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What is a kiriban?

!catu182 Oct 25, 2007

I've heard it millions of times and I know that it has something to do with pageviews, but otherwise I have no idea about it

Can someone please tell me what "kiriban" means?

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`martypunker Sep 21, 2008 Hobbyist Artist

Necro'd thread. Please refrain from commenting on threads older than six months.

`priteeboy Sep 21, 2008 Hobbyist Digital Artist

How'd a topic from 2007 come up?

Kiribans are awards that pageview whores give out, hopefully to encourage people to check by regularly in hope they get the award, which in turn, raises their pageviews faster...but I bet the OP found that out already

~candysmile4006 Sep 21, 2008 Hobbyist General Artist

From Wiktionary:

kiriban

English

Etymology
Japanese キリ番 (kiriban) from 切りのいい番 (kiri no ii ban) - "a number which is a good place to stop", "a round number".

Noun

kiriban (plural: kiriban or kiribans)

1. A milestone; an interesting number displayed on a web counter, such as 10000, 22222, etc.; particularly, one selected by the website owner for the purpose of giving a prize to whoever reaches it.
2. A gift or prize given to one who reaches such a milestone.
3. The system of giving gifts to those who reach web count milestones.

Usage notes

Also used as in attribution, as kiriban winner, kiriban number, kiriban picture, etc., or with a number indicating the kiriban, as kiriban 5000. Can also be said as kiribian.

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Category: English nouns

`Steph1254 Sep 21, 2008 Student Digital Artist

Woah, talk about bringing a thread back from the dead.

~candysmile4006 Sep 21, 2008 Hobbyist General Artist

Well, I had wondered what the actual meaning of it was, found this, read the first comment and did it, when I came back I figured what I had found explained it way better, so I decided to post the info I found in case someone else wants to know. Is that bad?

`Steph1254 Sep 21, 2008 Student Digital Artist

Well since the thread is nearly a year old I think it would have been better to put it in your journal

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It also seems like the OP obtained the answer they wanted soon after starting the thread

~candysmile4006 Sep 21, 2008 Hobbyist General Artist

Number one:
It doesn't matter how old the thread is, I was looking for information and when I Googled it, I found this thread, since I assume that others may do the same, I posted it there.

Number two:
If someone else Googled it or went looking for it on here, it would bring up the thread, not my journal genius!

And finally, number three:
It was never meant to actually answer the OP in particular... in case you didn't notice their account is dead.

So, thanks anyways for your input, but it's definitely not needed.
I knew exactly what I was posting... where... and why!

~Addark Oct 25, 2007 Student

I always kinda wondered where the name came from myself. >w> This thread explained it nicely.

~thegraymalkin Oct 25, 2007

I just figured it's something you draw because you got a certain amount of page views.

I'm not an otaku or anything but its a good word for it so I use it.

~Dagon22 Oct 25, 2007

A kiriban is a small woodland creature indiginous to the United Kingdom and parts of northwestern Europe. It eats broken bycicle tires and used bandages it finds on hiking trails.

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