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orathaic (1009 D(B))
15 Jan 14 UTC
Net neutrality, and what it really means
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25743200

Interesting, court prevents regulation - or at least FCC is not allowed enforce an even playground. What is the politics behind this?
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NigeeBaby (100 D(G))
17 Jan 14 UTC
Devil Baby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUKMUZ4tlJg
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Amon Savag (929 D)
16 Jan 14 UTC
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Wow
My last game was in 2010. Am I too old to play here again?
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hawkeye855 (5 DX)
16 Jan 14 UTC
Assigning Countries
A general question about assigning countries:
So, if me and a group of friends want to agree to pick the countries ourselves, is there a way to do that? I know mods can reassign countries based on previous threads, but is there a way that, if all the players in the game agree, they can be changed without the use of a mod? The game I'd like to have specific countries for is gameID=133754, if that helps at all. Thanks
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mapleleaf (0 DX)
11 Jan 14 UTC
KING OF GUNBOAT - 2
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Triumvir (1193 D)
13 Jan 14 UTC
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Something New: School of War Study Group
We had so much player interest in the Winter SoW game that it was suggested we do a Study Group game for those not in the main game. Details inside.
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ScooterBrown (100 D)
15 Jan 14 UTC
Anyone up for a live game around 12:00 pm Eastern?
Trying to find a quick game around lunch time. Anyone interested?
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abgemacht (1076 D(G))
16 Jan 14 UTC
Weekend Sitter Needed!
Hey all,
A player needs 3 of his games sat for this weekend, so I'm posting on his behalf. 14hr Full Press, 24hr Full Press, 25hr gunboat. If interested, please PM me.
Thanks!
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semck83 (229 D(B))
15 Jan 14 UTC
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Beauty
Post things -- songs, paintings, photos, poems, mathematical proofs, or anything else -- to which you react, simply, "Dang, that's beautiful."
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President Eden (2750 D)
15 Jan 14 UTC
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Poetry
I don't get it, someone explain it to me
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Honeywillow (0 DX)
15 Jan 14 UTC
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I AM DC35 REINCARNATE
<3
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misfit815 (209 D)
15 Jan 14 UTC
Consequentialism versus Deontology
In the game of Diplomacy, the emphasis is - in my opinion - on one's mastery of Realpolitik. To borrow from Wikipedia, it is "politics or diplomacy based primarily on power and on practical and material factors and considerations, rather than explicit ideological notions or moral or ethical premises." In other words, making the best of the situation.
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nesdunk14 (635 D)
15 Jan 14 UTC
World Diplomacy!
One more spot! gameID=133445
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krellin (80 DX)
14 Jan 14 UTC
Ban Seat Belts Now!!
It's time to end the madness - the seat belt must go, as it is known to be a risk factor for injury during accidents! BAN Seat Belts NOW!
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/533761_3
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1996397
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shield (3929 D)
15 Jan 14 UTC
View: Threads, replies
What triggers these to add new discussions in the profile? I haven't had anything new show up since November.
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y2kjbk (4846 D(G))
14 Jan 14 UTC
A good read
https://medium.com/p/81 D10230282f

Love to hear thoughts from religious and non-religious folk on this. Thoroughly enjoyed reading through this (it's not too long at all).
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LordDavion (265 D)
14 Jan 14 UTC
Looking for someone to pick up England
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=132640
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MrBrightside (0 DX)
10 Jan 14 UTC
TIME Personality Quiz can determine your politics?
http://science.time.com/2014/01/09/can-time-predict-your-politics/

I took it and it was fairly accurate. TIME is reporting a correlation of r=0.604 after 17,000 responses.
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dirge (768 D(B))
13 Jan 14 UTC
Climate Engineering?
dumb idea if you ask me.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140112190807.htm
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Dharmaton (2398 D)
14 Jan 14 UTC
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Made it into the Hall of Fame !
yeah!
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Yonni (136 D(S))
06 Jan 14 UTC
2014 GR Challenge
It's a new year and I'm sure some of you are looking for games. Similarly to what was done regularly in the past and what abg(or someone) organized in December, let's have some GR challenge games. Post here with your WTA FP rank, and anon and turn length preference if you're interested.
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versanshie (283 D)
08 Jan 14 UTC
live game starts in an hour!

password is swag

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=133242
Skittles (1014 D)
08 Jan 14 UTC
I'm 76 on the general GR list for January. I think 100 bet is right, but I need 48-72 hour phases. Anon preferred.
Yonni (136 D(S))
08 Jan 14 UTC
Veranshie, you have played many games together with orange3. If it's someone you know, you have to disclose that to the people you're playing with. If it's another account you own, then that's cheating.

At any rate, don't advertise your games in threads other than the thread dedicated to advertising live games.

And F off.
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
08 Jan 14 UTC
@versanshie

Please do not spam threads with live game ads. We have a thread specifically for advertising live games: http://webdiplomacy.net/forum.php?viewthread=579977#579977.
basvanopheusden (2176 D)
08 Jan 14 UTC
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"password is swag"

Like I needed an extra reason to not join.
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
08 Jan 14 UTC
Oh, and Yonni, please don't make cheating accusations, irregardless of how annoying a member may be.
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
08 Jan 14 UTC
Come on guys! Let's get at least 3 full games!
don't we have 2 full games?... if you rearrange slightly
GM1
1) 10 Yonni 36-48 10-100 semi-anon
2) 19 rdrivera2005 - 36-48 70 either
3) 21 basvanopheusden 36-48 100-500 either, slightly prefer anon
4) 22 thehamster 36-48 100 non-anon
5) 28 fulhamish 24 100 prefer anon, will play nonanon
6) 35 StackelbergFollower 36-48 50 either
7) 42 Warlegend 36-48 50-200 prefer anon, will play nonanon

GM2
1) 47 dyager 24-48 50 either
2) 65 abge 36-48 100 nonanon
3) 76 dr. octagonapus 24-48 100 either
4) 105 Shield 24 500. Anon
5) 116 Triumvir 48-72 50-200 prefer anon, will play non
?...?
6) 184 adriens95 24+ 100 either
7) 189 mendax 24+ 100 anon
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
08 Jan 14 UTC
Yeah but we were trying to keep the GR in each game a bit more compact.
Yonni (136 D(S))
08 Jan 14 UTC
We've got some good competition here already. I'm sure we can get some more people interested.
adriens95 (844 D)
09 Jan 14 UTC
Added Skittles. I guess he got lost in the wash. Very excited for these games!

GM1
1) 10 Yonni 36-48 10-100 semi-anon
2) 19 rdrivera2005 - 36-48 70 either
3) 21 basvanopheusden 36-48 100-500 either, slightly prefer anon
4) 22 thehamster 36-48 100 non-anon
5) 28 fulhamish 24 100 prefer anon, will play nonanon
6) 35 StackelbergFollower 36-48 50 either
7) 42 Warlegend 36-48 50-200 prefer anon, will play nonanon

GM2
1) 47 dyager 24-48 50 either
2) 65 abge 36-48 100 nonanon
3) 76 dr. octagonapus 24-48 100 either
4) Also 76? Skittles 48-72 100 anon
5) 105 Shield 24 500. Anon
6) 116 Triumvir 48-72 50-200 prefer anon, will play non

GM3
1) 184 adriens95 24+ 100 either
2) 189 mendax 24+ 100 anon
Triumvir (1193 D)
09 Jan 14 UTC
Skittles is 76 in the general GR list, not in the WTA-FP list. (That list he does not appear on.)
Triumvir (1193 D)
09 Jan 14 UTC
Got bored so I did some digging. It's just been a while since Skittles has played a WTA-FP game. The last time he was on that particular list (June '13) he was listed at 80.

((There. OCD satiated.))
Skittles (1014 D)
09 Jan 14 UTC
Triumvir, thanks for doing that digging. I'm shocked I was on the list that recently (I took my hiatus at the beginning of last year). This will actually be one of my first few full press games back (though I've played many gunboats since being back).
Triumvir (1193 D)
09 Jan 14 UTC
No problem. I get bored waiting for new games to start. Looking through the GR list is better than trolling the forums. ;)
adriens95 (844 D)
09 Jan 14 UTC
That's embarrassing! My WTA-FP rank is 132, not 184.
Yonni (136 D(S))
09 Jan 14 UTC
That puts you withing 100 of Dyager. Still, let's wait until after the weekend to see if we can get 3 full games worth.

GM1
1) 10 Yonni 36-48 10-100 semi-anon
2) 19 rdrivera2005 - 36-48 70 either
3) 21 basvanopheusden 36-48 100-500 either, slightly prefer anon
4) 22 thehamster 36-48 100 non-anon
5) 28 fulhamish 24 100 prefer anon, will play nonanon
6) 35 StackelbergFollower 36-48 50 either
7) 42 Warlegend 36-48 50-200 prefer anon, will play nonanon

GM2
1) 47 dyager 24-48 50 either
2) 65 abge 36-48 100 nonanon
3) 76 dr. octagonapus 24-48 100 either
4) 80 Skittles 48-72 100 anon
5) 105 Shield 24 500. Anon
6) 116 Triumvir 48-72 50-200 prefer anon, will play non
7) 132 adriens95 24+ 100 either

GM3
1) 189 mendax 24+ 100 anon
mendax (321 D)
09 Jan 14 UTC
I think it might be time for me to have a sad.
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
09 Jan 14 UTC
Surely we can find 6 more people for a game.
dyager_nh (619 D)
09 Jan 14 UTC
I will join you next month Mendax. I am getting rocked in all my games.
Wusti (725 D)
09 Jan 14 UTC
I just finished playing in GR Nov 2013 Game 2, but I cant remember the link for rankings etc.

Interested in playing 24-48 50-100 and anon
Wusti (725 D)
09 Jan 14 UTC
Oh there we go - Rank 72
MadMarx (36299 D(G))
10 Jan 14 UTC
Not that I like the idea of asking for special consideration... And not that I had planned to join any games in 2014 (the wife and I are in our early 40's and expecting our first child this May)... But, since being GR #1 results in often repeated competition in these GR Challenges (especially with the last GR Challenge "game one" is still going), would anyone object, *if* I were to play, if I played in GM 2?

To me, anyone in the top 100 GR (or so) is pretty much equal in talent, since no ranking system can be too precise, so I'm not trying to dodge quality competition or anything like that...
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
10 Jan 14 UTC
I certainly would not object.
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
10 Jan 14 UTC
GM1
1) 10 Yonni 36-48 10-100 semi-anon
2) 19 rdrivera2005 - 36-48 70 either
3) 21 basvanopheusden 36-48 100-500 either, slightly prefer anon
4) 22 thehamster 36-48 100 non-anon
5) 28 fulhamish 24 100 prefer anon, will play nonanon
6) 35 StackelbergFollower 36-48 50 either
7) 42 Warlegend 36-48 50-200 prefer anon, will play nonanon

GM2
1) 1 MadMarx (unless someone objects) ? ? ?
2) 47 dyager 24-48 50 either
3) 65 abge 36-48 100 nonanon
4) 72 Wusti 24-48 100 anon
5) 76 dr. octagonapus 24-48 100 either
6) 80 Skittles 48-72 100 anon
7) 105 Shield 24 500. Anon

GM3
1) 116 Triumvir 48-72 50-200 prefer anon, will play non
2) 132 adriens95 24+ 100 either
3) 189 mendax 24+ 100 anon
MadMarx (36299 D(G))
10 Jan 14 UTC
On my phone, so I can't copy/paste easily, but I'm a 24-36 hour guy, anon, bet of whatever everyone else prefers. If anyone objects, one person, I'll happily sit out, thanks for considering!
Triumvir (1193 D)
10 Jan 14 UTC
Too bad that bumps me down. I would have liked the chance to play w/ MM and Abge. Perhaps another time then.
Triumvir (1193 D)
10 Jan 14 UTC
((Don't take that as an objection. Don't sit out.))
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
10 Jan 14 UTC
GM1
1) 10 Yonni 36-48 10-100 semi-anon
2) 19 rdrivera2005 - 36-48 70 either
3) 21 basvanopheusden 36-48 100-500 either, slightly prefer anon
4) 22 thehamster 36-48 100 non-anon
5) 28 fulhamish 24 100 prefer anon, will play nonanon
6) 35 StackelbergFollower 36-48 50 either
7) 42 Warlegend 36-48 50-200 prefer anon, will play nonanon

GM2
1) 1 MadMarx (unless obj) 24-36 Any anon
2) 47 dyager 24-48 50 either
3) 65 abge 36-48 100 nonanon
4) 72 Wusti 24-48 100 anon
5) 76 dr. octagonapus 24-48 100 either
6) 80 Skittles 48-72 100 anon
7) 105 Shield 24 500. Anon

GM3
1) 116 Triumvir 48-72 50-200 prefer anon, will play non
2) 132 adriens95 24+ 100 either
3) 189 mendax 24+ 100 anon
Hellenic Riot (1626 D(G))
10 Jan 14 UTC
After going back a hell of a long way I found the last place I was actually ranked on the WTA-GR was rank 90, but when abge did this last time I was somewhere in the 30s, and my standard GR is 21st.

So whichever of those you prefer to use. 36 hours is perfect for me. 48 is ok. And anything up to 200 D, don't care about anonymity.


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ChrisVis (1167 D)
14 Jan 14 UTC
Somebody contacts you in a gunboat game ... what do you do?
Let's say you are playing in a gunboat game, and somebody sends you a message by email, Skype, or some other out-of-game communication method. The message refers to the gunboat game, and says something like "support me to Timbuktu", or "DMZ Timbuktu?".

The only thorough and complete way to rectify the damage done, is to cauterise the part of my brain which remembers the content of the message. Ouch!
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
11 Jan 14 UTC
Ex-Israeli PM and Strongman Ariel Sharon, 85, Has Died
http://news.yahoo.com/former-israeli-prime-minister-sharon-dies-85-125933133.html Love him or hate him, after David Ben Gurion himself, Sharon's probably done more to define Israel as a PM than anyone else...I know I'd still rather him than that nut Netanyahu...Sharon could be ruthless, but he knew the peace process was necessary, whereas Netanyahu's West Bank dealings are short-sighted and endanger the long-term welfare of Israelis and Palestinians.
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
12 Jan 14 UTC
So Teddy Roosevelt, Ernest Hemingway, and Jeremy Bentham Go Rhino Hunting...
http://news.yahoo.com/black-rhino-hunting-permit-auctioned-350-000-033224692.html While it's admittedly morbid to auction off the right to hunt a living creature...if the rhino really is "male, old, and nonbreeding" and the $350K really does go to benefiting the rest of the black rhino population, and this particular rhino's already proving something of a problem because of his aggressiveness...is humane sentiment more important than practical aid in the way of the $350K?
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
11 Jan 14 UTC
'Half of US Congressional politicians are millionaires'
src:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25691066

my only question is, which half?
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Tolstoy (1962 D)
14 Jan 14 UTC
Do you want to beat a schizophrenic homeless man to death for fun and get away with it?
Become a cop first:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Former-Fullerton-Officers-Manuel-Ramos-Found-by-Jury-in-Kelly-Thomas-Trial-239924741.html
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pangloss (363 D)
12 Jan 14 UTC
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"Where Life Has Meaning: Poor, Religious Countries"
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/01/where-life-has-meaning-poor-religious-countries/282949/

What do you guys think? Aside from The Atlantic's dire need for proofreaders, of course.
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nesdunk14 (635 D)
12 Jan 14 UTC
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Stupid ban
My account was banned, now unbanned, but I have lost all website points, and the leading spot in a world game. I would like to be refunded.
33 replies
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mapleleaf (0 DX)
12 Jan 14 UTC
Neil Young at Massey Hall tonight.
Be there or be square.
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Lopt (102 D)
11 Jan 14 UTC
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Don't You Hate...
People who insist playing after a game is ruined by NMR's...
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