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I added some new ranks to the site, which means anyone who was a sage is now a master -sage got harder to get and there are further ranks after that :D
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Wow--bow down heathens, I'm a master! :o

Sage (or master sage) sounds better, but I guess I'll have to live with it.
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Do I get a padawan to train?
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“Master” has some unwelcome connotations for some. I’m not personally offended but some people prefer to avoid that words these days.
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sutebayashi wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2024 3:43 am “Master” has some unwelcome connotations for some. I’m not personally offended but some people prefer to avoid that words these days.
Hmmm. I was going for the Asian context (martial arts, philosophy, etc.), not the S&M or US slavery ones...
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beanhead wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2024 3:14 pm Do I get a padawan to train?
If you can find one!
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RetireJapan wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2024 4:20 am
sutebayashi wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2024 3:43 am “Master” has some unwelcome connotations for some. I’m not personally offended but some people prefer to avoid that words these days.
Hmmm. I was going for the Asian context (martial arts, philosophy, etc.), not the S&M or US slavery ones...
Maybe just "Sensei" then?
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Tsumitate Wrestler wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2024 7:45 am
RetireJapan wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2024 4:20 am
sutebayashi wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2024 3:43 am “Master” has some unwelcome connotations for some. I’m not personally offended but some people prefer to avoid that words these days.
Hmmm. I was going for the Asian context (martial arts, philosophy, etc.), not the S&M or US slavery ones...
Maybe just "Sensei" then?
Good idea!
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We have seven ranks now. I doubt anyone will ever reach the seventh :mrgreen:
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We need more superlatives.

The current ranks translate to most prolific poster.

Some more suggestions:
  • Most helpful
  • Provides the most accurate information
  • Most popular / most liked
  • Makes the most links
  • Linked to most from search engines
  • Most old and grumpy
  • Most new accounts created because keeps forgetting password and forum emails don't work
  • Still asking questions even though has been around long enough to be answering them now
etc. :D
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