# SDMB book contest! **URL:** \ **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:** 9
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/161 "2004-03-31T21:41:56Z")
Lost a bunch when the page expired but here goes: General: Zotti approved Dope prescription I pay for Dope Legal Doper Chronic User Guests: The first hit is free ---
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/162 "2004-03-31T21:46:49Z")
General: Hamster Liberator ---
**Author:** ![Killerjoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/51bf81/32.png) [@Killerjoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Killerjoke)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/163 "2004-03-31T21:50:01Z")
For Charter Members: Sycophant Actually, Sycophant would work well for all members and mods. Your friendly neighborhood lickspittle, KillerJoke ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/164 "2004-03-31T21:54:21Z")
MPSIMS: Chatter Member General: Teem Player ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/165 "2004-03-31T22:08:50Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > Board Member > Board Stiff\*\* But no **Stiff Member**? Daniel ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/166 "2004-03-31T22:20:20Z")
The Master speaks: **teeming millionth** for members I _really_ like **Lynnched** for the unfortunate banned ones - but I forget who originally posted it. For Cecil: **The Master Speaks. Hush.** For me: **hee hee!** (geddit?) Not too creative now, sorry - when come back, bring funny. Snicks ---
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/167 "2004-03-31T22:26:35Z")
For my use: “So I was asked to contribute in a contest which had free books (FREE! I am not a termite but I LOVE free paper. You can make paper hats, a broche, a teradactyle [RAAAAR!]…)! I was going to enter but I realized that my money had NOT MADE IT TO CALIFORNIA YET. Somehow, after a week, my envelope of glory and ultimate awesomeness did not find its way left of this dismal abysslocated in the sphere of the grandor of Pleasant Garden. Maybe it was anhilated by unseen fissures of the Earth’s crust or maybe it was vaporized by a robotic land-roving frog, but it still had not ventured left of this dismal abyss located in the grandor of this tetrahedrahn of Pleasant Garden. There for I shall not be able to enter the super fantastic contest (WITH FREE [FREE!] BOOKS!). As a corolary to this, I am not the contest winner. I am just a guest. With no free (FREE… oh, forget it… _free_) books” For lib: Anti-Handstabber ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/168 "2004-03-31T22:39:49Z")
Q.E.D.: **Cecil-in-Training** ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/169 "2004-03-31T23:21:20Z")
I don’t have the patience to read through all the posts in this thread, but if we adopt a gradiant title system, it should reflect the level of confidence we show in a poster’s answers. For instance: **Unproven Speculation Respected Opinion Recognized Authority** To avoid the post-stuffing behaviour associated with a post-number based scheme, I propose that advancement be based upon longevity, with those who have been active here five years or longer getting a distinctive title (such as " **Exalted Scholar** , “ **Loremaster** ” or “ **Font of Wisdom** ”) and many more perks than any of these johnny-come-latelies. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Nekosoft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c2a13f/32.png) [@Nekosoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nekosoft)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/170 "2004-03-31T23:44:48Z")
**MirrorImageegamIrorriM** egamIrorriMMirrorImage 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/171 "2004-04-01T00:00:16Z")
General: Okey Dopey ---
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/172 "2004-04-01T00:01:12Z")
General Uber Godly ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/173 "2004-04-01T00:25:01Z")
Remembering the mnemonic sentence “Do Monkeys Ever Visit Birmingham?” Duke/Dutchess: Charter Member, more than 10,000 posts Marquis/Marquise: Charter Member, more than 8,000 posts Earl/Countess: Charter Member, more than 5,000 posts Viscount/Viscountess: Charter Member, more than 2,500 posts Baron/Baroness: Charter Member, more than 1,000 posts Lord/Lady: Charter Member, more than 500 posts Governor/Governess: Charter Member, less than 500 posts Serf: Guest Zotti: Regent Administrators: Minister Cecil: His Grace ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/174 "2004-04-01T00:30:21Z")
**Sampiro** I could not disagree with that idea more strongly. The idea of hereditary titles is antithetical to the Straight Dope. If we are going to give a system of titles they should be based on academia ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/175 "2004-04-01T00:41:32Z")
Or a similar hierarchy based on the hierarchy of angels (S mnemonic device Some Chimps Toss Deep Purple Violins Past Aging Apes): Seraphim- more than 10,000 Cherubim more than 9,000 Throne more than 8,000 Dominion more than 7,000 Power more than 6,000 Virtue more than 5,000 Principality more than 4,000 Archangel more than 2,000 Angel more than 500 Winged Monkey non-charter member Mortal guest Metatron Ed Zotti Daemon Administrator God Cecil ---
**Author:** ![j\_sum1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@j\_sum1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j_sum1)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/176 "2004-04-01T00:45:11Z")
Could be any doper but particularly applies to **askeptic** Hamster Jockey ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/177 "2004-04-01T01:12:11Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Or a similar hierarchy based on the hierarchy of angels > > Metatron Ed Zotti > > God Cecil Wouldn’t work. **Fenris** has previously claimed the role of Metatron in his bid to become Cecil II. ---
**Author:** ![GawnFishin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GawnFishin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GawnFishin)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/178 "2004-04-01T01:33:09Z")
How about for every one who identifies themselves as such in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=140316) we could use “Team SETI” ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/179 "2004-04-01T01:46:17Z")
> [@Greenback](#): > > General: > > Zotti approved Dope prescription > I pay for Dope > Legal Doper > Chronic User > > Guests: > The first hit is free Those were great! And the theme is _perfect_! However, here’s my own humble suggestions… For myself: **dopefool** For every other member: **We burning your dog!** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408/180 "2004-04-01T01:51:22Z")
**Junky** As to a couple of suggestions in the OP…, I really don’t anyone’s name as a part of my permanent generic paid member title. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-contest/237408.md?page=10)