Silly Title wanted, or not!

**bricelythgoe** · 9th June 10, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by Kilted Abuser of Rubber Chickens

Perhaps I never got my original silly title restored, I still did receive a new one that i'm equally proud of. Titles have been quietly applied. I'm seeing this as case closed, perhaps the poll should too.

I am not sure about that. They have awarded how many titles? 5 or 10? Probably not very many.

My opinion: If you are going to have titles, let everyone have a chance at getting them. Right now there is a very select few that get them. I am not even sure why they get them! But I am guessing it is WHO you know, not what you have done.

Does not really matter anyways as I am sure I will NOT be getting one any time soon (not that I really want one). I think you have to be in good graces with the "powers that be" for that to happen and I am definitely not.

**macwilkin** · 9th June 10, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by bricekolob

I am not sure about that. They have awarded how many titles? 5 or 10? Probably not very many.

My opinion: If you are going to have titles, let everyone have a chance at getting them. Right now there is a very select few that get them. I am not even sure why they get them! But I am guessing it is WHO you know, not what you have done.

Does not really matter anyways as I am sure I will NOT be getting one any time soon (not that I really want one). I think you have to be in good graces with the "powers that be" for that to happen and I am definitely not.

As an ex-moderator at the time the special titles were created, I can assure that these were NOT the reasons why they were created. Articifer's post was spot on terms of why they were created.

T.

**robthehiker** · 9th June 10, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

Now, I may be quite wrong here, but I thought we were talking about and voting on, primarily re-instating the "special" titles.

Originally Posted by Chas

Read post 30 onwards. On balance, I believe that this thread is about the special titles.

Regards

Chas

Whoops! My bad. I read the thread a long time ago then refreshed my memory by reading up to post 29 (ish).

**bricelythgoe** · 9th June 10, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by artificer

The mod-awarded ones are fine as well. Certain members make HUGE contributions to the spirit of this board. I find it hard to believe that anyone would begrudge them something as insubstantial as a silly title below their forum name.

I guess I must have not heard or been around when all the HUGE contributions were being made. My apologies.

**macwilkin** · 9th June 10, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by bricekolob

I guess I must have not heard or been around when all the HUGE contributions were being made. My apologies.

The titles were given to members who contributed something to the forum that made Xmarks such a fun & special place, be it knowledge (Matt), humor (Red, God love him), or even rubber chickens. Not huge in the grand scheme of things, but an attempt to build a little esprit-de-corps among the members, that's all.

T.

**bricelythgoe** · 9th June 10, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

The titles were given to members who contributed something to the forum that made Xmarks such a fun & special place, be it knowledge (Matt), humor (Red, God love him), or even rubber chickens. Not huge in the grand scheme of things, but an attempt to build a little esprit-de-corps among the members, that's all.

T.

Sorry, but I do not know who you are talking about.

**Mael Coluim** · 9th June 10, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by Steve Ashton

. . .As neither I nor any of the staff posted this poll, nor set the date for it to end, may we please wait until the poll closes.

Oh, my gosh! I thought this thread had slipped into oblivion. To think there might be a posted decision after it closes on 6/27?

**macwilkin** · 9th June 10, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by bricekolob

Sorry, but I do not know who you are talking about.

You don't know Matt Newsome?

T.

**Mael Coluim** · 9th June 10, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by bricekolob

Sorry, but I do not know who you are talking about.

Of course not Brice. You came along after much of the espirit de corp had dissipated. Now and it again, glimpses can be seen.

Once there was a Camelot!

**artificer** · 9th June 10, 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by Mael Coluim

Of course not Brice. You came along after much of the espirit de corp had dissipated. Now and it again, glimpses can be seen.

Once there was a Camelot!

Pah! Camelot is the eternal ideal! We CAN have it again! This board is one of the nicest, genial, most helpful web-spots I've ever had the pleasure to light upon. If it was better than it is now, I refuse to believe it cannot be that again.

Seriously, this board has a wealth of knowledge, talent, and generosity that is little seen out in the world today. People shouldn't let petty things like titles (meant for fun and little else) come in the way of what is a wonderful, supportive community like this.