Nishi no Hoshi

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西の星

(The Western Star)

Clan head: Tamsin

Members: Tas, nachtrabe, elMonk, Moonchild?

Clan Tag: NNH


Why should you want to be in this clan? Because Nishi No Hoshi stands for commitment,respect and good manners. When you join Nishi No Hoshi you do not merely gain an identity, but you also make a commitment to strive for the best standards you can reach, both in playing skill and honour.

Honourable Aims

1) To play every game with total commitment and determination

2) To show the opponent respect. Please assume that the opponent can see at least as much as you can, and concentrate properly on the game in hand (no chatting to other friends online or in person).

3) To greet the opponent at the beginning of the game and to thank them for the game afterwards.

4) To accept defeat with grace, without making excuses. Try to find out why you lost, and use that to become stronger.

5) To show the game of go respect. Avoid trick plays unless they are also good moves. Do not indulge in "speed merchant" tactics. It is better to lose than to use gamesmanship to win.


Please join up now! Be quick, while there are still no entrance requirements!

Female players especially welcome

Tas: If you really want a 20 kyu player, then I'm in.

Tamsin: Welcome, Tas! You have made a good decision. Enjoy your games and become strong.

nachtrabe: I'm not female, but I like your code of conduct so if you'll have me I'm in.

Tamsin: Congratuations, nachtrabe, on making a wise choice! Welcome to the clan!

Tas: That would mean that we are three. Shouldn't we move to the real clan list then?

Tamsin: Yes, I have done that already :-)

KarlKnechtel: Just proposing a clan "flag":

[Diagram]

Tamsin: Heh heh - very witty! :-)

nachtrabe: Tas, feel free to send me an SGF if you would like me to review some of your games. Tamsin and Tas, how about we start having meetings of some form? We could pick a pro game to go over, go over one of our games, or something along those lines.

Tamsin: This is a good idea. But we need two more members before we can get a room...but, in the meantime, if we're online at the same time, we can make a private game and review it together. It would be a good development if our clan promoted teaching and a real sense of "belonging" and working for a shared cause.

Tas: I have trouble getting KGS to work. I'm currently playing on Pandanet, when I'm playing. Which isn't very often at the moment, as I'm rather busy. But I have started coming in KGoK, the Go clup of Copenhagen. They're playing on mondays, been there two times by now.

Good idea to go over a pro game.

elMonk Hello from your new member (Thank you for the invite Tamsin). I'll see you online where I am also known as KyuTooveli.

Tas: I'm back at go, and I am now a KGS 8k. Is the clan idea entirely dead? The idea of going over a pro game once in a while was good anyway.


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