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Drakolith Funditor Offline Posts: 675 U.S.	I've noticed titles below everyone's names.... Mar 3^rd, 2017 at 11:31pm And I get that it's a sort of ranking system, but what exactly do some of the words mean? When I look them up I don't really find anything. I mean some are self explanatory like junior member... but, I'm curious.
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Tomas Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2178	Re: I've noticed titles below everyone's names.... Reply #1 - Mar 4^th, 2017 at 8:37am The more you post the more your "rank goes up". I forget what all the title translate to but I believe they're military terms?
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Masiakasaurus Forum Moderation Offline mah-SEE-a-kah-SOR-us Posts: 6069 Alabama, USA Gender:	Re: I've noticed titles below everyone's names.... Reply #2 - Mar 4^th, 2017 at 1:47pm When we came up with the current ranks, we actually went out of our way to not use recognizable military terms. The ranks are: Novicius - brand new Descens - "below" beginner Tiro - beginner Funditor - slinger Interfector Viris Spurii - giant slayer
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Drakolith Funditor Offline Posts: 675 U.S.	Re: I've noticed titles below everyone's names.... Reply #3 - Mar 4^th, 2017 at 5:17pm Ah. Interesting. I understood how it worked. Was just wondering the meanings behind it. Thanks guys!
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Reply #4 - Mar 7^th, 2017 at 7:38am

Giant slayer - for some reason that had not registered

like it.

Mind you, I now own a catalonia slinging club t-shirt with a slinger versus a wyvern (they call it a dragon, but I'm a bit pedantic where mythical animals are concerned lol) on the back.
Maybe we could make the final one Dragon slayer

When it's been washed and I'm sure there are no bed bugs I'll get a picture. But definitely the coolest slinng t-shirt I own. And i suspect I own more than most

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Reply #5 - Mar 8^th, 2017 at 1:52am

It's "giant slayer" in an indirect way. It most literally means "the one who defeated the champion standing" or "the guy that beat the king of the hill." Goliath of Gath was described as the champion of the Philistines and "viris spurii" is a Latin approximation of that. If you were to describe David's slaying of Goliath in Latin, "interfector viris spurii" is what you'd call David.

Pikåru wrote on Nov 19^th, 2013 at 6:59pm:

Massi - WTF? It's called a sling. You use it to throw rocks farther and faster than you could otherwise. That's all.
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Blue Raja Descens Offline Rediscovering An Ancient Skill Posts: 217	Re: I've noticed titles below everyone's names.... Reply #6 - Mar 12^th, 2017 at 9:09am Mine says "junior member." Does this have a particular meaning? At my age (64), I am pleased to be referred to as a junior anything.
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: I've noticed titles below everyone's names.... Reply #7 - Mar 13^th, 2017 at 7:10am just number of posts. here you go:
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: I've noticed titles below everyone's names.... Reply #8 - Mar 13^th, 2017 at 7:12am I guess ratman and I should have a special title for the above 10'000 posts. Maybe: sad bastards with no life
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Blue Raja Descens Offline Rediscovering An Ancient Skill Posts: 217	Re: I've noticed titles below everyone's names.... Reply #9 - Mar 13^th, 2017 at 6:47pm Thanks for the explanation! For over 10k posts - "Dominus petra iaculari"
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: I've noticed titles below everyone's names.... Reply #10 - Mar 14^th, 2017 at 5:50pm Go on, what does it mean ?
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Blue Raja Descens Offline Rediscovering An Ancient Skill Posts: 217	Re: I've noticed titles below everyone's names.... Reply #11 - Mar 15^th, 2017 at 11:51pm My Latin is off - it should be "Domine petra iaculari" - Master Rock Thrower
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Drakolith Funditor Offline Posts: 675 U.S.	Re: I've noticed titles below everyone's names.... Reply #12 - Mar 21^st, 2017 at 4:38pm What about "Mercurii verba Domini" sling lord of many words (google translate says its right... so...)
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: I've noticed titles below everyone's names.... Reply #13 - Mar 22^nd, 2017 at 12:17pm lol like that - have to see if i can add another category.
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