Pardon, that ought to say "intend."

Is danglosaxton one of your special ed students?

No fear, I'll be keeping them off the forums.

Well, we're usually pretty good at spotting student groups, but it would be nice if you sent a list of their usernames to [email protected] and explain to your students not to make a second account. Other than that, I would advise that you make all the games they're in private, so regular users don't accidentally join.

Haha, no. My students are far less ignorant.

I will do so as soon as they're made. And I will certainly set them to be password protected.

I'm curious, what kind of class?

It sounds like a rather stupid idea, but if you insist on doing it I suggest you explain the rules to them yourself, and make clear they shouldn't work with the guys they know or something...

As gold said, just send an email to the mods. Also, keep in mind that the Forum is not monitored for content, so there is a decent chance that it is not "suitable" for HS students.

Much of the recent content by some newcomers isnt really suitable for anyone really.

As abge said, the forum might not be suitable. They could see YJ's "I banged a tranny" thread and start exploring haha.

But it would be best if you explained the mechanics to them. What we have on the website is okay, but it isn't the best. For what purposes are you using the game?

Can't you just run a local version of webdip?

@steephie: It's a current events class populated by seniors and juniors. It's a well motivated (mostly), elective class. I opted for webdiplomacy as it's far cheaper than buying several extra diplomacy boards. I will be monitoring them myself the entire time as well.
@abgemacht: I will, certainly, be keeping them off the forums.

@gold: I hoped it might be a good, long term, activity for a unit on international relations.
@SYnapse: I was not aware of a local version. How do I do that?

I don't know fully, but webdip is open source, so you should be able to run it locally for your class

Knowing SYnapse a little I'm pretty sure he doesn't have a clue.

@Synapse: If that proves possible, I'll simply do that. Thanks for the suggestion.

Wait - you people are afraid that the high school kid might get exposed to something "bad" on the internet if they troll the forums? Uh...you *are* aware that there is a whole wide world of far "better" and worse content on the internet? I hardly link any lascivious teenager is going to find much of an education here...

You would need to set up a PHP server (like Apache on Linux) with a database server (I believe WebDip is configured to best use MySQL) and then the individual machines could point their browsers to the Apache webserver and play just as if they were on here, but with a different database with it's own accoutns and games.

@Krellin: I just want them to stick to the game to keep the activity moving. I appreciate the heads up about the dangers of the internet, though.

+1 krellin, HOWEVER, those far worse content on the internet are probably not allowed at school either :)

@krellin

No, I don't care at all what the kids see on the Internet. What I care about is a teacher getting in trouble for having his students use a site that the administration/parents deem inappropriate.

@BaronEthan how big is the class? When I taught civic education way back, I wanted to get my class to play Dip as well, but preferably in one bug game. So, I thought up a version of Dip for 29 players, though never got to implement it.

Each country starts with a Prime Minister, as well as one General for each unit (3 for all, 4 for Russia). The PM chairs the Generals, and is the only one allowed to talk to other foreigners. The catch is that Generals submit orders for their units, and are allowed to build an extra unit for each SC _their_ unit conquers. The PM has no direct control over the Generals orders, but must influence and bargain with them - as well as with other countries. At the end of the game, there are two winners: the PM of the winning country, as well as the General with the most units.

So if France has an army in Pic and in Bur in 1901, expect to see a bounce on Bel :-)

Never implemented it because of seeming impossibility to prevent Generals from talking to each other, so I'm not sure if the whole idea is even viable. But maybe it can work in some form or other...

"Does anyone has some sort of rules they live by, like the Ten Commandments? Semper Fidelis? Carpe Diem? Anything you live by?

An important one for me would be: Sometimes you're wrong. "

-steephie acknowledging that he's wrong

@Draugnar: Could you message me the details on how I would do what you suggest? I'm not terribly tech savvy.

SYnapse, it clearly says sometime's YOU're wrong :)

@TheMinister: First off, I like what you're suggesting, player adjustment-wise. I have 21 students in one class and 18 in the other.

Here's a thought -- *stay off the internet in classrooms* and, you know...TEACH the kids. I want to punch about half my kid's teachers in the face every time I hear that they came up with some brilliant new idea to put my kids on the internet to "teach" them instead of, you know...TEACHING THEM. What the hell do I send them to that big building for if you are going to put the on a computer and then sit at your desk and text your friends all day? Sheeesh....

Seriously...STAY OFF THE INTERNET. If you want to teach some principle thourhg Diplomacy, DO IT LIVE, not on the internet.

Ugh...

My kids *constantly* get "math" homework...some web-based math program that is all multiple choice for things like *story* problems...WHAT?? How about they get pen and paper and *do* the work and the Teacher...like they did back in the stone ages...actually CHECK the homework instead of getting his or her web report. (And then they cry for raises....after I have to fill in the gaps in the education at home..and my kid are actually in a good school district!)

OK....off my soap box now.

Enjoy your free time while the kids play webdip in school....

@abgemacht: That is a good point that I had not yet considered.

And yes, I've been wrong a lot (that happens when you've got an average of 5 tests per week, I bet you'd make more than one mistake too by the time you've done that for 3 years) , but at least I admit it, you just go on about how there's different chances when you throw 5 dice at once instead of 1 die 5 times.