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[TonyMontana1638]

*Proudly salutes Luis*

Carry on Brother, carry on.

[Magelord648]

Originally Posted by dragon wench

I don't think it is right to judge on first impression, but I will say that I pay attention to a person's user name, signature, location etc.

Clearly, a person's posts are the most important thing, and that is what will catch my interest first, but once my curiosity is aroused I do look at the other stuff. I think that those choices can reveal quite a lot about somebody....
For example, such things can show an interest in literature or philosophy..

If a person has all kinds of numbers or Leet in their user name, I will instantly dismiss them. If their signature or location is badly spelled I tend to lose interest.. And, if they have a name along the lines of "Bad Boy Gamer," I won't even read their posts.

Obviously, you need to go beyond the superficial, but I do think that the way somebody chooses to present themselves can say a great deal.

Whats wrong with numbers or do you mean like 3s for Es?

[mr.goalieman]

How do u get exalted member or generic member and everything else?

[Fiona]

Originally Posted by mr.goalieman

How do u get exalted member or generic member and everything else?

Welcome mr. goalieman. You get exalted member when you have 50 posts. Merely a matter of time, sir

[TonyMontana1638]

"Member" is the default title, "Exalted Member" comes after you reach fifty posts, "Moderator" if you sign up to be a moderator and the rest come from having bought a subscription to the site in its early years, an option no longer available. Welcome to SYM by the way! Please come by and chat as you please!

[ch85us2001]

Originally Posted by Magelord648

Whats wrong with numbers or do you mean like 3s for Es?

I think she means 1337 or stuff like that.


Or 85/2001, more likely.

[Damuna_Nova]

Originally Posted by ik911

When you post, the things you say decide whether or not you are as unique as you like to think you are.

I won't recognize you by your title or signature, but, like most people here, by your avatar and name. It is up to the reader to determine what kind of person you are.

Many -if not all- signatures can be interpreted in a multitude of ways and are very often not telling much about the person. By reading one's posts, you get an impression of what the person is like and you might be able to interpret his/her signature in a certain way. At the same time, you attach the impressions you have to his/her name/avatar and you shape a virtual personality for that member, which is important in communication, because it enables you to expect certain things the person says and you get a better and faster understanding of the thoughts of the person.

So any uniqueness, diversity and meaning comes from the (variable) content of the posts and those values are connected to the steady factor: the shell.

If your title is very unique but your posts are dull, you're just misleading me. If your title is dull and your posts are unique, you gain credibility and some form of 'respect', whatever that might yield, but it's the best you can do here in SYM, because you won't get money for posting.

If you want diversity in your shell, there's enough customizables in the form of a signature, ava and location. Mustn't it end somewhere?

Consider that some people hae been here much longer than others, those who hae not been here as long, such as myself, are disadantaged if all they hae to go on is a post, when others already hae a great feel of what the person is like.

Titles add another thing to help you get an idea of what someone is like.

[Ravager]

That is, if you can sum yourself up slightly with something small like a title...

Though I saw the argument that the titles separate Moderators from Members, so both are clearly visible...I'd have to agree with that one. If there were lots of unique titles, it'd be harder to spot the difference.

[Magelord648]

Originally Posted by GregtheSleeper

I think that you would have to work for it... I'm thinking 500 or 1000 posts...

Then shows you are a veteran

I know this was posted a long time ago but if they did that it would greatly encourage post farming. Maybe a small donation to the site?

[RBitG]

Originally Posted by Ravager

Though I saw the argument that the titles separate Moderators from Members, so both are clearly visible...I'd have to agree with that one. If there were lots of unique titles, it'd be harder to spot the difference.

Well, in several other forums, Moderators and other staff have completely seperate titles under their user titles, that are often in a fancy font, and colour. This makes 'em alot easier to spot.

[Hill-Shatar]

Originally Posted by RBitG

Well, in several other forums, Moderators and other staff have completely seperate titles under their user titles, that are often in a fancy font, and colour. This makes 'em alot easier to spot.

Example - Navy custom user name with a similar sized moderator tag under their names. However, I doubt this is supported by vBulletin. There wasn't a hack a few months ago when I last checked.

[Ravager]

Just don't choose navy on black....please!

[Athena]

I think custom titles add characterization. (I know that's probably been said) Here here!