As far as I understand "Diplomacy" game is all about negotiation. But I see many games here with no chat - what is the point?

Why do we do it? what do we achieve?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTN9Nx8VYtk

Is there a better way to do things?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/09/15/1238996/-Is-there-a-media-blackout-on-the-fracking-flood-disaster-in-Colorado

Coming back to play after 2-years away. Looking to start a new game. Anyone interested in a 1-2 day Classic game? I prefer anonymous PPSC but would play WTA if there was more interest. Who wants in?

Everyone has a quote (literary, historical, movies) that sums up how they play Diplomacy. What's yours?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24183135
If your a Saudi princess there are no problems treating black people like shit ...... when human rights abuses are ignored you realize that even democracy has a price

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4-X-one-direction-tickets-sydney-Friday-25th-October-/171129708772

I'm taking bets that this gets withdrawn.

I need two and then this tournament can be finished. Two players of good quality who will not drop out and will see this finished.

This is NOT a thread about religion. No affirming Jesus as divine-ergo-correct, we're just comparing philosophies. If you want to argue the miracles are somehow parabolic--ie, that the Bread/Loaves one demonstrates a tenant of his philosophy-fair game, but no arguing on whether or not he "did it." So let's play the Jeffersonian game and just compare arguably the West's two most important philosophic influences--Socrates or Jesus, who has the better life view?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_farm_attacks

Human Rights Watch, a group which respects its own activist credentials, believes that anyone who cares about White Africans (caucasian people who are native to Africa) being raped and murdered is racist.

What is the difference between a "multi" and a "duplicate" ?

at first i thought yeah maybe, but then i was not so sure

Nope. No problem here AT ALL.
BWAAAAAAAAA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA.

After lifting a 25kg book shelf by myself. I'm 23 years old and really thought this only happened with heavy weights/old age. Please, think twice before you lift anything gentlemen.

http://news.yahoo.com/pope-says-church-cannot-obsessed-gays-contraception-abortion-163220900.html

I found this pretty fascinating considering the significant reversal it is from previous church leaders.

..... why we don't have a better life

so... for those official theorists i think i can still give you more on 9/11 because this one obviously did have high ranking american official involvement and because it was so significant to the world. and it shows how coverups are possible that involve academia, government and the media working on concert.

Its been a while since I've been this pissed at the actions of the US government. But I'm pretty mad after reading this economist article:
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21586345-covertly-weakening-security-entire-internet-make-snooping-easier-bad

Americans! As someone who has recently had a whole ton of major surgery, I'm very glad I don't live in your country. If you do, and you're wondering why you pay so much money for such a poor healthcare system, watch this:

http://www.upworthy.com/his-first-4-sentences-are-interesting-the-5th-blew-my-mind-and-made-me-a-little-sick-2

Urbandictionary.com is a really fun site. Post our favorite definitions from it.

I've recently criticized Barack Obama rather severely. He deserved every letter of it. The alternative? I've said it before and I'll say it again: Jon Huntsman Jr. That's the guy I really hope (for the US at least) that he'll succeed this absolute clown of a President Obama.

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=125826#gamePanel
Everyone is readied and it says server not processing game. Anyone else have this problem?

anyone playing? First time fantasy player here... threw down $20 to make the season a little more interesting

russia

We begin tonight, the Jets taking on the Patriots, so I'll post this now...in a battle of teams coming off hard Week 1 losses, the Packers and Redskins square off...the Battle of the Manning Brothers is renewed as Peyton and Eli match up...and in the main event...on the kind of game you WANT on Sunday Night Football...it's Kaepernick, Harbaugh and the Niners vs. Wilson, Carroll and the Seahawks! So...PICK 'EM!

You suck.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/a-lot-of-people-are-very-upset-that-an-indian-american-woman

A majority of my last few games have had one or more civil disorders. Any ideas about how to prevent them?

I happened to notice the following active player in the cheating link from earlier: userID=26333

Lets all welcome back the best meme/player on this site, Bob Genghiskhan!

Should I go play with the MR scanner and get something else done, or call it a sign that no work should be done today and spend the whole day on Webdip and youtube?

There used to be a thread about daily Bible reading, did it manage to achieve anything or change anyones lives for the better? If not what was the point of doing it? Why would a person read the same book every day?