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Old 17th August 2004, 01:11 PM   #1 (permalink)
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My new title (looking at things optimistically...)
G'day!

I've recently changed my board title from "The Killer DM" to "Optimist".

This is based on several of my recent posts where I've been putting the best spin on recent events in the D&D world.

I was just wondering if I should change it to "ENworld's Official Optimist".

Morrus? Piratecat? Other good people? Do you have any thoughts?

Cheers!
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Old 17th August 2004, 01:37 PM   #2 (permalink)
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how about Miniature or Small Optimist?
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Old 17th August 2004, 04:20 PM   #4 (permalink)
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If it doesn't work out, we can change your title to "Suboptimist."
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Old 17th August 2004, 04:32 PM   #5 (permalink)
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This is based on several of my recent posts where I've been putting the best spin on recent events in the D&D world.

I was just wondering if I should change it to "ENworld's Official Optimist".
I agree. I don't think I've seen anyone more optimistic than you when it comes to D&D, its direction, and its products. That's as official as you're going to get!
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Old 18th August 2004, 12:34 AM   #6 (permalink)
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I agree. I don't think I've seen anyone more optimistic than you when it comes to D&D, its direction, and its products. That's as official as you're going to get!
I'll second that -- "EN World's Official Optimist" is both a very cool and a very appropriate title for you, Merric.
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Old 18th August 2004, 03:52 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Well, as it turns out, I don't quite have the characters to include the 's - so I've changed the order of words around. (There also isn't enough room for the "un" if that becomes required...)

I'll keep it for at least the next few days, until I get more of a reaction to the change.

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I'll keep it for at least the next few days, until I get more of a reaction to the change.
You're being pretty optimistic that people are observant enough to notice
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You're being pretty optimistic that people are observant enough to notice
I may be wrong but I suspect your title would not be optimistic
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