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"Edit Titles 1. Click the Control Panel link at the top of your UBB.threads™ page. 2. Click profile settings under Membership. 3. Click the Member Titles tab. Using the boxes provided, you can set up a series of special titles that will be applied to users as they reach specified numbers of posts. The first title is usually for new users (those with zero posts)."