongoing mafia game. No matter how great the title is, it can (and will) wait until the game finishes.
- Suggest a mean-spirited title. Mean-spirited titles will not be given out.
- Suggest titles based solely on usernames.
- Suggest titles that could equally well apply to a large number of people. Titles are meant to be special and unique.
- Suggest titles for users who are very new. While there's no set rule for how long a user has to have been on site in order to receive a custom title, someone who's just finished their first newbie game and posted nowhere else on site probably shouldn't be getting title nominations.
- Suggest titles based on something that is clearly bad. No titles will be given for self-hammering as town or eating babies.
- Suggest a title that you expect to lose relevance very quickly. An inside joke that will be funny for 2 weeks and then never heard again does not make for a good title. I do, however, want to emphasize that titles don't need to last forever. People can and do ask for their titles to be removed and people who already have titles can be nominated for new ones with or without first requesting to have their old titles removed. Just try to be reasonable.
There are two additional ways to receive titles:
- Self Nomination -- You may nominate yourself for a title. To do so, please PM me your title request, and I will format it for the Title ffery thread. Title enthusiasts will discuss your title and express their enthusiasm, may suggest changes, and if the enthusiasm is strong enough (generally 5 or more votes in favor), then I'll PM you to ask if you like a suggested alternative, or let you know that your title request has been successful. No more than one Self Nomination will be active at a time.
- Title Brainstorm Request -- You may request that members brainstorm a title for you. To do so, please PM me your brainstorm request, and I will format it for the Title ffery thread. Interested Title enthusiasts will brainstorm ideas and if there are ideas with strong enthusiasm (generally 5 or more votes in favor), then I'll PM you to ask if youd like the title(s) with the strongest enthusiasm. No more than one Title Brainstorm Request will be active at a time.
How should I conduct myself if nominated for a title?
- Do not give too much feedback or input when a title for you is under discussion - while declining a specific title or set of titles that's currently in discussion for you is perfectly fine, going too far beyond that may cause users to become uncomfortable with the current nomination proceedings.
What are the rules here?
The title thread is supposed to be a fun and light-hearted thread. Occasional joke nominations and small amounts of off-topic posting that come about naturally are perfectly fine and often enjoyable, but if it gets out of hand, I will start deleting posts and if I get the sense that you're using this thread as your own personal off-topic shitposting thread, you very well may be warned or temporarily banned from the title forum. Aside from that, don't be a dick and follow site rules and we'll all get along just fine.
What is different about my reign?
Not much (yet)!
We'll continue to have Title Events at least once every three months!
What are Title Events?
Title Events are events where the rules for handing out titles are in some way modified. During these times, normal nominations may still be made using the usual rules, but in a special event title thread, there will be titles handed out by a modified metric.
The event themes will be announced at the start of each event.
December 16 - January 1st - ????
April 15 - May 1st - ????
July 15th - July 31st - ????
October 16th - October 31st -- ????
Folks can choose to keep their event titles for a short period, or permanently if they wish AND the titles have sufficient support from MS members
SUPP titles brainstorming thread 2024
This thread is specifically for nominating, discussing, workshopping titles, etc.
If you instead have or want to discuss ideas, comments or suggestions about the titling process in general, head here, for how the process could be changed, feedback on events, etc.
Previous title threads can be found here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
Folks can choose to keep their event titles for a short period, or permanently if they wish AND the titles have sufficient support from MS members
SUPP titles brainstorming thread 2024
Fairy Feedback:
This thread is specifically for nominating, discussing, workshopping titles, etc.
If you instead have or want to discuss ideas, comments or suggestions about the titling process in general, head here, for how the process could be changed, feedback on events, etc.
Titles Awarded during my reign
all that glitters
-- DeasVailDeepwolf Dann
-- DannflorFalsetto Positive
-- Malkon5Bird of Purgatory
-- TalyCommashioner
-- D3f3nd3rAmfibian
-- AusukaBesté Couture
-- marcistarExpert Technician
-- DunnstralPrevious title threads can be found here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
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