The Widowed
10-29-2005, 01:37 AM
In recognition of Sterling Saber and all of his contributions to the ways and the welfare of Urban Bushido (including getting Azure Specter to fill in as contestant and referee for the last tournament ;) ), it has been decided that he is overdue for a promotion. Actually, I have been mulling it over for a month or three, but I finally got around to bouncing the idea off of Kurai (as Sonic Star) last night.
The problem is that there's a new ranking system with two more ranks; The five ranks have been customized in accordance with the style of Urban bushido, and the permissions and privileges for each rank have already been adjusted:
Hachidan
Godan
Shodan
Nikyu
Gokyu
Sterling Saber is presently of Shodan rank and he stands to go higher. The question is, just how far do Sonic and I promote him? He surely has done enough to be promoted, but has he served and aided Urban Bushido enough to skip Godan and go all the way to Hachidan?
Sonic and I disagreed with each other on this point, and that's fine; Civil debate does tend to bring groups together. Sure, it would be nice to have a third Hachidan around, and Frosty seems like enough of a level-headed sort for the job. And Frosty (usually as Saber) has joined in on most of the Urban Bushido functions and get-togethers in the past. But is it enough for Hachidan, or would Godan be sufficient to reflect his deeds and his temperament? Would Godan be too stingy of a promotion, or would Hachidan be too liberal?
We'll open this poll to everyone in Urban Bushido--from Gokyu to Hachidan--as well as outsiders who have teamed with us in the past and are familiar with us (ie. Krypto as Shining Phoenix). Put forth your arguments here--pro-Godan and/or pro-Hachidan--and by next Friday the poll will close and we'll have a decision.
In the meantime, I'm promoting Sterling Saber to Godan (unless Sonic Star beats me to it). Because he at least deserves that much. :D
The problem is that there's a new ranking system with two more ranks; The five ranks have been customized in accordance with the style of Urban bushido, and the permissions and privileges for each rank have already been adjusted:
Hachidan
Godan
Shodan
Nikyu
Gokyu
Sterling Saber is presently of Shodan rank and he stands to go higher. The question is, just how far do Sonic and I promote him? He surely has done enough to be promoted, but has he served and aided Urban Bushido enough to skip Godan and go all the way to Hachidan?
Sonic and I disagreed with each other on this point, and that's fine; Civil debate does tend to bring groups together. Sure, it would be nice to have a third Hachidan around, and Frosty seems like enough of a level-headed sort for the job. And Frosty (usually as Saber) has joined in on most of the Urban Bushido functions and get-togethers in the past. But is it enough for Hachidan, or would Godan be sufficient to reflect his deeds and his temperament? Would Godan be too stingy of a promotion, or would Hachidan be too liberal?
We'll open this poll to everyone in Urban Bushido--from Gokyu to Hachidan--as well as outsiders who have teamed with us in the past and are familiar with us (ie. Krypto as Shining Phoenix). Put forth your arguments here--pro-Godan and/or pro-Hachidan--and by next Friday the poll will close and we'll have a decision.
In the meantime, I'm promoting Sterling Saber to Godan (unless Sonic Star beats me to it). Because he at least deserves that much. :D