Mooniecode 1.14.15a

based on the Mooniecode 1.12.05 by Tolaris
people who helped with Tolaris' Mooniecode: Credits

reformatted for HTML, reworked and updated by Tenchi wielding the Illumina sword

Contributors:
Sailor Lynx - names of the manga-only characters in Stars and musical-only characters

Changes since 1.14.15:

• added the dub names from the Sailor Moon S dub by CWI (as far as known yet)
• added a subsection for the new CWI dub (S and beyond) to the Opinion section
• some minor tweaks to make some things look better

You can download the mooniecode here for offline viewing.

Introduction

You think all those freakin' moonies are the same? Well, think again. Or to save yourself this painful process, just subscribe to one of those SM Mailing Lists and post a message: "Hey people! I'm Sailor Nobrain and I think Sailor Jupiter is a goddess, Mercury sucks, SOS should force DiC to dub the S series and I want to know how old everyone here is!" You'll be surprised how much different responses can originate from such a innocent post ^_^
Frequent flame wars are a valid proof the moonies *do* differ from one another... and results of constant "Who's your favorite" polls confirm that. The problem is, both the flame wars and polls are (in lack of a better and still civil word... ;) annoying... but unfortunately there're always individuals who just *need* to know how many people worship Sailor Mars or if Zoe is pretty...
So, in a desperate attempt to cut down the number of such posts (or rather for my sheer amusement and out of boredom... ;) I've decided to create this mooniecode. It was originally inspired by (and uses some customized portions of) the geek code, (which shouldn't be a surprise... ;) and by some other codes you can find on the net... particularly by The Goth Code (and I tell you... that thing *really* needs a decoder... :).

Hey, that sounds cool! But how does it work?

The moonie code consists of a few sections. Each section starts with a capital letter and is used to describe a part of your amazing and unique personality. You'll learn more about the sections (as well as about the qualifiers, and the modificators of the qualifiers..) used in them later... For now just please remember you shall pay special attention to case-sensitivity.

How do I create my own moonie code?

Because there're many codes on the net, the first thing to do is to tell people what code you're using. Begin your code by writing something like:

Mooniecode[1.14.15a]

The numbers enclosed in parentheses indicate the version of the code. They aren't really necessary, but you might want to impress those poor people who don't know what the moonie code is... ^_^

Now let's see how much of a moonie you really are.

Undoubtedly, the most important trait of the moonie is her/his devotion to the show. To tell the other moonies how much you love Sailor Moon, write

SM:

and add a qualifier: (choose the one that matches with you most closely)

If you feel you fit somewhere 'between' two of the above, choose the one that fit you most and add a "+" or a "-" depending if you're more or less advanced moonie, respectively.
Additionally, if you do things listed in two or more *very* different categories, write the one that most closely matches you, then the *highest* of the other categories, enclosed in square brackets.
If applicable, add one of the following:

Example 1:
The category that matches with me most closely is "6": I taped all the episodes, barely watch anything but Sailor Moon on TV (the German dub, of course) and occassionally have kind of SM related dreams ^_^ All these belong to category 6, but also, my room is filled with Sailor Moon merchandise, which is category 7. I couldn't care less if someone calls me moonie. Hence my code here would be: SM:6+

Example 2:
Someone who watches Sailor Moon only to see girls wearing skimpy outfits, has dreams about Sailor Venus, visits her WWW shrines and urges his girlfriend to bleach her hair, but hates to be called moonie would be: SM:1[7]m-

Tell the world about your favorites!

Everyone has their favorites, and moonies are no exception (well, some of them are, but that's not the point ;) Anyway, it's time to tell all those pollsters who your favorite characters are and how much you love them. (I mean the characters here of course... not the pollsters ;) This is a separate section of the mooniecode, so add a space after your moonie rating, then write:

F:

We'll start with the senshi. (If you don't know your favorite senshi yet, just skip this section.) Write an "s" and choose from the following: (I've included the DiC names in parenthesis for the poor souls that only know the DiC-dub (get fansubs! ;) )
Btw, "senshi" is singular *and* plural: one senshi, two senshi, three senshi... there is no "senshis".
Also, names are generally in Japanese form: family name first.

Inner Senshi

Outer Senshi

Starlights (male forms only in anime, all-time female in the manga)

others

Now add the qualifier to the identifier of each one you choose:

If you feel you're already somewhat more than a certain section, but yet not quite as much as the next section, you can add a "½" (that's Alt+0189).

Before the qualifier, add:

Example 1:
I worship Sailor Venus, and even though I find myself already fitting in the "+++" category, I feel my obsession with her is still increasing. I also love Sailor Moon a lot, but not quite as much as Sailor Venus. Further, I'm very fond of Sailor Mars and Sailor Mercury, but I think they're not quite as hot as Sailor Moon. All together, this makes for me: sVe>+++Mo>++½Ma>++Me>++

Example 2:
Someone who's stable in their liking for Sailor Neptune and generally fits category "++", but also tries to convert every other moonie to their belief (that's category "+++") would be: sNe++½

Example 3:
Someone whose feelings toward Sailor Jupiter fits category "+" and who likes her more each time, would be: sJu>+

Favorites section - villains

Some people not only like the senshi, but the SM villains as well. If you're one of them, add an extra part to your 'favorites' section (if you have your favorite senshi as well, separate these two parts with a ":"), then write "v" and describe your feelings towards SM villains in the same way you did for the senshi. Choose up to *two* of the following: (DiC names in parenthesis)

First Sailor Moon season

Sailor Moon R

Sailor Moon S

Sailor Moon SuperS

Sailor Moon SuperS, Manga-only characters

Sailor Moon Sailor Stars

Sailor Moon Sailor Stars, Manga-only characters

Musical-only characters

Favorites section - assisting characters

Would SM be the great show it is without the talking cats, ever-drained Naru, and Umino throwing fried shrimps in her defense? Maybe... maybe not. Still, some people love the supporting characters, some hate them, and some actually requested to add this section to the code, so they could tell everybody how *sweet* Naru is.
If you find some of the supporting characters extremely appealing and want the world to know about it, add yet another part to your 'favorites' section. (remember to write a ":" before it, if you have favorite senshi and/or villains as well)
Write "a" (which stands for 'assisting characters', as 's' was already used for the senshi), then state your opinions on your favorite supporting chars, as you did for the senshi and (perhaps) villains:

General supporting characters

Usagi's family

The cats and other animals

Movie characters

other supporting characters

If you think I missed someone here, email me.

Favorites section - seasons

Are you one of those few people who get yelled at for preferring SuperS over the dark S, or the other way around?  (this means that *you* yell at people preferring SuperS, not that SuperS is dark... :P) If you think a particular Sailor Moon season stands above the others, and is really worth watching, you may consider advertising it in your mooniecode ^_^
Remember to write a ":" if you have favorite senshi/villains/supporting characters info stated, then write "p" (which stands for 'part'... it's not my fault that 'senshi', 'supporting characters' and 'season' all begin with 's'... ^_^;;) and pick the season you like the most: (but please, no more than two of them... ^_^;;)

Now tell us who you dislike

Some people think Chibi-Usa is evil itself ^_^ Some people think Rei is a real bitch. Some people can't stand Esmeraude's laugh. Some people... okay, you get the idea ^_^
If there're SM characters you dislike, list them in the new section... the 'Dislikes' section! (doh...)
Separate this section from the previous one with a space, then write:

D:

Now construct this section exactly like you did construct your 'Favorites' one... the only difference are the qualifiers:

The prefix (before the qualifier) means:

Experience

Are you a clueless dubbie, or are you one of those "been there, seen that" pros? Have you already forgotten where'd you put your Sailor Moon laserdiscs, or do you earn blank stares your family by watching "Crystal Clear Destiny" ten times a day? (hmm, perhaps the broad grin you bear seeing Tuxedo Mask getting killed yet again... :P)
I realize such category may lead to abuse, putting people down and whatnot... but on the other hand, it is quite a good indicator of a person's familiarity with the Sailor Moon universe... and lets you decide quickly, who to bug about the episodes you haven't seen.
The description of your experience is a separate section of the mooniecode, so add a space after previous section(s) and write:

X:

Now, it's time to list how many episodes you've watched, of what kind, and how often you get back to them.
We'll start with the anime. (*ignores Michi-chan's frustrated screams that the manga was first and as such, is more important* :P)
Write "a" and then the following:

The number of dubbed anime episodes you own/have watched, followed by a code for the version: (I'll give a little info on the different dubs here, for more info see Ken Aromdee's Sailor Moon FAQ)

Then add the indicator for how often you watch them:

Like in the previous sections, you can use the "½" (Alt+0189) to fine-tune your answer. Also, you can specify this for each dub you've seen.
Example:
someone who has 20 eps. of the Japanese version which (s)he watches rather often, has also seen 60 DiC dub episodes once and also saw 3 French episodes while he was on vacation in France would be: a20jp++|60dic|3fre

Now, separate this bit of info with another "|" and write information about the subbed eps in the same manner:

If your head isn't spinning by now, you might want to include info about the manga you've read... :P Remember to write a ":" to separate this part from the info about anime, (that is, if you have the part about anime written down...)and write a "m", then construct this part like the anime one with the following codes:

Example:
someones who's read 4 acts of the Mixx manga and can't force themselves to do that again (no wonder), and who owns 7 acts of the Japanese version, which (s)he likes much better even though (s)he only can look at the pictures, would be: m7jp+|4mx

[1]'clueless dubbie' is the property of Xplo Eristotle, Lunar Inquisition, and most likely a few more shadow and top secret organisations plotting behind our backs... o.o;

Opinions

There're several things moonie constantly argue about... like is dub better than subs, what is Jupiter's talent size and her sexual orientation, and who the heck pops up the next Kleenex if there's no God. Thus it's important for a moonie to state their opinions on those subjects in their moonie code.
Before you tell the world your opinions, write a space after the last section of your code, followed by:

O:

As usual, if you have no opinion on a particular subject, or don't want people to know it, just skip it. To fine-tune your answer, you can use square brackets in the same way you did in the 'favorites' and 'dislikes' sections.

Opinions - The DiC dub

The NA version of Sailor Moon (DiC dub) has suffered from heavy cuts and modifications, and is *very* different from the Japanese original. only the first two seasons were dubbed by DiC. To express what you think about the DiC dub, write "d" then one of the following:

If applicable, write one of the following before the "d":

Example: someone who has only seen the dub and likes it, would be: !d+
Example: a typical, dub-bashing anime purist would be: d--
Example: someone who hasn't seen the dub thus has no opinion on it, would be: ?d?
Example: someone who *has* seen the dub but can't make their mind about it, would be: d?

Opinions - The CWI dub

The newer NA dub of Sailor Moon (CWI dub), S season and beyond, doesn't seem quite as bad as the DiC dub (having the original BG music), but still has its share of odd changes, like Haruka and Michiru (or rather, Amara nad Michelle) being "cousins", so it's still very different from the Japanese original. To express what you think about the CWI dub, write "c" then one of the following:

If applicable, write one of the following before the "c":

Example: someone who has only seen the dub and likes it, would be: !d+
Example: a typical, dub-bashing anime purist would be: c--
Example: someone who hasn't seen the dub thus has no opinion on it, would be: ?c?
Example: someone who *has* seen the dub but can't make their mind about it, would be: d?

Opinions - SOS (Save Our Sailors)

SOS is a fan organization. Those folks are trying to "bring the SM back to the States and make sure it stays there", and yes, that are the same folks that came up with the Prince Uranus story. Many people worship them for that, while many others hate them because of the strange methods they use to achieve their goal.
To state your opinion on SOS, write "s" then one of the following:

If applicable, write one of the following before the "s":

Opinions: Otaku Wars! (also "Otaku Wars! R" or any other letter)

Hundreds of posts to alt.fan.sailor-moon marked with characteristic [OW!]. Cunning plans, superdeformed nameless otaku and futile efforts to understand what the hell is going on... How do you feel about Otaku Wars?

Write "o", then add one of the following:

If you've never heard about OW!, write "?" before the "o".

Opinions - Attitude towards SM haters/antimoonies

Incredible as it sounds, some people don't love Sailormoon. Worse even, some of them loathe it and spend their precious time on creating web pages expressing their disgust and insulting everyone who doesn't agree with them. Some moonies take things like this very personally, flaming back; other just shrug and move on... what is your reaction to the SM haters?

Write "a", then one of the following:

Opinions - Attitude towards hentai

"Ohh my... what have we got here...well...", a soft moan escaped her lips, "so... rich... so... juicy.... so lustfully, sinfully delicious.... so finger licking GOOD..." She took a short pause to moan again, "Oh yes! YES! YESSSSS!!!!"
...errr... in case some of you haven't guessed, the quoted girl was talking about strawberry cheesecake... (and if you haven't guessed it, then just what did you think, hmm? ^_- geez, some people... ;P) However, strangely enough, some individuals like to put similar err... dialogues in their fanfics... and they aren't talking about cheesecake. ^_^ Limes, lemons and other fruits circulate the web, along with pictures illustrating the senshi (and not only the senshi...) involved in some very uhmm... intimate activities ^_^ While some people shy away from that kind of stuff, some actively search for it to uhh... enjoy it immensely ^_^
How do you feel about the more ecchi fans of SM? To state your opinion, write "h", followed by:

Opinions - Mixxzine

Mixxzine, quality (or rather, lack thereof) of Mixx' manga *adaptions*, Mixx' non-existing PR department and Mixx owner's sexual practices... four of the most popular things to discuss (read: to frown upon and whine about... ;P) in any SM forum... how do you feel about Mixx?

After concluding possible previous subsections with the ':', write "x", then one of the following:

Note: if you've never heard about Mixx, write "?" before the "x".

Personal information

Let's face it... all those "codes" are nothing more than just an excuse to post a personal ad at the end of your .sig... right? ^_^^_^ So... now it's time for the section most people pay attention to -- the personal information.
Like in the previous sections, you can skip the parts you want to keep in secret, and you can use square brackets to fine-tune your answer.
Put a space after the last section, then write:

P:

Personal information - Age

"I wanna know how old everyone here is!" A canonical question you can find in every second poll... so... how old are you?
Please, don't lie. You can give an exact answer, you can give a vague answer (see below...) but don't say you're 30 when you're 15. It's for your own benefit -- people can understand if you post something stupid and you're 15... but if you post the same stupid thing and you claim to be 30, they'll rather think there's something wrong with your brain... ^_^

Anyway... to state how old you are, write "a" followed by your age in years (human ones... dog years don't count... ;)

Because some of us don't like to talk about their age (and by a pure coincidence most of those people are women... ;) you can use alternative method to state your age:
Write "a", then choose one which fits you:

Personal information - Shape

Just like geeks and goths, moonies come in many shapes and sizes. The shape code is divided into 3 parts. But first, separate the shape code from your age code (that is, if you have written it...) with the ":".
Now write "s" and tell the world how tall you are. (the "s" stands for "stature", since "h" is used elsewhere). Like any half-way sane person, we'll use the far-spread metric system. For those still stuck with those odd, antique inches, 1 inch = 2.54 cm, and 1 foot = 30.48 cm.

Example: someone who's 180 cm would be: s180
Example: someone who's 5'6", which is about 168 cm, would be: s168

If you don't know how tall you are, you can use relative scale:

Now, separate your height with the ":", followed by the "w". It's time to indicate your weight. You can either write down your exact weight in kilograms (kg = pound x 2.2), or use the relative scale again:

It's very easy to forget not every heavy guy is a butterball. This is where the last part of your shape code comes handy. Separate your weight with the ":", then write "f" and tell the world something about your "muscles-to-baby fat ratio". (and guys... try to not lie *too* much, ok? ;)

Personal information - Eyes

No matter if purple, brown or grey... often, the first thing that impresses you about a person is their eyes. (well, some people prefer to pay attention to the uhm... talent, but that's not the point... ;) Eyes, the mirror of the soul... too bad email cannot handle your piercing stares, but you can at least tell the others what the color of your soul is... ^_^
Separate the eyes code from the previous section with ":", then write "e" and up to *two* (if your eyes are a mixture of colors) of the following identifiers:

If appropriate, modify the identifiers with qualifiers:

If your eyes are of different colors, separate the identifiers for each eye with a "|".

If appropriate, add any of the following:

Example: someone who has ice-blue eyes and wears glasses would be: eBLg
Example: someone whose left eye is bluish-green, and the right one is light-brown would be: eGB|BrL

Personal information - Hair

Moonies' hair aren't as diversified as anime chracters, but still, they do differ. (sometimes with 'assistance'... ;) To inform people of your hair color, write a ":" after the last section, then "h" and up to *three* of the following:

As before... if appropriate, modify the color identifiers with qualifiers:

Now, add to this one of the following, to define how long your hair is:

If appropriate, add any of the following:

(if you're female, you better should avoid those two if you don't want to get odd stares)

Example: Haruka's code for this part would be: hBl-
Example: Makoto/Lita's code would be: hBr+½  It's hard to say how long her hair really is, since she usually wears it in a ponytail. For the sake of this example, i'm assuming it's something *between* shoulder-length (+) and the centre of her back (++), hence the ½ (Alt+0189, if you forgot already).

Personal information - Skin tone (Tan)

If you're willing to tell the world something about this particular aspect of your looks, write a ":" after the last section of the code, then "t" and one the following:

As always, the ½ may be used to fine-tune the description.

Personal information - Cultural group

(Please, do *NOT* call it "nationality", better use "ethnicity")
Again, separate this section from the previous ones with a ":", then write "c" followed by applicable identifiers:

...as the chef from "Martian Successor Nadesico" said, "The world is small, but it certainly is diverse." Pick as many as apply.

Personal information - Bloodtype

Now why would anyone want to put their bloodtype in their mooniecode? Well, you never know when you're going to need a quick blood transfusion... or a proof that you had nothing to do with the birth of a certain red-eyed, pink-haired, bratty child... ;P (just what *is* Fish Eye's bloodtype, anyway? ^_^) And if you still not find it a reason good enough... how about that every senshi consider it important to state their bloodtype in *their* stats? ^_^ Anyway... to state your bloodtype, write a ":" after the last section of the code, then write "b" followed by your bloodtype - either A, B, AB or 0. You can also add the '+' to it to indicate you're Rh-positive, or the '-' if you happen to be Rh-negative.

Incidentally, blood type is in Japan considered to fit certain personality types just like astrological signs - hence often including it in character's stats. This is only for 0/A/B/AB, not + and -. A very rough guide to bloodtypes: (from the rec.arts.manga glossary)

If the last paragraph of this subsection sounds damn familiar to you - congratulations. It means you've actually bothered to read the SM FAQ ^_^

Personal information - Zodiac sign

"Ah yes, Libras. All you need to know about them is this: every time they tell you that they love you, they mean it..." Although many people don't have much faith in astrology, (yours truly included ^_^), it's interesting how often you can meet people who actually do fit astrological stereotypes... given that, and that, according to one of the four Generals under Beryl, "everything is ruled by the stars", it seems only logical to include your astrological sign in your code ^_^ To do it, add another ":", then write "z" (for zodiac sign) and one of the following:

Also, if you know the characteristics for the zodiac signs (or at least the ones for your zodiac sign), you can tell how good (or bad) the character traits attributed to your zodiac sign fit to yourself.

Note that, like the bloodtype subsection, (and unlike most of the other subsections of the code...) you *can't* fine-tune this bit of the code with the ½ ^_^

Personal information - Gender (and the necessary kink factor ;)

Is it really so hard to tell one's gender? Unfortunately, yes... especially if that person is a moonie. Who'd ever have thought "Sailor Sucky" is a male, e.g.? Therefore it's important to state your gender in your mooniecode.
Write a ":" after the last section of the code, add a "g" (for gender) and specify your gender by *one* of the following:

And because every existing code describes the "kink factor" of its owner, the moonie code has this one as well... <eg> Add which of the following best describes you:

Special, alternative categories which you may add to standard identifier or use instead of it:

(note: do not worry if you have not the slightest idea who those Hentai, Puritans and Moderate Aliens are... it's just an injoke, originated from a certain fanfic... ^_^;;)

Or yet another method: go to the Purity test, in the list pick the 500 point quiz, and write your result as the qualifier, along with a "%".

Example: a rather squeamish female, member of the Puritan Military Forces would be: x- ..or... x-P ..or... xP
Example: someone who scored 13 on the purity quiz (could there be such ecchi person? o.O) and who doesn't want to disclose his/her gender, would be: z13%

Personal information - Relationship preference and status

Yeah! The last (and possibly the most important... ;) piece of the mooniecode. Write a ":" after the last section of the code, then write "r".
First, describe the type of relationship you prefer. (this part of the code is also widely known as "sex (or slut) factor"... ;) Choose, which one of the following describes you best:

Now, write a "|" and describe your current relationship status..let people know if they "have a chance"... ^_^

(note: please, try to refrain from overdoing here... I know it's tempting to put numerous '-' or '+'... ^_^ but honestly, most of the time a simple "no" has much more effect than "No, no, never... I'd never ever never betray my partner, even if you got all over me wearing nothing but black leather collar... ^_^ ... which is a rough translation of '++++|----' in this bit of code... :P)

That's it!

If everything went well, you'd now be a proud owner of your personal mooniecode. (though it's hard to believe anyone would be patient enough to read through this whole text... ;) Anyway, I hope you had at least half of the fun i'd had writing this... and if you have any suggestions how to improve the moonie code, make sure to email me.
Anyway, your Mooniecode should now look somewhat like this: (my Mooniecode)

Mooniecode[1.14.15a]
SM:6+ F:sVe>+++½Mo>+++Me>++½Ma++Ju>+½Yf+:vCcAl>½:aUn½Tc:pSt2S
D:sCh---Tx>---Pl>-½ X:a200ger++½:m42ge+ O:d-½:c-:s-:o+:a-:h++½:x-½
P:a++:s180:w60:f:eB:hBr:t-½:cW:b?:zCn--:gm+:r|