Inspired by conversation with YJ I have taken upon myself the task of educating and discussing the concept of 'Democracy' with the community here. So, what do you mean by 'Democracy'? and conversely what things stop a system being 'Democratic'?

Interesting article: www.alternet.org/drugs/why-pot-makes-you-feel-good?akid=10821.1072812.UM2PRc&rd=1&src=newsletter884304&t=12&paging=off

If a player has units to destroy and he does not submit orders for it. How does the game choose which units are destroyed?

Pick a side people it looks like there could be some strongly worded letters issued.

http://gizmodo.com/what-happens-when-you-stick-your-head-into-a-particle-a-1171981874

Hey krellin you live anywhere near CERN?

I'm curious if anyone here's seen the film, and if so, what they thought. I haven't...I've read the plot synopsis (though really I figured out most of it from the trailers that ran before Star Trek: Into Darkness) and read/seen reviews...and it seems like the kind if "message movie" I've grown to hate, namely, one with all the subtlety of a sledge hammer. If you've seen the film--fair or foul assessment? And what do you think of this trend in moves/books/etc.?

RIP boloshoi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML3qYHWRIZk

....... when I'm entering an address on the internet and it asks for country of residence I want to select England so why can I only enter United Kingdom, do people in France write EU as their country of residence, it is utter bollocks.

So, I'd like to get a live game going, but nobody seems to be joining. Is it because there are preferred settings for live games, or is this just a bad time to start one?

The top 10 were:

Suppose we broke up into real-life nations based on that basic political spectrum test a lot of us just took, so there'd be a Nation of Krellin & Co., a Nation of Abgemacht and Associates from the Green Corner, etc. Aside from the fact every Green Corner citizen (I can't tell if your corner is blue or pruple, krellin--damn colorblindness!) would want to kill me...would this be for the better, Likes with Likes, or would this just lead to worse consequences?

http://www.cracked.com/blog/7-reasons-news-looks-worse-than-it-really-is/

There's a lot of turmoil in the Arab world at the moment. Many sides are combatting each other everywhere: sunni muslims, shii muslims, druzes, Coptic Christians, Israelis, Palestinians, military leaders and democratically elected ones.

No game/country ID so it's allowed

I am 1 turn away from getting my first solo win on this site. :)

I saw "Sucker Punch" finally this weekend. Pretty cool and way better than I expected. Anyone else have an opinion on this one?

So, an actual Diplomacy thread here! I'm comparing the large map to the normal map and see a few differences that can make a *huge* difference in orders. I'll point them out one at a time inside.

http://www.myfamilysurvivalplan.com/author/admin/
http://backyardliberty.com/vsl/index_t.php
Don't miss 'How to escape a sinking car'

I don't know enough about this and I could use some help

http://www.vdiplomacy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Concerning_Balance

http://news.yahoo.com/lawyer-expects-egypts-mubarak-freed-week-104122670.html

Wonder what the military thinks about that.

http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=124829

Describe you political outlook using only the advanced D&D system of alignments, good/evil, lawful/chaotic, neutral.

Anyone interested in a Full Press WTA game. I'm thinking 101 pot size but am flexible

Courtesy of the Seattle Police Department: http://puu.sh/44wG5.png

Not blowing up flash bombs in your house over a little whiff of pot? Gotta give em props for that.

It has been a few hours and this is League business.

Classic AGW Hype. Did AGW sink and island? Depends on your source of information (more to come below):

Particularly for the mods... Is it possible to push wait-for-orders games forward if a player doesn't seem to be around or something? The way some of these games go, there won't be a single original player left by the end.

Is a move from Sulu Sea to Manilla possible?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNDWo-6WXbA