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POLL QUESTION: Everyone knows Nobunaga was a pioneer in
the unification of Japan - but what were
his motives? I've created a little
poll to get everyone's opinions - What
was Nobunaga's motivation for the
unification battles of Japan?

CHOICES AND RESULTS
- Pure self interest from the start., 1 votes, 6.25%
- An honest to goodness feeling of loyalty and duty to his country., 1 votes, 6.25%
- Self interest at first, which grew into a sense of duty., 1 votes, 6.25%
- Started with a sense of duty to Japan, but grew into a selfish drive for power., 3 votes, 18.75%
- Just happened to be good at winning and politics, and sort of 'fell into it'., 2 votes, 12.50%
- Pushed by his generals and vassals to achieve., 0 votes, 0.00%
- Reveled in death and destruction - unification would only be a side effect of his bloodlust., 0 votes, 0.00%
- Was part of a grand conspiracy among daimyo and the emperor as the 'chosen one' to lead Japan., 0 votes, 0.00%
- He enjoyed the thrill of battle and the thrill of political intrigue., 1 votes, 6.25%
- Wanted nothing more than power over others., 5 votes, 31.25%
- Fought out of loyalty to the emperor, to whom he intended to return power., 0 votes, 0.00%
- Fought to unify Japan against the Europeans, whom he saw as a threat to the fractured country., 2 votes, 12.50%

INDIVIDUAL VOTES
- Pure self interest from the start.
- BKIRKHAM@...
- An honest to goodness feeling of loyalty and duty to his country.
- emmitt1219@...
- Self interest at first, which grew into a sense of duty.
- tokugawa_iyeyasu_sama@...
- Started with a sense of duty to Japan, but grew into a selfish drive for power.
- squrpio_prince@...
- irishman_2k@...
- stevenbaumann89@...
- Just happened to be good at winning and politics, and sort of 'fell into it'.
- kitsuno@...
- marcel_t@...
- Pushed by his generals and vassals to achieve.
- Reveled in death and destruction - unification would only be a side effect of his bloodlust.
- Was part of a grand conspiracy among daimyo and the emperor as the 'chosen one' to lead Japan.
- He enjoyed the thrill of battle and the thrill of political intrigue.
- punisher1028@...
- Wanted nothing more than power over others.
- darkjj@...
- mijalo_kr@...
- mayalan@...
- sinseism@...
- hitokiridan@...
- Fought out of loyalty to the emperor, to whom he intended to return power.
- Fought to unify Japan against the Europeans, whom he saw as a threat to the fractured country.
- asstrotep@...
- andjoysmith@...


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POLL QUESTION: How much of a factor were Nobunaga's
use of guns at Nagashino in Katsuyori's
defeat?

CHOICES AND RESULTS
- Katsuyori would have lost regardless of Nobunaga's use of guns, 2 votes, 18.18%
- Guns were the deciding factor in Katsuyori's defeat, 9 votes, 81.82%



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POLL QUESTION: Why did Oda Nobunaga employ the young
Kinoshita Tokichiro( Hideyoshi
Toyotomi)?

CHOICES AND RESULTS
- Because he felt pity for Kinoshita., 0 votes, 0.00%
- Because he knew that Kinoshita would become a great man., 0 votes, 0.00%
- Because Nobunaga needed as many able bodied men as possible., 0 votes, 0.00%
- Nobunaga needed a new sandle bearer., 1 votes, 25.00%
- Nobunaga saw that this boy was intellidgant and witty and needed someone with his capability for learning., 1 votes, 25.00%
- Nobunaga saw passion in the boys eyes., 0 votes, 0.00%
- Kinoshita told Nobunaga that he would give his life for his lord at any time., 0 votes, 0.00%
- Nobunaga had shown interest in the boys character and ambition, 2 votes, 50.00%

INDIVIDUAL VOTES
- Because he felt pity for Kinoshita.
- Because he knew that Kinoshita would become a great man.
- Because Nobunaga needed as many able bodied men as possible.
- Nobunaga needed a new sandle bearer.
- MuramasaIII@...
- Nobunaga saw that this boy was intellidgant and witty and needed someone with his capability for learning.
- squrpio_prince@...
- Nobunaga saw passion in the boys eyes.
- Kinoshita told Nobunaga that he would give his life for his lord at any time.
- Nobunaga had shown interest in the boys character and ambition
- cewest@...
- darkjj@...


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POLL QUESTION: Out of the Three Unifiers of the land
who was the greatest? Who had the
greatest effect and sucess on Japan?

CHOICES AND RESULTS
- Oda Nobunaga, 2 votes, 33.33%
- Leyasu Tokugawa, 3 votes, 50.00%
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi, 1 votes, 16.67%



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POLL QUESTION: Who was best?

CHOICES AND RESULTS
- ninja, 1 votes, 25.00%
- samurai, 2 votes, 50.00%
- shogun, 1 votes, 25.00%



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POLL QUESTION: I am interested in writing a story for the 2006 Samurai
Fiction contest (identities not revealed)

CHOICES AND RESULTS
- Yes, 7 votes, 50.00%
- No, 3 votes, 21.43%
- Not sure yet, 4 votes, 28.57%



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POLL QUESTION: I would enter the Samurai Fiction 2006 contest if the
entrance fee is no more than (Like last year, the winner
will receive the money minus 5% to cover the PayPal fees, so
the bigger the fee, the bigger the potential payoff)

CHOICES AND RESULTS
- $5, 0 votes, 0.00%
- $6, 0 votes, 0.00%
- $8, 0 votes, 0.00%
- $10, 2 votes, 50.00%
- $12, 0 votes, 0.00%
- $15, 0 votes, 0.00%
- $20, 0 votes, 0.00%
- $25, 2 votes, 50.00%



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POLL QUESTION: I think the following genre(s) would be the most interesting
for the Samurai Fiction contest (you may vote for multiple
genres)

CHOICES AND RESULTS
- Horror, 5 votes, 7.69%
- Sci-fi, 5 votes, 7.69%
- Comedy, 5 votes, 7.69%
- Drama, 3 votes, 4.62%
- Historically accurate fiction, 10 votes, 15.38%
- What If alternate history, 9 votes, 13.85%
- Tragedy, 3 votes, 4.62%
- Romance, 3 votes, 4.62%
- Action/Adventure, 9 votes, 13.85%
- Fantasy, 5 votes, 7.69%
- Crossover fiction (including characters from other stories, movies, etc), 2 votes, 3.08%
- Mystery, 2 votes, 3.08%
- Twilight Zone, 0 votes, 0.00%
- Ghost Story, 2 votes, 3.08%
- Pulp Fiction, 2 votes, 3.08%



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