EXO Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 (edited) Hey now, this is a cool new feature. Funny too. wow, I'm an Alaskan base survivor. And what happened to EXO's post count? Did he post so much that he had to start all over again? Weird. I'd like to see what his title would say. My title would still be the same... it's custom... I can't believe you guys are getting your panties bunched by all this. It's not like the titles decide whether we get laid or not. If it did... then I'd be bitching! ADD: Oh as for my post count... lemme give you three lil' advice... Never get involved in a land war in Asia. Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line. Never bet against a mod... 'specially the canadian kind... Edited May 23, 2004 by >EXO<
Stamen0083 Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 (edited) You know, I'm allergic to heatshield polish, so I would serve little purpose as a heatshield scrubber. Perhaps I would be more useful as a gunpod cleaner. Everyone knows gunpod wax does marvelous things for the skin, cuts grease like nobody's business, and tastes pretty damn good. Hmm... I should get Johnson & Johnson to put some mint in that thing. I'm getting a little bored with wax. Edited May 23, 2004 by Stamen0083
Sumdumgai Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 I'm gonna spray pink flowers on Hikaru's heatshield. Either that or put a "shoot here" sign on it.
Skull Leader Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 (edited) Bah, it ain't worth getting mad over... (although, I fail to see how it is possible to be my own lackey... am I THAT desperate for fans?) At least I managed to bypass the heatshield scrubbers... , my sympathy goes out to you! Someday you will graduate and become my lackeys... Edited May 23, 2004 by Skull Leader
kensei Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 Bah, it ain't worth getting mad over...(although, I fail to see how it is possible to be my own lackey... am I THAT desperate for fans?) At least I managed to bypass the heatshield scrubbers... , my sympathy goes out to you! Someday you will graduate and become my lackeys... Damn...I'm your lackey . I gotta post more....
Gaijin Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 I like the new titles. Think they're pretty damn funny.
TheFrenchOne Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 Hope that this new "post number reward" feature will not drive some ppl to post more and more meaningless posts only to raise their account cause remember guys:
Max Jenius Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 How are these member titles in any way "rewarding?" Honestly, you guys are making a much greater deal out of this than it really is. Sheesh, all you get are the little default blue tick marks, be glad it isn't a different valkyrie pic like before.
Blaine23 Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 Anyways the folks with the custom titles around here are mainly the jokers, the knucklenobs and the goofballs. The real serious contributing member cadre often don't have custom titles. However now with the employment of the rank and title system a lot of those same people who are, shall we say, the "vets" of the board have now been sort of placed in the same basket as some of the newbies and lurkers. It's almost impossible now to tell who is a old hand and who is a relative newcomer as most of us have the same join date from when the new board started and now with the rank system almost everyone (even Shawn) seem to be on the same 1,2,3 or 4 chevron system other than a few mods. I myself am not too keen on the rank system that popped up, what, today was it? I think it may pan out to be a neat feature and it may cause controversy. But then again what in this world does NOT cause controversy? Then again, things like custom member titles and rank markings do not instantly equal "my opinion and posts hold more merrit than anyone else's", they simply are indicator's of a person's "committment" shall we say to the board. If a newbie has a problem with someone having a custom member title because they have been here longer, made friendships and "gotten connected" then perhaps that should be incentive to hang out, make friends, play nice and one day they will also be a neato "elite bastard". I mean, it's not like people like me are walking around with sticks or umberellers in our mits puttin' on the ritz and lording this junk over people. Only fools and braggarts do things like that and I don't see anyone doing that. People having problems with perceived "favoritism" may just be lashing out out of jealousy. I mean, when I was in high school I was one of the hot rods of school. I was a dive team champ, had the looks and somehow became one of the school royalty. I did not ask for it, I did not want it... but it was sort of put upon me. People hated me for that... they hated me for something that was more their doing than my own. This situation may be just like that, high school all over again. There are the mods, the creeps, the jocks (cough cough Agentone cough cough) and the "nobodies". Just like any little society or microcosm those things have happened on here to some degree and may always happen on here. But that is just human nature and my opinion, take it at face value as such. Dude, I read this paragraph about 9 times before giving up. I think what you're trying to say is that certain folks who've been around, joked with the mods, etc... get special treatment and that's not completely fair. However, we don't live a vacuum and people have always had some sort of social caste system in life - even on goofy messageboards, etc. Am I close to being right? Personally, I think it's all in good fun... I ran around with "Facts of Life Rulezzz!" for months, for making a smartass remark and it was funny. As far as post counts or advancing titles, whatever - it's fine as long as no one takes it too seriously. I remember on the old board that certain, younger members got a bit obsessed with post count and really went nutty in "The Longest Thread" for bragging rights... but in the end, their high count numbers didn't really make them any more valued around here. Honestly, I don't really pay attention to post counts at all anymore, I just read the posts. The Blue Boxes and titles I think are just a way to have fun - as long as everyone can be cool about it.
Max Jenius Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 ... but in the end, their high count numbers didn't really make them any more valued around here. Yeah, no kidding. I've got the 2nd highest post count ever (though it may be the first if you count the posts I made between the last couple upgrades, but I don't remember so I don't count those.) and look at all the respect it got me? Plus, they're not really "ranks," last level is like... Macross 7 Survivor... or something. Anyway, there's a ton of titles in there, so they're not "ranks" persay... Global's Pipe-Holder? Who wants to be that?
Zentrandude Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 needs some zentran/meltran titles. i wouldnt mind if i was regult eye contact lens cleaner or giant flaming ball of wreakage on ep 24.
do not disturb Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 chiming in late here but i just noticed the new titles. i thought the mods were f-in with me when i saw my title. i think i'm gonna have to go into a posting rage cause i'm not down with being a bridge bunny. BTW, why can't i be Mr. Softee like my avatar? Mr. Softee ROCKS!
Agent ONE Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 On second thought... We still have no controll, therefore this kicks ass. MODS RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh! I thought you wrote your own custom title?! Nope... I would have written something arogant.
JsARCLIGHT Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 Dude, I read this paragraph about 9 times before giving up.I think what you're trying to say is that certain folks who've been around, joked with the mods, etc... get special treatment and that's not completely fair. However, we don't live a vacuum and people have always had some sort of social caste system in life - even on goofy messageboards, etc. Am I close to being right? Yes, you are right. And yes, I did type that paragraph at 1AM my time while low on sleep and high on wine. This whole situation is still just a fart in the wind... it is a bunch of whining over nothing. There is no favoritism, there is no "elite" and there is no conspiracy to prevent people from having titles. Folks are just complaining because they think Mommy bought Timmy a new toy and did not buy one for them, or that is the way they see it in their mind. I think people are complaining because they perceive people having some status or some feature they themselves do not have. Guess what? We have no access to this "feature" ergo we are in the same boat as everyone else. Did I want my custom title? No. And to all the folks complaining about this: You want a custom title so bad, you can have mine. I'll just use my secret insider elite commando I'm-better-than-you diamond encrusted secret society decoder ring to call the mods and make it happen... because you know, I'm all up in that and so connected that they ask "how high" when I and the other elite commando snobs of the board say jump. And Max has pointed out a new angle on the "rank" system that I did not see before: Now everyone has a degrading "custom" title!
Nightbat Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 BTW: anyone have the "Standard Issue VF Barfbag" title???
Beware of Blast Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 Um not dat I'm complaining, I really donch know how I get from being a MW pornorgrapher to becoming a skull leader's lackey... last time I was diagnosed, I ain't no schizo doing some part-timing aight?
Sumdumgai Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 How are these member titles in any way "rewarding?" Honestly, you guys are making a much greater deal out of this than it really is. Sheesh, all you get are the little default blue tick marks, be glad it isn't a different valkyrie pic like before. In other words: "Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken." Sorry been watching Fight Club too much lately...
Beware of Blast Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 (edited) In other words:"Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken." Sorry been watching Fight Club too much lately... Well, if you put it that way, I'd say sticking feathers up my butt makes me a peacock! Being a lackey of an ace sure as hell beats being a pornorgrapher. Edited May 23, 2004 by Beware of Blast
Max Jenius Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 Dude, I read this paragraph about 9 times before giving up.I think what you're trying to say is that certain folks who've been around, joked with the mods, etc... get special treatment and that's not completely fair. However, we don't live a vacuum and people have always had some sort of social caste system in life - even on goofy messageboards, etc. Am I close to being right? Yes, you are right. And yes, I did type that paragraph at 1AM my time while low on sleep and high on wine. This whole situation is still just a fart in the wind... it is a bunch of whining over nothing. There is no favoritism, there is no "elite" and there is no conspiracy to prevent people from having titles. Folks are just complaining because they think Mommy bought Timmy a new toy and did not buy one for them, or that is the way they see it in their mind. I think people are complaining because they perceive people having some status or some feature they themselves do not have. Guess what? We have no access to this "feature" ergo we are in the same boat as everyone else. Did I want my custom title? No. And to all the folks complaining about this: You want a custom title so bad, you can have mine. I'll just use my secret insider elite commando I'm-better-than-you diamond encrusted secret society decoder ring to call the mods and make it happen... because you know, I'm all up in that and so connected that they ask "how high" when I and the other elite commando snobs of the board say jump. And Max has pointed out a new angle on the "rank" system that I did not see before: Now everyone has a degrading "custom" title! Are you being sarcastic? Or do you really have no sense of humor?
JsARCLIGHT Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 (edited) Are you being sarcastic? Or do you really have no sense of humor? A little from collumn A, a little from collumn B... add to that a touch of senility and a healthy dose of booze. My only point on the "rank" thing is that it on some level promotes spamming of the board. The mods have obviously determined that they can keep a lid on that sort of thing or they would not have started it up. I'm just having a very hard time figuring out why people have an issue with "custom titles" and there is this inferrence of "elite" status on those that have one. We don't have access to them... and so what if we don't have access to them, no skin off my nose. I'm here to mess with people's heads, talk about nutty stuff, make some jokes and generally waste time... not set up camp, polish my post count, lord my status and time on the boards over people and puff out my chest for other people to envy and admire. This whole thing is just another circular argument like a lot of the ones that happen in this section. A very small minory feels wronged somehow, another small minority is sort of indirectly blamed or pointed at and the majority is indifferent. And now back to my normal inflamatory humor! (those with uptight personalities STOP READING NOW! ) ... A large group of Iraqi soldiers are moving down a road when they hear a voice call from behind a sand dune.... "One U.S. Marine is better than ten Iraqis." The Iraqi commander quickly sends 10 of his best soldiers over the dune, whereupon a gun-battle breaks out and continues for a few minutes then silence. The voice then calls out... "One Marine is better than one hundred Iraqis." Furious, the Iraqi commander sends his next best 100 troops over the dune and instantly a huge gunfight commences. After 10 minutes of battle, again silence. The Marine's voice calls out again.... "One Marine is better than one thousand Iraqis." The enraged Iraqi commander musters one thousand fighters and sends them across the dune. Cannons, rockets and machine gun fire ring out as a huge battle is fought. Then silence. Eventually one wounded Iraqi fighter crawls back over the dune and with his dying words tells his commander... "Don't send any more men.... it's a trap.... there's two of them!" Please address all hatemail to: JsARCLIGHT care of this station. Edited May 23, 2004 by JsARCLIGHT
Anubis Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 (edited) I like the new titles, they're original, made with a sense of humor, and totally macross related. Much better than Noob, Member, Advanced, etc, and of course leagues ahead of the gayness of RT.com's title's. Edited May 23, 2004 by Anubis
ewilen Posted May 23, 2004 Posted May 23, 2004 Global's Pipe-Holder? Who wants to be that? Don't really care about the titles, but I'm just wondering...do I have an overactive imagination, or is that particular title somewhat pornographic?
Agent ONE Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 ...do I have an overactive imagination,... The majic 8-ball on my desk says "without a doubt!"
Noriko Takaya Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 I am a Gunbuster pilot as well as an officer, darn it! I refuse to wax someone else's mecha other than my own! I'm sorry if anyone got angry or confused at my reply. I was just kidding around!
ewilen Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 ...do I have an overactive imagination,... The majic 8-ball on my desk says "without a doubt!" I guess I was somewhat influenced by the interview with Noboru Ishiguro, where he says he thinks Global may be a dirty old man because he sits in a low chair on the bridge surrounded by young women in skirts. "Kim, Sammy, Vanessa--who wants to be the Captain's pipe holder today?"
Agent ONE Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 I am a Gunbuster pilot as well as an officer, darn it! I refuse to wax someone else's mecha other than my own! I'm sorry if anyone got angry or confused at my reply. I was just kidding around! LOL! "Destroid Armour Waxer"
GreenGuy42 Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 I like my title... fits my signature... I always was a tool...
Skull Leader Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 Excellent! You can start by waxing my Skyline out in the front yard... and when you finish with that, I've got the Mercades in the garage........
Skull Leader Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 Roy: "What am I looking at? The butt of the hottie you will NEVER get to tap...."
Southcross Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 while I'm glad to see we have Custom titles.... HTF do I get rid of "Bridge Bunny"????????!!!!!!!!?????????
Oihan Posted May 24, 2004 Author Posted May 24, 2004 Because Shawn disabled them. Why? Do you want a member title? Why yes, I would like one! One that would express my love for Macross II! Tis why I asked.
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