New members and Titles:

Reading the threads and any PC related magazines or articles I could get hold of is how I learned.
Did lots of that before going "hands-on" trying to work on mine before starting on my friends.
They used to know more than me, but by now, they come to me for assistance.

 

Good point, and I think the same applies to post count. I've seen new members, both here and in other forums, assume that if other, established members have hundreds or thousands of posts, they must be experts, which we all know is not necessarily true.

I've seen lounge lizards in forums who have 10,000 posts, 99% of which are useless, and I've seen technical snipers with 50 posts that hit the bull's eye, every time.

It's the content that matters - not the number.

 

I think it depends on the title... I like my title, because TimW gave it to me when I was joking about being the Imperial Queen of the gaming forum, but all joking aside, that is where I spend a lot of my time here on MGs and where I post the most (aside form the Lounge). So I'm proud of my custom title and see it as a big compliment that someone would think I deserve it, even as a joke, and I think some others who have been given custom titles probably feel the same way.

Post count on the other hand... I don't need no stinking post count!

 

*note*

Occasionally, out of humor or honor (usually the former), custom titles are given by administrative personnel who see the member worthy of title. Requesting custom titles is not effective and therefore not an option.
You wife isn't here, no begging. :-o

The request will only be ignored.

 

I knew I forgot to add something important...! Asking for custom titles is a really good way to make sure you never get one. It's like begging to become a moderator, that never works either.

 

Hope you set them straight, Tim.
Nobody knows all the answers because of how everything keeps changing.
Everybody is always asking about something,no matter their title or level of expertise.
May know lots about programs, but nada about hardware for example.

 

IS Overlord of BS a new title others can attain, or just exclusively for me sweetness?

 

Request normal title back.

Aside from the off topic areas where we are all full of crap, lol, in the other threads, I think my title is making me not as credible in the help threads.


Minor Geek rank request please....that was my rank before my metamorphisis.

 

actually I have previously posted a lot on the software forums.

seriously, can this be changed?

 

So basically, we have no provision for a situation when said title affects one's credibility in troubleshooting or providing assistance?

Look I had no problem with it really, but I seriously have reason to believe that when I post suggested actions of late in non OT areas, that my title is putting some off.

 

to Tim.
That was Overlord, not Overboard.

Swabbie is for the Navy types.:confused

 

not of BS though.

 

Be careful who you're dealing with here, motc7 - apparently, TimW doesn't know the difference between thermal paste and Turtle Wax...

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=233678

roflmao

 

comedy gold....

 

I wonder how much Carnauba is in thermal paste????

 

Sorry, man - couldn't resist. Setups like that don't come along too often. :-D
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:highfive

 

Please! Please throw me in that brier patch! :-D

(I don't need no steenkin' title!)

 

Holy Sh*t! roflmao

 

Excuse me, but who was just warning motc7?rolleyes

 

'... and you don't mess around with..." Tim......;:wave


[....always enjoyed his songs...]

 

You guys are lucky to have the titles that you do as they're obviously made in jest but my title is damn hard to live up to.. It was given to me in a totally unrelated untech thread by AS in the vein of 'I don't care about my post count'.

In consequence, it has made me a better helper as I don't Google as much, most is based on experience. I could have posted a bit more with wild guesses though I'm perfectly fine where I am. If I don't know then I don't post.


(This is not aimed at any resident MG rats here.)

 

I would agree,I can be an annoying little smartass:-D I can't help it

I only post at about 20% smartass,since I'm 100% smartass I just don't post the other 80% smartass replies I have for every single thread I read:-D

Its not easy being a pure bread smartass-

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=1598930&postcount=50

I mean poor Fredg,what about his feelings?It PAINS me deeply DEEPLY to have to make such a smartass comment about his age

:-D

 

to Rikky:
I've always felt that you should take pride in what you do.

 

Hmm, 5 references to 'smartass' and two for 'Deeply' in that post. I think you have a title demotion in the works as TimW has a lot of fodder here.:-D However, he's an admin so he censors himself more than %80 of the time.:-D

 

As long as you are giving good advice Augie the title is relevant

I have stopped posting because my medical condition has made me unreliable so now i am just an avid reader of the forum.

 

Damn Bill I didn't know things had got so bad,I'll go to up to 25% smarta$$ to keep you entertained

 

Oh come on now .Rikky, you are really selling yourself short here. :-D

 

AGAIN with making me laugh when I'm drinking water! I really need to set the cups aside when I'm in the lounge.

I love the custom titles, sometimes I'll go looking for why someone has a new one -- funny stuff.

Tim, you're a good sport for not changing your own title and picture back. I was ducking with one eye open waiting for that fall-out.

 

If that truly is the case, that's a great loss for MGs. You are one of the ones I learned a lot from when I started out here. And at the same time, if you feel that is thb case that's all the more reason for all of usto tip our hats to you in a gesture of respect. I know I don't know when to quit... so I admire those who do.

 

Thank you for those kind words Mimsy.