Member Rankings/Titles

[The F-H.C.A.G.]

Just for the reocrd, I loved the custom titles and thought they were a lot of fun and am disappointed that they are being discarded.

Also, I'm going to refute a few things here.

... Those Title Bars were voted on and approved by the Forum Moderators.
There will be more Titles earned, created and awarded. But they will be approved by the Forum Moderators not arbitrarily given by me alone or any one person.

The type of Title that has been deleted are like those like "Kilted Defender of Flat Caps".

Well, we know the person is kilted, that's why we are here in the first place.
And does "Defender of Flat Caps" really add anything to the forum?

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As far as I am aware, the Mod Squad voted on all of the custom titles. None were "arbitrarily given" by any one person alone.

Also, as far as I am aware, there was no "Defender of Flat Caps", but if there was, it was funny and meant something to those who are "in the know", and would just be shrugged off by those who weren't.

I liked the titles. I also like the post count. I kind of appreciate knowing who's been around a while and who is a new guy.

I don't know about all that "dividing us" stuff. I never saw it that way, and I am also not so keen on everyone being exactly alike. I prefer that mix of talents, ideas, thoughts, etc. that make this a pretty interesting place. (Please notice how I do not use the term diversity which has come to mean anything but. In the politically correct world it means we are all alike and have to use the same terms and speak the same way and on and on ad nauseum.)

I remember "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut when I think of all that.

I know it's not up for a vote, but I still like the titles. If nothing else, it had a schmaltzy silliness to it that let everyone know we didn't take ourselves too seriously.

Hear, Hear! I cannot say it better.

TheScot,

...It was that most of the vanity titles were put there by one person with no input from anyone else. ...


If we, and I mean the whole forum, decide to award a title then it will be done because the person actually earned it. It will be voted on. ....

Again, I think this is a fallacy. These so-called "vanity titles" were NOT put there by one person with no input from anyone else, but rather voted on by the entire Mod Squad, many of whom are no longer moderators since Steve took over the forum. Some of whom are no longer comfortable even visiting this forum since their input is gradually being erased.

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I will not give someone some vanity title all on my own, If the Staff votes a title then I will post it. But everyone will know and understand that it is not just me doing so on a whim.

As it was not the whim of an individual before you, Steve.

Sorry, but you asked for opinions and I am an opinionated kind of gal!

Be well,