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I lead an open group intended to discuss issues, and sometimes do community service. Just a general catch-all activism group to share information. I am looking for the best title (other than just Organizer) for the leaders that indicates a bit more leadership than just organizing but less than say "President" or "Chairman".

I put in a poll some titles I thought of, but feel free to recommend any.

I am leaning toward Moderator as that indicates keeping the open conversation on track, and keeping the agenda but not "leading" everyone.

Best one: Hail.

Fuhrer?

"chair" I think works.

I vote for "big daddy."

My advice would be that instead of trying to come up with a title that doesn't sound like a big deal, you should use a title so completely over the top that no one could possibly take it seriously. Like Dread Lord or Grand Chief Inquisitor.

I vote for "big daddy."

Why do I always imagine a prostitute calling her pimp Big Daddy whenever I read or hear big daddy?

Personally I'd go with Headmaster....giggity.

My advice would be that instead of trying to come up with a title that doesn't sound like a big deal, you should use a title so completely over the top that no one could possibly take it seriously. Like Dread Lord or Grand Chief Inquisitor.

If it were a gaming group I would lol.

What is funny is how over the top Freemasonic and other such society titles are but their supposed to be serious.

Co-ordinator sounds nice if you're involved in planning meetings. 'Team leader' might sound nice to your fellow groupmembers, seeing as it emphasizes your relationship to the team itself.

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sucks to your ass-mar!

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sucks to your ass-mar!
"'We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything.'"

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sucks to your ass-mar!

*kills the beast*

You could consider "Christ". In the days of Jesus it was a common honorific, in these days it will get attention.
Otherwise I quite like guide and advisor.

If you want to give it a sf ring, try "Hindmost".

If you want to give it a sf ring, try "Hindmost".

where exactly is this group going?

It depends on the composition and purpose of the group. Sometimes "spokesperson" is appropriate or it could be "delegate" if the group has nominated that person to be their representative.

If it were a gaming group I would lol.

What is funny is how over the top Freemasonic and other such society titles are but their supposed to be serious.

In my gaming group I am referred to as GOD. The Game Ordinance Director.

Conducător, obviously. Guaranteed to either offend or impress your Romanian friends.

Capo di tutti capi

Poobah or Lord High Everything Else (From Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado)

The High Bulp! Do it!

Warmonger! or for hilarity sake:

KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNN!

I think President/Chairperson is a good title. It doesn't matter that it makes you sound more important than you really are, that is the point, especially if you are planning on putting this on a resume.

You can't go wrong with a fantasy motif. I suggest either Grand Wizard or Grand Dragon.
I also suggest wandering around loudly declaring, "Hello everyone, did you know that I, [name here], am a GRAND DRAGON! Yes, it is true. I, [name here], am a GRAND DRAGON!"

A community association that I work with from time to time has a nice, albeit unusual, way of handling this. Whenever they're organising an activity or initiative they designate one person as PTB (Person To Blame, occasionally extended to PTBITGW (Person To Blame If Things Go Wrong) in the minutes).

It's a casual group, so why not go with a silly title like Sexlord?

"Chair" has a nice ring to it. Sounds dignified, too.

I think "Grand Wizard" will work well, and the negative connotations are nil!

How about just "Chief" or "Skipper"

It isn't over the top obnoxiously egotistical so, it might actually be respectable. Yet, it has a humerous element to it, which could be good to maintain the equal, yet respective relationship with your subordinates.

If however, you are after something over the top obnoxiously egotistical, you can't go past "The honorable Most grand, glorious supreme all-powerful sex-loaded overlord of [your group]"

Guv'nor!

Said in a charmingly fake Cockney accent!

The Pizza Judge.

I lead an open group intended to discuss issues, and sometimes do community service. Just a general catch-all activism group to share information. I am looking for the best title (other than just Organizer) for the leaders that indicates a bit more leadership than just organizing but less than say "President" or "Chairman".

I put in a poll some titles I thought of, but feel free to recommend any.

I am leaning toward Moderator as that indicates keeping the open conversation on track, and keeping the agenda but not "leading" everyone.

Coordinator, cause it has that "arranging things" feel and I think you'd probably be doing that.

God-Emperor, Supreme Doombringer, Arch-Reaver, Benito

Boss

Edit: Alternatively "The Boss" with capital T and capital B ;)

I feel ashamed for not mentioning my own title..

Provost.

Then again, "First Speaker" is nice as well ;)

A community association that I work with from time to time has a nice, albeit unusual, way of handling this. Whenever they're organising an activity or initiative they designate one person as PTB (Person To Blame, occasionally extended to PTBITGW (Person To Blame If Things Go Wrong) in the minutes).

Reminds me of Pennac's novels...

Alternate in italian:
Capro Espiatorio

Anything other than "facilitator". Facilitators never facilitate.

"Obfuscator" has a nice ring. I've often served in that capacity myself. :tongue:

I am looking for the best title (other than just Organizer) for the leaders that indicates a bit more leadership than just organizing but less than say "President" or "Chairman".


Simply, no title at all. In a casual group, authority is automatically recognised by everyone to someone, if the need for authority arises.

Reminds me of Pennac's novels...

Alternate in italian:
Capro Espiatorio

Le bouc émissaire!

"Ecoutez, Malaussène, je vous ai engagé comme bouc émissaire pour que vous épongiez les emmerdes en pleurant au bon moment, pour que vous résolviez l'insoluble en ouvrant grand vos bras de martyr, en un mot, pour que vous endossiez. Or, vous endossiez formibablement! Vous êtes un endosseur de première, personne au mond n'endossarait mieux que vous, et vous savez pourquoi? (...) la compassion, mon garçon, la compassion! Vous avez un vice rare: vous compatissez. (...)"

It doesn't matter what you call yourself as long as you reap the benefits and the perks. Just like myself being a high member of club committee I just got two free tickets to a sporting event.

lananara and the h.u.b. use "low person" (= hindmost = coordinatior) pretty generally for all elected officials. but then we don't believe in "leadership" as such, (other then as "exampleship") but rather coordinatorship, other then in brief and limited contexts of emergency (which are considered almost invariably examples of why we don't believe in "leadership" when they come into existence!)

for a "casual" organization or group, "most ad hoc ad hocness", as in "anyone can form a committi"

or the big hoc. captain, somewhat bizaar and ironically seemed to work for the peace loving indiginous miwok, maidu, and other penutian speakers of native california, who'se village and triblet organization was of a largely, save with the exception of emergencies, mostly casual nature.

basically, when enough people decided they wanted to get something done, the went to whoever they felt best knew how to do that particular thing or kind of thing, and asked, begged, pleaded, cajoled that person into 'leading' them, in THAT PARTICULAR activity, and then, only for the duration of engauging in it.

i'm not authority on the last, but that's what i've heard most often from those i'm most convinced know what the're talking about. primarily such elders as i've occasionally come in contact with. (along with a bit of suplimental material recorded by certain anthropologists during the final years of the dominance among them of their own languages and ways of life, a little over a hundred years ago)

Grand Nabob of the Obsidian Pelican

I'll go with The Alma Mater's suggestion.

Will definitely get people to notice. You can explain it to them like, "Old honorific. It's not like I'm calling myself Yeshua bin David."

No, I am not being sarcastic, I really think you should call yourself that.

Grand Wizard, or whatever the heads off the KKK call themselves.

Prime.

Refuge in audacity man. Make it grand and over the top. "Grand Inquisitor" has a nice ring to it :P

Evil Overlord.

You can't go wrong with 'cocksucker'. :D

i am unsure whether understanding the lord of the flies references was intellectual, educated or down-right sad....

You could consider "Christ". In the days of Jesus it was a common honorific, in these days it will get attention.
Otherwise I quite like guide and advisor.

If you want to give it a sf ring, try "Hindmost".

Devil take the Hindmost.

Honorable Chairman.

I'd go with 'Grand High Panjandrum'...or possibly 'Poobah'

Director.

I've been a president, chair, organizer, moderator, facilitator, administrator, etc. Director seemed to describe my activities best.

Alternatively: Czar. It just sounds cool.

Benevolent Father/Mother.

How about being called "The One who urinates on himself when speaking to 3 or more people at the same time. " Looks snazzy on a business card.

Or just add an "R." in front of your name. Like in R. Daneel Olivaw or R. Giskard Reventlov. ;)

Or just add an "R." in front of your name. Like in R. Daneel Olivaw or R. Giskard Reventlov. ;)

R. Lee Ermey. :D