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Jamiet99uk (1307 D)
29 May 14 UTC
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I need a sitter
Going to be away from the site for a week or so - details to follow...
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captainmeme (1632 DMod)
08 May 14 UTC
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WebDiplomacy Mafia II: vDiplomacy Invasion
NOTE: The rules for this game are almost exactly the same as for the last one, but with changes to the TIE-RESOLUTION METHOD and the additions of the MOLE and QUESTION ASKER roles. If you read the rules in the last thread, you can just skip to these sections in this one, as the rest is the same. If you did not, it is strongly advised you read the whole of the below post.
The post has been copied from PE’s post (with his permission) with edits to reflect the changes.
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JECE (1322 D)
16 May 14 UTC
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Ranking of web-based Diplomacy websites VIII
It has been over two years since the last time I did a ranking. This time I decided to try a new website:
http://www.similarweb.com/

For some prior statistics, see threadID=477664, threadID=489951, threadID=513357, threadID=535114, threadID=538014, threadID=662728 and threadID=815834.
JECE (1322 D)
16 May 14 UTC
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I found this website by chance through Alexa's Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexa_Internet#See_also

After comparing the data on the new website to Alexa data for WebDiplomacy and PLAYDiplomacy, I concluded that I liked the new website better. According the the Alexa Traffic Rank, WebDiplomacy is currently ranked 807,758 while PLAYDiplomacy is ranked 170,616. That smelled fishy. Looking over the little other data, it seems like Alexa thinks that 85.0% of WebDiplomacy users are from the U. S. while 86.8% of PLAYDiplomacy users come from the U. K. – as far as I can tell, those figures are absurd.

So anyway, the new wbsite has graphs for a few of the websites:
http://www.similarweb.com/website/webdiplomacy.net#/#playdiplomacy.com
http://www.similarweb.com/website/vdiplomacy.com
http://www.similarweb.com/website/backstabbr.com
http://www.similarweb.com/website/diplomail.ru
http://www.similarweb.com/website/droidippy.oort.se
http://www.similarweb.com/website/webdiplo.com
http://www.similarweb.com/website/conquestofnations.com

I might post rankings later. I'm obviously being less systematic this time around (at least so far). But there you go: according to this website, WebDiplomacy has overtaken PLAYDiplomacy again. Yay! Celebrate!

By the way, does anyone know what happened to Conquest of Nations?
2ndWhiteLine (2736 D(B))
16 May 14 UTC
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Looking at those numbers, I'd say a large number of our users are college kids, judging by the spike between Christmas and MLK Jr. Day that corresponds to most college breaks. I'd also say that 85% Americans, while it sounds high, may be more accurate that you think, at least based on my personal empirical observations while multi checking thousands of WebDip users.
yebellz (729 D(G))
16 May 14 UTC
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You should rank them by distance between save and ready buttons
Chaqa (3971 D(B))
16 May 14 UTC
As a college student, I play a LOT more during winter than I do any other time. It's like Diplomacy heaven.
JECE (1322 D)
16 May 14 UTC
2ndWhiteLine: It's more the "86.8% of PLAYDiplomacy users come from the U. K." statistic that I find off-putting.
JECE (1322 D)
17 May 14 UTC
yebellz: I'm not sure that all of them have that nifty feature. ;-)

In all honesty, though, I've been terrified by how close the Save/Ready buttons are to the Pause/Unpause/Draw/Cancel buttons on mobile devices. . . . or, for that matter, how close the Pause/Unpause button is to the Draw/Cancel buttons.
Yonni (136 D(S))
17 May 14 UTC
Hmm... I think the 30% vs 16% bounce rates demonstrate a much higher level of play here at WebDiplomacy.

Does it have statistics on scummy paywalls?
JECE (1322 D)
19 May 14 UTC
Well the bounce rate might just mean that they are higher in search results and such more likely to be visited by people uninterested in Diplomacy.
JECE (1322 D)
19 May 14 UTC
Does what have statistics on scummy paywalls? I know that PLAYDiplomacy has some, of course.
kasimax (243 D)
19 May 14 UTC
are you sure these numbers are right? i mean, how on earth does almost 2% of the traffic come from austria of all the countries? i mean, i'm not refreshing the site that much, am i? how can austria be above the uk?
JECE (1322 D)
19 May 14 UTC
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I'm tracking your IP address, kasimax. Yes, you refresh too often.
JECE (1322 D)
19 May 14 UTC
As I explain above, I know little about this website. I just recently found it by chance, so I have no idea how reliable its numbers are.
JECE (1322 D)
24 May 14 UTC
by "this website", I mean www.similarweb.com
The Czech (41800 D(S))
24 May 14 UTC
What about
http://diplomacy.s-website.de/
http://webdiplomacy.it/
Strauss (1872 D)
24 May 14 UTC
"http://diplomacy.s-website.de/"

There I met you first as Rothenburg. I like the fog of war maps, but now I play only here.
The Czech (41800 D(S))
24 May 14 UTC
Good times strauss
Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
24 May 14 UTC
haha my favorite stat is the search engine %.

Fuck bing and yahoo. They do it wrong.
alexintour (1762 D(S))
24 May 14 UTC
webdiplomacy.it - italian
diplomail.ru - russian
diplomacy.s-website.de/ - german
webdiplo.com - spanish

all of them are web based Diplomacy sites with main language other than english.
So compare them to the english sites isn't really that much useful: they'll always be smaller.
JECE (1322 D)
29 May 14 UTC
The Czech: Thanks for the other URL's. It looks like diplomacy.s-website.de also has a graph. I'll rank websites based on their 'rankings' soon.

The updated list is:
http://www.similarweb.com/website/webdiplomacy.net#/#playdiplomacy.com
http://www.similarweb.com/website/vdiplomacy.com
http://www.similarweb.com/website/backstabbr.com
http://www.similarweb.com/website/diplomail.ru
http://www.similarweb.com/website/droidippy.oort.se
http://www.similarweb.com/website/webdiplo.com
http://www.similarweb.com/website/diplomacy.s-website.de
http://www.similarweb.com/website/conquestofnations.com
JECE (1322 D)
29 May 14 UTC
Yellowjacket: Huh?


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Bayclown (0 DX)
23 May 14 UTC
Openings?
Any good places/web pages to read about various openings and strategies for each country?
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yebellz (729 D(G))
28 May 14 UTC
YELL AT EACH OTHER IN ALL CAPS HERE
LET'S YELL AT EACH OTHER IN ALL CAPS!

YOU'RE NOT VERY SMART AND YOUR MOTHER IS UNPLEASANT
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Tru Ninja (1016 D(S))
28 May 14 UTC
Wife out of town, considering a possible live game tonight
My wife is going to be out of town with the kids. I will be home in 3 and a half hours. I have not played a live game on this site, so I thought I'd check to see interest.
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Al Swearengen (0 DX)
27 May 14 UTC
Taking A Short Break
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semck83 (229 D(B))
27 May 14 UTC
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What is the worst song (or music) to have stuck in your head?
WARNING: DO NOT READ THIS THREAD.

Proceed.
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yebellz (729 D(G))
13 May 14 UTC
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Let's Go! ●○
Let's play go!
Rules: Play to win, learn, and have fun. You can only play for one color. You cannot move two turns in a row. Public discussion within this thread is allowed.
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Lando Calrissian (100 D(S))
19 Feb 14 UTC
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OFFICIAL 2014 GUNBOAT TOURNAMENT
Update inside

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Draugnar (0 DX)
26 May 14 UTC
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Memorial Day
Only patriots need post.

Lance Corporal Robert Bolin - U.S Marine Corps - 1984-1988. I am thankful for all those sailors, soldiers, airmen, and Marines who went before, allowing me to have a life of moderate luxury in a nation where anyone who applies himself can climb the ranks.
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Maniac (189 D(B))
27 May 14 UTC
What would you do?
gameID=14070
Scroll forward to Spring 1912 - what should Turkey's moves be? And why.
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Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
26 May 14 UTC
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Honor to the Fallen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w5JlDn9WCw

Thanks, servants of the empire. I appreciate the cheap oil and the extra day off.
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
26 May 14 UTC
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Why Do You All Respond to mapleleaf?
He's an ugly ass bitch with no life, so he sits behind a computer screen and gets his blood flowing by pissing you all off. Don't respond to him, just tell him to fuck off and move on.
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Maniac (189 D(B))
26 May 14 UTC
New Reliability Game
Just finished a game with no NMRs. Can reliable players interested in playing post here with their preference for buy-in, PPSC/WTA, phase length and press. I prefer 24hr modest buy-in - happy with Gunboat, full press or global. Happy with PPSC or WTA
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NigeeBaby (100 D(G))
27 May 14 UTC
All Capitalists take note ..... the times they are a changin'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27517577
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semck83 (229 D(B))
27 May 14 UTC
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Happy Memorial Day
Hello,

In honor (kind of) of Memorial Day, I give you this awesome letter from a WWII soldier to his newborn son. (The writer happened to be a friend's grandfather).
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steephie22 (182 D(S))
26 May 14 UTC
Black holes and magnetism
One of my thought experiments somehow got me here, and now I'd like to know what's known and what's unknown about the combination.
Although actual explanations are preferred, links work too I suppose.
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SYnapse (0 DX)
26 May 14 UTC
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Legal advice thread
Please post your legislative and legal inquiries here and only here
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Jamiet99uk (1307 D)
26 May 14 UTC
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Baby Rapist Accusations Thread
Utilize this thread by accusing other users of raping babies here and only here.
14 replies
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mapleleaf (0 DX)
26 May 14 UTC
Saw Colm Feore as King Lear...
...at the Festival Theatre in Stratford, Ontario on Saturday night.
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Strauss (1872 D)
25 May 14 UTC
The biggest Idiot ever on WebDip
gameID=142368
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Maniac (189 D(B))
24 May 14 UTC
Boycotts
Does anyone here actually boycott a company? If so why? Do boycotts work. I'm thinking of boycotting the Emerates airline over its recent discrimination of a person with depression, should if follow through?
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Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
25 May 14 UTC
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The truth about bronies
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24939873

And here I thought it was all about banging horses.
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steephie22 (182 D(S))
24 May 14 UTC
How can I help an unknown woman who...
...looks either sick, addicted or both and is likely homeless?

Read more inside.
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Al Swearengen (0 DX)
23 May 14 UTC
Unbalanced Games
I want to raise a delicate subject with you guys, because I think there is an opportunity to expand the way that people think about things.


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Draugnar (0 DX)
24 May 14 UTC
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Draugnar's Daily Star Trek Study Thread.
In which we watch an episode of classic Star Trek each day (might skip a day here or there) and have a discussion about it.
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emfries (0 DX)
25 May 14 UTC
PPSC Points Distribution
With regards to this game: gameID=142343

The pot was 175 D. Germany won with 22 of 34 SCs, so by my calculations Germany should win ( 22 / 34 ) * 175 = 113 D, but Germany only won 105 D (which is 60%, exactly, of the pool). Similarly, Turkey finished with 9 of 34 SCs, so Turkey should win ( 9 / 34 ) * 175 = 46 D, but won 53 D. What gives?
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ssorenn (0 DX)
25 May 14 UTC
New PC graphics card
can anyone suggest a new DX11 compatable graphics card im running an old nvidia geforce 9500
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krellin (80 DX)
23 May 14 UTC
Fond Memories of Obama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8gnmUyminI

Ahhhh...good times, good times. "Typical <x> person..."
Nothing to see here...move along...move along...Oh, and someone get that asshole Sterling out of the NBA already...
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