Talk:Kajira

message: The "Philosophy" section is somewhat problematic as it stands (if no one improves it, eventually it will probably end up getting deleted), but I don't think that your additions were really an enhancement, since many would say that Tarl Cabot etc. regard Kajirae BOTH as "great prizes" AND as "lowly objects". AnonMoos 19:18, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for tackling that, AnonMoos; it's still a mess, but the section has been needing attention for a while.  Eventually I'd like to see the whole Kajira page remodeled, with the Literary Influence entry moved over to the Gor page into a (currently nonexistant) listing of influences that shaped the Gor novels.  That section would be followed by commentary on the influences of the Gor books on subsequent fiction, of course.  I just haven't gotten my Round Tuit yet. Wyvern 11:22, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I added a template to the page just for the principle of the thing, but I'm afraid that that's just the Wikipedia equivalent of tying a string around one's finger...  ;-) AnonMoos 23:16, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: IP 206.11.112.251 edits

message: While some Gorean lifestylers on Earth may use the Chinese character, I don't know that it's so relevant to the kajira article as to warrant a large display of the symbol.  (The kef, on the other hand, is closely associated with kajirae; we should keep that.)  I suggest removing the picture and linking to another page — perhaps one that notes the use of the symbol in BDSM circles, as use of it in non-Chinese speaking groups is not limited to Goreans.  Wyvern 11:47, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I didn't know that its use wasn't limited to Goreans, but I'm not sure on what particular non-Gor-specific page it would go. It is used by a number of self-proclaimed Goreans on the internet.  AnonMoos 03:31, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: P.S. If the images are overwhelming the text, the solution is clearly to write more text ;-)  AnonMoos 06:49, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I propose moving the Chinese symbol to the Gorean page, somewhere near the paragraphs on real-world Goreans, or possibly net.goreans if that seems more appropos.  It seems to fit with that subject well, as it does not with the "kajira" topic. Wyvern 11:52, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It already is on the Gorean page. AnonMoos 18:20, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: And it is no longer here. Malkinius 02:55, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is the Chinese character appropriate? 

message: OK, I replaced all the PNGs of the quasi-Gorean symbols with SVGs, and since vector SVGs don't have any "natural" size, this gets around my previous reluctance to unnecessarily resize the PNG's. So I reduced the size of the images on the article page (and you can reduce them further, if you really want). AnonMoos  07:34, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: SVG conversion

message: This is a stub of an article but it should be a Gorean stub, not a BDSM stub. Can someone who knows how to make a template please do so. I don't have the time at the moment to find out how to do it or I would do so. It would be a good thing if all the Gorean pages were considered part of a whole unit. Malkinius 02:59, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, the stub mavens don't like to set up stubs which likely won't be used in more than a rather few articles in the near future, so they probably would not appreciate an effort to create such a stub. Futhermore, a "Gorean" stub wouldn't cover Time Slave, Telnarian Histories, etc., so the idea isn't that great in the first place.  As for whether Gor can be said to be part of BDSM, look at Talk:Gorean#Gor and BDSM and especially Talk:Gorean#2006 discussion.  Furthermore, since your efforts at editing the Gorean articles do not find favor with the other long-term consistent editors of these articles, you might not be the person to oversee a reorganization of things... AnonMoos 15:23, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: And by the way, your edit left Kajira without any categories at all (which is a Wikipedia no-no). AnonMoos 18:00, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

text: By length alone, it might not be, but those who have read the books will be aware that it mainly nibbles around the edges of the subject matter...  I won't oppose removing the stub template (as long as the article isn't left without appropriate  categories). AnonMoos 20:11, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Stub

message: What evidence do you find that the common Kajira clothing convention of the Northern Temperate Zone cities of Gor was influenced by ancient Classical attire?  I don't think you'll be able to find any evidence of a difference between ancient non-slave women and slave women in this respect.  (Though servant-women -- whether slave or free -- did sometimes wear shorter clothes than upper-class women in certain times and places in the ancient world, the difference was rather slight according to modern standards, or in comparison to Norman's Gor, and in any case, the analogous aspect of Kajira attire is actually not what's being discussed in the article). AnonMoos 15:33, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Clothing

message: A fairly dumb question: How should the word "kajira" be pronounced? I can see half a dozen or so possible "logical" pronunciations. -- 201.50.248.179 11:41, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't really know, but I always assumed with the stress on the middle syllable (like "Hegira", the actually-existing word of English which it most closely reembles).  Norman was always sporadic on tangential technical matters (like language, alphabet, board-game rules, etc.).  His site has an official reference/FAQ section http://www.worldofgor.com/ref/refmain.asp , but the question doesn't appear to be answered there... AnonMoos 12:31, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I asked on the official Norman site forum, and from user (unofficial) replies there, it seems that the customary pronunciation most prevalent among English-speakers is ka-JEER-a (where "a" can be IPA [ə], schwa); however, this does not seem to be reliably-documented enough to add a pronunciation guide to the article... AnonMoos 11:54, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation? 

message: It seems there must be a less-ridiculous way of describing this. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.205.233.205 (talk) 17:39, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It was phrased that way to avoid going into detailed specifics, while avoiding both 4-letter words and Latinate medical terminology.  If you have alternative ideas to suggest, offer them here. AnonMoos 17:48, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: P.S. In the terminology Norman uses in the books, this would be expressed by saying something such as -- the "garb" of Kajirae must not have any "nether closure" which would serve to "shield" their "intimacies".  Not sure using such words would add anything to this article... AnonMoos 08:50, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Private Parts? 

message: Here are quotes from the Story of O relevant to practices described in the Gor books: AnonMoos 17:05, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Story of O influence

message: A whole long thing has been added to French Wikipedia (see :fr:Kajira), including stuff that we've kind of been avoiding including here, such as lists of positions, etc... AnonMoos (talk) 00:02, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: French Wikipedia

message: The French Wikipedia article is much longer than this one, but sprawling and disorganized.  Probably better to incorporate selected material from http://www.londonfetishscene.com/wipi/index.php/Gor_-_Dictionary  (which is GFDL/CC-BY-SA licensed)... AnonMoos (talk) 08:00, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: French translate template (2011)

message: By the way, there's now a semi-reliable list of positions at http://www.londonfetishscene.com/wipi/index.php/Gorean_slave_positions (alternative URL without images http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/dictionary/Gorean_slave_positions/ ), as opposed to many of the rather unreliable listings out there.  I intend to try to expand article http://www.londonfetishscene.com/wipi/index.php/Kajira , but I'm not sure how much of what I'll add there will be appropriate here... AnonMoos (talk) 16:59, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Ended up adding the material to http://www.londonfetishscene.com/wipi/index.php/Gor_-_Dictionary instead; not entirely sure how such material should be added to this article...  In any case, I hereby release all the text I have written for all articles on Wipipedia under dual-licenced GFDL/CC-BY-SA terms (so that it can be incorporated into Wikipedia without potential copyright-licence incompatibilities). AnonMoos (talk) 09:30, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Is there any reason to believe that Wipipedia is a reliable source?  Kenilworth Terrace (talk) 19:32, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Expansion from Wipipedia?

message: Is www.bondage-guide.net a reliable source?  It looks like a forum to me.  Kenilworth Terrace (talk) 19:33, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Source

message: I have removed some material which appears to be at best original research and at worst speculation.  Kenilworth Terrace (talk) 17:01, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Probable original research 

message: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kajira.png is a closer representation of what it should actually be.  The kef is said to be an inch and a half high as well as an inch and a half wide.    — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arauna (talk • contribs) 20:17, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: That's really not the case.  The dina is "about an inch and a half in diameter" and "the brand of the four bosk horns, set in such a manner as to somewhat resemble the letter 'H,' is only about an inch high", but the kef is consistently "about an inch and a half in height, and a half inch in width" (in other words, approximately three times as high as wide).  I have versions in the on-line "Gorean and pseudo-Gorean symbols font" which are exactly three times as high as wide, but chose to use a slightly less rectangular version here... AnonMoos (talk) 06:08, 14 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kef uses incorrect artist rendition 

message: I have no objection to merging what's worth keeping from this article onto Gor, and I'm willing to do the work, but I have a rather restricted amount of time on Wikipedia since the stupid encryption protocol upgrade, until I buy a new computer or device (see ), so I can't do it immediately.  I'm removing the PROD template because I don't want the history of the article to be deleted, and replacing it with MERGETO... AnonMoos (talk) 21:04, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Article fate (Jan 2020)