August 16, 200817 yr Too bad we can't have little sprites next to our ranks that give a little pictural representation of what our ranks mean
August 16, 200817 yr Author we can. I would just need to find suitable pictures. and it would take up space. if you can find suitable images that are really really small, I would be happy to put them on there.
August 17, 200817 yr Ah, so that's White Tiger in nihongo. Cool. Yeah, I originally heard it said something like that in the Anime series "Samurai Troopers."
August 17, 200817 yr Author white tiger would be 'shiroi tora'. but there may be another phrase for it if there is a specific legend about it.... or naming conventions......... oh! actually if you read white tiger using onyomi readings it can come out as byakuko so there's something interesting. i guess the word processor ain't perfect!
August 20, 200817 yr So there's no more rank after 1000 posts? How about Phoenix? And while we're mentioning Phoenix, why not mention the four heavenly kings, like Suzaku (Phoneix), Seiryuu (Dragon), Byakko (Tiger), and Genbu (Turtle). And even the Pegasus. But then if we are comparing the heirarchy of the food chain, like fragment eaten by grapes? eaten by Banana? eaten by Fly? eaten by Spider eaten by bird eaten by cat eaten by dog eaten by tiger. After this, shouldn't it be the elephant that eats the tiger? Or how about the mouse? In some cases, the mouse get eaten by the cat, who gets eaten by the dog, then gets eaten by the elephant, who in turn gets eaten by the mouse. Sorry, I need to let that out, but my point is the rank after 1000.
August 20, 200817 yr Author we weren't expecting to get that many posts back then when i made the ranks. I'll take a look at the top posters and see how many posts people seem to be getting these days. i noticed you named the tiger god as byakko. that's interesting. would you be able to tell me more about that name? did i get my translation wrong? I'm still learning.
August 20, 200817 yr I have a Japanese-English / English-Japanese dictionary at hand now so I can look for translations the old fashioned way. And I must say it usually works out. Let's see, Tiger......................... Tiger: Tora (so that translation is correct). White: Shiroi (lacking colour), Aojiroi (pale), Hakujin (race), Shiro[iro] (colour). Byakko: White (spiritual) fox Phoenix: Fushicou I can do this all day. Here's a site I used along side my hand-held dictionary. http://www.freedict.com/onldict/Japanese.html
August 21, 200817 yr The four names, Suzaku, Seiryuu, Byakko ang Genbu are actually the four heavenly kings of ancient chinese constellations. As these names can be found on most Anime that uses ancient mythology. Some examples are, like what BK mentioned, Yuuyuu Hakusho, and most notably, Fushigi Yuugi. Suzaku (朱雀) is represented by the Vermillion Sparrow and is symbolized as the protector of the south. Seiryuu (青竜) is represented by a blue dragon and is symbolized as the protector of the east Byakko (白虎) is represented by a white tiger and is symbolized as the protector of the west Genbu (玄武) is represented by a Black turtle and is symbolized as the protector of the north. Also, with regards to Byakko, Byakko is a proper noun, but if you were going to refer to it as a common noun with adjective, then Shiroi Tora would suffice. The readings of the Kanji would depend on the usage, as you usually pronouce the kanji in Onyomi when used in formal names. This is however on a case to case basis. This is why there is Furigana written sometimes in kanji, to determine how the writter wishes it to be pronounced, but the meaning is still basically the same.
September 2, 200817 yr Just curious, what would the size requirement of the pictures? Like image size and file size. I seem to have some fitting image that I think might look good. Here's an example: Would you consider this a cat or a tiger?
September 2, 200817 yr Author the suitable image would be the size of the vip badge more or less. that's an interesting pic. a shame it too big.
September 3, 201213 yr Author I'm thinking we could change the ranks. at the moment, since most members are allowed custom ranks with no real restriction, the ranks are almost meaningless. I have set member-double-plus at 100 posts. I am thinking the rank system should go up to 100 posts and then allow only member++ to have custom ranks. so perhaps something like the following :- 000 - 綿埃 Dustball 002 - 星ã®æ¬ 片 Star Crumb 005 - å°ã•ãªè‘¡è„ Tiny Grape 010 - 毒蜘蛛 Poison Spider 020 - ç«é³¥ Fire Bird 030 - 黒猫 Black Cat 040 - 餓狼 Hungry Wolf 050 - 水虎 Water Tiger 060 - 白熊 Polar Bear 070 - 巨象 Giant Elephant 080 - æç«œ Dinosaur 090 - 鳳凰 Phoenix 100 - 飛竜 Flying Dragon OR... should i increase member-double-plus to 200 posts? that would look like:- 000 - 綿埃 Dustball 002 - 星ã®æ¬ 片 Star Crumb 005 - å°ã•ãªè‘¡è„ Tiny Grape 010 - 毒蜘蛛 Poison Spider 020 - ç«é³¥ Fire Bird 030 - 黒猫 Black Cat 040 - 餓狼 Hungry Wolf 060 - 水虎 Water Tiger 080 - 白熊 Polar Bear 100 - 巨象 Giant Elephant 120 - æç«œ Dinosaur 150 - 鳳凰 Phoenix 180 - 飛竜 Flying Dragon
September 3, 201213 yr IMO member++ at 100 posts is better than 200. at the moment, since most members are allowed custom ranks Sorry for silly question: where can I set my custom rank. I tried really hard, but found nothing Edited September 3, 201213 yr by Cannibal
March 4, 201412 yr Author I have edited the ranks. I had not realised, I dropped the ball on that bit of work. rank editing is available at 100 posts as you become a Tanuki. Mario would be proud!
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