New poll for samuraihistory

Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the
samuraihistory group:

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?

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


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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the
samuraihistory group:

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

o Guns were the deciding factor in Katsuyori's defeat
o Katsuyori would have lost regardless of Nobunaga's use of guns


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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the
samuraihistory group:

Would you be more likely to enter the
Samurai Fiction contest if the
registration deadline was moved out 2
more weeks to the end of March?

o Yes
o No
o I've already registered


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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the
samuraihistory group:

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

o Yes
o No
o Not sure yet


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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the
samuraihistory group:

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)

o $5
o $6
o $8
o $10
o $12
o $15
o $20
o $25


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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the
samuraihistory group:

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

o Horror
o Sci-fi
o Comedy
o Drama
o Historically accurate fiction
o What If alternate history
o Tragedy
o Romance
o Action/Adventure
o Fantasy
o Crossover fiction (including characters from other stories, movies, etc)
o Mystery
o Twilight Zone
o Ghost Story
o Pulp Fiction


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Any chance you guys might contribute to my free
fictional martial arts ebook?

Rick
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/KirkhamsEbooks2
/files/MartialArtsStories/

--- In samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com, "Sensei J. Richard Kirkham B.Sc"
wrote:

> Any chance you guys might contribute to my free
> fictional martial arts ebook?
>
> Rick
> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/KirkhamsEbooks2
> /files/MartialArtsStories/

What are you looking for? I have a few things lying around.

Maikeru

Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the
samuraihistory group:

What do you think of the Samurai Archives Podcast so far?

o I listen, and it's great, I like the way it is.
o I listen, and it's too complex
o I listen, and it's too simple
o I listen, and the content is good, but would like more discussion and analysis
o I listen, and have other suggestions (Please comment)
o I don't listen, because (Please comment)
o I don't listen because it's too dull
o I don't listen because I don't like you guys
o I disagree with your premises and conclusions (please comment)
o I pick and choose which episodes to listen to


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