# Custom titles now available! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 16, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262 "2010-02-16T23:19:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/21 "2010-02-17T02:24:59Z")
“Banned…James Banned” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/22 "2010-02-17T02:25:38Z")
I’m in. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/23 "2010-02-17T02:32:57Z")
Av-a-tars! Av-a-tars! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/24 "2010-02-17T02:45:58Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Av-a-tars! Av-a-tars! > 😃 Now maybe if you made that _your_ custom title 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/25 "2010-02-17T02:52:39Z")
If I select a custom title, can I change it later? For free, or will I have to pay again? ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/26 "2010-02-17T02:53:47Z")
This is awesome! I may subscribe just to get an awesome name! Hmm… what would I call myself… ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/27 "2010-02-17T02:56:09Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > If I select a custom title, can Ichange it later? for free, or will I have to pay again? See the rule above, Peter: > [@](#): > > HOW IT WORKS > > Custom titles are available only to paid subscribers (members and charter members) of the Straight Dope Message Board. > > Once you pay the custom-title subscription fee (or someone pays on your behalf), you may give yourself whatever title you want, as long as it’s 30 characters (letters plus spaces) or less and meets the guidelines below. **You may change your title as often as you want while your custom title subscription is in effect.** ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/28 "2010-02-17T02:57:27Z")
Ah, yes. That would do it. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/29 "2010-02-17T02:58:21Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > I guess “B@NNED” would be flagged as well… Banned Name? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/30 "2010-02-17T03:15:21Z")
Well, I’m not interested in this particular feature. I try hard to maintain my subscription and keep my Charter Member title, so I’m not going to then pay even more to overwrite it. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/31 "2010-02-17T03:20:31Z")
> [@Ed\_Zotti](#): > > **Can I buy a custom-title subscription for someone else?** > > Yes - in fact the main reason we’re offering one-week subscriptions for $1 is that we expect some will want to bestow titles on others as birthday presents and such. Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! _raises hand_ > [@](#): > > … but may not insult other posters (e.g., “PosterName Is a Twit”) … Oh. **SDMB’s Stupidest Poster** is right out then. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/32 "2010-02-17T03:21:28Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Well, I’m not interested in this particular feature. I try hard to maintain my subscription and keep my Charter Member title, so I’m not going to then pay even more to overwrite it. Note that the way it works is that you can always switch between your Charter Member title and any other custom title at any time, and you can switch between the two as often as you like. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/33 "2010-02-17T03:28:14Z")
> [@xash](#): > > Note that the way it works is that you can always switch between your Charter Member title and any other custom title at any time, and you can switch between the two as often as you like. Maybe they could fix that when the fix the Moderator tag, which seems to add a blank space. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/34 "2010-02-17T03:49:38Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Maybe they could fix that when the fix the Moderator tag, which seems to add a blank space. Meaning? ---
**Author:** ![Pray\_for\_peace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pray\_for\_peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pray_for_peace)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/35 "2010-02-17T03:50:01Z")
It worked! -Sidney, no longer a Guest ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/36 "2010-02-17T04:21:53Z")
Welcome, Sidney! ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/37 "2010-02-17T04:53:50Z")
> [@Sidney Evgeni Jordan](#): > > It worked! > > -Sidney, no longer a Guest I would have thought that “Free Candy” would be appropriate right now – with the Olympics and all. Or should it be “Freedom Candy?” Unless you’re rooting for Canada. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/38 "2010-02-17T04:55:17Z")
I await the inevitable kerfuffle when someone demands to have “ped0ph!le” as their custom title. ---
**Author:** ![Pray\_for\_peace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pray\_for\_peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pray_for_peace)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/39 "2010-02-17T05:04:47Z")
Hey, how do you know about Free Candy?!?! 😃 Do you know where that name came from? Wooooo? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262/40 "2010-02-17T05:05:04Z")
> [@Sidney Evgeni Jordan](#): > > It worked! > > -Sidney, no longer a Guest But what’s a “tounge”? Cleanup on aisle 7! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-now-available/529262.md?page=3)