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thmcmahon (100 D)
31 May 15 UTC
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Diplomacy reminder script
I wrote this small script to send a reminder email to our facebook group.

Posting here in case others would find it useful https://github.com/thmcmahon/diplomacy_reminder
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
22 May 15 UTC
Fiscal conservatism vs social liberalism
I'll just leave this here: www.rawstory.com/2015/05/here-are-7-things-people-who-say-theyre-fiscally-conservative-but-socially-liberal-dont-understand
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MichiganMan (5121 D)
31 May 15 UTC
One of the Oddest Games Ever!
gameID=161856

Not many any accusations ... you guys can decide for yourselves, but something STINKS to high heaven!
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
30 May 15 UTC
Reverse rascism
defn: ask-an-mra-anything.tumblr.com/image/101848226593
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
26 May 15 UTC
Feminism, Authoritarianism and Gender
I hesitate to post this, but i wonder where discussion will lead...
Is Gender socially constructed? Is there a difference between gender identity and gender expression? What other issues does this raise?

theterfs.com/2014/05/01/judith-butler-addresses-terfs-and-the-work-of-sheila-jeffreys-and-janice-raymond
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TrPrado (461 D)
30 May 15 UTC
To Revive a Superthread: WebDipia
threadID=1238801
Does anyone remember the nation simulator we tried a couple months back? Is anyone interested in retrying it?
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VashtaNeurotic (2394 D)
21 May 15 UTC
Why'd You Choose Your Username?
It's a decision we all make, and one we have to life with for the rest of our time on this site; choosing a username. Some choose their own name, their initials, a historical figure or even a reference to a movie or TV show. So I ask all of you, just why did you choose that username you have?
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ZS (211 D)
29 May 15 UTC
Iberia in Classic
You have a fleet in mid Atlantic and army in spain. There's an enemy fleet in Portugal. How to take portugal? I support spain to portugal with atlantic. And fails. huh?? This happens alot to me somehow. I find my self trying to take portugal and fail repeatedly.
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krellin (80 DX)
24 May 15 UTC
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Call Me a Dirty So-n-So.....Game X
Come on all you slack-eyed pathetic bastards. That's right...I"m talking to all you panty-waisted Libtards and other deviant m-f*ers. It's time for another installment of "Call Me a Dirty So-N-So". NO HOLDS BARRED open free-for-all. Sling you insults, be a whiny bitch....but play the best god-danged game ever. SING UP HERE, BIATHCES.
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Tolstoy (1962 D)
30 May 15 UTC
Anonymous website blacklists pro-Palestinian activists
Site seeks to scare off prospective employers.
http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201505271912-0024791

Thoughts?
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Eadan (454 D)
27 May 15 UTC
Before the First Move
Could some of the experienced players weigh in on this? How do you handle the opening diplomacy session that precedes the execution of the inaugural Spring phase?
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goldfinger0303 (3157 DMod)
23 May 15 UTC
Final Game of the Leagues is Up!
All the links and info you need for joining is on the tournaments website

https://sites.google.com/site/phpdiplomacytournaments/The-php-League/leagues-winter-2015
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Kruschtschow (96 D)
29 May 15 UTC
What means gunboat
I find some references to gunboat games, but nowhere in the help section a hint, what type of game is to be expected in a gunboat game.
Any hint?
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OB_Gyn_Kenobi (888 D)
26 May 15 UTC
The Newlywed Game
My first invitational game.
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SantaClausowitz (360 D)
27 May 15 UTC
FIFA
US brings down the hammer
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shankz143 (0 DX)
29 May 15 UTC
Joining This soon to be epic world game
the adventures of the world
join it or be square. anon world game with 10 D to join and all chats allowed along with winner takes all
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jbalcorn (429 D)
13 May 15 UTC
Why hidden draw votes?
Can someone explain how hidden draw votes changes the game enough to make it a variant? It just doesn't seem all that interesting to me.
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yassem (2533 D)
28 May 15 UTC
Ok guys, I honestly need your help
And it is not about webDip...
It's about econometrics
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JECE (1248 D)
28 May 15 UTC
watch Bernie Sanders' kickoff speech
Speech: https://berniesanders.com/news/bernies-announcement/
Photos: https://go.berniesanders.com/page/share/launch-photos?source=em150527​​

That is what a real politician sounds like!
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DJEcc24 (246 D)
12 May 15 UTC
Nostalgia
Just got back onto webdiplomacy after maybe 4 years of absence. Some of you folk are still here posting. So glad I wandered back. Going to play a few games.
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
22 May 15 UTC
Going out to vote today...
...but is it a good thing?

In case you don't know; Ireland is having a marriage equality referendum today. Yes will mean marriage between gay couples becomes a reality, a No will deny them their fundamental human rights.
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Hellenic Riot (1626 D(G))
05 May 15 UTC
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Mafia VIII: The Fellowship of WebDipia
See inside for details
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Hellenic Riot (1626 D(G))
27 May 15 UTC
Camp arises on the final morning. The few who remain look around to see the even fewer. As tvrocks, y2kjbk, and WardenDresden eat their fried mushrooms, they look over at the broken corpse of VashtaNeurotic, being pecked at by the crevain.

He was Elrond of Rivendell, the Regular Councillor.

You have 56 and a half hours for the final day. Day 8 has begun. May the light of the stars see you through. Or not.
tvrocks (388 D)
27 May 15 UTC
I'm not that surprised to be honest. I wasn't actually contributing very much. in patricular. I will probably try doing a reread on you guys. after I decide though, woudl you guys be ok with ending it?
y2kjbk (4846 D(G))
27 May 15 UTC
Yep once you decide, it's over. ##VOTE Warden ##END. Obviously I'll answer any questions you have for me, and I know I'm town and I've done a very bad job of showing it this game, so I know you've got a rough decision to make. I'll check back through Warden on my own, even though I know he's scum. I recall him being read null a lot and never getting anything more than one vote on him at any point.
tvrocks (388 D)
27 May 15 UTC
wait, do not vote end yet. They only need 2 people to end it, so all wd woudl have to do if he were mafia woudl be to vote for you or I and also vote end. I will put in a ##vote wd just to prevent that possibility. I will probably unvote if you unvote to end for now.
tvrocks (388 D)
27 May 15 UTC
I guess it dones'nt matter if you unvote end now.
y2kjbk (4846 D(G))
27 May 15 UTC
i think the majority end votes all have to be voting for the same person? i don't think warden is going to vote for himself and end it.
y2kjbk (4846 D(G))
27 May 15 UTC
so if you voted end right now it would end on a warden lynch, but if you unvote, and warden votes for me and votes to end, it won't end, we'll just both be waiting on your decision.
WardenDresden (239 D(B))
27 May 15 UTC
##vote y2k

Tvrocks, if you seriously think the person who has been actively working at figuring out the game is more scummy than the mafia's game-long lurker... Why do you think I would kill Vash? You have indicated you think I'm scum for days. Killing Vash, when he was both reasonable and considering over you who have been set on killing me would be suicide. I'll post the case on y2k again in a little bit. Does he even have a case on me? No. He just wants you to believe he is town due to PoE. Use more than that please.
WardenDresden (239 D(B))
27 May 15 UTC
Tv, this is LITERALLY all of y2k's posts in the entire game. Some pages he has more than a single post, but look at how spaced out these are. This is the same summary--extended--that I posted yesterday that Vash looked at and felt was accurate. You can even look back a couple pages and verify. Do you really think any townie who wants to win the game can justify this kind of behavior? On numerous occasions he has promised reads, rereads, and other content and failed to deliver.

y2k:
Early game: Votes for Yoyo after Yoyo tells him to get involved. Unvotes. y2k calls himself a shitty townie. Says his posts do look scummy if he takes a step back from them. (Honestly, other than this one, I don't think they have.) After Squigs calls y2k out on acting to please people. Doubles down on thanking Squigs for "riding him hard.

P17 Votes ND to save himself. Claims he has no reads, but also says the push on him is probably to save ND. (Whose role y2k knows since it's in the scum PM.) y2k, hooker, tells ND to lynch him.
P28 (First post since D1.) Has NULL reads on most of the board. Town reads on Maniac and mrh. Votes Yoyo.
P30 Switches vote onto DL citing Yoyo "at least attempting to justify his actions" Says it would be difficult for mafia to save one of their own without outing themselves now.
P33 Votes DO. Says he is tentatively convinced by DL's defense.
P43 Promises reads.
P44 Says he passed out last night and posts [kind of messy] reads: "null on warden, guak, and captain" Has Chaqa as scummy and votes for him.
P45 Asks for reiteration of arguments about phil being scum. Points out Squigs' reaction to ghug's joke regarding Maniac. Calls ghug+Squigs's voting pattern meant to stir up discussion. Disagrees with reasons for finding phil scummy.
P46 Says Yassem is tunneling.
P47 Says he's not sold on Squigs, but finds Squigs more scummy than SG. Votes Squigs. Wants to "get a counter-wagon going" Challenges guak telling meme to change votes.
P48 Votes meme right after I do. Then says he is torn.
P49 Asks for a vote count.
P51 Votes SG for "trying to survive at all cost." "I feel comfortable with this."
P58 Checks in. Says we can't rely on either the WW or the vig to kill Chaqa and votes Chaqa. Concludes that lynching Chaqa now is better.
P63 Promises rereading a few players. Says he looks scummy. Hopes he can guide the town to the last two scum. Basically promises to be more vocal.
P64 Says he'll move his vote if Yoyo agrees too.
P66 Says the reason he switched was to go along with the town majority.
P68 Says he's lost. Feels certain phil is not scum. Says only way phil is mafia is if Vash is too, and says it's unlikely. Says phil can't be mafia more.
P70 Says he has strong feelings that both ghug and guak are innocent and that the two remaining scum are letting it happen. Votes Yoyo. Says a Yoyo+yassem team would make a lot of sense, pitting the louder townies against each other.
P72 Says he's surprised more people aren't calling for his head. Tells people to let him know if he can clarify anything.
P73 Says he doesn't like any of the people with 2 votes but says he could get behind voting DO and does so.
p83 Claims regular councilor
P84 Commits to the Yoyo/Yassem theory of scum where they were letting ghug+guak fight each other without getting involved. Happy to avoid the collateral damage. (The theory he put forward initially, and which, of course, doesn't apply to him.) Promises full rereads of yoyo+yassem. Implies that yoyo+me is also a possible scum team.
P85 Says he still believes Yoyo+Yassem are the scum, based only on the D5 behavior. Still has yet to reread days 1-4.
P87 Says I'm setting him up. Pleads drunkenness. Says he hopes he's the only mislynch and apoligizes. Doesn't know what any case is against me. Doesn't seem to understand why people think Yassem is not scum.
P88 Votes YoYo to save himself.
P90 "i'm going to go down as the worst vanilla townie in mafia history. whichever of warden guak and vash is vanilla townie, i apologize for the position you're in :(. " Says he has no idea who is scum. (SO WHY DOESN'T HE EVEN TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT?!?)
P91 Does no work, but votes for me, saying he'd bet money.
P93 Moves his vote to guak. Now seems convinced I'm the scum out of the three alive. (WHY? WHAT ARGUMENTS? HE DIDN'T EVEN TRY TO GET ANYONE ELSE TO VOTE FOR ME ON THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF THE GAME UNTIL NOW!) Suddenly seems to consider a warden/guak team.
P94 Makes a ridiculous post about the mafia killing him. (Probably to prep for when he doesn't kill tv)
WardenDresden (239 D(B))
27 May 15 UTC
Has y2k EVER come up with a case? No.
Has y2k EVER contributed to scumhunting? No.
Has y2k EVER tried to get other people to agree with him? No.
If y2k is innocent, why hasn't he ever felt the need to build consensus and convince people? Because it didn't matter to him which innocents died during the day.

tv, if you honestly believe someone who has barely played this game over 95 pages could be innocent, then we lose. Even the most notorious lurkers (when they are town) at least contribute in the late game. The only person y2k's lurking resembles is DL's in his first game as mafia.

Even now, he hasn't offered ANY reasons to convince you to vote for me, tv. He's just relying on your stance from before, which is why he kept you alive. Please don't be blind.
WardenDresden (239 D(B))
27 May 15 UTC
... And of course, tv isn't even here anymore, but y2k is, giving him the chance to go back and copy Vash's case on me, change/tweak a few things and claim it for his own before tv gets back. I have work to go to, so I won't be back for about 7-8 hours depending on deliveries today. (Around the time of day phases usually end)
tvrocks (388 D)
27 May 15 UTC
I'm paying attention. Y2k, do you have any response?
WardenDresden (239 D(B))
27 May 15 UTC
Thought of two more things as I was shaving. tv, you argued last phase and before that I was trying to vote y2k as "an easy target" but really that means your argument is that he's TOO SCUMMY TO BE SCUM. Now where have we seen that before?

Look back at the stuff in D6. y2k was SAVED by Vash and Me. You now know for certain that Vash was innocent and that only one of y2k or me is. Why would mafia choose to save an innocent y2k and jump onto an innocent Yoyo at that point in the game, in way it happened? Answer: they wouldn't.
tvrocks (388 D)
27 May 15 UTC
I will probably decide after y2 k's responses or, if he does not respond, by the end of the day.
tvrocks (388 D)
27 May 15 UTC
Guak, my main problem with you so that it seems like you and guak were actively working together last phase. If y2k is not good though, I will probably vote for him.
y2kjbk (4846 D(G))
27 May 15 UTC
so the argument against me is obviously based on my huge amount of inactivity, not just with lack of posts but with lack of presenting reads/cases that I said I would post and did poorly at doing so. it's unfortunate that my only true and honest defense is that I haven't given this game nearly the attention I thought I could and I haven't been lynched for it yet, which I said I found surprising. It's clear that the scum never chose to kill me because I was doing little to nothing to help the town, and it would be easy to argue that I'm scum as a result in the end game. I tunnelled hard myself on yoyo/yassem with what I perceived as a scum plan, and when they both flipped innocent, I lost what little confidence I had in this game. i did take quick looks at guak/warden/vash at that point and i concluded that the vash case against guak didn't seem like bussing, so that convinced me Warden was scum if guak/vash wasn't a likely team.

that's all i got tv. if it's not enough and i get the axe, i take full responsibility for the outcome. if there's anything else i can clarify, let me know.
tvrocks (388 D)
27 May 15 UTC
OK, thank you. Even though it goes against my gut feeling, ##vote y2k. ##end. there is to much evidence against him and even though i personally don't condemn people for just lurking, there were other things.
WardenDresden (239 D(B))
27 May 15 UTC
By phone. ##end. Won't get to participate in any fun post game stuff till after tho. I'll nominate Vash for town mvp though.
y2kjbk (4846 D(G))
27 May 15 UTC
Vash is definitely town MVP, I knew I was fucked when guak couldn't get out of it and I didn't know how to save him. Was banking on tv going with his gut.
y2kjbk (4846 D(G))
27 May 15 UTC
and yea i was super lurky all game, i got scared off from participating after D1. i've been mafia more often than town and i don't like it, i hate needing to double-check every single thing i say. so many times over this game i had a post ready to send out, got cold feet thinking it was a scum-slip, and deleted it.
Hellenic Riot (1626 D(G))
27 May 15 UTC
Volcanic blasts erupt into the sky, the terrified shrieks of the dark lord's orcs fill the air. As Grima Wormtongue, y2kjbk, falls back wards in Death, the ring has been destroyed. Sauron's terror has ended, and Frodo Baggins has succeeded in his quest.

Peace has been restored to Middle Earth, and evil has been vanquished. Victory, for the Town!

Day Eight Final Vote Count:

y2kjbk(2): WardenDresden, tvrocks
WardenDresden(1): y2kjbk

http://www.quicktopic.com/51/H/DC2GtrXxUak7 - God QT
http://www.quicktopic.com/51/H/yjheGRExKMT - Mafia QT
bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
27 May 15 UTC
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Frodo might have succeeded but literally everyone is dead so he and Sam are going to have to procreate on their own. No more elves, no more dwarves. Sucks to be Orlando Bloom right about now.
tvrocks (388 D)
27 May 15 UTC
vash is the best, thanks.
Wait, I was Elrond. I WAS ELROND!!!! I think I'm more excited about that than the town winning.
Also, I was pretty sure the NK would determine who was mafia. If I was killed it was y2k (belief that tv would blindly vote WD) and if tv was killed it was WD. Now I may be very wrong but it appears a lot of my instincts were correct. Also, tv, really good job on the final day.
y2kjbk (4846 D(G))
27 May 15 UTC
I thought about killing tv but I don't think I could have handled the barrage of questions you and warden would be chucking at me for two days. Thought I had a better shot of tv making the choice and me not having to pretend I'm figuring out which of you two is scum.
ND (879 D)
27 May 15 UTC
Gg all
Chaqa (3971 D(B))
27 May 15 UTC
Damn. We had it an we threw it away.

I have to give town MVP to Vash. He had us thoroughly convinced he was the vigilante. Runner-up is Fluminatr for outing me.
wjessop (100 DX)
27 May 15 UTC
I've been reading this as it progressed (but Didnt want to post until now), looks like a lot of fun !
wjessop (100 DX)
27 May 15 UTC
I imagine a Hunger Games theme could be fun, or Game of Thrones, Fifth Element, Disney Heroes and Villains, Cloud Atlas universe, Marvel Universe, the Tarantino universe?...or comedy variants like Shrek universe, Monty Python universe, or

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wjessop (100 DX)
28 May 15 UTC
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Tony Blair finally quits Middle East envoy role
It took him 8 years to achieve all this...
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Kruschtschow (96 D)
28 May 15 UTC
movement from Kiel to Belgium on classic map?
On a game I looked at (for learning) I saw a movement order from Kiel to Belgium. How is that possible?
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Teufelhunden45 (100 D)
27 May 15 UTC
Quick Game
Anyone want to play a quick game???
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rfarkas77 (0 DX)
27 May 15 UTC
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Favorite Quotes
I've always enjoyed little concentrated nuggets of wisdom and any opportunity to expand my collection. What are some of your favorite quotes?

From Benjamin Franklin's autobiography:
"So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do."
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ssorenn (0 DX)
26 May 15 UTC
Looking for help
Anyone know about the Oculous Rift? I know Samsung makes a similar product, and thoughts here?
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JimTheGrey (968 D(S))
16 May 15 UTC
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Weasel Moot, June 13-14
Weasel Moot tips off four weeks from today. Still plenty of time to make plans to join us.
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potatoinmymouth (958 D)
25 May 15 UTC
Just a quick question
Is it possible to convoy an army to Hawaii in Empire IV?
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Jamiet99uk (808 D)
26 May 15 UTC
Rock and Roll
I'm going to see The Dictators play tonight. They don't visit the UK much so it's a show I've been looking forward to. If you don't know 'em, you should!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG_FuCtb07Q
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