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Diplomat33 (243 D(B))
14 Sep 11 UTC
Help!
I need one point in order to host another game. Will anyone give it to me and will the mods help? if you do give it to me ill invite you into the game if you wish. Just one point? Anyone?
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Genktarov (103 D)
13 Sep 11 UTC
Points
So, theoretically, what would happen if you lost all your points?
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King Atom (100 D)
14 Sep 11 UTC
Troll Thread
Here we post comments to other threads of people who have muted us.
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Fasces349 (0 DX)
14 Sep 11 UTC
Utopia
Thomas Moore's book (which I am about to start reading) represents what is in his view, a Utopian society. Given this book was written almost 500 years ago, there is no doubt that Moore's ideas are outdated and maybe in some case perceived as unethical in our society.

Sp, my question for all would be, say you were the author of Utopia, what would be the setting of your book?
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KalelChase (1494 D(G))
14 Sep 11 UTC
Not bragging - game of chaos, but fun ending
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=66655

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Tettleton's Chew (0 DX)
08 Sep 11 UTC
9-11 Truthers demolised in Slate Article
If you are one of those total nutjobs that is so far out of touch with any molecule of reality that you are a 9-11 truther then I would recommend you not clicking on the link I provide because the article totally demolishes your fantasies.
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diplomancer83 (123 D)
13 Sep 11 UTC
I just want to say...
this is the best place for reasonable and balanced political debate. Thank you.
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Diplomat33 (243 D(B))
13 Sep 11 UTC
How to make and keep alliances
I am wondering what people feel are the best ways to make and keep alliances. Seeing as they are almost necessary to win, i want to know some experienced players' advice and tips on them.
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King Atom (100 D)
11 Sep 11 UTC
Iceland...
Iceland is not in its proper position on the WebDiplomacy map (meaning that it is not that close to England in actuality), so why would it even be included on the map if it serves no other purpose. WHY IS IT THERE?
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Yonni (136 D(S))
13 Sep 11 UTC
A game for everyone who just cancelled that last game (and anyone else who wants to join)
So, hear is the replacement game. Starts soon so join up.
gameID=67740
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Lando Calrissian (100 D(S))
13 Sep 11 UTC
36 hour goonbat
Join up http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=67806
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Scmoo472 (1933 D)
13 Sep 11 UTC
Game Overview. Simply State Input Please
gameID=67781
I was Italy, I failed on when the game started, and went to dinner, and came in in 1903. Can you tell me how I did. (I would like to start to try and improve my game to increase my Win %)
Thanks.
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Crazyter (1335 D(G))
12 Sep 11 UTC
Taking a break
I want to thank everyone for a wonderful fun-filled experience on this site. When my last 2 games end, I'll be taking a break.
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Diplomat33 (243 D(B))
12 Sep 11 UTC
Annoying Player Help
A friend of mine playing web diplomacy told me he had a player called King Atom in his game, but feels the player is very annoying and wants help dealing with the problem. Is there any way to kick a player out of a game or block them from joining a public game for future reference.
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Mickie (394 D)
12 Sep 11 UTC
Games paused?
I may have missed the thread on this, but is there any way for a mod to now unpause the games that have been put on pause since the glitch has happened at least 24 hours ago? In world games where there are a fair few who have already CDed, it would be great to get moving!
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Mickie (394 D)
12 Sep 11 UTC
Muting
Sorry to post twice at once, but I keep hearing of this "muting" function but I have no idea what it is - can someone explain? ;)
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insane (173 D)
13 Sep 11 UTC
livegame
join http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=67800
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FirstApple (100 D(B))
12 Sep 11 UTC
Trading points
Is it possible at all for one player to give another player points in order to get into a game or is that just completely impossible?
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Fasces349 (0 DX)
11 Sep 11 UTC
9/11
Happy 9/11 everyone. Let us celebrate the day Al Qaeda smashed the Yankees.
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abgemacht (1076 D(G))
12 Sep 11 UTC
I swear I run a shelter for battered kittens IRL
A lot of people who are asshats online use the excuse that IRL they are real good people. Why is this considered a valid excuse? Is it because of the perceived anonymity of the web, like road rage? If you wouldn't call someone a faggot IRL, why would you do it here?
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abgemacht (1076 D(G))
12 Sep 11 UTC
Sins of a Solar Empire
This could be the best RTS I've ever played. It's like a wonderful mix of Ascendancy, EVE, Homeworld, and Supreme Commander. Still need to play some more to see if it's my number one, but it looks promising. Anyone else play this?
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ulytau (541 D)
13 Sep 11 UTC
Guessing game
So I got home from one social event, few beers were unlucky enough to meet my stomach and so on. Then I got hungry and fried me 7 late-night eggs. The problem was I forgot I wasn't supposed to feed the whole family as usually but only myself, yet I used the same amount of oil and butter. The eggs literally swam in grease. Of course I ate them, I'm a pig/scrooge, but what will my intestines say? To find out whether there is any consensus on this complicated subject, I propose a guessing game.
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centurion1 (1478 D)
13 Sep 11 UTC
everything wrong with internet diplomacy
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=67788

cd's and then not stopping games after them.
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lionhearted (503 D)
12 Sep 11 UTC
How common is soloing without backstabbing?
I've been in the endgame a few times with a strong position, but I hate the idea of turning on someone I've been working with since turn 1. It just... it's a terrible bad vibe, y'know? You have a good time playing together for a couple hours, coordinating, etc, I don't want to stab after that.

Other players might make poor tactical moves or fight at bad times, but how common is solo-winning based on that? Are people who try to not stab their allies consigned to lots of draws?
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Agent K (0 DX)
13 Sep 11 UTC
Linear Algebra Basics
Taking Cross-Section Econometrics but have never taken a Linear algebra course. Trying to make sure i understand the basics.
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Marti the Bruce (100 D)
12 Sep 11 UTC
First Solo
Just wanted everybody to know i have just won my first game here. I'm happy and was actually thinking of doing an AAR, but perhaps that is going just a tad too far? I don't know, is that the done thing? You tell me.
Oh, game ID#66745.
Was a close run thing for a little while, bugger England hit me hard, but luckily didn't land the knock-out punch. He's licking his wounds now.
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King Atom (100 D)
13 Sep 11 UTC
Hilarious!
Took me until the end to realize what it was...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODc8PeQ66MU
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micahbales (1397 D)
12 Sep 11 UTC
WebDiplo Rankings
Can someone please explain how ranking works on WebDiplomacy? Is it based on points? Wins vs losses? I'm interested in understanding both the numerical rankings as well as the "political puppet," etc. rankings. Thanks in advance!
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Diplomat33 (243 D(B))
13 Sep 11 UTC
low points game, need players
interested in playing a low risk game that costs only 5 D to join. its called Low Stake 7 and the password is password. please join and play the game without worry of loosing points.
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
03 Sep 11 UTC
Am I Alone In Defying this?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/why-men-dont-fancy-funny-women-525001.html

If I EVER were to fall for a woman, it'd HAVE to be the smartest, wittiest, most unique gal I could find...even if she had a beard or third eye.
Just curious, since we have a lot of married me--careful what you say!--and bachelors...am I the only one who'd put brain-size over...?
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Draugnar (0 DX)
03 Sep 11 UTC
There's a lot of "married [you]"? I didn't know you were married, Obi.
Draugnar (0 DX)
03 Sep 11 UTC
Oh, and I wouldn't put intellect over beauty if I were back on the market, but I also wouldn't put beauty over brains. Because to me, the ultimate woman is both beautiful outside and easy on the mind. My dream women (talking semi-famous people here) are Keiko Matsui and Diana Krall.
Onar (131 D)
03 Sep 11 UTC
I agree with obiwan on this one. And if a woman is genuinely funny, even better.
WardenDresden (239 D(B))
03 Sep 11 UTC
I wouldn't be satisfied by a woman who can't have an intelligent conversation with me. But still, beauty is vital to first impressions and for starting attraction, mostly because a lot of guys, myself included, won't initiate a conversation with an ugly woman on the hopes that she's smart enough to make her worth it. Also, smart women know that most men judge on the first basis of looks, and thus should plan accordingly.
Fasces349 (0 DX)
03 Sep 11 UTC
I agree with Obi as well, the only women I fall for are gifted, while the hot dumb blondes infuriate me.
WardenDresden (239 D(B))
03 Sep 11 UTC
Hot is good, but stupidity is the biggest turn-off I can think of.
obiwanobiwan (248 D)
03 Sep 11 UTC
lol...i fale @ grammmmer, ya? :p
Fasces349 (0 DX)
03 Sep 11 UTC
"Hot is good, but stupidity is the biggest turn-off I can think of."
^Agree
Tom Bombadil (4023 D(G))
03 Sep 11 UTC
While I agree that my partner would have to be intelligent, I don't think looks can be underestimated in importance. I think that a relationship is doomed if you aren't strongly physically attracted to your partner.
obiwanobiwan (248 D)
04 Sep 11 UTC
^
Why?

I just can never see the attraction of...attraction--well, I can, but I can't fathom why physical attraction is that important...

Well, I can think of ONE reason--but as it's part of my Faustian bargain that I promise the Devil to never have kids... ;)
Tom Bombadil (4023 D(G))
04 Sep 11 UTC
How can you not see the importance of physical attraction? Having a partner is different than having a friend. Romance is a good thing, and you can't have it if you aren't physically attracted to your partner.
Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
04 Sep 11 UTC
I found several faults with this article. For starters, they kept using words like "bloke," humour," and "fancy."

WTF is that really? Destroys all credibility imo.
Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
04 Sep 11 UTC
Tom's right. I've dated a couple of girls that were IDEAL for me on paper... too bad it felt like kissing my sister... you gotta have that spark.
Tom Bombadil (4023 D(G))
04 Sep 11 UTC
exactly.
kestasjk (95 DMod(P))
04 Sep 11 UTC
I think you need physical attraction. I read a study somewhere that women generally go for a 105 IQ; smart enough to be focused / motivated / funny / self-aware without being odd, and I think that'd be ideal the other way around too

Plus it's so easy to find people to debate / discuss whatever you like these days, it's a niche you just don't need a partner for
kestasjk (95 DMod(P))
04 Sep 11 UTC
By the way obi pretty much all guys say they won't have kids when they're young :-P
obiwanobiwan (248 D)
04 Sep 11 UTC
True...but I honestly have no desire for marriage, a girlfriend, to be a father--wouldn't want to end up like mine--and...yeah--sex.

I'm as asexual a creature as you can get, so physical attractiveness...

Unless you are somehow so Medusa-horrific that it's getting in the way of the conversation completely, that I can't focus on what you care so deeply about because my eyes can't be taken off yours...all 7 of them, that is...

Meh.

As usual, I think Shakespeare has a handle on this:

Best show of "real" love--if such a thing even exists, I doubt it does, to be honest--is Kate+Petruccio and Beatrice+Benedict from "Taming of the Shrew" and "Much Ado About Nothing," respectively...

They spend the WHOLE PLAY jabbing away at one another...and in the end, looks don't matter, what does is that both are perfectly-matched doubles partners for life's game of tennis, so to speak.

Or, one of my favorite Sonnets of his, #130:

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red ;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.

Physical attractions seem false, and can come and go...
But perfectly-matched minds last forever.
Invictus (240 D)
04 Sep 11 UTC
That's a perfectly understandable position to have if you've never had any sort of experience with a girl. When something happens (and it will), you'll find that you're actually a maniac deep down. Bet on it.
Tom Bombadil (4023 D(G))
04 Sep 11 UTC
^ bingo. I didn't have my first real relationship until college. The thrill and feeling is just fantastic when you have that kind of connection with someone.
SuperSteve (894 D)
04 Sep 11 UTC
Saturday night everyone on the diplomacy server discussing women. Surely someone sees the irony.
obiwanobiwan (248 D)
04 Sep 11 UTC
Well, I'll obviously have to take your word for it on that one... ;)
Tom Bombadil (4023 D(G))
04 Sep 11 UTC
bwhahahahahahahah +100 SuperSteve
Invictus (240 D)
04 Sep 11 UTC
Well, I'm waiting for people to come over to my apartment for a party. I don't know what all of your excuses are...
obiwanobiwan (248 D)
04 Sep 11 UTC
LOL...irony noted.
Tom Bombadil (4023 D(G))
04 Sep 11 UTC
I'm at school and my friends/significant other all went out of town for Labor Day :(
Tom Bombadil (4023 D(G))
04 Sep 11 UTC
So you all are all I've got haha
Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
04 Sep 11 UTC
It's OK Tom, I got stood up last night, so if you wanna cuddle.... :P
zultar (4180 DMod(P))
04 Sep 11 UTC
I'm married and my parents-in-law are visiting...
zultar (4180 DMod(P))
04 Sep 11 UTC
Awwww @Yellowjacket,
I am sorry KA stood you up. :)
semck83 (229 D(B))
04 Sep 11 UTC
Mostly agree, obiwan.

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