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Hauta (1618 D(S))
19 Jun 17 UTC
What are the odds?
https://gizmodo.com/gop-data-firm-accidentally-leaks-personal-details-of-ne-1796211612

GOP agent responsible for leak of 198 million voters' data. What are the odds that no one like Roger Stone contacted the Russians about where to find the leak?
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kaner406 (356 D)
28 Mar 17 UTC
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Advertise your NON-live games here!
In an effort to combat advertising for games inside otherwise unrelated threads: Post here for your non-live games to cut down on the number of ads that thread readers are subjected to. Post game link, game type and the bet. Note: this doesn't count for special rules games.
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Freido28 (100 D)
19 Jun 17 UTC
Minimum players in classic game
Hi all, my first time creating a game on my own. Is there a way to set the game to only 4 or 5 players for a private game? I didn't see any option and it shows "game will start when all 7 players have joined" now. Thanks for any help!!
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Jacob63831 (160 D)
15 Jun 17 UTC
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Best WWE clip ever!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jkghtyxZ6rc

Opinion? ;)
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brainbomb (290 D)
17 Jun 17 UTC
Why are we?
Hello guys... Nearly all of us are alive. Why are we?
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CommanderByron (801 D(S))
12 Jun 17 UTC
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Cheating accusation!
See inside for details.
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Spitnaz (496 D)
17 Jun 17 UTC
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Chat history
I really want to review all the messages I sent to someone, but the history logs appear limited. Are they just gone, or is there any way to see the full message logs with a player from a game?
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Javatiger (3417 D)
13 Jun 17 UTC
Question concerning game rules (pms)
Hi there! I need a public and official reply by a MODERATOR.
If you play a match without anonymous players, but even without private chat (only team chat): Is it allowed to write the other players private messages in order to negotiate? In my opinion everbody see the names of the other players and everybody can write to the other players, so it is a fair system. It is a very important part of this game to negotiate, you know.
How are the official rules?
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Wobblyau (894 D)
18 Jun 17 UTC
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New player question
Hi, I looked through the rules but couldn't find it anywhere.
Simple question, can a fleet move from Sevastopol to Moscow?
4 replies
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jamesturner9000 (100 D)
17 Jun 17 UTC
FtF London Diplomacy!
*** LONDON DIPLOMACY TRAINING & GAMING SESSION HELD ON SUNDAY 25 JUNE 2017 (DETAILS BELOW – ALL WELCOME!!) ***
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Hauta (1618 D(S))
16 Jun 17 UTC
Why did Pence just hire a CRIMINAL defense attorney?
Who's gonna be the fall guy? Not Pence. He's got the best lawyer.
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Commander Thomas (395 D)
16 Jun 17 UTC
WebDiplomacy Website Buy-In/Ownership
Just a question that I have, not too sure if anyone can answer them. I have been pondering how people own the site. I know that you can become part of the Moderator/Admin Team or donate to the site, but how would someone go about purchasing the Web Diplomacy site?
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brainbomb (290 D)
16 Jun 17 UTC
Should I get a haircut?
I am considering cutting my hair. I am starting to get my summer curls again.
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ckroberts (3548 D)
05 Jun 17 UTC
new game(s)
Hello! I am looking to start two new games.
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Hauta (1618 D(S))
14 Jun 17 UTC
Should Capitol Police protection be extended to all members of Congress?
At the Scalise incident this morning, the Capitol police were present only because Scalise was there. Without them, the shooter would have had a clear field until Alexandria police arrived. Shouldn't the Capitol Police protect EVERY large gathering of Congressmen?
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Zmaj (215 D(B))
07 Jun 17 UTC
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Texting for suicide
While I'm waiting for bo_sox to explain his inane threats, I'd love to hear what you think about this: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40181522

Freedom of speech or involuntary manslaughter?
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Jeff Kuta (2066 D)
16 Jun 17 UTC
Mike Pence Lawyers Up
From the pinko, greeno, commies at Mother Jones.

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/06/vice-president-pence-lawyers-up/
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
15 Jun 17 UTC
American healthcare?
Is this a scam?
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/why-i-wont-get-a-psa-test-for-prostate-cancer/?wt.mc=SA_Twitter-Share
4 replies
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Lamish (0 DX)
15 Jun 17 UTC
Cancelling a game
I've never cancelled a game before, but i'm wondering, if you cancel a game, will you get your starting coins back? Say you bid 10, will you get 10 back when you cancel? Also, what about if you take over a civil disorder?
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brainbomb (290 D)
15 Jun 17 UTC
Should Capital Letters be Protected for all members of webdip?
At the WebdIP this morning, the Capitol letters were present only because Hauta was there. Without them, the forum would have had a clear field until draconian mod police arrived. Shouldn't the Capitol Letters Protect EVERY large gathering of WEBDIPPIA
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ND (879 D)
13 Jun 17 UTC
Otto Warmbier freed
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/13/north-korea-releases-jailed-us-student-otto-warmbier.html
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Hippopankake (80 D)
10 Jun 17 UTC
The watchmen
If any of you have ever seen the movie or read the graphic novel
Which do you prefer and why?
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slypups (1889 D)
14 Jun 17 UTC
The Last Known World Game
I just finished up the second to last Known World game, http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=187834, on 36 hour phases, which we probably played a few years further than we might have for that honor. This leaves one 10-day phase game in a still relatively early state, http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=187877
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brainbomb (290 D)
12 Jun 17 UTC
Puerto Rico - 51st US STATE?
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/12/politics/puerto-rico-question-answers-statehood-trnd/index.html
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Novelties17 (0 DX)
13 Jun 17 UTC
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Scrub (198 D)
13 Jun 17 UTC
Poop
Post Poop
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
12 Jun 17 UTC
Medical marjuana and crime
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecoj.12521/full

Study found reduced crime rates in counties near the mexican border.
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thatwasawkward (4690 D(B))
12 Jun 17 UTC
Conspiracy
Anybody tried "Conspiracy" on Android? Looks like a pretty decent mobile implementation of Dip.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.badfrog.conspiracy.app
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Jeff Kuta (2066 D)
13 Jun 17 UTC
The Right Wing Media is Politically Correct
https://www.cjr.org/criticism/political-correctness-journalism.php

2 replies
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VashtaNeurotic (2394 D)
28 Apr 17 UTC
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Official Greatest Movie Tournament Thread
See details inside:
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Zmaj (215 D(B))
30 May 17 UTC
On a side note, ever since Matrix was released, I keep being amazed by the sheer amount of people who consider the ideas of Matrix "thought-provoking" like our Tom Bombadil here. The premise of Matrix (the world is a simulation) was considered old hat in the SF literary community by the 1970s. It was overused by Philip K Dick way before that. Just goes to show you that almost everyone is oblivious not only of high culture, but also of popular culture, which is supposedly the domain of "the people".
Biojay (112 D)
30 May 17 UTC
##VOTE The Godfather
##VOTE Good Will Hunting
##VOTE Monty Python and the Holy Grail
##VOTE Casablanca
##VOTE V for Vendetta
##VOTE Das Boot
##VOTE Raiders of the Lost Ark
##VOTE The Matrix
ghug (5068 D(B))
30 May 17 UTC
##VOTE Rubber
##VOTE Circle
Tom Bombadil (4023 D(G))
30 May 17 UTC
##VOTE The Godfather
##VOTE Citizen Kane
##VOTE Monty Python
##VOTE When Harry Met Sally
##VOTE Rubber
##VOTE Alien
##VOTE 2001
##VOTE Circle
Biojay (112 D)
30 May 17 UTC
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I'm not sure if Zmaj & TomB are trying to influence the vote or if they are so young that they have not learned that opinions are subjective and these diatribes about how "bad" movies are just make them out to sound like intellectual posers?
Zmaj (215 D(B))
30 May 17 UTC
Biojay, I think I've mentioned this already, but it bears repeating: saying that "opinions are subjective" is a sign of insecurity.
Tom Bombadil (4023 D(G))
30 May 17 UTC
I'm just trying to influence the vote by expressing my opinions. I don't mind if you like the movie - I just am going to share why I think its bad. We are voting for the greatest movie ever, no?
TrPrado (461 D)
30 May 17 UTC
No, Zmaj, that's literally how opinions and subjectivity work by definition. Taste is a subjective factor when it comes to the evaluation of art.
Zmaj (215 D(B))
30 May 17 UTC
TrPrado, of course it is, but when one feels compelled to point it out after hearing a criticism, it's insecurity.
VashtaNeurotic (2394 D)
30 May 17 UTC
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And you think Circle is less flawed, Tom?
Tom Bombadil (4023 D(G))
30 May 17 UTC
Maybe. Its consistently mediocre. Matrix goes from good to bad which makes it more disappointing in the end.
How is the back half...bad?
Hell the ending scene is amazing on it's own.
Tom Bombadil (4023 D(G))
30 May 17 UTC
Because it devolves into a gimmicky, poor action movie. With bad acting and dialogue.
Tom Bombadil (4023 D(G))
30 May 17 UTC
Good movies hold up over time. The Matrix does not.
Actually Tom....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGopT-KNvlM

I recommend people watch this, though it's a bit long.
Tom Bombadil (4023 D(G))
30 May 17 UTC
You want me to watch an hour long analysis of a movie I don't like?
Tom Bombadil (4023 D(G))
30 May 17 UTC
Give me the 30 second version.
JamesYanik (548 D)
30 May 17 UTC
wow. they really read race into those movies
TrPrado (461 D)
30 May 17 UTC
The action parts of the movie were better than a lot of action scenes in a lot of other movies.
Tom, you are saying that Circle is better than The Matrix because one is consistently bad, and the other is good and then bad? Do you realize how nonsensical that sounds?
Tom Bombadil (4023 D(G))
30 May 17 UTC
One is consistently mediocre.
In no realm is the Matrix worse than Circle
goldfinger0303 (3157 DMod)
30 May 17 UTC
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And at no point did the Matrix become "bad" either. The slow-mo might look bad in hindsight, but that's in part because it's become so overdone in the industry by every other movie *trying to be like The Matrix*

And Zmaj - an old idea can still be thought provoking if done with a new twist. Terminator featured a war between man and machine. Some aspects of Bladerunner were also borrowed. But the fact that the concept behind the movie had been done before doesn't make that concept less intriguing.
"Because it devolves into a gimmicky, poor action movie. With bad acting and dialogue."

Remove the word action and you just describe Circle

Vote Tally
GROUP A
Godfather: 13
Ben Hur: 0

Citizen Kane: 4
Good Will Hunting: 7

GROUP B
Monty Python: 9
Big Trouble: 0

Casablanca: 7
When Harry Met Sally: 8

GROUP C
Rubber: 10
V for Vendetta: 7

Das Boot: 3
Alien: 12

GROUP D
Raider’s of the Lost Ark: 11
2001: 1

Matrix: 12
Circle: 11
GM NOTE: If you vote for the same movie 5 times I'm going to just not count any of them. Don't do that in the future.
Jeff Kuta (2066 D)
30 May 17 UTC
Trolling is pathetic.
bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
30 May 17 UTC
Biased GMing is pathetic.

##VOTE Circle
Bo, you are actually the worst...you know that right. Obi always voted and shared his opinion and hell I actually changed the tie breaking rules. Stop just saying biased GM

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