When guys like Ervin Santana can get one and we've had something like 10 in the past 2 seasons are no hitters going to become passe?

Also, what the heck is La Russa's major malfunction?

http://webdiplomacy.net/forum.php?threadID=444658&page-thread=385#threadPager

The thread is now locked so its now impossible to post. In the end there were 11532 posts over 728 days. dD_ShockTrooper was the last person to post and so he won. Congrats dD_ShockTrooper!!!!!!!

I'll be out of town for four or five days, and I'm not sure what to do. I'm pretty new to this site so I'm not sure how it works, but I've seen people mention 'account sitting'? How does that work? What are the rules? How do I find someone to do that for me? I guess I'm just looking for a general explanation. Thanks in advance. Oh, and sorry if this is explained elsewhere on the site. Perhaps I missed it when I looked.

I ask becuase I see folks saying they're muting folks in threads more and more...and it just seems like a shame and almost unfair to me, really...granted I'm probably one of the most-muted on the site--at least I would guess I am--but even so, all the more reason I just can't mute anyone..."if you can't stand the heat"...? You can't have it both ways, give a critical opinion and erect a shield to deflect all criticism, even if that "criticism" is a foolish troll, yes?

Liberals have the mistaken and baseless idea that government creates jobs, that government creates demand that stimulates the economy, and that any time there is a great reduction in government spending a recession will result.

Hey all, I'm starting a game with some work friends, might not be able to get 7 though... anybody want to be an alternate? They're all new, so less skilled players preferred.

20 buy in, anon, 24 hours period, starts Saturday at 7:12

I'll be away for 5-6 days next week and still have a couple games running. It shouldn't be too huge of a time commitment if anyone is willing, since one is a 4 day phase world game in which I have only a single unit. The other is a game in the summer gunboat tournament, so someone not part of that would be preferred.
I hope I'm not asking too much with only a few days notice, but if someone with a good reputation would PM me saying they can, I would be extremely grateful.

Let's say there is a pizza joint and a taco stand right across the street from each other...

You *must* reply with an entire paragraph. Each paragraph will be proceeded by a number. You reply must be indicated by (that number +1) so we know what you are responding to. In the event of simultaneous posts, the FIRST poster is the ONLY valid next paragraph.

Tomorrow's WSJ shows that Warren Buffet misstated a fact Obama included in his national address Monday, Buffet doesn't pay a lower tax rate than his secretary. It's nice to see the press doing its job.

It's interesting that the motto of social security is that you've paid in all your working life and the money is sitting there waiting for you.

Big government advocates proceed under the assumption that government is moral and the marketplace is immoral when the exact opposite is true.

Why is it that opinions put forth to justify government monopolies to deal with social problems consistently rely on mythical victims instead of truth or logic?

The House certainly wouldn't
The Senate would pass a tax increase.
You are going to find 51 Democrats who will vote for a tax increase?

In the current budget debate you see two viewpoints-the House of Representatives realizes the Welfare State is bankrupt with $200 Trillion in deficits and unfunded liabilities. The Obama administration and the Senate think everything will be fine if they raise taxes and keep pumping devalued dollars into the economy.

The verdict from federal court. Monks can sell caskets in Louisiana without also providing embalming and other funeral home services that the autocratic state government required in order to grant a monopoly over casket sales.

In individual states smaller government candidates won a majority of elections across the country in direct defiance of Big Government lunacy dominant in Washington D.C.

Schools are for the kids not for the administrators and teachers.

How many of the forum frequenters have a signed copy of the best seller "Reckless Endangerment." What a great read.

Alderian, have you decided how you will proceed towards next season?

The detailed thread about this subject has been locked, but here it is for others who want to read the debate: http://www.webdiplomacy.net/forum.php?viewthread=742701#742701

the point of diplomacy is exactly what it says. DIPLOMACY. When we get rid of ingame messaging it does away with the crucial factor of diplomacy and results in no improvement of luck. It actually makes the game far more random and chancy than it should be. I believe that we need to get rid of this option to allow DIPLOMACY to take its course. Please add your comments about this.

Why is politics so polarized today--what happened to the centrists? Is it a function of the political parties controlling the vast majority of campaign contributions?

Besides 1bruchen, of course.

The bane of civilization?

If you can--well, I suppose you're needed on one of the many other generic "defend" posts...

I'm not sure if others in this game are experiencing the same oddity, but in
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=63232, which is a gunboat, it's telling me I have an unread global message and I can't figure out how to "read" it or otherwise fix the problem. Thanks.

I've done well as Turkey before, but rarely ever in high class play and never in high class play when I haven't jumped in mid-game.

Hello all! I would like to ask you to join this game: http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=64615
Thanks!

are we gonna let these conservative retards take over this forum? Liberals post your ideas here. comservative ideas will be deleted

Could someone pick up France here?
http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=63317&msgCountryID=7&rand=61916