Cool Allen. With one of my sites being clan-based the members wanted not only a custom title (under their pdn) but their status/ranks based on their roles within the clan (e.g., officer, sub-officer, member, GraphX, etc.) and the gaming divisions they play in. Jimbo's Custom Status Rank hack did just the trick.
I noticed when people used his hack they only used the $custom_status code but not the $user_status. So in version 6.05 I used both codes. The $custom_status was for custom titles while the $user_status was for unique status/ranks of the clan. The flexibility is perfect for what we do.
Some people may think my method is overkill but it works and make the members happy. Sometimes we need to think outside of the box and explore different ways to approach things rather than be content of what is there by first glance.