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manganese (100 D)
18 Aug 11 UTC
I love the retro look...
Also, I can finally tell fleets apart from armies.

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/9541/rertro.png
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gramilaj (100 D)
18 Aug 11 UTC
Chicago Tournament, Weasel Moot on September 9-10
Weasel Moot is coming up on September 9-10, and it would be great to have a strong webDiplomacy presence.
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Tettleton's Chew (0 DX)
03 Aug 11 UTC
Great Articles Today
In the aftermath of the phony August 2nd deadline created by Geitner and Barack there are some absolutely excellent articles today.
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Conservative Man (100 D)
18 Aug 11 UTC
KRELLIN
The grown-up bully. See inside.
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Tettleton's Chew (0 DX)
17 Aug 11 UTC
Is Playing Diplomacy a "Right?"
How many teenagers and twenty-somethings fritter away their days playing diplomacy instead of making sure they get an education or aren't a burden on society?
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King Atom (100 D)
18 Aug 11 UTC
Fire!
Just that.
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spyman (424 D(G))
17 Aug 11 UTC
Why is America in so much debt?
The size of America's debt is staggering and it is really hard to imagine it ever being paid off and the long term negative consequences are very worrying. How did a country run by smart people allow itself to get into this awful predicament?
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Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
15 Aug 11 UTC
variant idea
Has this been tried before?

So I'm thinking of attempting to design some kind of randomly generated map to stir things up and avoid the same old alliances and same old outcomes. Would the community be interested in something like this? Would the powers that be support it if I was able to develop a good one?
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yebellz (729 D(G))
18 Aug 11 UTC
How to find your "Mute List"
Want to see a list of who you have muted (both in game or globally)? See inside for instructions.
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King Atom (100 D)
17 Aug 11 UTC
Going Out With A Bang!
Like I said before, I'm leaving soon, so I'd like to have one last forum in which to annoy the hell out of you all. Simply put, I'm inviting all my friends to come and bitch before me. (friends meaning those of you on my lists)
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Hugo_Stiglitz (100 D)
18 Aug 11 UTC
CALLING ALL FORUM FIREBRANDS
@TC, CM, Krellin, First Apple.....or anybody else who argues in the threads
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yebellz (729 D(G))
17 Aug 11 UTC
Flag of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire?
Is anyone here knowledgeable on Austrian-Hungarian history? What would be the appropriate flag to represent the Austrian-Hungarian Empire in the context of the historical period related to the game of Diplomacy?
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Yonni (136 D(S))
17 Aug 11 UTC
Life without parole for an ounce of coke and 3 joints
Just wondering what the community's reaction to a sentence like this would be?
http://www.alternet.org/rights/152038/how_3_joints_and_an_ounce_of_coke_got_an_oklahoma_grandfather_life_without_parole_/?page=1
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ninjaruler (101 D)
17 Aug 11 UTC
No Message-Global Message
HEY! So I am in gameID=64922 its no messaging whatsoever but I have a global message to look at, I assume it is something about a multi getting kicked but I can't read it to get the little message at the top to go away, so how do I get it to go away?
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Draugnar (0 DX)
12 Aug 11 UTC
Abgemacht is an asshat fucktard.
He is the worst mod fucking damaging the community by insisting on bumping a post to the top that insults graphically and abusively another player in the opening message. Let's see how the fucktard likes this post staying at the top!
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Thucydides (864 D(B))
16 Aug 11 UTC
Stop Coddling the Super-Rich: NYT op-ed by Warren Buffett
Read: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/opinion/stop-coddling-the-super-rich.html?_r=4&ref=opinion
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fortknox (2059 D)
16 Aug 11 UTC
Mod Email, unpausing, etc...
I had to get a cervical epidural (that'd be in the neck) yesterday that put me out of order for a bit, so I'm behind in the mod email list, but I'll get to it later today. Thanks for your patience.
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FirstApple (100 D(B))
17 Aug 11 UTC
Why is the colonial variant disabled?
I noticed that there are four other variants that are on the server yet are disabled. What is the purpose of this? Wouldn't more variants mean more gameplay for the members here? I know I'm new here so if there was a good reason before I left, I'm interested in hearing about it.
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King Atom (100 D)
16 Aug 11 UTC
Sort of a Goodbye
School will be starting soon, so I'll have trouble keeping up with all of my games. I will definitely be taking a break, so you might not see me again until December. By then, I'm sure I'll have several new people to argue with in the forums and quite a few of you will have forgotten about me. But that's great! Wouldn't it be nice to have some worshippers on WebDiplomacy? That way I'd win every game!
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Draugnar (0 DX)
16 Aug 11 UTC
I need cheering up... :-(
I'm sitting here unable to focus on work and contemplating why I even bother sometimes...
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Conservative Man (100 D)
09 Aug 11 UTC
Am I being naive here?
I never understand why people would ever want to have one-night stands/casual hookups. If you're attracted to someone enough to fuck them, why wouldn't you want to date them? I mean, I'm sure sex is fun, but wouldn't a relationship+sex be even more fun?
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Yonni (136 D(S))
09 Aug 11 UTC
Obviously, Octavious lacks the manly charm or "kavorka" that I possess. I am yet to meet a girl who wouldn't jump into bed at the drop of a hat.
Tom Bombadil (4023 D(G))
09 Aug 11 UTC
Yeah. Don't stress CM. I'm a college student and sure there are lots of skanks but plenty of normal down to earth girls who are looking for a serious relathionship.
Octavious (2701 D)
09 Aug 11 UTC
The crucial bit being jumping into bed "with you". I'm afraid just getting them to jump into a bed doesn't really earn you much kudos. A mere spider can achieve that.
Yonni (136 D(S))
09 Aug 11 UTC
Haha, touche.
@Tom: Well that's good, but now this thread is starting to make me doubt if that's what I really want.......
Maybe casual dating is what I need? It seems good, there's always potential for it to become long-term, there's sex, and you can have multiple 'girlfriends' at once. At least that seems to be what casual dating is from what I've read of it. What do you know about it?
Yonni (136 D(S))
10 Aug 11 UTC
CM, shed the shackles of terminology. Forget facebook's limited definitions of gender and relationships. Spread the love.
blablabla (610 D)
10 Aug 11 UTC
It's not that easy. Sex may be good but a relationship is complicated. But sex is good.
Octavious (2701 D)
10 Aug 11 UTC
Multiple girlfriends at once is a one way ticket to a world of pain, my friend. Far more trouble than it's worth. Much like the use of food during sex, the theory is so much more fun than the reality. Things get squashed, you get unpleasently sticky, and before you know it you've lost a strawberry and have no idea how to get it back...
Yonni (136 D(S))
10 Aug 11 UTC
"Much like the use of food during sex"
Unless that food is pastrami - the most sensual of all the cured salted meats.
Octavious (2701 D)
10 Aug 11 UTC
I bow down to your superior knowledge, Yonni. Personally I find food is far more useful when used outside the bedroom. Give a Turkish girl bacon for breakfast, and she's yours for life!
Jack_Klein (897 D)
10 Aug 11 UTC
What Octavious said is true. Good friend of mine fed his "Muslim" girlfriend bacon, and she about had an orgasm on the spot.

I might add that she's as bad of a Muslim as he is a bad Catholic... i.e. not at all anymore.
Yonni (136 D(S))
10 Aug 11 UTC
The old adage is true: "sex without bacon is like a pencil without a sharpener - pointless." My girlfriend was a vegetarian Jew before I met her.
krellin (80 DX)
10 Aug 11 UTC
You morons shoudl read the shit you are writing here. You are the same fools that attempt to mock me??? lol Grade school sex humor is your form of entertainment here....and you mock me? THANK YOU for demonstrating your utter hypocrisy, you jackass fools....and you know who you are. lol I can only laugh at you right now...lol sad mother fuckers...
@ConservativeMan:
"I believe morality is absolute. The things that 'change' (like attitudes on sex) were never really a moral issue to begin with."
You are 100% wrong about that. Seventy years ago "unmarried mothers" were treated as being mentally ill and locked up with the insane. These days they're given their own flat and gov't handouts. Forty years ago living together was immoral, hotels would turn unmarried couples away. These days most people live together for several years before getting married.

Octavious: +1 for the strawberry. I almost sprayed coffee all over my computer!
Thucydides (864 D(B))
10 Aug 11 UTC
Dude I can't believe you think polyamory is a-ok but you think a i-dont-know-your-name 1 night stand isn't

at least in the latter no one gets hurt
zultar (4180 DMod(P))
10 Aug 11 UTC
LOL @CM.
Putting the implications of multiple gfs aside, get a date first and then a gf before you start thinking "Hey, I can date multiple girls."
Seriously, you are 15-16 with self-confidence problem and a bit socially awkward. Just try getting a date or two first.
@speaker: Unmarried mothers is NOT a moral issue. Society's opinion is changing, yes, I'm not disputing that. I'm only disputing that the issue has anything to do with morality. In my opinion, morality is absolute, and is defined as: anything that hurts someone is wrong (which I'm sure, well I hope, you'd agree with), and anything that hurts God is wrong (which I'm sure you won't agree with, but whatever). Sex isn't really a moral issue.
@zultar: I was talking about in college.
zultar (4180 DMod(P))
10 Aug 11 UTC
@CM, I think someone has already said this to you: don't worry about the future when you aren't living the present. Smell the roses now. Live now.
As for the issue of morality, it can't be so strictly defined because there are always circumstances, real or hypothetical, that will break the boundary and there are always epistomological problems regarding the words themselves. For example, you say that morality is defined as anything that hurts someone is wrong. Well, what does "hurt" entail? Is that physically, mentally, emotionally, long term, short term, and so forth? Since you haven't defined or established the parameters of "hurt," it is an ill-defined term that may or may not mean the same thing to all of us, and when you do define hurt, you will be hard pressed to do it without needing to define other terms and/or involve the concept of morality in its definition, which means you'll run the issue of circularity. Moreover, there are plenty of circumstances where you can hurt someone physically or in the short run but you mean well and your action helps the person in the long run. Is that "morally wrong" then?
To say that morality is absolute is to run into many brick walls, some of which can't be crossed philosophically or even quantum mechanically. You run into other issues too if you say that morality is all relative. Life and all its inherent problems and beauties is not so easily deconstructed. Otherwise, we would have done it already.
Jamiet99uk (860 D)
10 Aug 11 UTC
@ Thucy: "Dude I can't believe you think polyamory is a-ok but you think a i-dont-know-your-name 1 night stand isn't

at least in the latter no one gets hurt"

Who gets hurt by polyamory?
@jamiet: Well if people try polyamory who shouldn't be trying it (i.e. people who get jealous easily), then someone could get hurt. But if the right people do it, no one would get hurt. One night stands, on the other hand, can definitely hurt people.
Yonni (136 D(S))
10 Aug 11 UTC
If it hurts then you're probably doing it wrong.
Yonni +1
Jack_Klein (897 D)
10 Aug 11 UTC
CM: From my (limited) experience, a lot of the fun of a short term thing (one night stand) is that there aren't any judgements or expectations. Both parties can feel free to get their freak on without having to worry about if the other party is going to be weirded out.

It can be fun, but I wouldn't personally do it routinely.

The one night stand part. The feeding a hot Muslim girl bacon... do that all the time!
krellin (80 DX)
10 Aug 11 UTC
Variety....intensity....new and fresh. feeling someone touch you in a different way than normal...and feeling your hands trace the soft curves of a different body....feeling a different kiss....a new smell...and new flavor....
Octavious (2701 D)
10 Aug 11 UTC
God damn it, if this is what we're going to get from now on I want the old krellin back!
krellin (80 DX)
10 Aug 11 UTC
Hmmm...what *would* it be like to kiss Octavious???? :P
Octavious (2701 D)
10 Aug 11 UTC
It is an experience more powerful than you could possibly imagine... so probably best if you don't :p
Sargmacher (0 DX)
10 Aug 11 UTC
@Conservative Man: You're 14 years old. Surely you have better ways to spend your time than talking about hypothetical sex on in an internet forum? Live your life, please.
@Jack: I still wouldn't feel comfortable having sex with someone I don't even know.

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Tru Ninja (1016 D(S))
09 Aug 11 UTC
Recruiting for a new game
101-200 D | WTA | 1.5 - 2 day phases | anon / non anon | classic
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abgemacht (1076 D(G))
17 Aug 11 UTC
Portland, OR
Had some time to explore Portland, OR today. It was really nice. Clean, not congested, I never had to wait to cross the street. Overall, a much "happier" city than Boston. Oh, and a cute chick was dancing around flashing people, so no complaints there.
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pjmansfield99 (100 D)
17 Aug 11 UTC
The Troll Hunter
Just saw a trailer for this film at the cinema and made me chuckle - so appropriate!! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740707/ Pj
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Draugnar (0 DX)
16 Aug 11 UTC
This time on Philosophy Weekly...
Is hellalt dipshit #1? Or is he dipshit #2? And is he full of #2?

:-)
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
09 Aug 11 UTC
England's Riots
Does anyone oever there--or over here, for that matter--know what's going on, ie, why these folks are rioting?

All I get in searching for it are notifications about England's...cricket team...? And a friendly? Is that it, is this all one big "soccer riot," so to speak, or has Yahoo's serach engine failed once again, and there are real, important reasons behind all this?
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King Atom (100 D)
16 Aug 11 UTC
Word Association Thread
I literally joined the day the last one ended, so I would like to start another. For those of you who don't know, just write a word and then you write the first word that comes to your head.
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Sydney City (0 DX)
16 Aug 11 UTC
Unpause game PLEASE
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=64619#gamePanel
This has Been emailed to mods- but no reply
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King Atom (100 D)
16 Aug 11 UTC
Raise Your Hand if You Don't Know Me!
I'm pretty sure that very few of you would raise your hand, but I'd just like to clarify: Nobody here actually knows me.
SO QUIT ACTING LIKE YOU DO!
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Conservative Man (100 D)
16 Aug 11 UTC
School started today......
This year is gonna be really fucking hard. But it's worth it.
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