Sokkenaiyama

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    GTB spoilage

    Motivation. Yeah, it was fun while it lasted, but it took time and neurons, and those little things are in shorter and shorter supply as we age. I may well get nostalgic about it and dredge up my old accounts for a few games in the future, but just as well I might not.
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    GTB spoilage

    I think you're putting the cart before the horse here. I don't think it's yours or anyone else's decision to make whether some guy or other wants to put forth his banzuke guess. The argument about "spoilage" is dubious at best, because, unlike movies, where just a couple of words suffice to ruin it for you (e. g. "X dies!"), a banzuke prediction is a fairly complex table and a fairly hard read, even for the experienced ones. Besides, unless the guy has some serious ties with the NSK and access to the actual results, it's pure speculation anyway, since the NSK's banzuke makers don't have rules set in stone - it's more of an art form than an exact science. I don't want to offend you (not that I mind or care), but you sound new to this, judging by the content and the attitude of your post. If you want to get good at this, my suggestion is to study the actual process and the factors influencing the final rankings - you've got some 20 years' worth of material right here, on the forum, as well as incredibly knowledgeable veterans like Asashosakari or Doitsuyama. Then, if you're so inclined, keep that knowledge to yourself and reap the benefits. Or discuss openly.
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    GTB spoilage

    I've been out of the gaming business for years now, but this is so damn accurate.
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    Kotonowaka Ozeki Promotion

    These are for the most part cosmetic, and very superficially so, i.e. there's not even a kanji meaning change, just replacing it with a slightly different or more obscure variant. The only remotely similar case, I suspect, is the first one, but the rationale is probably not the same (the Doitsubase doesn't yield any previous Toyokuni). That being said, I agree with Jakusotsu above, i. e. that Koto-the-younger is possibly exposing his granddad's great name to kadoban from the get-go (even though I think he's good enough to at least get 8, injury notwithstanding). Overall, still a nice story, I guess. Also, the resemblance between Koto the 3rd and the young Zakura is uncanny. At least from that angle.
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    Next Ozeki?

    Fair enough, there's been others before him, too, but you need to be special to pull it off, and I'm not convinced.
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    Next Ozeki?

    I ain't no Nostradamus, but Go~noyama doesn't look like he has either the physical or technical tools to reach Ozeki (pusher, short, pretty bad combo).
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    Your creative input required!

    Could we see the finished product, years later?
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    What we do in our off-time

    Kafka has nothing on you. He never had.
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    Happy Birthday Sokkenaiyama

    Thank you, gentlemen. It’s nice to be remembered.
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    Videos and promo-Haru 2018 - Days 1-15

    Is there any way to see Naya's bouts from Jonokuchi? I confess I haven't done any extensive searching, but the usual places don't seem to have anything available.
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    Takanohana-devil's advocate

    I guess your mind is made up, then. No point in continuing to argue logically. Yes, of course there are some people who believe he is out to destroy the universe (yourself included), and of course his lawyer would have to reply to those accusations with a firm "No" when asked about it, but that doesn't prove a damn thing.
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    Takanohana-devil's advocate

    His camp stated the opposite. Since you're so good at reading his mind, could you tell me exactly what he would have to gain from state support vanishing?
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    Games Bugs

    It seems Simon is taking over the sumo gaming world in its entirety, not just the rankings. Well played, old man.
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    Takanohana-devil's advocate

    Please, indicate the paragraph where Takanohana says the NSK doesn't deserve state sponsorship. Again, you don't seem to even try to put any objectivity into your analysis. I read the "whole thing" from daily.co.jp and there's still no trace of putting the legitimacy of the state-sponsored corporation status under question - the only things Takanohana is asking for is a re-evaluation of the impartiality of his demotion and an investigation into the quality of the management of the NSK. If you were to speculate on Takanohana's endgame, taking over as manager instead of the current bunch is much more in line with his actions so far. Destroying the NSK's state support is definitely something nobody in the sumo world would benefit from. And I personally don't think there's any conceivable way the status could be revoked just based on the recent scandals. As for the "may result in a revocation" conclusion, that's just a vaguely worded catchphrase of a two-paragraph article to increase clickability - the revocation is mentioned at the bottom as a worst-case scenario (which there is little reason to believe will ever even come into consideration). Still, that didn't stop you from presenting it as Takanohana's clearly-stated ultimate goal.
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    Takanohana-devil's advocate

    Seconded. My Japanese is still limited, but from what I can decipher, he's asking for a re-examination of the fairness of his demotion and corrective action for the NSK's poor management as a state-sponsored corporation. That's nowhere near anything like demanding the revocation of the NSK's status (which would be ludicrous, even by Takanohana's lofty standards of outlandishness). @Akinomaki, I understand you don't like the guy, but at least try to maintain an appearance of objectivity.
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    Banzuke for Haru 2018

    Being present in the two paragraphs above the third. /mustbefunatparties
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    Desperately needing a name change.....

    Pleasure's mine. It was especially ironic and satisfying to see Fujesus at the time try to be as funny as you were, but fall flat on his face. Also, I saw what you did there with Satani.
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    Desperately needing a name change.....

    http://benchsumo.sumogames.de/Results.aspx?B=125&D=7 I did it for you, Fujesus (results and comments are public - you don't even have to login). Be sure to check the whole basho to see how it's done. Also, shouldn't this be in the Off topic section by now?
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    Takanohana-devil's advocate

    It's simple, like Takanohana for his results as a rikishi and for his idea(l)s as an oyakata and a member of the NSK - not for the way he implements them.
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    Promotion/Demotion and Yusho discussion Hatsu 2018

    Don't know if it was on purpose, but it's funny as hell.
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    Promotion/Demotion and Yusho discussion Hatsu 2018

    It would seem so, wouldn't it. Well, I guess it makes things less complicated.
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    Promotion/Demotion and Yusho discussion Hatsu 2018

    And now that Aqua lost, Tochihiryu can stay in Juryo with a 6-9 from J12w. He's seventh (!) in line for demotion. I wonder whom he gets to face on day 15. What's more interesting for me is how they treat Takanoiwa's 0-0-15 from J3, given, 1) the already biblical proportions of the demotion-worthy record flood, and 2) the Harumafuji scandal. I had a casual look at how they treat 0-15's from J3 in recent times, and the most recent case of one staying in Juryo (excluding kosho) is from 1970. We may well end up with eight demotions, in which case it would be interesting to see who it is they bring up from makushita.
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    Basho Talk Hatsu 2018 (SPOILERS)

    It's exactly this kind of mindset and the associated pressure that separates the worthy from the eternal contenders. I'm not saying Tochinoshin will drop the ball, but he only has to do it once for Kakuryu to instantly become the favorite again. Also, there are enough tricky opponents left for the last two days - Endo, surely enough, or the likes of Shohozan or Chiyoshoma, not exactly Yokozuna material, but swift, agile and skilled enough to decisively exploit the tiniest pressure-induced hesitation. The tall Eastern Europe guy that is also me, though, is hoping he won't choke.
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    Anyone here in the healthcare business?

    It's beyond my limited comprehension why you would not eat and drink for such a long time and not see a doctor, and, most importantly, why you feel the need to let the forum know about it before/instead of going to said doctor. Seriously, though, I always knew you were a bit of an attention whore, but this... this is taking it to a whole new level. Still more mysterious is how you managed to survive for 5 whole days without hydration.
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    Your "hearts banzuke"?

    Eludes, you mean. But even so, all of those are against his contemporaries only. I would like to see an all-time ranking as well, but unless time travel is invented, there's no reliable way to come up with one. Heck, one could even argue that Hakuho partly owes his yusho count and career wins to longevity, which could be attributed to advancements in medical science, which is definitely different now from what it was 20, 50, or 100 years ago. Can you say with any degree of certainty that Hakuho would have 40 yusho if his career started in, say, 1988 instead of 2001?