Forum
A place to discuss topics/games with other webDiplomacy players.
Page 1089 of 1419
FirstPreviousNextLast
AviF (726 D)
10 Sep 13 UTC
New Game
I would like to start a new Full Press, WTA game with 48 hour phase lengths. I think the pot size should be 101 but I am flexible on that. Is anyone interested?
0 replies
Open
mendax (321 D)
09 Sep 13 UTC
George Zimmerman arrested (again)
If only there were signs! If only there was some hint that he could behave violently with a gun! If only there was some way we could have known!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/09/george-zimmerman-taken-into-custody_n_3895388.html
11 replies
Open
Lando Calrissian (100 D(S))
09 Sep 13 UTC
ANYONE FROM DETROIT?
Anyone going to St. Jerome's Landowner Festival this weekend?
5 replies
Open
Maniac (184 D(B))
04 Sep 13 UTC
(+1)
Another Syrian Post
Been buzzing around in my time machine....
53 replies
Open
The Fox (115 D)
09 Sep 13 UTC
Looking for a replacement player for an Egypt with a decent start in Modern Map
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=125345&msgCountryID=4
0 replies
Open
Mujus (1495 D(B))
09 Sep 13 UTC
I Need a Mod
I need a mod to take a look at some reason postings in the thread I maintain, the Daily Bible Reading because a player is posting extremely offensive material of a graphic sexual nature that is completely unrelated to the topic. I muted him, but want to know if this is permitted or if it can be deleted from the Forum.
95 replies
Open
SYnapse (0 DX)
09 Sep 13 UTC
I need a God
I need a God to take a look at some reason postings in the prayers I maintain, the King James Bible because a neighbour is posting extremely offensive material of a graphic sexual nature that is completely unrelated to the topic. I forgave him, but want to know if this is permitted or if it can be deleted from the Universe.
18 replies
Open
kaner406 (356 D)
09 Sep 13 UTC
Twilight Struggle
So I'm expecting this game to arrive by post soon (and pretty excited!) - any advice from anyone who has played this game?
3 replies
Open
Lando Calrissian (100 D(S))
09 Sep 13 UTC
NEW GAME JOIN RULES?
I just noticed a game that was pending start had 7 players and since a player has left. This used to not be possible. Is this a new feature or is it an error?
8 replies
Open
tendmote (100 D(B))
08 Sep 13 UTC
Alas, Metternich's Fanclub
Alas, another game cancelled before completion.
3 replies
Open
obiwanobiwan (248 D)
06 Sep 13 UTC
(+1)
The Return of NFL Pick 'em: Week 1 (Plus your picks for Playoff Teams + The Super Bowl!)
So a day late and seven Peyton TDs later--damn, he was great last night!--NFL Pick 'em is back...
So, besides the Broncos/Ravens game, pick the winners for the Week 1 match-ups...THEN pick your playoff teams (the 1-6 seeds for each conference) and then, of course...your Super Bowl match-up and champs.
So, NFL, Week 1...PICK 'EM!
57 replies
Open
Lord Robin (130 D)
09 Sep 13 UTC
Looking players for new America game
Hi there ... looking for some beginner players to new America game - http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=125799

I haven't played this version before, so would be interested to learn the curves :-)
0 replies
Open
Yonni (136 D(S))
06 Sep 13 UTC
Donations
Kestas makes mention of regular donors. Is there a way to sign up for regular monthly/yearly donations?
4 replies
Open
ckroberts (3548 D)
08 Sep 13 UTC
Players wanted
We're looking for three more players.
5 replies
Open
taos (281 D)
08 Sep 13 UTC
rank must be changed
How come you lose a few points and you are a political puppet when you were experienced before?
Experience can't be taken from you.
The same can happen but reversed,you may win one game and be expert.
3 replies
Open
mendax (321 D)
05 Sep 13 UTC
Well, this could get interesting
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=45762&Cr=united+states&Cr1=#.UidHGzZQFqI

UN asks the USA to review the Trayvon Martin case.
18 replies
Open
Chaqa (3971 D(B))
08 Sep 13 UTC
Donation message won't disappear
That big message at the top keeps coming back. I've clicked the "Ssshhh" button at least 10 times already.
8 replies
Open
Gen. Lee (7588 D(B))
08 Sep 13 UTC
Gen. Lee St. Jude Memphis Marathon
See inside
2 replies
Open
Emac (0 DX)
02 Sep 13 UTC
Welfare pays better than work in the US
A mother of two in New York is eligible for more in welfare benefits than starting salaries for school teachers in the state. Hawaii offered the most money to a mother of two, $60, 590 and Idaho the least $11,150. 33 states offer more in welfare than full-time minimum wage work earns.
215 replies
Open
Paladin Hali (100 D)
07 Sep 13 UTC
Live Game
Live game is on. 5 min. or less. 5 bucks to chip in.

Live game-325. Sorry, I can't find out how to link it, but if you search, you can find it.
4 replies
Open
JosephStalin (0 DX)
07 Sep 13 UTC
Please
3 person pleaseeee


http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=125723
7 replies
Open
nudge (284 D)
06 Sep 13 UTC
Diplomacy - Australia 2013
So webdippers, a little exercise for you, using the Australian election map. Who takes victory? Can you game it out?
3 replies
Open
iscarion (382 D)
05 Sep 13 UTC
Possible to modify the rythm of a game ?
Hi,
we just started a game between friends, but I configure the game with a too tight rythm. Is it possible to modify the number of days for each phase ?

thanks !
5 replies
Open
SYnapse (0 DX)
06 Sep 13 UTC
Webdip in the red?
Is this due to:
communists
the Arab Spring
the constitution
121 replies
Open
orathaic (1009 D(B))
01 Sep 13 UTC
The Christian Theory of Creation (of the Universe)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3MWRvLndzs

Just in case you didn't know...
75 replies
Open
mlbone (112 D)
06 Sep 13 UTC
(+1)
going on honeymoon. Requesting sitter for 2 weeks? all gunboat small games
Very easy. 9 gunboat games where I am just shooting for draws. Would appreciate any help just so not to screw the games up.

Thanks!
3 replies
Open
Tru Ninja (1016 D(S))
22 May 13 UTC
(+2)
Official Thread for The School of War Intermediate Class 2013
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=118549#gamePanel
This thread is for professor commentary and public questions related to this game only.
230 replies
Open
goldfinger0303 (3157 DMod)
05 Sep 13 UTC
Obi, Where are you?
You always start off our football seasons with some wonderful predictions.
34 replies
Open
Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
18 Aug 13 UTC
political compass?
Where do YOU fall?
Page 13 of 23
FirstPreviousNextLast
 
Fasces349 (0 DX)
19 Aug 13 UTC
(+1)
I can't remember which 5 I chose. I was town between 7 different ones I wanted to weight, of which 5 were economic (other 2 being the education one above and one about the environment), but I can't remember which ones I chose.

I'm bored enough to retake the test:
"Criminal foreigners have to be deported to their home country after they have served their sentences."
SD (Strongly disagree)

"An obligatory referendum needs to be carried out for every demand by the population."
SD

"The government should have control over the media."
SD

"Homosexuals are entitled to have the exact same rights as heterosexuals."
FA (Fully Agree)

"Natural resources belong to the population and must not be privatized."
SD and weighted

"The constitution of a state must relate with God."
SD

"Active euthanasia must not be classified as crime."
FA

"Every citizen should be entitled to humane accommodation."
ID (I Disagree)

"Education is common property, which has to be accessible free of charge for every citizen."
FA

"Each individual should only be allowed to own so much land as they need for life."
SD and weighted

"Religious education should be a compulsory subject at all schools."
ID (This is a contributor to our different secular scores)

"The resources have to be managed by society."
SD and weighted

"Economic growth is the most important factor for the nation's well-being."
FA and weighted

"Gender equality is one of the most important social achievements of modern times."
ID (I was torn between SD and ID here, since I don't view it as important at all, but I will admit that it is an achievement.)

"Drugs of all kind should be completely legal."
PA (partially agree)

"It is of no one's concern what adults do in their bedroom by mutual agreement."
FA

"The state should concentrate on the core areas safety and justice."
FA

"The state has to ensure that people are able to live off their work with dignity."
SD

"Solidarity has to be an obligation for all citizens."
ID

"Income, which hasn't been earned through own work, should be subjected to higher taxation."
SD and weighted

"The government should interfere with the market development as seldom as possible."
FA and weighted"

"The infrastructure works best, if the responsibility lies with competing undertakings."
FA

"Religious institutions should not get special privileges."
ID (again contributed to our difference on the secular front)

"Corporal punishment is an important element in parenting."
neutral

"Without the unions, we would be living in catastrophic social conditions."
ID

"Redistribution should happen from the top to the bottom."
SD (I misread this question last time and voted wrong, I think this contributed to the difference in our capitalist score.)

"The technical progress brought more misery than benefit to the world."
FA

"It would be good for the public authorities to pay their debts no longer."
SD

"Employees have taken way too much liberty towards their employers by now."
neutral again, because I'm not sure how to feel about this. I think I should let the free market decide, but I don't know if that means agree or disagree, lol

"The atomic arms race effectively prevented a conventional war."
SD (While I do agree that this stopped a war in the aftermath of the CMC, the nuclear weapons involved in the CMC was what almost triggered the war in the first place. Overall I am neutral on this issue, because I think it can/has prevent some wars but started others, however I voted SD because I am 100% against the construction of nuclear weapons).

"The most elementary human rights also apply to primates."
SD

"The consumption of meat is objectionable for ecological, moral and health reasons."
SD

"Tyrannies that contravene human rights should be eliminated by international military intervention."
SD (while I'm not a 100% non-interventionist, unless it is clear that the whomever we are assisting will govern better then the current government and would have more popular support, I don't see a reason to go in. The reason I would vote SD is because I'm one of the few people I know who would have opposed given foreign aid to China and USSR during WW2 and would have tried to stay out of the war.)

"We should reduce our living standards massively to protect the environment."
SD and weighted

"A nation should potentially be allowed to use military means to secure access to natural resources."
SD

"Even small delicts should be punished rigorously to prevent rampant crime."
SD

"The globalization is desirable, as long as all the nations can profit from it."
SD (This one is really, really confusing as a question. Does hitting disagree mean globalization is never desirable, or that globalization is always desirable. I assumed it meant always desirable. If I'm wrong that contributed to our difference)

"Violence is never the answer."
FA

"Man is entitled to improve their quality of life by performing animal experiments."
FA

"Some nations are superior to others because of their gene pool."
ID

"In order to prevent or solve bad crimes it is justified to observe even unsuspicious persons."
ID (While I strongly disagree with the government spying on its citizens as a means of counter terrorism, I do support having police cars be parked on civilian roads in crime ridden areas. Some people I have talked to view this as an invasion of privacy, so I chose ID for this question)

"The free enterprise is an inviolable human right."
FA

"Physical punishment or forced labor are legitimate and appropriate means to discourage crime."
SD

"Without believing in a higher power, it is not possible to establish a plausible system of values."
neutral (I find that heavily religious people are a lot more moral then non-religious people, but is possible to be moral without being religious. This is the biggest reduction in my secular score.)

"On behalf of the stability of the state, the government has to be able to silence critics."
SD and weighted

"The only social responsibility of a company is generating profit."
FA

"Immigrants are always an enrichment for the hosting country."
FA

So I had 7 questions that I weighted above and now have to narrow my list down:
Natural resources belong to the population and must not be privatized.
Each individual should only be allowed to own so much land as they need for life.
The resources have to be managed by society.
Economic growth is the most important factor for the nation's well-being.
Income, which hasn't been earned through own work, should be subjected to higher taxation.
The government should interfere with the market development as seldom as possible.
We should reduce our living standards massively to protect the environment.

I got rid of these statements:
Income, which hasn't been earned through own work, should be subjected to higher taxation.
We should reduce our living standards massively to protect the environment.

Last time I didn't get rid of the envir

Now lets see how I score: http://www.politicaltest.net/test/result/366417/

I'm not sure what I answered differently last time, but its quite a different result. Its very popular that I misclicked a few times. My secular score dropped and my visionary score dropped and I'm not too sure why, all my other scores didn't change that much.

The ecological score changed because I had an environment one in my favourites last time.
Fasces349 (0 DX)
19 Aug 13 UTC
Here is the only other political compass kinda test I have taken in the past:
http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html

Compass:
You are a far-right social libertarian.
Right: 9.83, Libertarian: 8.88

Foreign Policy:
On the left side are pacifists and anti-war activists. On the right side are those who want a strong military that intervenes around the world. You scored: -8.51
Culture:
Where are you in the culture war? On the liberal side, or the conservative side? This scale may apply more to the US than other countries. You scored: -4.72
Sylence (313 D)
19 Aug 13 UTC
http://www.isidewith.com/results/284925907

This test was actually decent. I post my result for the record if someone will make a chart.
In a way it was too good for me to give it the response it deserved. I know too little about many of the issues so I just put them on less important.
Gunfighter06 (224 D)
19 Aug 13 UTC
http://www.isidewith.com/results/284940442

78% Republican, 62% Libertarian here. <9% Democrat, Socialist, and Green.

No surprises here, but I think it had me falsely pegged as a Republican on immigration and economic issues when in reality I am more of a right-wing libertarian with a strong nationalistic sense.
Gunfighter06 (224 D)
19 Aug 13 UTC
I did like that quiz better than the traditional Political Compass. It gave more depth and let my libertarian streak have its day.
bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
19 Aug 13 UTC
Cosmopolitan: 18%
Secular: 71%
Visionary: 65%
Communist: 33%
Anarchist: 64%
Pacifist: 47%
Ecological: 63%
Jack_Klein (897 D)
25 Aug 13 UTC
http://www.politicalcompass.org/crowdchart.php?showform=&Sbyvl36=7.9%2C3.9&Krellin=1.8%2C-3.0&Bo+Sox+48=-7.0%2C-7.1&Yellow+Jacket=-5.9%2C-5.5&Abgemacht=-4.8%2C-3.2&Krellys+Wife=1.0%2C-0.5&Philcore=0.6%2C-2.4&Fasces349=8.1%2C-1.5&Dipplayer=2.9%2C-1.1&Invictus=1.8%2C0.4&Goldfinger=-2.0%2C3.0&Nigeebaby=-8.3%2C-6.4&Sunra=-8.3%2C-6.6&Jacobcfries=-6.1%2C-5.4&President+Eden=7.5%2C-5.2&Redhouse=0.8%2C-0.8&Semck83=5.5%2C-2.3&Orathaic=-6.1%2C-6.8&Nudge=-2.9%2C-0.6&Hereward=0.9%2C1.2&Thucydides=-4.9%2C-5.7&Damian+=4.3%2C-5.5&Mujus=-5.4%2C-3.0&Octavious=-1.3%2C0.2&Mendax=-8.1%2C-7.2&Benjormungand=9.0%2C-6.1&Slyster=-3.5%2C-5.3&Kingrishard=-2.5%2C-0.8&Obiwanobiwan=-5.5%2C-4.8&Ulytau=0.9%2C-5.8&Socrates+Dissatisfied=-9.9%2C-6.5&newname=Jack_Klein&newec=-4.12&newsoc=-6.26

I was bored. :P
Sbyvl36 (439 D)
25 Aug 13 UTC
I saw that this thread got bumped up. It really is sad that there are no other Conservatives.
Draugnar (0 DX)
25 Aug 13 UTC
If, by conservative, you means others who only think like you and don't believe in true equal rights (like the right of gays to marry). well, I'm glad there aren't any others of you, Sbyvl.
Sbyvl36 (439 D)
25 Aug 13 UTC
Marriage is between a man and a woman.
Draugnar (0 DX)
25 Aug 13 UTC
Talk to the hand, cause the rational and sane aren't listening to the crazy. Marriage is *not* between a man and a woman. The Supreme Court even said so when it overturned that part of the defense of marriage act. Only the religious asshats who try to coopt the word (marriage existed before Christianity or Judaism) think they own the word and can define it.
Sbyvl36 (439 D)
25 Aug 13 UTC
"rational and sane" You mean, Thucy, right?

Yes it is.

The Supreme Court also said that Dred Scott was someone's property.

No need to get feisty.
Draugnar (0 DX)
25 Aug 13 UTC
(+1)
@Sby - So you are saying SCOTUS is wrong and you and your religious fuckjobs are right? No thanks. Not subscribing to hate like that.
Sbyvl36 (439 D)
25 Aug 13 UTC
Do you then say they were right about Dred Scott?
Sbyvl36 (439 D)
25 Aug 13 UTC
But let's not have the same discussion in 2 threads. Lets go back to mine.
2ndWhiteLine (2596 D(B))
25 Aug 13 UTC
Careful Draug, he might mute you for making a valid point.
Draugnar (0 DX)
25 Aug 13 UTC
It was a correct interpretation of Constitutional Law at the time, yes. do I agree with it? Of course not, but SCOTUS doesn't make the laws, they just interpret them with regard to the constitution at the time of the ruling.
Draugnar (0 DX)
25 Aug 13 UTC
(+1)
And I already muted the disgusting Sbyvlnomics thread and have no desire to read the shit posted there but a hatemongerer.
Draugnar (0 DX)
25 Aug 13 UTC
*by a hate mongerer
Sbyvl36 (439 D)
25 Aug 13 UTC
It doesn't bother me if you do not want to have a discussion.
Sbyvl36 (439 D)
25 Aug 13 UTC
Ease up on the ad hominem though.
Jack_Klein (897 D)
25 Aug 13 UTC
Nazi Swine, you don't get it.

You're not even a relic. You're a fringer, and respectable right wing individuals are embarrassed by you.

You're not even irrelevant... that implies that you could become relevant.

If you want to find a place, I suggest you travel to Mugabe's Zimbabwe. They hate the gays there too.
Draugnar (0 DX)
25 Aug 13 UTC
(+1)
Actually, I wasn;t using an ad hominem. We are discussing your views. I am explaingin that your views are hatemongering. therefore you are a hatemongerer. If the discussion were about some other topic, then calling you a hatemongerer would be ad hominem. But the discussion is about your hatred for gays and their right to be respected and have a loving and varing relationship recognized the same as anyone else. Refusing them that right is hatemongering, making you a hate mongerer. And as Jack rightly points out, you are at the extreme fringe. He and I don't always get a long because he is way liberal compared to a moderate with conservative elanbing, but I have been a registered republican since 1984. I have always supported small government and fiscal conservativism. But I will never ever support someone declaring another person inferior. Ever. To paraphrase Taylor Swift... We are never ever ever... gonna vote together.
Draugnar (0 DX)
25 Aug 13 UTC
And Jack, he could just go to Russia where they just put in place anti-gay legislation.
Sbyvl36 (439 D)
25 Aug 13 UTC
I am not hatemongering, nor did I say anyone is inferior.

If you are going to make a ridiculous statement at least make a well-informed one.
Draugnar (0 DX)
25 Aug 13 UTC
Do you believe gays have a right to marry? Yes or No. do you believe gays are equal to straight people? Yes or No. If you answer no to the first, then you are lying if you answer yes to the second. And if you answer no to the second, then you believe they are inferior. Simple deductive reasoning. You hate gays and God hates you for hating a group of his children.
Sbyvl36 (439 D)
25 Aug 13 UTC
Yes, they have the right to marry a member of the opposite gender. Yes, they are equal to us. The rest of your argument is rubbish.
Jack_Klein (897 D)
25 Aug 13 UTC
Prior to Loving v Virginia: Blacks and Whites have the same rights. They have the same rights to marry somebody of the same skin color as themselves.

Man, you're really not doing well, Nazi Piglet.
Draugnar (0 DX)
26 Aug 13 UTC
(+1)
@Sbyvl - Are not all men endowed with certain inalienable rights: these being the right to life, liberty, and *the pursuit of happiness*?
Sbyvl36 (439 D)
26 Aug 13 UTC
I will only continue this discussion in my thread,

Page 13 of 23
FirstPreviousNextLast
 

668 replies
Draugnar (0 DX)
04 Sep 13 UTC
Because Jamie just can't get enough of my first week of school...
Here is my opening post for the second forum topic - The Challenges and Rewards of Social Entrepreneurships. Several poople posted before me so I only tackled previously unbroached topics.
18 replies
Open
Page 1089 of 1419
FirstPreviousNextLast
Back to top