# We the People of the SDMB would like customizeable titles! {Not doing the contest, maybe a Queue} **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 14, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-the-people-of-the-sdmb-would-like-customizeable-titles-not-doing-the-contest-maybe-a-queue/998847 "2024-03-14T21:54:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-the-people-of-the-sdmb-would-like-customizeable-titles-not-doing-the-contest-maybe-a-queue/998847/141 "2024-03-22T03:26:31Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Agreed, and I, too, want to thank @What_Exit – probably our most active mod – for helping make this happen and for so quickly accommodating all the requests. And kudos to @ParallelLines for submitting the suggestion in the first place. It may seem like a small thing, but things like this help make this a fun place! Sorry that the following acknowledgement is a few days late, but I’ve been travelling and I can barely tolerate the effort of responding on a touchscreen! But while I will happily accept your thanks, the initial impetus came from @What_Exit as well! They mentioned manually altering a poster’s titles in a Pit thread, and that it was a _relatively_ simple procedure. I then asked in that thread it would be possible to therefore manage new, custom titles for posters and if so if it would be appropriate to do so in ATMB as to not further sideline the thread. W\_E was supporting, and the only reason I didn’t mention them by name in the OP was I didn’t want to suggest that I was explicitly doing so with his blessing. Not that they didn’t immediately chime in here with support as well. But if credit is being given, at best I’m the 10% Inspiration, and he’s the 90% perspiration that got us here - between support in thread, as a voice among the mods, and doing quite a bit of the grunt work as it were. So I vote for him as MVP on the team as it were. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-the-people-of-the-sdmb-would-like-customizeable-titles-not-doing-the-contest-maybe-a-queue/998847/142 "2024-03-22T14:57:43Z")
Well the system is working well so far and is far from a burden on the Moderators. I’ve had a few PMs on it, but overwhelmingly most of the requests have gone through the [Custom Titles Queue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-queue/998955/1) thread. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-the-people-of-the-sdmb-would-like-customizeable-titles-not-doing-the-contest-maybe-a-queue/998847/143 "2024-03-23T18:37:20Z")
As there seems to be some confusion, Title change request here will also probably get done and moved to the completed thread. But still easiest if posted in the [Custom Titles Queue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-titles-queue/998955/1). PMs are still the worst choice. Very good chance the change won’t happen and causes some problems for the moderators. I’m going to insist anyone that PMs me, instead makes the request a post. Not sure about other Mods. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-the-people-of-the-sdmb-would-like-customizeable-titles-not-doing-the-contest-maybe-a-queue/998847/144 "2024-03-25T01:40:50Z")
I don’t understand what this is about. Are you giving members a one-time chance to change their titles? If I do nothing, will I retain my current title? ---
**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:** [March 25, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-the-people-of-the-sdmb-would-like-customizeable-titles-not-doing-the-contest-maybe-a-queue/998847/145 "2024-03-25T01:43:18Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > I don’t understand what this is about. Are you giving members a one-time chance to change their titles? If I do nothing, will I retain my current title? - So far, I’ve kept mine. There’s been no communication that I need to re-apply. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-the-people-of-the-sdmb-would-like-customizeable-titles-not-doing-the-contest-maybe-a-queue/998847/146 "2024-03-25T01:48:32Z")
Nothing will happen to your current title. This is not a one time event. Lots of discussion in the thread I’m moving this post to. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-the-people-of-the-sdmb-would-like-customizeable-titles-not-doing-the-contest-maybe-a-queue/998847.md?page=7)