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== About the Creator – Ghost == | |||
== | === Who is Ghost? === | ||
'''Ghost''' is the creator of [[Super-Shiritori]], a long-running word game project hosted on Discord. Known for obsessively building massive wordlists and crafting a mostly functional game system, Ghost has been maintaining and expanding the bot for several years. Originally from El Salvador, Ghost spent several years in South Korea (June 4, 2024 – May 2026) before a military [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_change_of_station Permanent Change of Station] ({{wc|PCS}}) relocation carried him through Japan, Alaska, and Los Angeles, California, before he finally settled in Hawaii, where he has resided since arriving on June 8, 2026. He is currently a senior in high school; which school is not publicly known. He has a deep passion for computers, language, and words, and has taken computer science courses, including '''{{wc|CSP}}''' (Computer Science Principles), with instruction in '''Java''' and '''Python'''. He primarily codes in '''Python''' and also uses '''HTML''' for web-related tasks. His main development tools include '''{{wc|Visual-Studio-Code|Visual Studio Code}}''' and '''GitHub''', with past experience hosting projects on '''Glitch'''. Outside of Super-Shiritori, Ghost briefly experimented with Word Game Hub (hosted on Glitch), but no other public projects are currently known. The bot is supported by a team of dedicated [[Word curators]], who contribute significantly to the community and the growth of the wordlists. | |||
=== | See [[Super-Shiritori#Development|Super-Shiritori's Development section]] for how this same relocation affected the bot itself, including its extended 2026 outage. | ||
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=== Military Connection === | |||
The branch is confirmed: Ghost's {{wc|PCS}} relocation is connected to the '''U.S. Army'''. What's less certain is his own personal status within it — Ghost has described himself as being "in" or "part of" the military, but given that he's a high school senior, this is most likely him referring to being a military dependent (a "military kid," relocating alongside a parent's Army posting) rather than being enlisted himself. That specific distinction has not been explicitly confirmed either way, so it's noted here as the likely reading rather than a settled fact. | |||
A {{wc|PCS}} order is a permanent, government-directed relocation from one duty station to another, distinct from a temporary assignment — it resets where a service member (and typically their dependents) are officially stationed. It typically comes with a Dislocation Allowance (DLA), a lump-sum, non-repayable payment meant to offset relocation costs such as security deposits and utility hookups, usually paid about a month before the move, along with separate government arrangement and shipment of household goods. Overseas-to-overseas moves like this one (South Korea to Hawaii) are also commonly routed through established military transit hubs rather than flying directly, which is consistent with — though not specifically confirmed to explain — the Japan and Alaska legs of Ghost's own route. Housing at the new duty station is not always immediately available, particularly in high-cost, limited-inventory markets; Ghost's own account of waiting for government-provided housing in Hawaii, and the several-month delay that resulted, matches a widely reported real-world shortage of military family housing on the islands. | |||
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=== | === Recent Events === | ||
In mid-August 2026, Hurricane Lala struck the Hawaiian Islands, prompting a state of emergency and tropical storm/hurricane warnings across the state, including Oʻahu — the island Ghost lives on, home to Honolulu. The storm knocked out power to well over 200,000 utility customers statewide at its peak, with Honolulu County among the hardest hit. Ghost lost internet access for about an hour during the storm but was otherwise unaffected and safe. Since [[Super-Shiritori]] runs on Ghost's own computer rather than any cloud host, the bot itself was offline for that same hour, going down and coming back up alongside his connection. | |||
* It all began with a love for the Roblox game '''Word Bomb''', a game Ghost played constantly, even if he | ---- | ||
=== How the Bot Was Made === | |||
* It all began with a love for the Roblox game '''Word Bomb''', a game Ghost played constantly, even if he wasn't exactly great at it. What really stuck with him was how limited the word pool felt. Words like ''{{wc|pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis}}'' were excluded, and that didn't sit right with someone whose spelling was one of their strongest skills. | |||
* Inspired by the idea of having a bot with a powerful dictionary in-hand, an idea that came from the OMG community, Ghost set out to build something better. The first version of his game was a very rough, Python-powered text-based experiment called '''Word Bomb Skuffed Edition''', which eventually housed around 450,000 words. | * Inspired by the idea of having a bot with a powerful dictionary in-hand, an idea that came from the OMG community, Ghost set out to build something better. The first version of his game was a very rough, Python-powered text-based experiment called '''Word Bomb Skuffed Edition''', which eventually housed around 450,000 words. | ||
* During the bot's development, Ghost also experimented with creating a website full of word games, called [[Word Game Hub]], hosted on [https://glitch.com Glitch]. The site was never finished and only featured one game, which | * During the bot's development, Ghost also experimented with creating a website full of word games, called [[Word Game Hub]], hosted on [https://glitch.com Glitch]. The site was never finished and only featured one game, which didn't fully work, but its dictionary reached a peak of 574,000 words, sharing the same dictionary as [[Super-Shiritori]]. The discouragement from the incomplete project caused a temporary loss of motivation. The original URL no longer exists, but the website can still be viewed in ''Live Preview'' using a link similar to "[http://localhost:5500/app/index.html http://localhost:5500/app/index.html]". | ||
* With help from friends and external sources, the project evolved into a website called '''Ghost-Games''', hosted on Glitch. That version eventually went offline, but it laid the foundation for what would become the current Discord bot. | * With help from friends and external sources, the project evolved into a website called '''Ghost-Games''', hosted on Glitch. That version eventually went offline, but it laid the foundation for what would become the current Discord bot. | ||
* The bot was built using '''Visual Studio Code ([https://code.visualstudio.com VSCode])''' and runs with assistance from '''{{wc|GitHub}}'''. Most of its core functionality was learned and developed through trial, error, and countless YouTube tutorials. Ghost | * The bot was built using '''Visual Studio Code ([https://code.visualstudio.com VSCode])''' and runs with assistance from '''{{wc|GitHub}}'''. Most of its core functionality was learned and developed through trial, error, and countless YouTube tutorials. Ghost doesn't really like the idea of using AI to write code, calling it "cheat-ish," but he did use the built-in AI assistant to help draft messages and responses for the bot's chat output. | ||
* The biggest challenges? Frustration, technical hurdles, and being a broke high schooler with limited resources. Thankfully, a good friend named '''Kos''' now helps run the bot, keeping things online and stable. | * The biggest challenges? Frustration, technical hurdles, and being a broke high schooler with limited resources. Thankfully, a good friend named '''Kos''' now helps run the bot, keeping things online and stable. | ||
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=== | === Partnerships & Collaborators === | ||
* '''Kos (kos256)''' – Bot Administrator | * '''Kos (kos256)''' – Bot Administrator | ||
* '''GreenyMage (greenymage)''' – Graphic Designer | * '''GreenyMage (greenymage)''' – Graphic Designer | ||
* Beyond that, the project thrives thanks to the small but loyal community that has formed around it. Whether you're actively contributing or just hanging out in the server, Ghost truly appreciates every one of you. This project wouldn't exist without that support. | |||
* Beyond that, the project thrives thanks to the small but loyal community that has formed around it. Whether you're actively contributing or just hanging out in the server, Ghost truly appreciates every one of you. This project | |||
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=== | === Fun Facts === | ||
* Has strong knowledge of geography. | * Has strong knowledge of geography. | ||
* Some accent-based word translations happen automatically due to the global | * Some accent-based word translations happen automatically due to the global <code>Normalize</code> function; at first, people thought it was intentional. | ||
* Many "false words" are created by Ghost as inside jokes; examples can be found in the [[ | * Many "false words" are created by Ghost as inside jokes; examples can be found in the [[Word compendium|Word Compendium]] under [[:Category:Shiritori originals|Shiritori originals]]. | ||
* Admin Kos often calls Ghost by the nickname | * Admin Kos often calls Ghost by the nickname "Shiritori." | ||
* Has developed a recent phobia of {{wc|grape|grapes}}, after October 11th 2025. | * Has developed a recent phobia of {{wc|grape|grapes}}, after October 11th 2025. | ||
* Favorite piece of digital media: the anime [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clockwork_Planet ''Clockwork Planet'']. | |||
== External Links == | |||
* [https://www.travel.dod.mil/Travel-Transportation-Rates/Dislocation-Allowance/ Dislocation Allowance — Defense Travel Management Office] | |||
* [https://abcnews.com/US/tropical-storm-lala-forecast-impact-hawaiian-islands-weekend/story?id=135610026 Lala spins out to sea after storm hammered the Hawaiian Islands — ABC News] | |||
* [https://www.honolulu.gov/mayor/emergency-responses-to-tropical-storm-lala-continue-as-winds-and-heavy-rain-persist/ Emergency responses to Tropical Storm Lala — Office of the Mayor, City and County of Honolulu] | |||
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Revision as of 03:46, 22 August 2026
About the Creator – Ghost
Who is Ghost?
Ghost is the creator of Super-Shiritori, a long-running word game project hosted on Discord. Known for obsessively building massive wordlists and crafting a mostly functional game system, Ghost has been maintaining and expanding the bot for several years. Originally from El Salvador, Ghost spent several years in South Korea (June 4, 2024 – May 2026) before a military Permanent Change of Station (Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".) relocation carried him through Japan, Alaska, and Los Angeles, California, before he finally settled in Hawaii, where he has resided since arriving on June 8, 2026. He is currently a senior in high school; which school is not publicly known. He has a deep passion for computers, language, and words, and has taken computer science courses, including Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{". (Computer Science Principles), with instruction in Java and Python. He primarily codes in Python and also uses HTML for web-related tasks. His main development tools include Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{". and GitHub, with past experience hosting projects on Glitch. Outside of Super-Shiritori, Ghost briefly experimented with Word Game Hub (hosted on Glitch), but no other public projects are currently known. The bot is supported by a team of dedicated Word curators, who contribute significantly to the community and the growth of the wordlists.
See Super-Shiritori's Development section for how this same relocation affected the bot itself, including its extended 2026 outage.
Military Connection
The branch is confirmed: Ghost's Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{". relocation is connected to the U.S. Army. What's less certain is his own personal status within it — Ghost has described himself as being "in" or "part of" the military, but given that he's a high school senior, this is most likely him referring to being a military dependent (a "military kid," relocating alongside a parent's Army posting) rather than being enlisted himself. That specific distinction has not been explicitly confirmed either way, so it's noted here as the likely reading rather than a settled fact.
A Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{". order is a permanent, government-directed relocation from one duty station to another, distinct from a temporary assignment — it resets where a service member (and typically their dependents) are officially stationed. It typically comes with a Dislocation Allowance (DLA), a lump-sum, non-repayable payment meant to offset relocation costs such as security deposits and utility hookups, usually paid about a month before the move, along with separate government arrangement and shipment of household goods. Overseas-to-overseas moves like this one (South Korea to Hawaii) are also commonly routed through established military transit hubs rather than flying directly, which is consistent with — though not specifically confirmed to explain — the Japan and Alaska legs of Ghost's own route. Housing at the new duty station is not always immediately available, particularly in high-cost, limited-inventory markets; Ghost's own account of waiting for government-provided housing in Hawaii, and the several-month delay that resulted, matches a widely reported real-world shortage of military family housing on the islands.
Recent Events
In mid-August 2026, Hurricane Lala struck the Hawaiian Islands, prompting a state of emergency and tropical storm/hurricane warnings across the state, including Oʻahu — the island Ghost lives on, home to Honolulu. The storm knocked out power to well over 200,000 utility customers statewide at its peak, with Honolulu County among the hardest hit. Ghost lost internet access for about an hour during the storm but was otherwise unaffected and safe. Since Super-Shiritori runs on Ghost's own computer rather than any cloud host, the bot itself was offline for that same hour, going down and coming back up alongside his connection.
How the Bot Was Made
- It all began with a love for the Roblox game Word Bomb, a game Ghost played constantly, even if he wasn't exactly great at it. What really stuck with him was how limited the word pool felt. Words like Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{". were excluded, and that didn't sit right with someone whose spelling was one of their strongest skills.
- Inspired by the idea of having a bot with a powerful dictionary in-hand, an idea that came from the OMG community, Ghost set out to build something better. The first version of his game was a very rough, Python-powered text-based experiment called Word Bomb Skuffed Edition, which eventually housed around 450,000 words.
- During the bot's development, Ghost also experimented with creating a website full of word games, called Word Game Hub, hosted on Glitch. The site was never finished and only featured one game, which didn't fully work, but its dictionary reached a peak of 574,000 words, sharing the same dictionary as Super-Shiritori. The discouragement from the incomplete project caused a temporary loss of motivation. The original URL no longer exists, but the website can still be viewed in Live Preview using a link similar to "http://localhost:5500/app/index.html".
- With help from friends and external sources, the project evolved into a website called Ghost-Games, hosted on Glitch. That version eventually went offline, but it laid the foundation for what would become the current Discord bot.
- The bot was built using Visual Studio Code (VSCode) and runs with assistance from Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".. Most of its core functionality was learned and developed through trial, error, and countless YouTube tutorials. Ghost doesn't really like the idea of using AI to write code, calling it "cheat-ish," but he did use the built-in AI assistant to help draft messages and responses for the bot's chat output.
- The biggest challenges? Frustration, technical hurdles, and being a broke high schooler with limited resources. Thankfully, a good friend named Kos now helps run the bot, keeping things online and stable.
Partnerships & Collaborators
- Kos (kos256) – Bot Administrator
- GreenyMage (greenymage) – Graphic Designer
- Beyond that, the project thrives thanks to the small but loyal community that has formed around it. Whether you're actively contributing or just hanging out in the server, Ghost truly appreciates every one of you. This project wouldn't exist without that support.
Fun Facts
- Has strong knowledge of geography.
- Some accent-based word translations happen automatically due to the global
Normalizefunction; at first, people thought it was intentional. - Many "false words" are created by Ghost as inside jokes; examples can be found in the Word Compendium under Shiritori originals.
- Admin Kos often calls Ghost by the nickname "Shiritori."
- Has developed a recent phobia of Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{"., after October 11th 2025.
- Favorite piece of digital media: the anime Clockwork Planet.