Topic: Custom Titles

[Two Blades as One, Samurai Ichirou]

I was just wondering, how do you get a custom title? Is it through post count? Or just general impact on the forum?

[Salami]

It involves a secret quest. There are several different criteria that you must do before you may be blessed, or cursed, with a custom title. With the title comes great power. Flight, magic and superknitting are just a few of the many powers that come with a title.

Mine, for instance, prevents me from eating anything made by Algerians, and gives me an encyclopedic knowledge of the mating habits of common sparrows.

[[dixon]]

suck off the right global

[Two Blades as One, Samurai Ichirou]

Oh, I was hoping it would involve illegal and underground caged deathmatches and massive labyrinth combats that would cover the span of a few days, causing many candidates to fall in their quest for a title.

On a more serious note, I wouldn't mind a serious answer.

[FifthWindDieGermanator]

Depends.

If someone's is "contributor" or something like that, they probably wrote an article for the now-being-worked-on front page. Others, like Santjud's 7 Cents, was gained by him putting "my 7 cents" at the end of every post.

Mine, "Marines are Toughness 3!" was gained through two acts of Spam and one of Copyright. Oddly enough Ramsus said he would get rid of it if I was good... I guess not...

Also, the best way not to get a Custom Title is asking for it. 

[[dixon]]

you aren't good your terrible hence you keep the title

[The GrimSqueaker]

Mine, "Marines are Toughness 3!" was gained through two acts of Spam and one of Copyright.

Two spam and four acts of copyright. Three of the copyright infingments in the space of ten posts as well.  Records. We have them.   

[FifthWindDieGermanator]

Really? I was only aware of one copyright, the linking to the VDR site. Could you PM me the details on other three?

[The GrimSqueaker]

No. You should already have the PMs from that time. Casual interest got you the previous data set. Any more would require actual work and this is the Tavern after all.

[FifthWindDieGermanator]

Mine actually don't go back that far, but that's my trouble for cleaning out my inbox...

I guess that reverts me to speculation, as I only remember getting 4 PM from Ramsus, Spam, Spam, Copyright, Title.

[The GrimSqueaker]

Missed a perfectly good opportunity for a Monty Python reference there.

[FifthWindDieGermanator]

Wow, I did, didn't I?

Lemme try it again:

Spam, Spam, Copyright, and Spam. Also, we have some Space Marine Spam, Forgeworld Spam with some IP Infringment on the side, and Catchan Spam...

[jawmonkey]

Would be nice to be forewarned if you were about to get a title; or do/did you (as you can see I don't have one so I wouldn't know). I imagine there have been a few that have gotten a title so weird they started a new profile.

I myself have already thought of a custom title I would like; "Bananas for the monkey god" or a reference of the ap of thrown poop...

But seeing as how I have no time to write an excellent article, cannot remember the stat lines to every single 40k unit available, don't feel that I am qualified enough to critique most army lists, and I generally stay away from tatical discussions I'll get a title just before I roll the post count back to zeros. 

[The GrimSqueaker]

Would be nice to be forewarned if you were about to get a title; or do/did you (as you can see I don't have one so I wouldn't know).

You do. Quite often. As with the above example, around 5-6 warnings. 

I imagine there have been a few that have gotten a title so weird they started a new profile.

Duplicate accounts are frowned upon. Especially when created to avoid a title. Otherwise bad traders and other miscreants would merely start anew once they'd been identified and gather more victims into their web.

I myself have already thought of a custom title I would like; "Bananas for the monkey god" or a reference of the ap of thrown poop...

You get what you deserve. Not what you ask for. 

[jawmonkey]

I myself have already thought of a custom title I would like; "Bananas for the monkey god" or a reference of the ap of thrown poop...

You get what you deserve. Not what you ask for. 

I'm not asking for that title, just mentioning it so one of the mods can store it in their databanks for future reference  (Since everyone knows most of the mods are AI constructs floating around various mainframes, secretly building Necrons after the IT personel go home for the night). I mean Rasmus, human, c'mon.

You do. Quite often. As with the above example, around 5-6 warnings. 

Do you mean me or fifthwind? because I don't think I have that many yet (at least not six) and no copyright stuff only an off-color comment about Chinesse labor and basically ranting and spamming (but they're both so fun  ).

[TagniK'ZuR]

so you either get a custom title for recognition of being a good inluence/addition to the community, or for being the dreggs of the community.

Mine, for instance, prevents me from eating anything made by Algerians, and gives me an encyclopedic knowledge of the mating habits of common sparrows.

I'm guessing they keep all the really good superpowers for the mods.

[Killing Time]

You get what you deserve. Not what you ask for. 

Hence my title.
Which is not only true....but also a great advert to the three girls on 40ko.

Dizzy

[Talon Undecided]

We earn it. 

[Lorizael]

I still don't have a custom title... 

[OD from TV]

Lorizael I don't know if its just a mod messing with you or if you knew what your profile had as a custom title, but you've succeeded where Family Guy as failed in making me laugh.

As for more of an on topic bit though, you can get basic custom titles by joining various PoCs.  Eldar have a PoC for each Craftworld, Dark Eldar have a couple different Kabals, and the Ork Board started a PoC just a couple of months ago (thats why I have the lovely title of Grot).

If you want a fancier title then that Two Blades as One, Samurai Ichirou, something that really shows off who the real you is then you just have to keep putting yourself out there on the forum, work on the project boards, and just be who you are.

Peace
~OD