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dubmdell (556 D)
02 Apr 13 UTC
The Walking Dead Season 3
Spoilers ahead. What were your thoughts on the season and the finale?
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Draugnar (0 DX)
02 Apr 13 UTC
What happened to the icon indicating a thread I have participated in?
I look down the list and see plenty I know I posted in, but no icon.
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yebellz (729 D(G))
01 Apr 13 UTC
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WebDiplomacy will close temporarily in one month
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yebellz (729 D(G))
01 Apr 13 UTC
We are saddened to announce this news, but our site will be closed by the end of the month. The reason for this is there has been official complaints and threat of legal actions about the level of freedom of speech on the site (name callings, epithets, insensitive subjects, and so forth). Kestas and the mod team have agreed that it is best to close the site for now and rework the terms of agreement when joining the site. We hope to open the site again as soon as we can; look for us to reopen some time in august. When the site reopens, the mods will have a much stronger role to play in moderating the forum. Kestas is very upset with this news, but he might very well comment on this thread and verify our announcement. We know that this is not something that any of us expected, but we are going to do what is best for the future of the site.

Sincerely,

The moderators and Kestas
spyman (424 D(G))
01 Apr 13 UTC
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April Fools
Gunfighter06 (224 D)
01 Apr 13 UTC
It had me for about five seconds. Good one.
spyman (424 D(G))
01 Apr 13 UTC
Me too. Good one.
Draugnar (0 DX)
01 Apr 13 UTC
Didn't even have me that long. Weak attempt...
NigeeBaby (100 D(G))
01 Apr 13 UTC
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What would have been funnier would have been asking people to pay $5 for the use of the site ......... it would have caused a storm of complaints.
Draugnar (0 DX)
01 Apr 13 UTC
Except it is well known the site is now funded for at least a full year. N00bs who hadn't been around when we had the big fund raiser that converted us to the dedicated server might not know that but the rest of us do.
2ndWhiteLine (2601 D(B))
01 Apr 13 UTC
I might have believed it if it was written by jmo.
NoPantsJim (100 D)
01 Apr 13 UTC
In response to the notion of paying $5 for use of the site, how is this site funded anyway, donations?
Draugnar (0 DX)
01 Apr 13 UTC
Yes. See those gold and silver (and sometimes copper/bronze) coins next to names? Those are site donors. Bronze/Copper, Silver and Gold indicate roughly how much over time. They are in order of preciousness of the metal involved (Gold is highest donor level, silve beneath it), but how much has never been revealed as Kestas doesn't want people donating just to get a specific coin by their name.
Gunfighter06 (224 D)
01 Apr 13 UTC
Which is a little annoying. I want to know how much for a gold icon!
Alderian (2425 D(S))
01 Apr 13 UTC
Well Gunfighter06, you should be able to figure it out fairly easily. Just give $50 a month until you get a gold icon and then you'll know.
Draugnar (0 DX)
01 Apr 13 UTC
Or go $25 a month for twice as long and a more accurate accounting.
Gunfighter06 (224 D)
01 Apr 13 UTC
My annoyance aside, I can understand kestas' rationale for keeping the numbers private.

But how do exchange rates work? This is an international site.
Alderian (2425 D(S))
01 Apr 13 UTC
When I did it a year or two ago I think the Aussie dollar was worth more than the U.S. dollar. Paypal takes care of the currency conversion. I'm assuming they didn't screw me on the exchange rate.

Visa and MasterCard used to have a "hidden" 1% fee on currency conversion when an international transaction required it. They got sued and lost. So now they just charge a 0.8% - 1% fee to the financial institution and it is up to the financial institution to decide whether to pass it on (and disclose it) to the card holder or not. And it is on all international transactions, not just the ones requiring currency conversion. So Visa and MasterCard are pretty happy with the results I'd imagine.
Gunfighter06 (224 D)
01 Apr 13 UTC
Mods: How hard was it to put up the banner ads? Just making sure you guys didn't go to too much work just for April Fools' Day.
yebellz (729 D(G))
02 Apr 13 UTC
The mod team didn't have anything to do with the banner "ads". Kestas did those himself since it requires an actual code change. It's probably fairly simply, just need to write some code to randomly insert a bit of html to display randomly chosen images.
yebellz (729 D(G))
02 Apr 13 UTC
Happy April Fools, everyone. Just in case it was not already clear, the message about the site closing was merely a joke.
Gunfighter06 (224 D)
02 Apr 13 UTC
I was gonna say, since AdBlock didn't stop them.
NigeeBaby (100 D(G))
02 Apr 13 UTC
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Thanks for the adverts, I've spent a fortune today and got myself a new credit card
Dharmaton (2398 D)
02 Apr 13 UTC
+1


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Gumers (607 D)
02 Apr 13 UTC
UNPAUSE
Would you mods unpause this game? http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=111988.
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RezDragon (100 D)
02 Apr 13 UTC
Game crashed
Our game has crashed. What should we do?
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103263 Plamen Penchev (111 D)
02 Apr 13 UTC
Unpause
I need a game unpaused:
gameID=112307
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2ndWhiteLine (2601 D(B))
02 Apr 13 UTC
Anyone else here?
I think I see a tumbleweed in "new games."

Thanks for finally coming back online!
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redhouse1938 (429 D)
02 Apr 13 UTC
Invictus or krellin
Who is the better debater? Discuss...
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krellin (80 DX)
01 Apr 13 UTC
Ice @ the Poles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21991487

Fact's Gettin' in the way of Belief...read on below:
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krellin (80 DX)
30 Mar 13 UTC
20 Years of Global Warming...
Dang..it just *sucks* when 20 years of Facts get in the way of opinions.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/twenty-year-hiatus-in-rising-temperatures-has-climate-scientists-puzzled/story-e6frg6z6-1226609140980
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
01 Apr 13 UTC
I'm Leaving This Site
See below.
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King Atom (100 D)
02 Apr 13 UTC
As The Cheaters Come and Go...
Anyone remember this guy? userID=32892
How long will it be before we forget about Sandgoose? Or blankflag?
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blankflag (0 DX)
30 Mar 13 UTC
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gold standard scam?
who here thinks that the gold standard is a scam by the elites to focus their opposition on an issue that benefits them? they hold all the wealth, they can control the world gold supply and they can get even richer if there is a gold standard. it did give them the excuse for fdr to steal the gold of america to give to the elites of his day.
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Draugnar (0 DX)
01 Apr 13 UTC
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It's not an April Fool's joke, it's an April Fool's annoyance.
End those stupid banner ads that do nothing but waste screen real estate.
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spyman (424 D(G))
01 Apr 13 UTC
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When did this site get ugly banner ads
Are the ads supposed to be here, or has the site been infected by malware?
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
26 Mar 13 UTC
"Defense of Marriage" Act and Prop 8: The Supreme Court Hearing Begins...
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/anxiety-hope-ahead-supreme-court-hearings-gay-marriage-170513043--politics.html

Mr. Chief Justice, TEAR DOWN THOSE LAWS!
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jmo1121109 (3812 D)
01 Apr 13 UTC
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High Stakes Game
This game should be one of the best this year, feel free to follow along!

http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=114113
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josunice (3702 D(S))
30 Mar 13 UTC
EoG GB Lando Tourney B-3
gameID=110229 3-draw Turkey (ava), Germany (Speaker), France (josunice). False stalemate line could have led to a solo, no?
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NoPantsJim (100 D)
01 Apr 13 UTC
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If email notifications for games won't work, what about RSS?
It'd be nice to just subscribe to NoPantsJim.rss and get a feed for any game I'm involved with, assuming the server load from this isn't as bad as it apparently is for email.
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hellalt (80 D)
01 Apr 13 UTC
new ghost ratings up
http://tournaments.webdiplomacy.net/theghost-ratingslist
seems I'm no 1 for this month! wtf?
hip hip hooray!
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markturrieta (400 D)
01 Apr 13 UTC
Global message removal
I'm playing in http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=113480 (world wide gunboat!-28) and I can't figure out how to get rid of the opening global message. I click/double click on the unread message icon w/ no result. I go to the message archive and back. Anybody know of a way to remove it so I don't constantly see the reminder at the top of the screen? Thanks.
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jimgov (219 D(B))
31 Mar 13 UTC
Horrific leg fracture
DO NOT click this link if you are squeamish. Ware from Louisville, playing against Duke today, completely broke his leg in half. It is horrific.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itDNYl2Q1pY
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JesusPetry (258 D)
28 Mar 13 UTC
I'm starting a 36h WTA Gunboat
gameID=113784

PM me for the password. Gunboat Tournament eliminated players are especially invited.
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steephie22 (182 D(S))
01 Apr 13 UTC
Why do zombies never use guns?
I understand they don't have weapons with them when they become undead, but surely they can pick up a gun from someone they just killed... That would make them much stronger, right?
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TheMinisterOfWar (553 D)
31 Mar 13 UTC
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xkcd lovers pay attention
He's up to something brilliant again. Check out his site, and then the explanation.
Http://xkcd.com
http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1190:_Time
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jimgov (219 D(B))
31 Mar 13 UTC
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Happy Easter
Even if you don't celebrate it. Have a great day.
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pandorau (0 DX)
01 Apr 13 UTC
pandora charms sale just we could have
[url=http://www.pandoracharmssaleonline.org/]Pandora Charms Sale online[/url]
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semck83 (229 D(B))
01 Apr 13 UTC
Western Liberalism and Nature
Here is an interesting paper on the difficulty western liberalism (not in the modern American sense) has in confronting issues that necessarily entail ethics, such as bioengineering. Discuss.

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1072322
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josunice (3702 D(S))
30 Mar 13 UTC
EoG GB Lando Tourney B-6
gameID=110 Turkey win (josunice)
Would have been a three way, but I as Turkey blundered into a solo... my mistake enticed The Czech to make a run by stabbing his ally PJMan, who in turn threw the solo to me... if only I had planned it that way.
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2ndWhiteLine (2601 D(B))
31 Mar 13 UTC
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Jesus Shaves
In the spirit of Easter, I'd like to share my favorite David Sedaris piece:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5apZmwR9UI
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