# SDMB book contest!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 30, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408 "2004-03-30T21:57:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 6

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**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/101 "2004-03-31T05:47:39Z")

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General:

$DMLer

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/102 "2004-03-31T06:00:22Z")

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**Really Not All That Bright**  
#208 of the Teeming Dozens; Collect all 2300!

**Generic**  
Five Dollars Poorer

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**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/103 "2004-03-31T06:13:42Z")

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**Miscellaneous:**

**Cecilian Mobster  
Cecil’s Teemster  
Teemster, Local SD-MB  
Cognescenti  
Whiz Person**  
**The ‘fact’ Set:**

Guest: **Fact Checker**

New Member: **Common Facter** or **Factoid**

Charter Member: **Bene Facter** or **Prime Facter**

Mods/Admin: **General Facter** or **Factery Worker** or \*\*Fact Totem \*\* or **Factotum**

Banned: **Ex Poster Facto**

**The ‘know’ Set:**

Guest: **Know-It-Some**

New Member: \*\*Knowledge Driven \*\* or **For Knowledge**

Charter Member:\*\* In the Know\*\* or **Well Known**

Mods/Admin: **General Knowledge**

Banned: **Knowledge Driven Away**

**The ‘never see light of day’ Set:**

Guest: **Knowledge Tramp**

New Member: **Knowledge Wench**

Charter Member: **Knowledge Whore**

Mods/Admin: **Knowledge Pimp**

Banned: **Knowledge OD**  
Peace.

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**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:** [March 31, 2004, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/104 "2004-03-31T06:19:56Z")

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Teeming Millionth #1011987

Five Bucks Poorer and Slightly Less Ignorant

Smarter Than the Average Bear

Maurice

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**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/105 "2004-03-31T07:41:13Z")

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Paid in Full

First in Line

Holding the Door

First in Line, Holding the Door

Way Back When

Groupie

Early Bird

Early Bird Ticket Holder

Charter Million

Accidental Member

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**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/106 "2004-03-31T07:56:31Z")

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General:

“Contributor” for members

“Visitor” for guests

“Long time listener, first time caller” for lurkers

“Example” for the banned

“Thought police” or “Big Brother” for mods

“The Master” for Cecil

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**Author:** ![ihsus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6a8cbe/32.png) [@ihsus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ihsus)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/107 "2004-03-31T08:17:40Z")

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John Dope or Jane Dope for members  
Illegal Dope for banned users

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**Author:** ![Innanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecd19e/32.png) [@Innanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Innanna)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/108 "2004-03-31T08:31:37Z")

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Members: Acolytes  
Knowledge Seekers  
Jonesing for Truth  
Friend of Cecil  
In the Know  
Not A Jerk

Banned folks: Jerk, Annoying Jerk, In the Lyme Pits, Back Under the Bridge

I may have more later (and knowing my luck, someone has just posted one or more of these, only funnier and better) 🙂

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**Author:** ![coop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/87869e/32.png) [@coop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coop)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/109 "2004-03-31T11:38:36Z")

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Teemster

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**Author:** ![Aldebaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/110 "2004-03-31T12:04:16Z")

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General:

For Administrators: **ADMINISTRATOR**

For Moderators: **MODERATOR**

For members: **Member**

For Guests : **Visitor (or: Visiting, or: Invited)**

For banned: **BANNED**

Categorized or used as sub-titles:

For US Members: **US Knowledge**

For non-US Members: **Foreign Perspective (or: Foreign Wisdom)**  
For Own Choice by Aldebaran:

**Raging Muslim**

**Extremely Harmless**

**Completely Innocent**

**Absolutely Fabulous**  
Salaam. A

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**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/111 "2004-03-31T12:14:48Z")

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For mods:  
Doper herder

(did I win?)

Unclviny

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**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/112 "2004-03-31T12:17:57Z")

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generic: **Doper**

for me only: **Pirate!**

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**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/113 "2004-03-31T12:46:28Z")

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borrowed from **zut** in a threat in ATMB about the number of active posters:

_Doperous doperous ubiquitous_ for generic high post count dopers.  
and  
_Doperous doperous hensteethius_ for generic low post count dopers.

I think there should be a third category for people who aren’t truly low or high, but I’m not creative enough to think of one.

Title either just for me or for other really low post count long term members: perpetual wallflower.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/114 "2004-03-31T13:00:01Z")

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[QUOTE=Alan Smithee]  
Istead of “Join Date”:  
Fighting Ignorance since:  
/QUOTE]

Ooh, I like this!

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**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/115 "2004-03-31T13:00:14Z")

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**gouda**

The BIG Cheese

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/116 "2004-03-31T13:30:10Z")

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Who’s On First

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**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/117 "2004-03-31T13:30:13Z")

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Cecil - Grand Pooh-bah

Mod - Monarch

Member - Serf

Guest - Pauper (or: Dolt, Dweeb)

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**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/118 "2004-03-31T13:36:53Z")

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Best in **bold.**

Guests - Newbie, **Wannabe** , Peeping Tom (also for Lurkers)

Members - Student, **Child of the Dope** , slightly less ignorant, **Minion**

Mods - Cecil’s Angels, **Like you, but better**

Cecil - Grand Master, Destroyer of Ignorance

Zotti - **I’m with Cecil**

Admin - **Hamster Technician**

Lynn Bodoni - \*\* Nice, honest.\*\*

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/119 "2004-03-31T13:54:10Z")

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For users banned by Lynn - Lynnched.

For Ed - X Marks the Zott.

For Opal - Hi, Opal! (I’m serious. Let her be subject to the ulimate irony!)

For SF’ers - BANNED

For guests - Novitiate, Neophyte

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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/120 "2004-03-31T14:26:53Z")

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Cecil: **Grand Poobah**

Ed: \*\* Mr. Big \*\*

Mods: **Winged Monkey** or \*\*Jackbooted Henchman/woman \*\*

Lynn: \*\*Harbinger of Doom \*\*

Long time dopers: \*\*Inner Circle \*\*

Newbies \*\* Pantsed \*\*

Shirley Ujest: \*\*Jibberjabberer \*\*

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