If I find the person who attempted to trick a member into giving up their password with this email before they admit to it I will ban them.

Nothing against Obama, but I don't find his choice of dog compelling. Portuguese Water Dog? Kind of prissy, don't you think? And Bo? It's not a good dog name. Buddy Clinton, the chocolate lab, now that's a dog. He could have kicked the crap out of Socks the cat, but he was just too damn chill.

This is an amazingly detailed set of quizzes set up by one of our top gunboat players, Rokakoma. I'd challenge everyone to try and figure them all out. Hopefully we can get some or all of these added to the site help eventually.

http://webdipquiz.blogspot.com/

This is the place where signup information, game ID's, and other important updates can be found. If you have a question, you can post it here or email me at [email protected].

Weary of internet trolls hijacking every comment thread with ad hominems and political invective, Popular Science has eliminated comment functionality from all its online stories. Good idea? Bad idea? What's your take? http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/25/popular-science-youtube-comments

And a new exciting format for future forum debates!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24222760

Hundreds die in Pakistan earthquake but the big news is that 61 die in Kenya Shopping Mall. Terrorism sells, earthquakes don't move us in the same way.

Totally blown away by this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2rjbtsX7twc

What do we all think?

Hello all, I am leaving this game as I haven't had time for it and really haven't been interested in playing given my current priorities in real life. I would like it if someone would take over the one game I am still in, as the other players don't deserve to have a player CD. Please message me if you are interested in taking over a standard message anon game with long phases.
Thanks and goodbye!

This is what happens when loud idiots voice their opinions as if t'were fact.

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-09/why-were-shutting-our-comments

See Below:

I'd like to start a game wherein each participant goes all-in with their points (or at least as close to it as possible), AND are more or less evenly matched according to their ghost rating.

gameID=124851. Its the press game for gunboaters. I'm a two or three center russia in a tough spot. Post here if your interested and ill pm you my password.

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=126609 bet 9 newbies only

Why would a player deliberately "bounce" its own units??? Especially when 1 shy of winning:

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=125678#details

Does the system keep track of how many times a person ditches a game and goes AWOL? I think that should be part of each player's stats. I know nobody likes losing, but I think if you signed up for a game then see it out to the end.

for instance why do none of the "live games" have in game messaging? answer below and ask questions

gameID=126412 -- one player needed for 1-day-phase modern diplomacy game. Full press, anonymous, 60 buy-in. Please join quickly, game starts in 20 minutes!

What do people think about the most recent developments in Persia?

http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21586598-irans-new-president-launches-unprecedented-charm-offensive-his-biggest-smile

please check off all the ciminal offenses requiring jailtime
1. boy is born on sep. 11, family names him jihad
2. uncle buys the boy a sweater saying im a bomb
3. mother thinks it would be funny to send him to school in the sweater and does so

I think it could be useful to have a search bar so we can search for specific information on tactics or strategies, etc.
The forum grows every day and i remember conversations wich is getting harder to find but can be of use.
also can be nice to have some record of who created each game, but i am not sure about it.

Where does it say in a game that has started how the points in the pot will be split?

In six days Germany is holding federal elections. Reason enough for me to ask you guys: What do you think of german politics, Merkel and germans in general?

Shouldn't Ruhr, Silesia, and Piedmont have SCs instead of Romania, Bulgaria, and Tunisia? Certainly they were more economically valuable.

I've started getting back into chess over at gameknot.com. Anyone interested in a game?

Looking for a few more players with a bit of experience to join this game, please join if you're interested:
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=126306 - password: scone
Game is made up of some decent players who won't CD/NMR, so hope it will be a good quality game.

We kick off the week tonight with Andy Reid's return to Philly in a surprisingly-interesting Chiefs/Eagles match up. Then, Sunday, comes a host of playoff and contending teams with 1-1 or 0-2 records looking to right the ship. Lions and Redskins in a game both need...Colts and Niners in a game already-important for each team's division title hopes...the 0-2 Steelers and 2-0 Bears each with something to prove...who hits their stride, who stumbles--PICK 'EM!

Join All Welcome 10... Is a 101 point game, modern europe, 2 day, anon game. Should be fun!

It's been a long time since I've liked an article enough to want to cut and paste it somewhere in it's entirety. But anyways, doing that would probably create copyright issues. So instead I'll just post the first paragraph, and then helpfully a link to the rest of the article. Hope you enjoy!