User Titles

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Originally Posted by shadows

I think that members should be able to choose personalized User Titles. I know that I would utilize it.

Originally Posted by hegirllvr

I think personalized titles are a good idea. ...

One question though - post counts are already shown - so is a title designating the length of time one has been a member really necessary?

I believe the point of standardized titles is as a designator of level "achieved" (for want of a better word), which is determined by a simple algorithm reflecting number of posts and reputation (but not, I do not think, "length of time one has been a member"). Self-chosen titles would defeat that purpose, obviously -- but perhaps that purpose is of no consequence.