Hnishy63

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Hello, Hnishy63! Welcome to Wikivoyage.

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Thank you, this site is much freer and funnier than Wikipedia! Hnishy63 (talk) 23:35, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Questions

You say you are interested in military history. Do you know the Flashman novels?

You are Japanese & say you play chess. Could your contribute to our articles on Chess, Shogi or Go?

I've been told that at one time no-one could be made an officer in the Japanese military without reaching (amateur) shodan strength in Go. I've done some web searches but not been able to confirm that; do you know if it is true? Pashley (talk) 23:44, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

I actually edited the Shogi article a couple of times already. On Go, my main wiki is Sensei's Library, where you can find me under the name 'hnishy'. I had never heard of the shodan requirement, though Go was very popular at the time. It was a way to become acquainted with someone in higher positions.--Hnishy63 (talk) 00:55, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

Any comment or edits here? Choibalsan#The_battle_of_Khalkhin_Gol Pashley (talk) 00:49, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

It's old Soviet propaganda. The battle was a much closer one, as I edited in Military tourism. Just a general advice: Don't trust Wikistory, especially on modern wars.--Hnishy63 (talk) 23:53, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

Autopatroller

Hi. You've made a lot of really good edits in a short time. I don't think we need to closely examine your edits anymore, so I've made you an autopatroller. I feel sure you'll repay my confidence in you, and thanks for all you do! Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:20, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, Wikivoyage is a great tool for armchair travel when it's too cold to go out.--Hnishy63 (talk) 22:03, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

True. Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:00, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for cleaning up Okayama and updating outdated websites/info! ChubbyWimbus (talk) 10:19, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Welcome. I just enjoy my armchair travel and feed my findings back to Wikivoyage. Even star articles have many obsolete things.--Hnishy63 (talk) 22:58, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Chomage beer in Hagi

I see that you have removed the dead link flag for Chonmage beer a couple of times. I assume that this link works for you, but it doesn't work for me (in the UK), I get a 403 Forbidden error. I have marked this link for the bot to ignore, but please check again that the link is good, and revert my edit if it isn't. Thank you for all your good work on articles about Japan. AlasdairW (talk) 21:14, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

The link is alive for me. 403 Error typically happens when their server's setting is somehow wrong. Thanks for the template, InternetArchiveBot sometimes marks Japanese-only pages as dead.--Hnishy63 (talk) 22:18, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Japanese Old Towns

I edited the Old towns Japanese translation before I looked to see who edited, so this is being done backwards, but I changed it back to machinami (街並み　町並み), because that is the word used in Japan to describe the equivalent of "old town". There are many books about "machinami" in different parts of Japan. I never see "furui machi", the direct translation, used in Japan to advertise these types of sites. Since I saw that you were the one who made the edit, I thought it was best to let you know why I changed it back. ChubbyWimbus (talk) 10:52, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

machinami is neutral, not limited to old towns. For example, 新しい街並み is a perfectly legitimate Japanese. You will see many examples if you conduct a Google search. Hnishy63 (talk) 12:37, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

In actual usage, though, it always seems to reference "old towns". If you type "machinami", you get Narai, Tsumago, Takayama, Mino, etc. If you ask about the "machinami", locals are never confused. They always direct you to the old town rather than modern places. I like visiting old towns in Japan and own many "machinami" books for different regions of Japan and they only list "old towns". "Machinami" travel guides always list old towns. If a foreigner likes old towns, it is very helpful for them to know "machinami". It is much more likely to appear than "furui machi" in Japanese guides. I think "machinami" is important to list for those reasons. ChubbyWimbus (talk) 15:16, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

See an example of 新しい街並み (ad by a developer) [1]. Please consult any good Japanese dictionary for 街並み. The word is neutral about old or new.

"新しい" is a qualifier. It is used specifically because nobody would list those places on a regular 街並み list. The developer is attempting to use a positive, nostalgic word to describe his bland and uninspired architecture to make it seem more special and appealing. It is a marketing strategy. The dictionary may claim neutrality, but actual usage, especially in Japanese tourism, is quite targeted, and that's what I think matters here. I think you would agree that if you went to Kurashiki or Omihachiman and asked for directions to the 街並み, nobody would lead you to a place that looked like this. The term is not "neutral" in its real-world usage, especially in tourism, which is what Wikivoyage is concerned with. ChubbyWimbus (talk) 12:28, 22 July 2024 (UTC)