# new member titles? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 22, 2007, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-titles/416471 "2007-08-22T05:21:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-titles/416471/1 "2007-08-22T05:21:15Z")
How did Boyo Jim get a member title of “Best of the Worst”? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-titles/416471/2 "2007-08-22T06:08:07Z")
See [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=430953). ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-titles/416471/3 "2007-08-22T06:23:29Z")
Yes, and \*\*Giraffe \*_informed me of that_. Good idea for that special title and well deserved, might I add. - He must be the fastest Moderator on the planet. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-titles/416471/4 "2007-08-22T08:17:13Z")
[QUOTE=DrDeth] Yes, and \*\*Giraffe \*_informed me of that_. Good idea for that special title and well deserved, might I add. - He must be the fastest Moderator on the planet. :eek: [/QUOTE] Certainly he’s the tallest. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-titles/416471/5 "2007-08-22T10:47:03Z")
[QUOTE=bigbabysweets2000] Certainly he’s the tallest. [/QUOTE] And has the longest tongue. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-titles/416471/6 "2007-08-22T12:11:29Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] And has the longest tongue. [/QUOTE] Oh, do tell. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-titles/416471/7 "2007-08-22T16:03:08Z")
Rumor is that it is 18" long and prehensile. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-titles/416471/8 "2007-08-22T16:11:16Z")
[QUOTE=Rick] Rumor is that it is 18" long and prehensile. [/QUOTE] even reprehensible, sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-titles/416471/9 "2007-08-23T03:24:35Z")
And, as any keen observer of giraffes would agree, you don’t want to know what ELSE that tongue is used for. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-titles/416471/10 "2007-08-23T04:37:33Z")
Face it. **Giraffe** stands tall among the moderators and is able to lick them all from a distance. But he’s most vulnerable when thirsty. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-titles/416471/11 "2007-08-23T17:22:34Z")
I wonder…would it be possible for new members to have New Member under their user name, for maybe a month? That way the newbies would stand out, and we could treat (or abuse 😉 ) them accordingly. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-titles/416471/12 "2007-08-23T18:38:18Z")
I think most people who are new members are fairly visible to the rest of the membership. But you should treat everyone with consideration, not just newbies; I would think our grizzled veterans would appreciate a kind word now and then. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-titles/416471/13 "2007-08-23T23:24:25Z")
[QUOTE=ivylass] I wonder…would it be possible for new members to have New Member under their user name, for maybe a month? That way the newbies would stand out, and we could treat (or abuse 😉 ) them accordingly. [/QUOTE] They do- it sez “Guest”. When I see “Guest” I do tend to look down a bit at their postings I will admit. _But_- after they pony up their contribution, however, a Member is a Member as far as I am concerned. ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-titles/416471/14 "2007-08-24T02:06:38Z")
[QUOTE=DrDeth] They do- it sez “Guest”. When I see “Guest” I do tend to look down a bit at their postings I will admit. _But_- after they pony up their contribution, however, a Member is a Member as far as I am concerned. [/QUOTE] God, you 2001 noobs are all the same. Why don’t you read the threads for a while and get a feel for the culture here before jumping in, eh? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member-titles/416471/15 "2007-08-24T05:09:23Z")
[QUOTE=capybara] God, you 2001 noobs are all the same. Why don’t you read the threads for a while and get a feel for the culture here before jumping in, eh? [/QUOTE] I _dissect_ large aquatic rodents, I don’t take advice from them. 😛😛