Forum
A place to discuss topics/games with other webDiplomacy players.
Page 845 of 1419
FirstPreviousNextLast
TheGhostmaker (1545 D)
11 Jan 12 UTC
New Ghost-Ratings up
tournaments.webdiplomacy.net
73 replies
Open
franzjosefi (313 D)
16 Jan 12 UTC
Sick of the Liars!
Ok, so I've just inflamed half a dozen trolls who are reading this this morning. Going to enjoy hearing from them all day. But it isn't the trolls that have me down. It is the liars!
33 replies
Open
goldfinger0303 (3157 DMod)
16 Jan 12 UTC
Mod team
please check your email in the next 12 hours
0 replies
Open
whaskell (90 D)
16 Jan 12 UTC
Only need 5
Acutally 4
2 replies
Open
whaskell (90 D)
16 Jan 12 UTC
Let's Roll with One
Who's up for a game?
0 replies
Open
moskowitz (160 D)
15 Jan 12 UTC
Major Step Invitational
An open invitation to a long phase, full-press game. More to follow:
13 replies
Open
President Eden (2750 D)
15 Jan 12 UTC
WE STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACKED
I like how after spotting 'em five turnovers and our veteran leadership running back, we're still driving for the go-ahead score at the start of the 4th quarter. Fuck your sun and your D, we staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacked
27 replies
Open
Tettleton's Chew (0 DX)
27 Dec 11 UTC
Great American Political Quotes
Europe is so different than America that European political philosophy has little relevance in the United States. (2012 should keep it that way as well).
I dedicate this thread to American political quotes.

42 replies
Open
ibadibam (377 D)
15 Jan 12 UTC
troubador's "Newbie question"
I understand why the mods locked the thread, but it's still possible to answer the user's question without violating site rules. I'm not going to refer to the game in question, or even link to it.
14 replies
Open
Maniac (189 D(B))
15 Jan 12 UTC
Interesting game from WTA v PPSC perspective
gameID=73901
See inside
9 replies
Open
whaskell (90 D)
15 Jan 12 UTC
WHo's up for a Quickie???
50 credit buy
2 replies
Open
Woodsjacker (0 DX)
15 Jan 12 UTC
Check out this guy - Machiavelli is right
gameID=77832

In a 5 minute live game, Turkey, Russia, and England don't show up. I (playing France) move immediately to Cancel and Austria, some guy named Octopus_seppuku, refuses and quite obviously wins due to the Balkans, Turkey and Russia being uncontested. I just find that very poor sportsmanship and not in the spirit of the game. I guess he needed to pad his rating or something. How utterly base and sad.
21 replies
Open
obiwanobiwan (248 D)
15 Jan 12 UTC
Arizona Bans Mexican/Native-American Texts From Classes, Including...Shakespeare?!
http://www.salon.com/2012/01/13/whos_afraid_of_the_tempest/singleton/
In a meeting this week, administrators informed Mexican-American studies teachers to stay away from any units where “race, ethnicity and oppression are central themes,” including the teaching of Shakespeare’s classic ["The Tempest"] in Mexican-American literature courses.
1. What is up with Arizona's Latino-phobia, and 2. Really...Shakespeare banned as Latino Lit? O.O
9 replies
Open
troubador (100 D)
15 Jan 12 UTC
Newbie question
I'm new to the site and am looking at "Bye, Points" active game. Says no in game messaging, anomymous players. Yet I see Italy supporting Austria and another cooperation later in the game. How does this happen? Doen't look like a lucky guess to me
5 replies
Open
Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
15 Jan 12 UTC
WTA isn't so hard
gameID=73901 puts me just about into the top 100 in GR.

Are you jerks ready to take me seriously yet? Catching up to you, Draugnar. Yeah yeah yeah, I know I got lucky. Again.
33 replies
Open
santosh (335 D)
05 Dec 11 UTC
Winter Gunboat Tourney 2011 v2.0
bit.ly/wgbt-2011

58 replies
Open
President Eden (2750 D)
15 Jan 12 UTC
Next person that gets Austria in a game with me is fucking DEAD.
Fucking crimson ruined everything TWICE IN ONE WEEK wtf.

That is all.
14 replies
Open
Lando Calrissian (100 D(S))
14 Jan 12 UTC
enjoy to live game
Tonight or tomorrow afternoon - who wants to play a high stakes live game? Boat or press, I am easy. Let's set a time and get a good game going.
17 replies
Open
Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
13 Jan 12 UTC
Ban girl scout cookies? WTF
discussion thread.
Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
13 Jan 12 UTC
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/11/girl-scout-cookie-boycott-transgender_n_1199260.html?ref=mostpopular

This girl scout want to boycott GSA because of their policy of admittance of transgendered MTF scouts. On the one hand, these are children who identify as female, and it could easily be labelled discriminatory to ban them from GSA. On the other hand, parents are (possibly legitimately?) concerned with their children sleeping in tents with anatomical males, among other reasons.

Opinions?
redhouse1938 (429 D)
13 Jan 12 UTC
I love cookies.
d31 (312 D(B))
14 Jan 12 UTC
ICL991I FLAG ETIQUETTE FAILURE BAD SCOUT NO BISCUIT
orathaic (1009 D(B))
14 Jan 12 UTC
In my country the scouting organisation includes both boys and girls.

Realistically, as former scout, and a current scout leader, I would hope Parents would are more concerned that youngster is swapping tents to go visit a member of the opposite sex, or hostel room when staying indoors.

This is something which is massively more likely to be an issue. And i can see transgender issues as being almost irrelevant by comparison in scale.

I realise in America (and several other countries, like Turkey, and many other Islamic nations) boy are still kept seperate from girls in their boy scouts and girl guide organisations. But this in itself is massively backward in my view, and indicative of it's own cultural issues.
orathaic (1009 D(B))
14 Jan 12 UTC
though i might add that in Ireland many secondary schools are single sex, thus most girls do have a mono-gender culture where they have the opportunity to part-take this 'all girl' experience which this girl scout supports.
The Czech (41806 D(S))
14 Jan 12 UTC
Why should the GSA change their gender rules? It is a private organization. Let there be a TSA (Transgendered Scouts of America). Why must the GSA be forced to change? Let him/her boycott.
d31 (312 D(B))
14 Jan 12 UTC
Czech, the boycott is not a protest against the GSA keeping transgendered girls out, it's against letting them in. Also, "transgendered" is not a third sex, as you seem to imply. It's a discrepancy between biological sex (male in this case) and gender identity (female). The girl accepted into the Colorado troop mentioned in the article is just that, a girl, and to treat her otherwise would be discriminatory.
Draugnar (0 DX)
14 Jan 12 UTC
You clearly didn't read the article. The let a transcended in and those stupid twitching wants to boycott them for being an inclusive organization.
Draugnar (0 DX)
14 Jan 12 UTC
That was to Czech
orathaic (1009 D(B))
14 Jan 12 UTC
'The girl accepted into the Colorado troop mentioned in the article is just that, a girl, and to treat her otherwise would be discriminatory.'

actually, i think it was the case that the individual was raised female, and thus the group didn't ask her or her parents to prove she had no penis.

It seems closer to don't ask don't tell.
Sicarius (673 D)
14 Jan 12 UTC
"parents are (possibly legitimately?) concerned with their children sleeping in tents with anatomical males, among other reasons.'

1. isnt scouts for little kids? like kids too young to be sexual?
2. why would any parent be concerned (im assuming because of the sex thing) about their girl sleeping in same tent/cabin as another girl?
orathaic (1009 D(B))
14 Jan 12 UTC
Seriously, can you imagine your local football coach asking the kids to prove they are boys, cause if they are really girls who are being raised as boys that's just not cool, so let's see a penis before you join!

oh, and she's taking issue with the lack of transparency, ie that they didn't tell everyone. Not that the didn't discuss it with the other parents of girls in the group (who may acutally care) but that they didn't publicize the decision to accept trangender females...
orathaic (1009 D(B))
14 Jan 12 UTC
@Sicarius, in ireland, scouts is for 6-26 year olds. And this is fairly normal by international standards.

But i think the biggest group is around 11-14.
The Czech (41806 D(S))
14 Jan 12 UTC
No I didn't Draugnar. I'm trying to be a troll. It was my New Year's resolution.

As far as d31's comment, I know transgendered isn't a third sex. There are 2 sexes. How you relate or identify doesn't change biology. If he wants to be a girl so be it. I won't ask him to give up that dream. Don't ask me to give up being a troll and acting bigoted. Tolerance works both ways.
Sandgoose (0 DX)
14 Jan 12 UTC
hahaha!!! Orathaic, +3
The Czech (41806 D(S))
14 Jan 12 UTC
@orathaic I believe the East Germans were asked to do just that at the Olympics, no?
Sicarius (673 D)
14 Jan 12 UTC
Its not that she 'wants' to be a girl. its that she is.
orathaic (1009 D(B))
14 Jan 12 UTC
@the Czech, i believe that may be the case.

do you think this should be a common practice day-to-day life whenever someone needs to prove their gender?
The Czech (41806 D(S))
14 Jan 12 UTC
Biology Sicarius. If anthropologists were to dig her up n 100 years after her death and identify her, what would she be classified as? What does her birth certificate say? Also, does she have to register for the draft since she does have a penis?
The Czech (41806 D(S))
14 Jan 12 UTC
@ orathaic Again, I don't really care one way or another. I have no dog in this fight. Just trolling.
d31 (312 D(B))
14 Jan 12 UTC
"Don't ask me to give up being a troll and acting bigoted. Tolerance works both ways."

GID is a disorder that causes extreme discomfort and anxiety, and is something a person is born with. It's not comparable to your bigotry, which is caused by you being an arsehole (whether you're just trolling or not -- seems it's working).
ulytau (541 D)
14 Jan 12 UTC
With wild Caster Semenya on the loose, transgender scouts are a lesser issue in the realm of unconventional sexuality or whatever the liberal biased media call it!!!!!!

Also, this looks like a perfect spot for some hilarious sports joke so here we go:

Serena: Venus, I think the vitamins our dad gives us are weird.
Venus: How so?
Serena: I've got hair growing in places where it never grew before!
Venus: Like where?
Serena: My balls.

Hilarious, I told you.
The Czech (41806 D(S))
14 Jan 12 UTC
d31 bigotry is a disorder too. And talk about uncomfortable. Try being the only one wearing all white, including your cover, at a NAACP meeting.
Draugnar (0 DX)
14 Jan 12 UTC
@Sic - Scouting goes into the teens.
The Czech (41806 D(S))
14 Jan 12 UTC
And another thing. What's the point of having b or g scouts if b and g aren't that, but rather what they are 1)raised as, 2) identify as, 3) etc.

ulytau--too funny!
d31 (312 D(B))
14 Jan 12 UTC
Arguing with an internet troll at 2:30 AM while drunk. This is getting too sad even for me.
The Czech (41806 D(S))
14 Jan 12 UTC
Sorry d31, didn't realise you were on Paris/Berlin time.
obiwanobiwan (248 D)
14 Jan 12 UTC
I've seen this...what a bigoted little bitch...
ulytau (541 D)
14 Jan 12 UTC
You blew his cover. d31 is actually a result of a top secret military experiment which cloned Merkozy to provide firm leadership in upcoming struggle against space raccoons and interstellar banans.
Thucydides (864 D(B))
14 Jan 12 UTC
"On the other hand, parents are (possibly legitimately?) concerned with their children sleeping in tents with anatomical males, among other reasons."

Well they let lesbians in too. I don't see the difference.
orathaic (1009 D(B))
14 Jan 12 UTC
"I've seen this...what a bigoted little bitch..."

but at least she's standing up for what she believes in, like what the girl guides taught her!

So the whole world can see her bigotry and fight it, perhaps with some

'Well they let lesbians in too. I don't see the difference.' - technically, in law lesbians can't have sex...

at least as recently as 1957 in Canadian law:

"Sexual intercourse is complete upon penetration to even the slightest degree, notwithstanding that seed is not emitted."

i think fingers of tongues don't count for these purposes... of course this may e a little more up-to-date in most jurisdictions...
Draugnar (0 DX)
14 Jan 12 UTC
@Czech - What's the point in a vow of celibacy if the priests are just going to fuck the altar boys?
The Czech (41806 D(S))
14 Jan 12 UTC
@Draugnar ???
@ orathaic in Florida rape is defined as penetration of oral, vaginal or anal cavity by any object. Rape does not = sex, but i imagine unwanted penetration by a lesbian would still constitute rape.
SacredDigits (102 D)
14 Jan 12 UTC
Man, I was hoping this was about the Girl Scout who started boycotting selling cookies last year because of...something to do with the way they manufacture the cookies. I read like a three sentence blurb on that like six months ago, and meant to look into it more, and never did. So I was hoping someone would do my research for me.
Rancher (1652 D(S))
14 Jan 12 UTC
no, Draugnar has an extremely important point, one which those of us who used to be involved with the Catholic church, and used to be involved with Boy Scouts America discuss in earnest ... no fucking joke, boyz
Gobbledydook (1389 D(B))
14 Jan 12 UTC
@ orathaic in Florida rape is defined as penetration of oral, vaginal or anal cavity by any object. Rape does not = sex, but i imagine unwanted penetration by a lesbian would still constitute rape.

erm, does that mean stuffing GS cookies down someone's mouth is rape in Florida?
Kochevnik (1160 D)
14 Jan 12 UTC
Something is wrong with this forum.

I open a thread ostensibly about Girl Scout cookies, and the last post is a definition of rape.
orathaic (1009 D(B))
15 Jan 12 UTC
Something here is either very wrong or very right… it's not even like it drifted far off topic…
ulytau (541 D)
15 Jan 12 UTC
The boycotter is too old for Pedobear, too young to fuck (or stalk, if you're Draugnar).
The little girl, well, unlike Catholic priests or Hitler, Pedobear doesn't have a single prefference. If the rape is imminent, shouldn't we speak up? Shouldn't our legal concerns be heard? It's not like in The Man Who Cried Bear. The Bear is here.


39 replies
Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
15 Jan 12 UTC
GEAUX SAINTS??
GEAUX HOME.
3 replies
Open
DragonTamerZ (100 D)
15 Jan 12 UTC
Live Game in 4 minutes
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=77901
3 replies
Open
President Eden (2750 D)
15 Jan 12 UTC
...well, at least my team scored a point this time
^^^
0 replies
Open
jmo1121109 (3812 D)
12 Jan 12 UTC
Issues with the site
I had a misorder last night that I'd confirmed about 5 times and now I can see all of TC's threads even though he's muted. Anyone have any idea how I can fix this since I'm assuming this is a problem with my browser and not with the site?
15 replies
Open
obiwanobiwan (248 D)
14 Jan 12 UTC
It Happened in 1912...Will Another GOP 7-10 Split Help Obama Win like Wilson in 1912?
Everyone knows the story--William Howard Taft got the GOP nomination in 1912 (more due to Taft's being friends and more laissez-faire than actual popularity in regards to the powers that be than TR) but Teddy Roosevelt still had so much solo-name-starpower he became the most successful 3rd party candidate ever...but BOTH LOST to some fellow the Democrats ran by the name of Woodrow Wilson, due in large part to a split GOP vote. Do you think Romney/RP/Obama=Roosevelt/Taft/Wilson, 2012=1912?
17 replies
Open
HeidelbergKid (130 D)
14 Jan 12 UTC
Live Game!
Minimal entry fees, six slots open at time of writing! Join now at:

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=77840
1 reply
Open
Rancher (1652 D(S))
14 Jan 12 UTC
1905 Color Russian Photos
Anyone heard of these?
4 replies
Open
mambo (118 D)
14 Jan 12 UTC
Live Gunboat game!
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=77821
2 replies
Open
Maniac (189 D(B))
13 Jan 12 UTC
New Italy Required
gameID=75315
Limited time to get a great position Italy with two builds coming, only a few points will secure this most desirable territory - hurry when its gone its gone.
4 replies
Open
redhouse1938 (429 D)
11 Jan 12 UTC
Riddle
For the best and brightest
58 replies
Open
HeidelbergKid (130 D)
14 Jan 12 UTC
The Rise of Rome
I just set up a new game! Low risk, normal speed, and four slots open at the time of posting! Available at
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=77820
4 replies
Open
Page 845 of 1419
FirstPreviousNextLast
Back to top