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frenchie29 (185

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Why so much politics?

One thing I've noticed here is that there are so many threads based on politics, and I've been wondering what gets everybody so worked up about politics? I personally have very strong views that I would like to voice, but I don't know exactly how to jump in and how it will effect the way people view me on the site. I love a good debate, so I'd love to jump in. Any suggestions?

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Generation Wuss (link)

http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/bret-easton-ellis-interview

Amen, brother...

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International Actors

At least in the major film industries, you rarely see an actor in America who hails from a different country. Sure, there's the occasional British or Australian who comes along, and I'm sure we visit them from time to time, but in a 'Globalizing World,' are cultural boundaries still too powerful to withhold a type of entertainment that is enjoyed so universally? Any thoughts?

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World Map - Moving from Armenia to Moscow not possible

Has anyone encountered the issue of moving a fleet from Armenia to Moscow on the large world map? The map shows it should be possible, but no option to do it comes up in a drop down list.

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20 Feb 14 UTC

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come play yo

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=136145

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20 Feb 14 UTC

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NEED ONE MORE PLAYER

gameID=136005

Pass:
adam

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17 Feb 14 UTC
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Jobs for Libtar...I mean My WebDip Friends

Take heart, you sad-sack Libtards! There ARE jobs for those of your ilk and intellect...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/exclusive-national-clown-shortage-approaching-article-1.1616801

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President Eden (2750

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18 Feb 14 UTC

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Reinventing my career path: Programming/Software engineering

As above, below.

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redhouse1938 (429

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19 Feb 14 UTC
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What website do you use to make your life cheaper and easier?

So, I've discovered airbnb.com when I want sleep somewhere for a very modest prize, I've discovered blablacar.nl when I want to travel there (hitchhiker's site), marktplaats.nl for second hand items and so on and so on. What website do you use to make your life cheaper and easier?

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19 Feb 14 UTC
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Bug?

Seen on another player's profile (UserID can be PMed if a mod or admin requests):

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rojimy1123 (597

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19 Feb 14 UTC

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New Austria Needed

gameID=135330
New Austria needed. In build phase after 1901.

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Yellowjacket (835

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19 Feb 14 UTC

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Isn't it time we stop the discrimination?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6zrNPvAMWA

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19 Feb 14 UTC

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Ukraine has gone into civil disorder

As title

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19 Feb 14 UTC
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Locked Per Creator's Request

But this denies the creation it's free will, and implies we are simply automatons, and thus all love is an illusion.

Free Jamiet99UK!!! Free Jamiet99UK!!! Free Jamiet99UK!!!

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arborinius (173

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18 Feb 14 UTC

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How does the ranking system work?

When new members join Web Dip they are ranked as "Political Puppets". Then as more points are gained the rank changes. I'm wondering what the different ranks are and how the system works.

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Octavious (2701

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Good News, Everyone!

Greece now holds the EU Presidency until June, when Italy takes over. Without doubt an unprecedented period of stability and competence awaits.

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redhouse1938 (429

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10 Feb 14 UTC

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Well HELLO medal table

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/olympics/sochi-2014/medals/

Who's ya daddy?

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15 Feb 14 UTC

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Build your own Dream Team.

Here's the Team Canada roster. I need four forward lines, three defense pairings, and two goalies.

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ezra willis (305

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19 Feb 14 UTC

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First time as Russia

This is my first time as Russia in modern diplomacy 2 and any tips or advise would be helpful thanks. :)

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19 Feb 14 UTC

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Question...

Why would someone be banned from a game? Specifically?

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18 Feb 14 UTC
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China

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/national/Policeman-sentenced-to-death-for-fatal-shooting/shdaily.shtml

Here in 'Murica, you get paid leave...

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Dharmaton (2398

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There are Trolls and there are LOL's

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oavMtUWDBTM

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3 In 4 Americans Thinks The Earth Goes Around The Sun, Survey Says

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/02/14/277058739/1-in-4-americans-think-the-sun-goes-around-the-earth-survey-says

I thought last week's survey was bad, but this is just ridiculous.
What are you THINKING, Americans? Damn, libtards.

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Jamiet99uk (873

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18 Feb 14 UTC

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What's the point of anything?

This.

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Octavious (2701

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16 Feb 14 UTC

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Scotland Joining the EU "Extremely Difficult, if not Impossible"

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso tells Scots that voting to leave the UK would open up a new world of EU pain with potentially disastrous consequences, before adding that he did not want to interfere.

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22 Jan 14 UTC

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"Mini-tournament" of 7 games for 7 players

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Sevyas (973 )
22 Jan 14 UTC

I am loking for 6 more players for a "mini-tournament" of 7 games.

A group of 7 players will play 7 games, and the countries will be assigned by the mods in a way that each player has to play as each country once.
The games will all be paused after the countries are reassigned by the mods.
I will PM all the participants which game to unpause first, and as soon as this first game reaches 1907, we unpause the next game, and so on ... (in order to avoid playing 7 games simultaneously)

All games will be 72hrs/phase, full press, anonymous games - you will know the list of participants, but you will not know who is playing what country.
All games will have a buy in of 20

and will be wta - so you will need 140

to be able to participate.

Winner of the mini tournament will be the one who gets the most tournament points (TP)
A Solo victory counts 3TP - 2way or 3way draw counts for 1TP per player involved - survived or 4way 5way 6way 7way draws gets you 0TP - defeated counts for -0,5TP

As this mini tournament will play over a long time, all participants will have to agree to grant pauses if requested (with reason and duration of the pause) - noone can guarantee there are no unforseen events over such a long period of time. However, if you will be absent for more than 10 days in a row, please find a sitter or replacement.

Mapu (362 )
22 Jan 14 UTC

I am not going to play, but I can tell you that with 3 day phases there is no way to keep everyone involved for what will likely be a year.

Sevyas (973 )
22 Jan 14 UTC

Depends who wants to join. Most players here play this game since several years and are likely to still be on this site in a year

mendax (321 )
22 Jan 14 UTC

I'm up for this

dyager_nh (619 )
23 Jan 14 UTC

I agree with Mapu. Anything over 48 hours is going to make each game year take 2 weeks, so your looking at over 2 years to complete the 7 games one at a time.

I would suggest shortening the phases by at least half and playing at least 2 games at a time. That gives you a 6-7 month commitment from people.

Other than that it sounds like a really fun game

2ndWhiteLine (2611 )
23 Jan 14 UTC

I guess I should have actually read this more carefully before approving the tournament. Mapu is absolutely right - this will take forever, plus you need to incorporate the inevitable pauses for players, such as spring break trips for students, summer trips, holidays, etc. At 3 days per phase, if each phase is extended fully, that's 12 days per year and 11 weeks before each game reaches 1907. For seven games, that's 77 weeks plus the duration of the final game, so you're looking at a maximum of probably a year and a half. Even if you're generous at one week per year, that's a month and a half before each new game starts, so its still over a year. For an organized tournament that isn't the Leagues or Masters, its unlikely that you'll finish.

achillies27 (100 )
23 Jan 14 UTC

I would like to do this, but I would not play unless it was 48 hrs or less per phase... But the idea interests me.

Kangaroo kid (0 )
23 Jan 14 UTC

I'm in if this gets started.

Skittles (1014 )
23 Jan 14 UTC

This would be perfectt for 48hrr phases, and count me in if you change it.

xXx360noscope420blazeitxXx (100 )
23 Jan 14 UTC

Why can't all seven games be played simultaneously? 48 hours/phase means the games should take max 8 days per game year, so maybe 120 days for the longest of the seven games to finish. Sure, it's a four month commitment but managing seven games at once should actually be quite busy for 48/hours a phase.

Zachattack413 (1231 )
23 Jan 14 UTC

I would also be interested, but I think that the three day phase would be rather tedious.I feel that doing 48 hours would be fine, though. And maybe we could unpause the second game earlier. Two games at once is fairly easy to handle.

jmo1121109 (3812 )
23 Jan 14 UTC

@Sevyas, before the mod team can sign off we need all the questions I sent you via email answered. With the current time frame of the tournament I cannot agree to commit the mod team to over a year and a half of assisting with a tournament. With the current conditions the best we can do is rearrange the positions for you. After that though they would be played like normal games with no moderator intervention outside what we would do for a normal game.

Sevyas (973 )
23 Jan 14 UTC

@jmo:
"before the mod team can sign off we need all the questions I sent you via email answered."
I answered the questions and sent the mail a minute ago.

"I cannot agree to commit the mod team to over a year and a half of assisting with a tournament. With the current conditions the best we can do is rearrange the positions for you. After that though they would be played like normal games with no moderator intervention outside what we would do for a normal game."
That's all the help we will need. Since I intend to play in all the games, I cant be TD, and I dont think we will need one since the only rules that need to be respected are the standard rules of the site + pausing the games if a participant asks for a pause or replacement is needed due to a CD.

Sevyas (973 )
23 Jan 14 UTC

I did not do the math to calculate how long this tournament would take to complete when choosing the 3days phases - I just took those because I like those best.
In order to shorten the entire duration of the tournament, I propose to take 2day phases, and to start the next game when the previous games gets to 1905.

Zachattack413 (1231 )
23 Jan 14 UTC

If we are doing 2 day phases, I am most certainly in if you'll have me!

Sevyas (973 )
26 Jan 14 UTC

After making some changes to reduce the total duration of the tournament, I got permission to go on wih tournament-advertising. The changes are 48hr/phase & the next game will start when the previous game reaches 1905.

Player list until now (if they are still interested):
Mendax, Achilles27, Skittles, Zachattack413 and myself.
Kangaroo kid, I didn't put you on the list because you resigned 25% of all your games - sorry but the risk of you resigning during the tournament (what would ruin the games for the other participants as well) is just too big for me.

Sevyas (973 )
27 Jan 14 UTC

Bump

We need 2 more players to get started

RAZ000 (272 )
27 Jan 14 UTC

I'll join once I'm done my EoG for SoW Fall 2013. Should be by Friday this week. If you get two players before that then I'll be happy to be on the waiting list incase of CD.

Sevyas (973 )
27 Jan 14 UTC

I ll put you on the player list. By the time we find our missing player, join the games and have them rearranged by the mods, it will be almost friday

We need one more player to get started

Kangaroo kid (0 )
27 Jan 14 UTC

@Sevyas If it makes you feel any better I've got my horrific 25% resignation down to 24%?

Kangaroo kid (0 )
27 Jan 14 UTC

Also you said "However, if you will be absent for more than 10 days in a row, please find a sitter or replacement. " The only reason I resigned in games was because I was short of time. I'm pretty sure 72 hours is enough time for me to get on and make my moves. If I know I don't have the time later in the process of the tournament, I can find someone to replace me.

Skittles (1014 )
27 Jan 14 UTC

I'm afraid I'm going to have to drop out of this. With some new things I have going on, I'm going to be short on time. I'd like to play something like this in the future, though.

Kangaroo kid (0 )
28 Jan 14 UTC

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Sevyas (973 )
28 Jan 14 UTC

Bump

Player list:
Mendax, Achilles27, Zachattack413 and myself.
We need 3 more players.

As a reminder:
7 players will play 7 anonymous games (48hrs/phase, wta, 20 buy-in/game, full press) , and the countries will be assigned by the mods in a way that each player has to play as each country once.
As soon as this first game reaches 1905, we unpause the next game, and so on.
Winner of the mini tournament will be the one who gets the most tournament points (TP)
A Solo victory counts 3TP - 2way or 3way draw counts for 1TP per player involved - survived or 4way 5way 6way 7way draws gets you 0TP - defeated counts for -0,5TP
All participants will have to agree to grant pauses if requested (with reason and duration of the pause). If you will be absent for more than 10 days in a row (longer pauses will have to be negociated with all the participants), please find a sitter or replacement.

@ Kangaroo kid: I do intend to start other tournaments like this one. If you get your resign rate below 10% by then, I am willing to let you join. Like I said before, if someone CDs, this ruins the game for all the others. In this tournament it would simultaeously ruin all running games of the tournament. And I want to keep the risk of this happening as low as possible.

@ Skittles: Hope to have you on board next time.

Sevyas (973 )
29 Jan 14 UTC

Bump

Zachattack413 (1231 )
29 Jan 14 UTC

What do we need, three more?

Sevyas (973 )
31 Jan 14 UTC

yes, 3 more

Sevyas (973 )
03 Feb 14 UTC

just noticed I forgot to put RAZ000 on the list

So, player list:
Mendax, Achilles27, Zachattack413, RAZ000 and myself...

2 more players needed

So, player list:

Sevyas (973 )
04 Feb 14 UTC

Bump again to keep this on the first page until we are ready to start the tournament...

We need 2 more players.

ERAUfan97 (549 )
04 Feb 14 UTC

if only I had more points

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18 Feb 14 UTC

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Bitcoin --the slide continues

Chart of the Day: Bitcoin's rapid plunge http://www.cnbc.com/id/101423067

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President Eden (2750

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Damn those Koch-driven Republicans and their donor machine!

http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php

It's shocking how one-sided political donations are in the US.

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Can We Get Bipartisan Agreement Here This Is Isanity?

http://news.yahoo.com/kansas-bill-gay-same-sex-segregation-210533466.html "Gay rights advocates are outraged over a bill — passed by Kansas lawmakers earlier this week — that would allow businesses and state government employees to deny services to same-sex couples if “it would be contrary to their sincerely held religious beliefs.” ...Well, we can't get bipartisan agreement here over everything (just like Congress!) but come on...that's unethical, plain and simple!

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All I can say is... WTF?

http://www.guns.com/2014/02/16/mo-couple-faces-assault-charges-shooting-fast-food-worker-nerf-gun-video/

I now open the floor to the peanut gallery.

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