Diplomacy club

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Re: Diplomacy club

by teacon7 » Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:40 pm

Just to, uh, break a few stereotypes:

I'm administrator and a teacher at a Christian school. Not only have we not-blocked diplomacy sites, but I personally GM a f2f game with our Latin classes, which phases bi-weekly. The IT guy's kid is currently set to WTA as Russia for this semester's game, after Germany completely ignores the board state for a pyrrhic victory in France.

It got started when discussing how successful leaders in the Roman republic/empire navigated alliances with surrounding powers, and one of the students wondered aloud whether, on a national level, diplomatic tactics were likely just as important as individual military heroism. One can only submit orders if homework is turned in on time.... a policy which has *immensely* improved homework completion.

I'd really love to use a site like webdip to judge the turns and process orders. (We could do Ancient Med or something more classically themed for the Latin class.) ... BUT: a) I'm not sure of the legality of students getting logins, and b) I've seen the issues with inviting school groups to play... and chose to spare the mods a headache.


@flavius - The solution is: Don't let it interfere with the actual learning (which is what you're in school to do), but... that attitude will help get the administrator and the IT guy on your side.

Re: Diplomacy club

by dargorygel » Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:42 pm

Our rules are pretty clear about what kind of language is unacceptable. I personally am pretty libertarian... but I agree wholeheartedly about the standards we set here. The banned individuals from this group were banned for precisely what it says on their profiles, now. Unacceptable language. Nothing more, nothing less. Some names, words, and phrases are just not acceptable. Ever. Not in context. Not in 'certain social slang situations.' No. So he was banned. His RESPONSE is not why he was banned. It is, however, why his appeal was denied. The Mod team is actually very willing to overturn bans.

But not when the appeal is without reason, remorse, or maturity.

'nuff said. Let's move on folks, nothing to see here.

Re: Diplomacy club

by Claesar » Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:25 pm

FlaviusAetius wrote:
Tue Apr 16, 2019 2:28 am
I read your posts, and minus the language, my friend group has done pretty much the exact same thing you guys had done on this website almost to a tee. I think the reason you guys were continued to be banned off the site is not because of what you did, but the response to it.

I hope in the future moderators, can give a little bit more leniency to private games, as they are often between large friend groups, and would have press happen in between classes etc etc.
No, you didn't do the exact same thing. Perhaps you did some of what they say they did.

Re: Diplomacy club

by dyager_nh » Tue Apr 16, 2019 11:51 am

JMO - Sounds like you have an Admin addiction. That much administration is not healthy.
Wondering if we should have an intervention

Re: Diplomacy club

by jmo1121109 » Tue Apr 16, 2019 3:12 am

Different sites, as long as they follow the rules on that one they'll be fine.

Re: Diplomacy club

by jmo1121109 » Tue Apr 16, 2019 3:05 am

About as long it takes them to realize I'm an admin there too?

Re: Diplomacy club

by Squigs44 » Tue Apr 16, 2019 2:43 am

Looks like they migrated over to vdiplomacy. Wonder how long they will last there?

Re: Diplomacy club

by FlaviusAetius » Tue Apr 16, 2019 2:28 am

I read your posts, and minus the language, my friend group has done pretty much the exact same thing you guys had done on this website almost to a tee. I think the reason you guys were continued to be banned off the site is not because of what you did, but the response to it.

I hope in the future moderators, can give a little bit more leniency to private games, as they are often between large friend groups, and would have press happen in between classes etc etc.

Re: Diplomacy club

by Jkump1 » Mon Apr 15, 2019 11:23 pm

Hey everyone, just wanted to update ya'll on the situation. We will no longer be using this website due to unfortunate events that occurred to one of our friends. (We just don't feel that our arguments and concerns can be genuinely resolved) We appreciate everyone here for their kind suggestions and plan on using them in the future when we create our Diplomacy Club.
Peace Out,
Jkump1

Re: Diplomacy club

by jmo1121109 » Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:31 pm

And banned

Re: Diplomacy club

by tobieee911 » Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:29 pm

Rudra25 wrote:
Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:21 pm
This just isn't fair at all since a ton of my games were almost over and I have been playing a lot of them since Christmas. Also they never gave me an email asking what happened. The reason I was banned was because me and my friends were playing in a private game with no messaging, but then we decided that we all wanted to message each other. and they didn't bother to look into it and now I'm banned!
Write an e-mail to the mods please, this is annoying... And stupid from you...

Re: Diplomacy club

by e.m.c^42 » Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:23 pm

Ah, don't do this: it's essentially multi-accounting to bypass a ban: Write up an email first, since this isn't...the best way to go around it.

Re: Diplomacy club

by FlaviusAetius » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:54 pm

rip, he was a cool dude I wonder what he did wrong

Re: Diplomacy club

by Magnetic24 » Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:50 am

Every one of their passwords is the same. As a joke, I thought it might be funny to see if I could join Global Bones, and now I have it.

I was going to join this game too, but now I have something else to worry about. I have a feeling I won't last long.

Re: Diplomacy club

by Claesar » Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:55 am

Percy Williams wrote:
Mon Apr 15, 2019 3:46 am
FlaviusAetius wrote:
Mon Apr 15, 2019 3:35 am
RIP alex got banned
Did he really, or are you joking that the school banned Webdiplomacy, and now he is "gone".
No, he means Alex is currently banned from webDip. His profile states it's due to "severe press violations".

Re: Diplomacy club

by Percy Williams » Mon Apr 15, 2019 3:46 am

FlaviusAetius wrote:
Mon Apr 15, 2019 3:35 am
RIP alex got banned
Did he really, or are you joking that the school banned Webdiplomacy, and now he is "gone".

Re: Diplomacy club

by FlaviusAetius » Mon Apr 15, 2019 3:35 am

RIP alex got banned

Re: Diplomacy club

by [email protected] » Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:35 pm

Senlac wrote:
Sat Apr 13, 2019 12:53 pm
Octavious wrote:
Sat Apr 13, 2019 12:03 pm
I am extremely curious about the type of school Seniac went to, with head boys and where something called "the intellectual diversions" club could actually exist :p.

The game of choice in our school was Mercy, which for the uninitiated was where two pupils face each other, put their hands together with fingers interlocked, and try to bend backwards the wrist of the other pupil until they cry "mercy!".

The second most popular game was Knuckles, which I think is more universally popular. The third was chess club.

Diplomacy and a picture of a knife might have had a chance good old Norton Hill, but intellectual diversions would have been a non starter
It was an old fashioned Grammar School (for Boys initially) until revolution occurred & became coeducational. The now non-PC competitive entry existed & staff reminded us that attendance was an optional privilege.

The suggested name was for staff benefit contributing towards the club selling process. The kids can call it what they like subsequently. Agreed “Intellectual Diversions” isn’t much of a recruitment line for teenagers, but neither is “Diplomacy”:-)
Well, me and my friends were originally only going to play a game called Bohanza, which is super fun, then we thought that we would make a diplomacy club instead and play Bohanza every once and a while. Bohanza is more of a game that lets you argue with the players then it is a strategy game though. Still super fun though.

Re: Diplomacy club

by Percy Williams » Sat Apr 13, 2019 3:17 pm

I think we have come to the conclusion that you need to learn all the songs to "newsies" and make a public demonstration.

Re: Diplomacy club

by Senlac » Sat Apr 13, 2019 1:56 pm

Brilliant:-)
Dress code & standing up, oh yeah. Remember it well.
Fight shortage & shirts tucked in, not so much...
I would fear for the nation too.

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