"This second tier of user titles is given manually:
TechSpot Paladin: “A strong supporter or defender of a cause”. In order to qualify for the Paladin title, a user must have been registered to the forums for at least 1 year and must have remained in good standing. It’s not guaranteed you will be given the Paladin title by just fulfilling these requirements however.
Sending a fat cheque to "Julio" somewhere in the southern hemisphere also helps.
I spent LOADS on mine, but alas, it was short lived.
Really though, the only cost is in length of membership and quality, helpful, posts. (though, if anybody really wanted to send a big fat check/cheque to Julio, I doubt he'd say no. (If I get enough of you to do it, I might even be able to strike a commission deal lol)