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Originally Posted by irene_b
For a person to list that they are a "Master FlyFisher" would imply that they know it all and cannot learn anything else.
The same can be applied to everything "Master Bonsaiist" as well.
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Oh come on now - that is being taken a bit too seriously. I do note you used the word imply and that is correct but you are doing the implication - not the bearer of the title.
I have spent my entire life working in the entertainment industry as a fabricator in theatre, film and television. For a long time my title for credit and on the job has been master carpenter. I didn't pick that, it goes with the job and is proper for the department leader or charge person. There are also master electricians, prop masters etc. I have yet to meet a person in the industry that let the master title go to their head. I have always offered helpful guidance to those under my supervision but I appreciate the respect that the title gives. I look at it as I have reached journeyman status by learning under other master carpenters and now pass on the trade to others, sort of like a master to a student.
My point? I can agree it's good to be humble but not to the point where you are misleading, unless it's for the humor as in the fly fisher's card. Self deprecating humor can go a long way. It's also good to know who's in charge and really knows what's going on. I don't mind any title like master when appropriate. It's the bad people that think they know it all that I mind.