- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Allow me to reiterate (I'm bored).
I still side with Pink. Since all this is a forum (right?) all we have is what we post, no more, no less. If what Iceman does is help, and what davester does is spam, that's all we have. A spammer, and a helpful, awesome guy. If we put them on the same plane , people, such as myself and Pink, will see a difference. We see that Iceman deserves reward and davester doesn't. If Iceman gets it, no one sees a problem, seeing as he deserves it.
Now, about the abuse issue. If Iceman had the title, and was having a discussion with Pink as before, and they were just repeating themselves as before, would Iceman use his title as grounds for his case? No, because he's not like that. That's how get got his title, by not being like that. No one who would get it would use it for leverage, that wouldn't be cool. So, right there, the title can't be automatic, like Member Since date or post count. Perhaps a group of bored mods could make a list, send it to Achronos, he would set the titles for those users, ect. The point is, it'd take a WHILE.
Now, I don't want people that stating your title as a personal enhancer is always bad. If Iceman were to be in a situation with a horrid, and stupid, spammer, one claiming to know it all or something. Probably new, too. You know the type. Anyhoo, would Iceman say "See this *awesome title name*? I got this because I know a thing or two. Maybe you should take heed and look out, lest you may be banned for *dreadful rule infraction.*?" Quite possibly (well, maybe not Iceman). The point is, if I were to see this person tell me this, I might think "Well, hey, this person is evidently above the rest, and probably isn't lying." Something like that, at least. I know I'd take heed. At the very least, I'd listen more than if a title-less person told me the same in all lowercase.
Anyways, it's a good idea. It'd take a while to impliment, since it couldn't be automatic, but it's a good idea. It would keep members from leaving out of boredom, because they could aspire to get this title, unlike unrealistically aspiring for one of they few titles like Moderator or Theme Master. The title would be a realistic, awesome goal. A nice little feature, you know?