Proper way to address those senior to you?

I apologize if this question has already been asked, but I was unable to find the topic it may have been addressed in.

I was wondering as to the proper way to address those senior to you? I've just recently joined, so I am the lowest of the low, and don't want to offend anyone of high rank by not speaking to them in the proper manner.

For example, in the Catholic Church, you refer to a priest as Father or a nun as Sister, but not as Bob or Kate. Would I refer to those with the status of Knight and above as Master, even though they are not my Master? Any guidance on this matter would be much appreciated.

Some people choose to call masters "master", some don't. Aside from that, there really arn't titles. Not name calling and being respectful go along way, "high or low"

I am older than a lot of people here, and I often answer to "hey Old Guy." Does that help any?

Seriously, there are official titles, but most of us are just here for the comunity and eachother. And we are usually pretty relaxed when it comes to those kinds of things. At least I am!

hahahhahahhaha :woohoo:

i know we apprentices prefer to be addressed in the longest, most ornate and flowery manner possible.

I dont know...

I kinda prefer "His Cookieness" (or is the Kookyness?)

I also answer to "Goofball", "His Goofiness", "Crazy like a Potato", "Jestor the Magnificent", "Wolverine", "Tome Cruise", "Lord Voldermort","Captain Kangaroo", "Willie Nelson", "The Magnicient One", "The Fox', "HEY MACARENA", "Peirce Brosnan", "He-Man", "Pepper to Wescli's 'Salt'", "Turkey", "Ya doesnt have ta call me Johnson", "Mr. Miage", "Slick", "Scooter", "Brat", "Frisbee", "AquaMan", and dozens more...

Basically the guy looking thoughtfully out the window was right, we really justcare about manners...

Beware any who demand you call them by a title...

Thats just rude...

We have some "rules" which we do not enforce. Wescli likes to call me "your eminence" though

Oh, you know what? The young ladies in my daughters GirlScouts troop call me Mr. Awesome . I don't mind be called that!

hahahhaha :silly: :laugh: :woohoo:

(Just in case its not clear.... No titles are necessary, but some do prefer... Also, we like to play around too...... We are not poking fun at you, but rather hoping you are laughing with us!)

Welcome to TOTJO...

"I am the lowest of the low"

This is your first mistake. NOBODY here is lower than any other person.

If this was a Christian church, I'd say: "We're all equal in the eyes of God."

I know you're referring just to your rank. BUT, don't think of yourself as low so much as inexperienced in "our way" of looking at the world. There are Masters here whom I respect with my whole heart, and there are some I look at and go, "how did you get that title again?" (Jestor, I'm looking at you, bud. hahahahha. jkjkjk) Just kidding, I think all the masters are wonderful and Knights, and apprentices, and students, and novices, and guests.

Connor Lidell wrote: "I am the lowest of the low"

This is your first mistake. NOBODY here is lower than any other person.

If this was a Christian church, I'd say: "We're all equal in the eyes of God."

I know you're referring just to your rank.

Good catch Connor (almost typed RiddleNox)...

And so true, thanks for that...

(and killing my jokes sir!, that will be enough! hahahaha)

Please try to relax and not worry so much about how to address people. As Jedi, we strive for humbleness, and I can tell you from personal experience that even the Jedi Masters and Councilors and Knights and leaders here just want to be called by their names. Of course, it never hurts to attach their rank to the beginning of their name.

For example, "Master Jestor", or "Jedi Knight Wescli", or (for me) "Apprentice SeanChing" I feel that actually helps people make the Jedi lifestyle more authentic feeling - at least by a little.

I can personally relate to you, Malia. When I first joined TOTJO nearly a year ago, I took things way too seriously. I might have turned people off by being too formal. Over time, I learned to relax a bit and speak the way I would always speak.

While it is known that V-Tog prefers that people refer to her as 'Her Royal Hotness', besides that no one else minds much :woohoo: :laugh:

I'm good with just Akkarin and I generally refer to everyone else by either their real name or username

Desolous calls me Master A (he's my Apprentice) and I like to think the 'A' stands for 'Ace' :whistle:

Earlier a member said "Good morning Master Jestor" to which I then replied "Good morning master ****" they were not a master by rank, in fact we share the same rank but I still called him a master. We are all equal here at TOTJO rank just denotes commitment to TOTJO, master is often referred to as a way for an apprentice to denote their "master" but be wary of anyone who expects or demands to be called by their name. The only time I would say rank/addressing seniorship would be in times of public events for instance when two members went leafleting, the senior would have been in charge due to having more people experience than the lesser (Although just because they are senior does not denote they are any better at the job it just means they have more swing to their axe than the other)

So in summary, just call them by their name.

Sometimes in official engagements we use titles. Other than that though no one is too fussed

When I joined first, I used to call those who had higher ranks than me master, it was how Jedi did in sw... well, once V-Tog replied "I'm master to no one except SeanChing" and I never called knights master again!

Since then, I call masters master + Wescli Wardest (I'm his apprentice). To be honest, I like adding titles to others name. Not because it's formal, because it shows them that I respect them. After all, I'm younger that almost every active member here.

I like to refer to members with title with their title both out of respect for all they've done here, and, as SeanChing said, because it makes the Jedi lifestyle feel more authentic (because I'm a huge nerd and that's important to me). But yeah, we're normally pretty informal. I guess I could be called "His Redundancy", since everyone else always beats me to the point I was going to make. :laugh:

Thank you all for your help. Guess I'm over thinking this a bit, huh? That's alright. Live and learn.

Is no one going to point out that what Jestor Really meant to say was he who must not be named? Not Lord *********!

Master you know who... sounds interesting

How would you explain those who are senior? Are we merely discussing titles of totjo? Per the internet I rarely acknowledge anyones online titles are ranks and speak with the sites night and masters as I do to the newbes within the community.

To be honest my thoughts against the internet ranking system are very well known and have been for years.

"Give a basic level of respect to everyone, up that respect to those who earn it and drop it to those who do things that make you readjust your mind to them and lose respect for."