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A_Tin_Can (2234 D)
31 Mar 17 UTC
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What are the good things about other sites?
With the ODC, we have a lot of players playing at PlayDiplomacy. And, I'm sure many of our membership play on other sites as well as webdip.

What are the features you really like from those sites that you wish webdiplomacy had?
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Claesar (4665 D)
07 Apr 17 UTC
Please comment on my decision(s)
Gunboat last night.
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=195502
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CommanderByron (801 D(S))
05 Apr 17 UTC
CHALLENGE
I am challenging anyone sorry enough to want to take me on to classic dip game. Bet is 50. If you got what it takes the password is my favorite disease all lowercase. gameID=195406 (please don't give away PW)
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Hauta (1618 D(S))
05 Apr 17 UTC
Should Murica do anything in Syria to stop gas attacks?
So many armed groups exist in Syria. Is it too risky for America to get involved?
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MyxIsMe (511 D)
06 Apr 17 UTC
Is this variant in beta?
It looks awesome and I'd like to try it.

gameID=187517
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
03 Apr 17 UTC
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US not all about Trump
Congress sellin out your privacy: http://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-keep-your-internet-history-private
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brainbomb (295 D)
06 Apr 17 UTC
Meat-Gamey
Can someone explain to me what this is because I don't understand it. Is not wanting to eat meat because you've had bad experiences with its flavour in other time periods a reason to be investigated by the FDA? If so, aren't all meats fucked?
6 replies
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Presbyter7787 (95 D)
06 Apr 17 UTC
How Does the Website Assign Nations to Players?
It seems like when I join a number of games at nearly the same time, I get the same country if I'm playing the same variant.Is this because the game assign your country by when you join if noone else has that country, or is it simple coincidence? Thanks!
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Ogion (3817 D)
01 Apr 17 UTC
Block player feature
I was wondering about a "block player feature" so that people can avoid particularly unpleasant players. Should you block a player, you can't join a game with them in it and they can't join with you in it. I'd imagine that'd last for that game as long as the player is in it to prevent fishing for identities
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Durga (3609 D)
06 Apr 17 UTC
Meta-gaming
Can someone explain to me what this is because I don't understand it. Is not wanting to ally with a player because you've had bad experiences with their stability in other games a reason to be investigated for meta? If so, aren't all non-anon games fucked?
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
06 Apr 17 UTC
Not black and white
Abortion rights and right to life (in America) http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2017/04/when_does_life_begin_outside_the_christian_right_the_answer_is_over_time.html

Only shades of grey...
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Durga (3609 D)
03 Apr 17 UTC
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7 day phase game
Hey guys I'm looking to run a game with a 7 day phase length. I understand this isn't everyone's cup of tea but if you're interested I'd love to play with you.
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Omni1776 (100 D)
05 Apr 17 UTC
Newbie question about phases
I'm just learning about this game, but it sounds great. I'm trying to set up a game with some friends, but I'm not sure about all of the settings. If I set the phase length to one day, does that mean we have a day for diplomacy before all the moves occur, then another day to set retreats, and another day for build, so that there could be three days between attacks?
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Benjamin Franklin (712 D(G))
05 Apr 17 UTC
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How ti search the forum?
I cant find instructions in the help area... so....what am i missing?
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Egathetos (212 D)
31 Mar 17 UTC
Rap comms
Are we allowed to advertise new games? If so, I have just created a game called Rap Comms only.
It does what it says on the tin. Whatever you post on the board has to be in some kind of Rhyme.
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Hellenic Riot (1626 D(G))
04 Apr 17 UTC
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April GR Published
Run Wild, young padawans

https://sites.google.com/site/phpdiplomacytournaments/theghost-ratingslist
Hellenic Riot (1626 D(G))
04 Apr 17 UTC
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All +1's go toward the Encourage-HR-to-run-GR-faster Fund.
ghug (5068 D(B))
04 Apr 17 UTC
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http://tournaments.webdiplomacy.net/theghost-ratingslist
Durga (3609 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
Thanks Riot!!

Also can I switch from player to prof now? :D
Hamilton Brian (757 D(B))
04 Apr 17 UTC
Thanks!!!
Condescension (10 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
Wow. I got absolutely trounced this month.
Matticus13 (2844 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
My Gunboat GR only improved by 705? Amazing what two wins and not constantly drawing Austria can do...
damian (675 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
I suspect there is something wrong with the script HR, at least for 1v1 rankings. As it claims I had a -94 change in rank but I'm now 74th in 1v1 Elo. For that change in rank to be true I'd have needed to be somehow ahead of rank one.

Something to fix in ghugs code when one of you has a spare evening.
Ogion (3817 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
Thanks!
I'm confused. What's the difference between the two links, ghug?

I'm surprised I didn't fall further on 1v1. Phew.

@Damian, the "Change Rank" column has a negative sign in front of the entire column. That means increase in ranks will be negative and decreases will be positive. Certainly something to fix.
damian (675 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
Yeah, I figured it was probably something to that effect when I saw people with a change in rank of -444 in the top 100. xD

Still worth bothering ghug about. After all that's really the only reason I'm on the site.
Ezio (1731 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
ouch. -161.
VillageIdiot (7813 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
*flex*
You didn't even complete a game, VI... Don't you have another diplomacy site to go surmount or something?
Matticus13 (2844 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
Don't worry Ezio. That will be me next month...
Gen. Lee (7588 D(B))
04 Apr 17 UTC
Damn there are some names I have never seen before in top 10 WTA non-live...
Kremmen?
billstong?
Gen. Lee (7588 D(B))
04 Apr 17 UTC
Actually this unfortunately confirms that GR is officially broken.

http://webdiplomacy.net/profile.php?userID=75562 This gets you top 10 WTA non-live?
Durga (3609 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
GR was always broken. Should probably have a separate option for playing with friends like playdip does.
VillageIdiot (7813 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
World Cup had all my attention last month and they're all unranked so I'll have to settle for unrewarded glory and otherwise rest on my laurels.
Yeah, playing mostly unranked tends to hurt your GR :)
TrPrado (461 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
I'm going to protest on account of not being number 1 1v1 player.
JamesYanik (548 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
not that good of a month for me... i need to get back into the swing of things
My 1v1 score is all about efficiency :)
Zybodia (355 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
My 1v1 score is all about the tournament. Haven't played any other 1v1s.
ghug (5068 D(B))
04 Apr 17 UTC
To answer a few questions:
My link is shorter and suppresses evidence of our corporate overlords.

Categories in general and FP especially suffer from small sample sizes. When everyone's closer together, you rise more than you should beating shit players. I got up there legitimately though. :P

There's a fixed 1v1 script somewhere. I'll be back to a computer next month and then everything will be alright.

#hailcascadia #praiseidiot
The general non-category ranking seems fairly reasonable though? Bigger sample size I guess?
bdublicious (100 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
Be great to get http://www.backstabbr.com/ into this
captainmeme (1632 DMod)
04 Apr 17 UTC
It would be great to get a Universal Ranking which took into account all Diplomacy sites, but it's impossible for a number of reasons. For one, people have different usernames across sites so there's no way to link players on different sites to user accounts unless its all done manually.

The biggest issue is almost certainly that one of the largest Dip sites, PlayDiplomacy, actually hides its rankings behind a paywall, so I can't imagine they'd be particularly happy to allow other people to give out that information for free.
CptMike (4384 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
I am amazed by the GR of the 1v1... There are many other players much better than me. How is this GR calculated precisely ?
My 1v1 score is all about me sucking at 1v1 :-)
It would seem that the more 1v1s you play, the higher the GR
Carebear (100 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
@Capt.M - What do you mean by PD hiding its rankings?
ghug (5068 D(B))
04 Apr 17 UTC
It's gonna take time for 1v1 to stabilize too. Our top player currently has the equivalent of a mid 1600s rating in chess. People are all still climbing.
captainmeme (1632 DMod)
04 Apr 17 UTC
@Carebear - I guess I should have been more specific. If you're not a paying member, you cannot search for any individual player's rating (the search box appears but if you try to search you get the message 'This information is for premium members only'). It makes figuring out seeding for multi-site tournaments a real hassle; I had to ask a PlayDip Premium Member for assistance in order to sort it out for the 1v1 Showdown.
Carebear (100 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
@Capt.M - I see you mean. However, you can go through the list 25 at a time for free. ;)
Carebear (100 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
^what
Durga (3609 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
What
Carebear (100 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
Inserting the "what" that I dropped.
ghug (5068 D(B))
04 Apr 17 UTC
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@Capt.M - I see you mean. However, you can go through the lwhatist 25 at a time for free. ;)
captainmeme (1632 DMod)
04 Apr 17 UTC
Trying to find a person among 17,000 rated players by going through pages of 25 at a time is horrendous. My point is that this is clearly intentional - they're attempting to make people buy Premium to view anyone elses' rating - so they would not be happy about a system that made it available to view for free.
Condescension (10 D)
05 Apr 17 UTC
Do passworded games impact GR?
@Condescension: Yes. Only unranked are not included.


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Matticus13 (2844 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
Colonial Diplomacy: The first official variant
http://vdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=30277 (you have to use the entire link)
Just completed​ my first match of Colonial Diplomacy. What are your thoughts on the first official variant?
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Octavious (2802 D)
04 Apr 17 UTC
Meanwhile, in the British Labour Party...
...the party of opposition is doing what it does best. Oppose itself.
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David E. Cohen (100 D)
29 Mar 17 UTC
Calhamer Estate Sale
See below.
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Hauta (1618 D(S))
03 Apr 17 UTC
8 hour challenge
Anyone interested in a game with 8-hour phase? I played a 4 hour game by accident and it was a brutal 3 days, submitting moves in the dead of night (when only Devin Nunes was awake)! I was thinking that 8 hours is challenging but not insane. Any takers?
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brainbomb (295 D)
02 Apr 17 UTC
People from Liechtenstein
So would people from here be referred to as Liechtensteinians? That seems like a horrendously long slang. Anyone from central europe have an insight on this? Same question applies to Luxembourg (luxembourgians?).
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Hauta (1618 D(S))
01 Apr 17 UTC
Racism in America
How does America perpetuate White economic dominance? Affirmative action seems to work against it and there seem to be plenty of rules about fair housing, etc. What needs to be done to truly level the playing field?
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Hauta (1618 D(S))
03 Apr 17 UTC
why does it say for me that there are no joinable games?
sometimes I see that there are 6 pages of joinable games but I am unable to page forward or actually see more than 2-3. wazzup with that?
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zultar (4180 DMod(P))
01 Apr 17 UTC
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Zultar is Retiring from webDip
See inside.
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Peregrine Falcon (9010 D(S))
30 Mar 17 UTC
New Anon, Full Press game
gameID=194961
A player asked us to have their anonymous game advertised on the forum in order to keep the game fully anon. The details are below.
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brainbomb (295 D)
02 Apr 17 UTC
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How do you feel about anal
Retentive people?
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brainbomb (295 D)
02 Apr 17 UTC
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Should I become a Priest
Discuss
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slypups (1889 D)
02 Apr 17 UTC
Forum threads only visible to players who don't stink
What do you guys think about the new forum feature posted earlier today about the ability to designate threads invisible to players that are above average?
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Stephen Daedalus (100 D)
31 Mar 17 UTC
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Hi. I'm new.
There seems to be a password required to get into many of the games. How does one get the password?
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CommanderByron (801 D(S))
02 Apr 17 UTC
Okay that's weird
Recently I saw a post about Zultar retiring. It was on the front page like 10 mins ago. Now I can't find it. Not to cause conspiracy theories but was it removed??
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