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What's in a name? Why on earth is this site called Sensei's Library?The idea is that eventually (in many years from now) SL will contain all Go wisdom available. (food for thought: think of the treasured archives of go houses, think of old wise man, think of "best of rgg" <- actually this is how it all started many moons ago) So, just like in a library you will find a vast collection of information. (By the way, I don't find libraries dull.) And Sensei, well what's bad about a teacher ?-) Actually, (the Japanese-literate may correct me here), I was under the impression that sensei has more of a meaning as 'the first of pupils' or 'he who leads' - I suppose it's the oriental way of making a title humble-sounding? Hopefully, SL will become the font of much (all ?-) Go knowledge on the web... The Japanese kanji for "sensei" mean, literally, "before (or earlier)" and "born". Probably from the traditional Asian respect for elders, it is assumed that elders' greater experience makes them valuable sources of learning. That's my guess at the etymology. The usual meaning of "sensei" is "teacher, master, or doctor", again a connotation of superior knowledge, skill, or experience. By the way, I like the title. A lot of teaching and learning seems to go on here. JanDeWit writes: I was under the impression that 'issei' meant 'first generation' or something like that. But you probably can't trust science fiction books! Any students of Japanese around? --JanDeWit I like the name. And the little cartoon is darn cute, too. --FCS
On a side note, a thinko (and lack of bookmarking) recently
led me to type And while you (we as of now :-) are at it, how about senseislibrary and senseilibrary? Claiming space ahead of your opponent is what the game's all about, isn't? --JanDeWit MortenPahle: Hi Jan. Just to answer your last comments: as long as we stay within the domain xmp.net we are safe - everything is ours for the picking. Adding a general link to SL from other parts of the domain is a good idea. This is a copy of the living page "Site Name" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |