I like the new 10 total petz rule as I am a Cat person! RL & gaming if it purrs, it's got me! I think you have a good idea with contest at the end. However, If I work on a really cute name & it ends up sounding funny if I use the Show title at front I might get irked.
Since I have no clue what Seila's show/stage name is off the top of my head I'm not gonna worry right now. Maybe allowing people to have the show title at the end but contest titles MUST ALWAYS be placed farthest back in the name. << retracts noob statement
I knew I wanted to find something cute to say. (Being ultrapeppy is often my way of combating negativity... eventually, I convince myself I really am in a good mood dispite babyfoot in my back half the night. *twinge*) But I've still not caught up on my sleep from Ken's cold so I ended up falling asleep durring the part of the day Ken was willing to sleep. Sigh, some things are good about the SAHMothering deal.
So, I took a moment & looked up Duke.
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duke [dook, dyook] Pronunciation Key
–noun 1. (in Continental Europe) the male ruler of a duchy; the sovereign of a small state.
2. a British nobleman holding the highest hereditary title outside the royal family, ranking immediately below a prince and above a marquis; a member of the highest rank of the British peerage. Compare royal duke.
3. a nobleman of corresponding rank in certain other countries.
& on that note I suggest our forums points be called Liege points (despite the fact I'll probably never remember how to spell it correctly after this!) Because Duke is the dog in charge round here! -
Liege (leegh)
n.
*A lord or sovereign to whom allegiance and service are due according to feudal law.
*A vassal or subject owing allegiance and services to a lord or sovereign under feudal law.
*A loyal subject to a monarch. << I guess this would be us & Amy (dj-- if'n you like that, go change your profile name to Queen Amy, snicker. & of course you could use the title Sovereign or Monarch)
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Liege adj.
*Entitled to the loyalty and services of vassals or subjects: a liege lord. << I guess new mods would get this title & high pts petz/owners get Crowned? (the title would be Crowned _Something_- not actually given a royalty title unless they are mod or been in forum very long time.)
*Bound to give such allegiance and services to a lord or monarch.
*Loyal; faithful.
I guess then our name threads in Members Areas could be called Member Fiefs... lol! For fun of course... I don't know about any of you but having a full Thread with my ame at the top is not gonna be wasted...
I've already got a Thaksgivinig Day thingy in there. ;D
fief [feef] Pronunciation Key
–noun 1. a fee or feud held of a feudal lord; a tenure of land subject to feudal obligations.
2. a territory held in fee. < guess Sheila is my fief (have ta look up tenure now... gah!)
A2/Clive or Reese-- not sure what I'm going to go with... he's not a really crazy puppy. He is cute & friendly but not a hyper thing like my Manen pups. (It'd have to be REAL hyper to name Clive, lol!)
tenure ten·ure
n.
*The act, fact, or condition of holding something in one's possession, as real estate or an office; occupation. <a2 would be tenured, right?
*A period during which something is held.
*The status of holding one's position on a permanent basis without periodic contract renewals: a teacher granted tenure on a faculty.
Main Entry: ownership
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: possession
Synonyms: buying, claim, control, cut, deed, dominion, end, hand, having, holding, occupancy, partnership, piece, possessorship, property, proprietary rights, proprietorship, purchase, purchasing, residence, slice, takeover, tenancy, [glow=blue,2,300]tenure[/glow], title, use
Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1)
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Oh, Also Placing & HMing Shows in other forums should get a Liege pt or 2 for BIS & 1st prizes. Hmm , that gets people up there pretty fast, so maybe .5 or .25 pts- halves & quarters? Also, Liege pts could be used for Karma equivalents (.5 of karma or .25 of Unwarning each Liege pt)+ vice versa after one of the earlier points award Levels(that way there is always a loss when a person converts).
I guess here LLC would mean Liege Level Crowned! But, what I actually meant about moving the Shows was that as the contests are in a Sub-board so should Shows be sub-boards! We could leave "How to" threads out front of both that way we can have a discussion area for people & keep the Contest & Shows boards completely clean.
Additionally, I suggest we call members of Duke's Group Alumi since it really is a learning process around here!
Check out this definition:
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a·lum·nus [uh-luhm-nuhs] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ni Spelled Pronunciation Key [-nahy, -nee]
1. a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
2. a former associate, employee, member, or the like: He invited all the alumni of the library staff to the party.
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[Origin: 1635–45; < L: foster son, pupil, equiv. to al- (s. of alere to feed, support) + -u- (< stem-vowel *-o- in interior syllable) + -m(i)nus, orig. passive participial suffix (cf. adult, old), akin to Gk -menos; see phenomenon]
—Usage note
Alumnus (in Latin a masculine noun) refers to a male graduate or former student; the plural is
alumni. An
alumna (in Latin a feminine noun) refers to a female graduate or former student; the plural is
alumnae. Traditionally, the masculine plural
alumni has been used for groups composed of both sexes and is still widely so used: the alumni of Cal State University: Long Beach. Sometimes, to avoid any suggestion of sexism, both terms are used for mixed groups: the alumni/alumnae of ECC University or the alumni and alumnae of ECC University. While not quite equivalent in meaning, the terms
graduate and graduates avoid the complexities of the Latin forms and eliminate any need for using a masculine plural form to refer to both sexes.
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Sorry, I'm Latina so I like male & feminine forms in my lingo.
{Okay, gotta go. At the holiday/end of module, party some noob had shrimp in her potato salad--- She didn't mention it & my husband ate some-- They sent him home from tech school really doped up on benadryl to help prevent a reaction but we don't own an epi pen & I really want to check on him myself. Everybody got a little scare but he was able to drive himself home (as opposed to swelling up & turning blue with lack of oxygen). This is actually the first serious scare we've had in years, now that I think on it.}