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Tru Ninja (1016 D(S))
07 Dec 14 UTC
2014 Webdiplomacy Tournament Replacement Player Needed
Board 4 is absent one player for the tournament. I am looking for someone interested in joining the tournament. Priority is given to players that can pay the $10 buy-in with emphasis on reliable players. If none are forthcoming, I would accept any reliable player. DO NOT POST HERE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. Message me privately since this is anonymous and you will be revealed after this board has completed.
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
03 Dec 14 UTC
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Eric Garner
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Grand-Jury-Decision-Eric-Garner-Staten-Island-Chokehold-Death-NYPD-284595921.html

This is worse than the Ferguson case. Pathetic.
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
28 Nov 14 UTC
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Private Live Games
Anyone interested in setting up some casual, reliable live games over the break weekend?
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
05 Dec 14 UTC
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'Twas the week before finals...
...and all through the town, not a fuck could be given, not a fuck could be found.

In order to distract me from my impending doom and the numerous professors attempting to dismantle my life in a single blow, who thinks they have the best not-giving-a-shit-about-finals story?
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A_Tin_Can (2234 D)
05 Dec 14 UTC
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New server features
You may notice some new features here and there. Including a move preview button :)
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
08 Dec 14 UTC
Disability? (and the police)
I heard a rather interesting point of view from a disabled person recently...
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arborinius (173 D)
07 Dec 14 UTC
Fleet Moscow
Why can I not build a fleet in Moscow? It borders the Caspian and could be used in an attack against Turkey. I realise that there is a rule saying that units can't moved to unnamed spaces on the board, like Ireland, but why not move down the coast to Sevastopol and then to Armenia? This wouldn't be a useful move, but should it be allowed according to the rules?
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Tolstoy (1962 D)
09 Dec 14 UTC
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Grand Jury Refuses To Indict
cops in death from asphyxia of 26-year old man with Down's Syndrome who committed the heinous crime of staying too long in a movie theater after the movie was over. World fails to notice because his melanin levels are too low.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/no-criminal-charges-in-death-of-robert-saylor-frederick-man-with-down-syndrome/2013/03/22/3a723b6c-932f-11e2-8ea1-956c94b6b5b9_story.html
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
08 Dec 14 UTC
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College Debt
I can't spot the lie o_O

http://syruptrap.ca/2014/11/coyote-in-debt-21000-after-wandering-through-university-campus/
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Jamiet99uk (848 D)
04 Dec 14 UTC
"Climate change is not happening" "Global warming is a myth"
Yes it is. No, it isn't.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30311816
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peterwiggin (15158 D)
07 Dec 14 UTC
College football playoffs . . .
Who's in?
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
08 Dec 14 UTC
War on Drugs?
http://www.voicesofliberty.com/article/10-reasons-why-we-should-end-the-war-on-marijuana/

By Ron Paul
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Mujus (1495 D(B))
07 Dec 14 UTC
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Favorite Christmas Carols
What's yours? Link please.
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Tru Ninja (1016 D(S))
12 Nov 14 UTC
2014 Webdiplomacy Tournament Scoring Recap
A player messaged me asking to go through scoring, so I've taken the time to do that below.

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dgibson987 (4236 D)
07 Dec 14 UTC
Live game in 30 mins?
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cardcollector (1270 D)
22 Nov 14 UTC
$5 Tables
So my $5 Table games have just finished... Anyone want to post the results or continue playing some more? I can set it up.

If so... 20 pt buy ins, WTA 24hr phases classic map no reshuffles. I will be picking based on reliability and established players so... Sign up!
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Israel's response to the brutal murder of four rabbis
These are my thoughts, and I would like to hear yours..
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Tru Ninja (1016 D(S))
30 Nov 14 UTC
2014 Webdiplomacy Tournament Update
Round 1 has completed and I have updated the standings of each player in the game. In addition, I have sent out the next wave of passwords for round 2's games to those individuals responsible for creating boards 4, 5 and 6 of the tournament. Congratulations to those topping their respective boards! I have also included the scoring updates in greater detail below.

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deridip (0 DX)
07 Dec 14 UTC
Quick Fire!
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KingCyrus (511 D)
07 Dec 14 UTC
Landrieu out, Cassidy inn
Bill Cassidy has beaten Mary Landrieu for the Louisiana Senate seat.
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Jamiet99uk (848 D)
06 Dec 14 UTC
pointS peR supplY centrE
I have created a second new game for people who like PPSC.
gameID=151713

Haters like abgemacht are invited to take their negative comments elsewhere.
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oscarjd74 (100 D)
07 Dec 14 UTC
The annual war on Christmas has commenced.
I wonder who will win this year. I'm rooting for Santa and baby Jesus. How about you?
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Jamiet99uk (848 D)
06 Dec 14 UTC
Let's hunt and kill Billy Ray Cyrus
Here is a new game which you may wish to join:

gameID=151711
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KingsHeights (133 D)
06 Dec 14 UTC
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Join Grahams Revenge - game starts in 5 minutes
need 3 more players
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
06 Dec 14 UTC
It's My birthday
Probably not gonna remember much of the beginning so just wanna say hey webpid
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chluke (12292 D(G))
06 Dec 14 UTC
Discount for taking over left position
Is it still under consideration to allow people to take of left positions for half price? This could encourage a lot more players to join games in progress. The pot has already been paid, so it's bonus money for the current players, and incentive to come in at a disadvantage (often).
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Mujus (1495 D(B))
06 Dec 14 UTC
Southern Christmas Music
How many of us enjoy Southern (U.S.) Christmas versions of traditional Christmas carols and songs?
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ILN (100 D)
05 Dec 14 UTC
Giving away Wheat Board for $0.00
I don't understand the reasoning behind giving it away for free. Could someone care to explain?

http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/karl-nerenberg/2014/12/giving-away-wheat-board-assets-and-pat-martins-outburst-house
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A_Tin_Can (2234 D)
05 Dec 14 UTC
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Fixing up reliability rating
Are your reliability rating stats (CD/NMR etc) incorrect? We want to hear from you.
A_Tin_Can (2234 D)
05 Dec 14 UTC
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As many of you know, the CD/NMR stats aren't quite correct yet. The next step towards having a Reliable Reliability Rating is of course to correct this.

If you're aware of stats that are incorrect (yours or others), can you please email [email protected] with:

a) What you think the stats should be
b) Any gameIDs that are relevant

Please only email if you have concrete examples where you're sure the stats are wrong. This isn't an opportunity to game the system, as we won't be manually adjusting the ratings - instead, we'll be hunting and fixing the cause of incorrect ratings. And remember, we don't have a system in place yet :)

As usual, adoration, complaints, +1s, and other webdip memes can be posted below.
Valis2501 (2850 D(G))
05 Dec 14 UTC
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If you're wondering why this has been taking so long to implement:
https://imgflip.com/i/eenpb
A_Tin_Can (2234 D)
05 Dec 14 UTC
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How do people keep finding pictures of us?
Since the day that pic was taken, I dont think Zultar has ever taken the bow tie off.
ag7433 (927 D(S))
05 Dec 14 UTC
My stat (if I'm reading correctly) shows 0 NMR vs 683 moves entered. Zero NMR is pretty reliable, and the general consensus of me is quite the opposite. Yes, I've been a victim of life and have had a few NMR instances, but I thank the mod team for showing grace and forgiving my sins.
ssorenn (0 DX)
05 Dec 14 UTC
mine are wrong and have not changed since i got mine on my profile
oscarjd74 (100 D)
05 Dec 14 UTC
I had two NMRs in gameID=133593 (and still got the solo hehe) yet my profile says no NMRs.
2ndWhiteLine (2611 D(B))
05 Dec 14 UTC
I don't have enough wins. I'm pretty sure I have like 70.
ANimac (360 D)
05 Dec 14 UTC
I think mine was taken during a "black spot" on my record. As 0/996 (NMR/Recieved) doesn't seem to fit the supposed 59% Reliability Rating
Hellenic Riot (1626 D(G))
05 Dec 14 UTC
I know I've CD'd in a few live games but I'm pretty certain I do not have 13 Civil Disorders altogether compared to 4 Resigns. I can't see 9 people taking over after I CD'd in live games of the past.
VirtualBob (222 D)
05 Dec 14 UTC
My profile shows two CD's, but it should be only one ... My network connection dropped in a live game when I was very 'knew' on the site, but the other one must come from the crazy game where anlari insisted on trying to embarrass everyone by going for 34 centers. I appealed to the mods and was replaced in that game, but I expect that I was forced into CD as part of that replacement.
jmo1121109 (3812 D)
05 Dec 14 UTC
Probably going to save you some debugging work here, anytime a mod forces someone into CD it counts towards a CD. This should not be the case.
ssorenn (0 DX)
05 Dec 14 UTC
are all the stats supposed to be correct, i know i dont have 12 CD and ive have taken over at least 7-8 not the 1 on my account. i think JMO could verify that, as i hounded him several time to get credits ;)
jmo1121109 (3812 D)
05 Dec 14 UTC
No ssorenn, I suspect most/all of the new ones are not accurate.
Jeff Kuta (2066 D)
05 Dec 14 UTC
My "bad" CD/NMR stats are correct at 0/0. I have taken over multiple CDs and those all show 0.

I would support any RR calculation taking into account the last 365 days of activity and ignoring anything in the more distant past.
ssorenn (0 DX)
05 Dec 14 UTC
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I would support any RR calculation taking into account the last 365 days of activity and ignoring anything in the more distant past.

second
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
05 Dec 14 UTC
I'm actually pretty impressed that I only have 2 CDs considering I average barely 4 moves per game.
JECE (1253 D)
05 Dec 14 UTC
It would help if we could see what the current imperfect formula is counting as a CD or NMR. Then we could meaningfully go back into our game history and see what is going on.
zultar (4180 DMod(P))
05 Dec 14 UTC
Hi guys,

I am glad to see that we finally resolved some issues and got preview implemented. I thought that was a very good first step! Much thanks to ATC and jmo and kestas!

In terms of RR, I think I agree with what I've seen so far. I think we should show how CDs or NMRs are counted and limit the calculation to the past year or 365 days. I have also updated the formula to account for taking over CDs to encourage people to take over games. So, maybe the next step to do is to run the RR again with the updated formula and corrected CD/NMR count and ask members to verify the results.
bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
05 Dec 14 UTC
Does that mean RR is boosted for taking over games?
zultar (4180 DMod(P))
05 Dec 14 UTC
That's correct. You can increase your RR (not past 100% of course) by play more games without NMRing or CDing or by taking over CDs. The goal is to incentivize people to play without NMRs or CDs, but if they do, then they can work to make it better. The current formula does not do that. The updated one hopefully will.
bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
05 Dec 14 UTC
(+1)
Nice. Great addition.


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TheMinisterOfWar (553 D)
01 Dec 14 UTC
Gunboat lovers, unite
Coming back from a slight hiatus, I'm looking for a gunboat game, WTA / 36h. Who's in? If there's enough interest, I'd like to start another series in the Tournament / Biggest Loser vein.
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