Board Thread:Wiki Discussion/@comment-917693-20130809001928/@comment-53539-20130810074625

The "P" came from another franchises habit of reducing "producer" down to "P" and sticking it on the end of the name. It was the general belief that the "P" was earned just as the franchise implied it came from.

There was a general belief that if you did not earn the "p" that you were a pretender as to claim yourself as a full out producer was making a big claim. To earn a "P" you needed to earn a fanbase and eventually fans will begin to propose "P" names if they like you.

Lots of western fans use the "P" without acknowledging its origins. Its not so important or big anymore as it used to be when most of the focus was in a few places back in 2007-2009... Its lost some of its value. Yet I've seen some western producers squeal with delight when Japanese fans on sites like NND give them a P name so it does have some merit still. I guess there is no feeling that compare when you finally earn the "p" in your name as a vocaloid producer.

Usually the proposed name has something to do with your work. :-/