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Antichess is completely neglected

Antichess is probably one of the most played variant on this site yet all the players of the variant are treated unfairly.
All players in all the variants get a title once a certain rating is reached, yet antichess players don't.
I understand that it is hard to find engine use in this variant but what about giving out titles to players that are proven to not use engines beyond any doubt. That way it will be fair and we won't feel neglected.
"All players in all the variants get a title once a certain rating is reached, yet antichess players don't. " Not true, the same thing goes for atomic and racing kings. Additionally, to get the LM title, which is the only title I'm aware of that you could be talking about, you need a very high rating in either Blitz (≥2450 during 20 consecutive rated blitz games) or classical (≥2350 during 20 consecutive rated classical games) as well. Finally, I don't think it really matters too much. If you're a top variant player, people in that community will know and respect you regardless of whether or not you have letters next to your username.
I agree that Antichess is one of the most popular variants, only behind Crazyhouse from statistics. I further agree that there is no LM title that exists for antichess and atomic on the grounds that they are too different from regular chess. (Not that I agree with this reasoning)..

I personally agree with DPD with one condition: all titles are not awarded to alts. Each person can only have one titled account.
What about a Lichess Variant Master (LVM) title, may I ask?
@myiasis
I honestly don't care about the antichess community.
I am playing for fun, but I will be lying if I said that I am not playing for the fame and the rating as well.
A title for all the time I am putting into the game, the skill I am showing and the fact that I am better than 99% of antichess players is not something big to ask.
Three-Checks players do get a title, as do crazyhouse players. Why can't we get a title too?
@DiePiecesDie
Even if antichess was allowed as a variant you would still need a high rating in one of the standard chess categories to earn a LM title

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