yeah, there's other forums out there that let people set custom titles by default... we're just jerks .

I like the idea of titles as rewards, it encourages people but doesn't break things to implement.

And yeah, I think the fear that the place will be overrun by users with custom titles is kind of ... umm ... incredibly stupid. It's not like it's that big a deal, it's just a nice little customization, sort of an acknowledgement that you're not the average title-less schmuck .