Usertitle Rant

I guess it's just $50 for extra advertising.

 

Ya lets get rid of join date, post count and donation icons while were at it.

And when they do that and get scammed, the sympathy train keeps chugging right down the tracks and doesn't stop to pick them up. Trust in titles = fail

So everyone who donates $50+ and gets a title is automatically more trusted?

I think not.

RE - Faith, Inventor etc etc

 

I thought it was already against the rules to claim to be 'trusted'.

 

That's not what I said.

I said that NORMALLY titles are reserved for people who are either members of the staff, or highly trusted members who actually earned that title.

Which should apply to this site as well, unless you make up some kind of funny title.

 

They both show signs of superiority. Just because #1 pin seller isn't officially a Sythe rank does not mean it does not hint signs of trust. The difference between a signature and a usertitle is one looks more much more official, because it has to be given by an administrator.

Fact of the matter is simple, just because you donated $50 does not mean you can use it to look more trusted. A lot of people will trust someone off their usertitle, and no it isn't their fault. If anyone, it would be Sythe staff's fault for allowing him to have something that could be misleading.

 

Alright, please explain to me why it isn't the users fault for trusting a title.

Its called they aren't doing their homework. Don't blame titles, blame misinformed/inexperience of "new" users.

 

YOU JUST FUCKING JOINED, YOU CAME TO BUY A PIN, YOU SEE SOMEONE WITH A SHINY BLUE THING UNDER HIS NAME SAYING "#1 PIN SELLER, YOU WOULDN'T TRUST HIM?

Made it caps so your dumbass could understand.

 

I support 100%

 

But what if you are the #1 [blah] seller on sythe?
Shouldn't you be acclaimed the right to have the title then?
It wouldn't be based on opinions, but based on thread posts/views and sales instead.

 

They can't prove they're the #1.

 

It sends the wrong message to new comers, I myself when I first came to sythe I had no idea what the donor perks were, and they aren't really pasted in your face when you enter the site either, and if I saw a user with the user title saying "#1 account seller" in bold and colorful letters I'd think they were special to the staff and only trade with that individual. I think its just a way for shit heads to think they're cool.

 

Getting a little offensive are we?

Scammed for a single PIN isn't really all that much. $4 gone.

That was a good $4 lesson, rather then having them get a $200+ lesson the hard way.



Alright Magic I see what your saying with new users, but don't try to automatically pardon them if they get scammed. It is STILL THEIR FAULT and it always will be.

 

You are wrong. They can prove they are #1 with time and patience. By going through all the threads in the membership sales, for example, they could easily point out they are number 1 by providing how many total pins they have sold.

Example: User 1 and User 2
User 1 has a thread in the membership sales with 1,000 pins sold.
User 2 has a thread in the membership sales with 750 pins sold.
Let's say User 1 and User 2 happen to be the largest sellers in the thread, which you would find doing research through the section. You could easily go by those facts and rank yourself as #1.

I do understand that if someone happens to pass you, your UT would need to be removed. But if you're the #1 seller usually this wouldn't happen unless someone got more business.

I am just trying to prove my point here, it is possible that they can provide proof they are #1. Try correcting me if I'm wrong but facts cannot be unproved.

 

User 1 could say that he has sold the most pins on Sythe, but that doesn't mean that he's the number one pin seller. User 2 could have cheaper prices, better customer service, bigger consumer base, etc...

 

The person who sells the most pins is the number one pin seller, regardless of any other factors.

 

I guess you could be right, but by basing the "number 1" you could, too, compare yourself to their customer service, consumer base, prices and pins sold. If you are better at everything than them, which in most cases would not be valid seeing as there is a lot to compare with, than you should deserve the UT.

I am going to have to disagree with this rant. I think if users are #1, or 2 or even 3 they should deserve a UT saying so.

EDIT: Then again, blindkilla does make a valid point.

 

Okay, even if we're going by the most pins sold, it's still an unrealistic title to give as User A could claim that they've sold 500 pins this month, User B could claim he's sold more, etc... It's impossible to know exactly how many pins someone has sold and if it was a legitimate sale.

 

Well it's not exactly impossible, it's very possible. It would just be too much work to even try keeping count. You could easily go by how many pins were sold to people by vouches. Only the vouches would be what is counted up to the total pins sold, regardless of how many pins they say they have sold.

I'm just saying... it is possible but FAR too much work for someone to do, even for the UT of #1.

 

People would assume,
Guy 1: "Hell, I'm the fastest pin seller so that means I'm #1 pin seller."

Guy 2: "Hell, I'm the cheapest pin seller so that means I'm #1 pin seller."

Guy 3: "Hell, I'm the sexiest pin seller so that means I'm the #1 pin seller."

It can go on and on and on