I'm likely not going to go out of my way to unfriend someone who's name I can't remember :(

Personally, I'm sad that KB was banned. My interactions with him both in and out of game were always pleasant and courteous.

But then, I never engaged with him over American politics - which, frankly, I don't give a damn about.

Here was someone who enjoyed playing Diplomacy and he's no longer allowed to play on this site. For all we know, KB may never play Dip again - and if we love this game (which many profess to do), that would be sad indeed.

What disappoints me most, though, is that site members deliberately engaged with and goaded him - and that is no way to treat anyone, whether you agree with their politics or not.

It's especially troubling if this was done for 'sport'. That's basically bullying.

If we are serious about respecting people on this site then we have to do two things.

Firstly, we have to support the mods in their decisions (which I think we all do).

Much harder, though, is the second thing; to leave game animosity 'on the board' and prevent 'forum rage' from spilling over into games. That requires self-discipline and maturity.

Uh I joined in 2016 and i've played almost 400 games here. Will hit my 500th within 2018 for sure.

“What disappoints me most, though, is that site members deliberately engaged with and goaded him - and that is no way to treat anyone, whether you agree with their politics or not.”

Again, as one of the people in question, it had everything to do with his poor character and just about nothing to do with his politics. And his character ruined the game for others apparently.

If the only people we cared about were the high % win rate players this would be a pretty boring place to play games. I just like to play and each game has its own score. a high win rate or GR seems to belong to the cautious and timid players anyway.

never mind trprado, you are still whack

and Free the Manicotti six!

https://www.recipegirl.com/2011/02/21/spinach-and-cheese-stuffed-manicotti/

Cautious play leads to a high GR? Pffft

Might get you a mid-tier, but if you don't take risks you won't get solos, and if you don't get solos you won't get a top GR.

You never win as France in 1v1 if you’re cautious.

There are plenty of high-GR players who have gotten there through cautious play. Three ways with top players go along way.

A long

If three ways go a long way one could only imagine what an orgy would do.

"Three ways with top players go along way."

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I’m very sorry I will fully accept being silenced for that joke.

Oh, bo, you rakish hearthrob, you!

Would Omniscient Zultar suit you better Sweaty Dynamite ? I am allowed to be sycophantic and/or satirical imho. I often refer to Valis as Victorious Valis the Master of the Mute button, to Octavious as Octavious the Oracle and to Brainbomb as Dipbro Brainbomb or Lovable Brainbomb, to Jamiet99uk as the Master of the Silesian Surprise, the Mods as Almighty Mods & myself as Daffy Old MajorMitchell... I wouldn't want Zultar to feel unloved by my good self.

Only Kestas is all knowing mm. Zultar's powers ain't quite there yet.

Are they not co-owners?

Kestas is the displaced god of webDip. Zultar is the priest, the disciple. They both own the site, but zultar has not achieved the omniscience of the one and only kestas.

Kestas built this site line by line, nobody really matches that.

Whack! Wack! WAC!

You guys are all whack!

holy shit he's broken

Sorry everyone, I just need to take CaptBot in for repairs... He should be up and running again soon.

That's it exactly jmo, which is why I use Omnipotent Zultar, not Omniscient Zultar, you've exposed my "cunning trap". I was under the impression that the original Deity of WebDiplomacy was regarded so highly that his name is sacrosanct & only Almighty Mods were allowed to use it publicly, and mere blighters like m'self had to prostrate ourselves in the dust and avert our gaze when in the vicinity of said Deity of WebDiplomacy.

a love note from jamiet to me:

Jamiet99uk
03:02 PM
Why don't you fuck off? What is actually your problem? Are you angry about something that has happened in real life? Are you troubled?

Jamiet99uk
05:36 PM Recent message
I mean seriously, are you receiving treatment??

perhaps Jamiet99uk thinks i am a n*z@. he doesn't like them and wants to harm them violently.

"n*z@"
are you for real

Jamie man, hes ok. I actually appreciate capt brad. He has a sense of humor