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by Octavious
Fri Mar 30, 2018 3:04 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What the hell happened?!
Replies: 103
Views: 10940

Re: What the hell happened?!

Perhaps it would be nice if a record was left when deletions happen. Having these things expunged from existence with no evidence that they were even there is a tad unnerving, regardless of content. I also think you should give serious consideration to allowing the membership to see some of these mo...
by Octavious
Fri Mar 30, 2018 1:54 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What the hell happened?!
Replies: 103
Views: 10940

Re: What the hell happened?!

You know, the enthusiasm for deleting posts these days is a little OTT, don't you think? Out of curiosity, why was it done?
by Octavious
Tue Mar 27, 2018 4:35 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: US Government Shutdown
Replies: 118
Views: 9874

Re: US Government Shutdown

The monarchy's contribution to British diplomatic clout and the military are huge, as is the stabilising role they have with the institutions of British democracy. And it all gets paid for several times over by tourism. As systems go, it's pretty awesome. Also, when Her Maj finally chokes on a fish ...
by Octavious
Mon Mar 26, 2018 5:40 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Utter Betrayal
Replies: 66
Views: 5590

Re: Utter Betrayal

I always thought it was a type of vegetable pie...

Would you say that any American news organisation was particularly relevant in the UK, Croak? They all seem to be varying degrees of awful.
by Octavious
Sun Mar 25, 2018 9:05 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Where are all the old threads?
Replies: 8
Views: 1117

Re: Where are all the old threads?

Of course, in light of recent revelations, it's probably best to say that the last Ashes tournament should be considered void.
by Octavious
Sun Mar 25, 2018 11:36 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Utter Betrayal
Replies: 66
Views: 5590

Re: Utter Betrayal

jmo1121109 wrote:
Sun Mar 25, 2018 1:13 am
How can someone who isn't Native American be against immigration?
Via a basic understanding of the issues, perhaps?
by Octavious
Sun Mar 25, 2018 10:42 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What the hell happened?!
Replies: 103
Views: 10940

Re: What the hell happened?!

You and half of Europe if his reputation is to be believed
by Octavious
Sat Mar 24, 2018 11:45 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Utter Betrayal
Replies: 66
Views: 5590

Re: Utter Betrayal

Oh, I see. Brownshirts and the like. It's not something that springs to mind immediately, I have to say.
by Octavious
Sat Mar 24, 2018 9:29 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Utter Betrayal
Replies: 66
Views: 5590

Re: Utter Betrayal

What's a dark brown value when it's at home?
by Octavious
Fri Mar 23, 2018 8:34 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Zlatan signs with LA Galaxy
Replies: 12
Views: 1640

Re: Zlatan signs with LA Galaxy

Zlatan's retired? Happens to us all, I guess.
by Octavious
Fri Mar 23, 2018 7:54 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: World Cup 2018 Signups!
Replies: 603
Views: 77894

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Yeah, the dark art of working out who's who is the only advantage some teams have. Take that away and they'll have to resort to diplomacy. :)
by Octavious
Fri Mar 23, 2018 5:43 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Do-Nothing Discipline
Replies: 7
Views: 1408

Re: The Do-Nothing Discipline

Of the major difficulties Melania experienced in her relationship with Trump was learning to distinguish between him pretending to be stupid just to get people off their guard, pretending to be stupid because he couldn't be bothered to think and wanted someone else to do it for him, pretending to be...
by Octavious
Thu Mar 22, 2018 9:24 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: World Cup 2018 Signups!
Replies: 603
Views: 77894

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

dargorygel wrote:
Thu Mar 22, 2018 9:12 pm
It's never boring to wait with anticipation an exciting event.
You were clearly never dragged to midnight mass on Christmas Eve...
by Octavious
Thu Mar 22, 2018 12:17 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: [RESOLVED]Incomplete feature on the new forum
Replies: 26
Views: 4427

Re: Incomplete feature on the new forum

Octavious: You sure that you're getting the direct link from the #251? I've tried on three devices with three different browsers and just get the URL for the entire thread. Only tried it on my phone, but copying the link into different browsers produces the same result. Although looking more closel...
by Octavious
Wed Mar 21, 2018 10:20 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: [RESOLVED]Incomplete feature on the new forum
Replies: 26
Views: 4427

Re: Incomplete feature on the new forum

I'm confused... Your link goes straight to the seeding bit, as does the link generated when I click on #251. It seems to be working well for me, which is great as I had no idea you could do that.
by Octavious
Tue Mar 20, 2018 6:21 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: World Cup 2018 Signups!
Replies: 603
Views: 77894

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

...buy an ice cream.
by Octavious
Tue Mar 20, 2018 3:06 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: School Shooting in Maryland
Replies: 7
Views: 1100

Re: School Shooting in Maryland

What's to discuss that hasn't been discussed to death over the last few months?

No one's mentioned the Crete comprise yet. Introduce tough European style gun laws, but don't enforce any of them. Everyone wins.
by Octavious
Tue Mar 20, 2018 2:34 pm
Forum: Diplomacy Advice
Topic: Diplomacy Academy 6: Improve your tactics
Replies: 13
Views: 2558

Re: Diplomacy Academy 6: Improve your tactics

Another interesting video. To me, though, this one doesn't make a huge amount of sense. You talk about poker players getting a feel for how hands are likely to play out. An instinct based upon repetition, essentially, which gives you a rough guide to the likely routes the game may flow in. The huge ...
by Octavious
Sun Mar 18, 2018 11:45 pm
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: World Cup 2018 Signups!
Replies: 603
Views: 77894

Re: World Cup 2018 Signups!

Am I seeing things, or is gantz back with us? :)
by Octavious
Sat Mar 17, 2018 2:06 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: [Android] Conspiracy App
Replies: 11
Views: 3486

Re: [Android] Conspiracy App

Oh, I have come across a Conspiracy player in a game over on Playdip. He was really rather good. Of the 400,000 or so Conspiracy members, I'd say 390,000 were a waste of space. Their top players, though... I think they could hold their own against the best over here.