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28 Oct 12 UTC

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Hurricane Sandy

I know a lot of people (myself included) are about to lose power for at least a few days, maybe longer. Is it possible that the mods could pause all games for those who will be afflicted, or maybe pause all games and make the users unpause them? Estimates are that at least 30 million people will be without power, probably more, in the northeast US.

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EOG: NFL Stuffzies

gameID=102990

Never a worse game than that one.

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US vs. UK: Parliamentary or Constitutional Govt.?

I've had a fun time debating it well enough with some political science major friends, so I thought I'd throw it out here and see what comes up--a Parliamentary system like the UK's, or a Constitutional system like the US's, which do you prefer, and why...moreover, assuming everyone here is in one or the other (and not, say, living under a dictatorship) if you could change your country's system to be more like the other's...would you?

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28 Oct 12 UTC

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Tsunami Warning

10 minutes until nothing happens.

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Halloween Fun Post #1.

http://vimeo.com/51959225

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28 Oct 12 UTC

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EoG Live WTA-GB 78

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=102977

A little surprised that France kept attacking me despite my obvious attempt to confront the eventual winner, Italy. Any explanation Dharm?

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Ann Coulter and the R-Word--What a Vapid, Self-Centered, Despicable, Stupid B----!

I'm sorry, you can criticize Obama all you like...but you DO NOT DARE insult the mentally handicapped and then whine that the "PC Police" are after you...no, I'm sorry, but someone were to call me a kike, and I was offended, that's not me being overly politically-correct it's YOUR being incendiary, insipid, vile, cruel, and altogether an example of the sort of person we do NOT need on the air waves or in this country WHATSOEVER.

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28 Oct 12 UTC

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What art school dropout designed Pittsburgh's uniforms today?

Godawful. Best argument for criminalizing drugs yet

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EOG- Ready up Fuckhead this is gunboat

gameID=101718

One thing to note, naming the title this worked beautifully. Very rarely did I see a gray check, everyone readied up their orders.

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EoG: Lambda shields

A game for the ages.

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Celebrity Endorsements

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PEOPLE_MADONNA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-10-28-04-26-51

I trust none of you are retarded enough to vote one way or another because of a celeb endorsement - but will it change your purchasing habits towards the celebs products?

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The End of Brick and Mortar

I realize this has been an ongoing trend for the past decade, but I feel it's finally crossed the threshold where I simply can't shop at most stores any more.

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Why There Are Still Some Real Heroes Left

Manti Te'o… Notre Dame LB… probably going to be a top pick in the NFL. Yet he does things like this so often.

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/manti-teo-notre-dame-comforts-parents-of-dying-girl-with-letter-grief-cancer-102512

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27 Oct 12 UTC

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Army Tunis - North Africa

Why does anyone *ever* do this?

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opposing points of view and the forum?

See inside.

orathaic (1009 )
28 Oct 12 UTC

"I have a close friend whose entire bookshelf is filled with books that are all biased towards one certain political party. Of course there is nothing wrong with that. However, I am inclined to think that the more biased books one buys, the less likely that person is to genuinely read a book written by someone with a different opinion. Just recently I came across a great new book series called Opposing Viewpoints. This series has around 100 published books, each covering a certain controversial topic. Within the chapters are articles written by accomplished people who have drastically different viewpoints on a certain subject concerning the book's topic. It's a great way to challenge yourself, have a well-rounded opinion, and become a better informed person. Attached is a link which has a list of all the published Opposing Viewpoints books." - Nick Bowlby
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposing_Viewpoints_series discuss

SpeakerToAliens (147 )
28 Oct 12 UTC

Nice one.

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." - Scott Fitzgerald.

orathaic (1009 )
28 Oct 12 UTC

The comment i posted was originally made about a TED talk, in which google and facebook filtering of results was discussed (so if you usually click on links to conservative view then eventually all you news sources will be filtered to include mostly those views)

The forum here exposes us to opposing views. But when it disintegrates into name calling a muting of others we censor any opposition, whether by calling them names which implies their veiws are unimportant or by simply muting them entirely (and i admit having muted one or two users)

I have seen studies which suggest that reading oppsing views actually tends to reinforce our own opinions. That the more opposition the more likely ou think the are lying or idiotic. Does disussion and debate here actually change your mind?

Octavious (2701 )
28 Oct 12 UTC

Very rarely does the forum change the overall thrust of my view (although it does happen from time to time), but it often expands the debate in my mind and introduces new angles.

Take the recent(ish) Faulklands debate. Until then I genuinely held the view that Argies were decent, reasonable people who had been badly misled by their government into thinking the Faulkland islanders where being oppressed by Britain and would want to be a part of Argentina. Now I know this is not the case and that the Argies are predominantly a bunch of bastards who just want to increase the land they control and to hell with the people who live there.

I would also say that having a bookshelf filled with political books of any colour is not only wrong, but more than a little tragic.

Jamiet99uk (873 )
28 Oct 12 UTC

Yes. Tragic. I don't even have a bookshelf. I just keep my porno mags in a stack on the floor.

Maniac (189 )
28 Oct 12 UTC

I couldn't agree more with the comments about how this forum tends to disintegrate into name calling of the opposing view. That said, sometimes the forum does present a challenge to views I held. There are some knowledgeable debaters on here.

I will, I think, be searching out the books the OP recommends.

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Messages when there are no messages

Anyone know what it means when a game with no messages has the little envelope icon (and shows up as a game I need to look at) ? Is it a bug, or did I miss something?

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Favorite emoticons

Since I just got into a violent argument that over time became a back-and-forth of random emoticons…

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Troubles in Greece

The situation there is getting quite desperate and....strangely resembles how the Nazi party came to power in Germany. This article is quite disturbing.
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/22/14506859-hate-crimes-increase-extreme-right-strengthens-as-greece-economy-sinks?lite&ocid=msnhp

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World Series

Because the NFL and NCAAF in Week 8 both take precedence over postseason professional baseball, I'll be the first to say…

The Giants are awesome.

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EoG: Eurocage

Lol... Barn3tt managed to draw two games at the same minute.

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Big East vs. MAC

Which is the better conference?

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EOG: Quickie-32

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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Join a world game ///--- WARGAME ---\\\

Just setup a world game...
Join and take your chance!
http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=102919

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27 Oct 12 UTC

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Do you get your points back when...

...you are the victim of multis in a WTA gunboat? Game was reported to the mods, and the offenders have now (looking at the game) been banned.

Just curious, like!

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26 Oct 12 UTC

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Tournament: LIVE GUNBOAT

Ongoing Tournament, 1 Game per Day, GB: Anon & WTA.
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/// Rating ongoing = either (0 or +1)/game.

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Good News for Putin!

Last week Putin was eagerly awaiting news about how well the UK's austerity policy was working. Today, we have it!

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Fast Ancient 12

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=102899
Congrats on an incredibly well played game, Craftsman.
You too, Jmb71

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Game Cancelled - Dark Summer

Hey all,

So I log in today, and have received a message that a game I was in called dark summer has suddenly been cancelled. I have no idea why? It was a World game that had been ongoing for quite a while. Is anyone able to point me to a reason why this game was cancelled? Or who I can contact to find out? I'm very confused and disappointed as this was an interesting game! Thanks.

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27 Oct 12 UTC

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5 Day/Phase Full Press Game

Gunboater looking to get back in to Diplomacy seeks game with talkative, non-CDers.

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The R Word

When I first thought of this thread, I was actually thinking of rape, but I figured that was too easy. I'll go with the other R word.

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