| Forwarding e-mails - Godzilla (Mar 23, 2011, 9:15 am) |
pedro, you asked about the strong feelings associated with message-passing, and you got the answer, "It varies". Some players hate it, and some are indifferent to the tactic.
As for it being "clos[Reply] |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) Blueraider0 Mar 23, 11:03 am |
| I think comparing "almost illegal" to "almost pregnant" is a little silly. Nevertheless, some players consider it near heresy. I do it rarely, but I'll do it in particularly dire circumstances. I'v |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) Godzilla Mar 23, 12:23 pm |
| Silly comparison? Not really. Now the expression "kind of pregnant" is silly, but I didn't make it up. However, nothing wrong with the analogy. One cannot be "kind of pregnant" -- one is or one is |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) rodtheworm Mar 24, 05:22 pm |
| I see what you mean here. I've done it in the past, and in my early games I thought I was being clever by doctoring or even faking entire emails from other players - this was on some of the USAK/othe |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) FlapJack Mar 26, 02:42 am |
| My take on forward emails is this: I don't do it but as far as I am concerned when it comes to diplomacy between players all is fair in love and war. I try not deal with players that letter pass but I |
| Forwarding e-mails - pedros (Mar 23, 2011, 6:33 am) |
| My query wasn't really about whether it's good or bad play - like most tactics, it seems to me to be bext used sparingly - but the impression I was given was that it was close to illegal on the site. [Reply] |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) Godzilla Mar 23, 09:15 am |
pedro, you asked about the strong feelings associated with message-passing, and you got the answer, "It varies". Some players hate it, and some are indifferent to the tactic.
As for it being "clos |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) Blueraider0 Mar 23, 11:03 am |
| I think comparing "almost illegal" to "almost pregnant" is a little silly. Nevertheless, some players consider it near heresy. I do it rarely, but I'll do it in particularly dire circumstances. I'v |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) Godzilla Mar 23, 12:23 pm |
| Silly comparison? Not really. Now the expression "kind of pregnant" is silly, but I didn't make it up. However, nothing wrong with the analogy. One cannot be "kind of pregnant" -- one is or one is |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) rodtheworm Mar 24, 05:22 pm |
| I see what you mean here. I've done it in the past, and in my early games I thought I was being clever by doctoring or even faking entire emails from other players - this was on some of the USAK/othe |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) FlapJack Mar 26, 02:42 am |
| My take on forward emails is this: I don't do it but as far as I am concerned when it comes to diplomacy between players all is fair in love and war. I try not deal with players that letter pass but I |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) FuzzyLogic Mar 23, 12:13 pm |
We have no community rule on this, not even a "best practices" sort of thing... So as far as any dc game goes, it's perfectly legal.
However, GMs can write their own house rules on the matter. I d |
| Forwarding e-mails - Godzilla (Mar 23, 2011, 6:17 am) |
| It is certainly true that emails can be heavily edited before forwarding. I've been in the Diplomacy community long enough that I used to play by mail (gasp!), and it is perhaps from that forum that [Reply] |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) pedros Mar 23, 06:33 am |
| My query wasn't really about whether it's good or bad play - like most tactics, it seems to me to be bext used sparingly - but the impression I was given was that it was close to illegal on the site. |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) Godzilla Mar 23, 09:15 am |
pedro, you asked about the strong feelings associated with message-passing, and you got the answer, "It varies". Some players hate it, and some are indifferent to the tactic.
As for it being "clos |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) Blueraider0 Mar 23, 11:03 am |
| I think comparing "almost illegal" to "almost pregnant" is a little silly. Nevertheless, some players consider it near heresy. I do it rarely, but I'll do it in particularly dire circumstances. I'v |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) Godzilla Mar 23, 12:23 pm |
| Silly comparison? Not really. Now the expression "kind of pregnant" is silly, but I didn't make it up. However, nothing wrong with the analogy. One cannot be "kind of pregnant" -- one is or one is |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) rodtheworm Mar 24, 05:22 pm |
| I see what you mean here. I've done it in the past, and in my early games I thought I was being clever by doctoring or even faking entire emails from other players - this was on some of the USAK/othe |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) FlapJack Mar 26, 02:42 am |
| My take on forward emails is this: I don't do it but as far as I am concerned when it comes to diplomacy between players all is fair in love and war. I try not deal with players that letter pass but I |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) FuzzyLogic Mar 23, 12:13 pm |
We have no community rule on this, not even a "best practices" sort of thing... So as far as any dc game goes, it's perfectly legal.
However, GMs can write their own house rules on the matter. I d |
| DC 373 announcement - archimedes (Mar 23, 2011, 5:39 am) |
Gentlemen,
I will be leaving on Saturday Morning to go on a Boy Scout Camping Trip to Gettysburg, Pa. I will return on Tuesday evening. I will take my new laptop with me-[Reply] |
| DC368 Spring 1904 - stendaswargames (Mar 23, 2011, 4:11 am) |
Austria: A Serbia – Albania (NMR on move)
Italy: A Piedmont - Venice
Fall 1904 due Tuesday 29 march 24:00 GMT
&nb[Reply] |
| dc327 - Restart - z93blom (Mar 23, 2011, 3:06 am) |
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| DC368 Spring 1904 - stendaswargames (Mar 23, 2011, 12:21 am) |
A reminder that retreats are due, overdue. I have not received anyone’s retreat orders! Please get them in ASAP!
Dorian Love
ICT Teacher
Roedean School (SA)
Tel: +27[Reply] |
| dc380 game start! - ddz999cat23 (Mar 23, 2011, 12:09 am) |
Cory, as a resident of the Land of Lincoln I was figuring my property
taxes alone would make up about 25% of the state's shortfall.
Bad Round 1 for me in the WB. Hoping to make that up this[Reply] |
| dc342 ~ Imperial 1841 - sgttodd (Mar 22, 2011, 7:32 pm) |
[b]The deadline for Autumn 1847 retreats is: Wednesday, March 23rd (at)
2359 UTC;
The deadline for Winter 1847 adjustments is: Friday, March 25th (at)
2359 UTC.
The[Reply] |
| dc371: Sp03 Results! - dknemeyer (Mar 22, 2011, 6:59 pm) |
Gents,
A very interesting season with some creative moves thwarted by sound defense. The greater Ionian Sea has no less than four powers squaring off across the impassable deepest regions of the[Reply] |
| DC 347, Fall 1905 - alwayshunted (Mar 22, 2011, 6:07 pm) |
A full set of orders, and onward we go....
One retreat due from Italy, thanks to an assist from our soon to be eliminated Turk.
Italian A Piedmont can retreat to Venice or Ty[Reply] |
| DC379 - 2011 Winter Blitz Round 2 - TrustMe (Mar 22, 2011, 3:37 pm) |
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| DC379 - Russia - TrustMe (Mar 22, 2011, 3:32 pm) |
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| Forwarding e-mails - DancingQueen (Mar 22, 2011, 3:32 pm) |
| As a long time F2F player, I have never understood the problem that the email community has with forwarding email. I have always taken it just as I would someone telling me what another player is say [Reply] |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) Godzilla Mar 23, 06:17 am |
| It is certainly true that emails can be heavily edited before forwarding. I've been in the Diplomacy community long enough that I used to play by mail (gasp!), and it is perhaps from that forum that |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) pedros Mar 23, 06:33 am |
| My query wasn't really about whether it's good or bad play - like most tactics, it seems to me to be bext used sparingly - but the impression I was given was that it was close to illegal on the site. |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) Godzilla Mar 23, 09:15 am |
pedro, you asked about the strong feelings associated with message-passing, and you got the answer, "It varies". Some players hate it, and some are indifferent to the tactic.
As for it being "clos |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) Blueraider0 Mar 23, 11:03 am |
| I think comparing "almost illegal" to "almost pregnant" is a little silly. Nevertheless, some players consider it near heresy. I do it rarely, but I'll do it in particularly dire circumstances. I'v |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) Godzilla Mar 23, 12:23 pm |
| Silly comparison? Not really. Now the expression "kind of pregnant" is silly, but I didn't make it up. However, nothing wrong with the analogy. One cannot be "kind of pregnant" -- one is or one is |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) rodtheworm Mar 24, 05:22 pm |
| I see what you mean here. I've done it in the past, and in my early games I thought I was being clever by doctoring or even faking entire emails from other players - this was on some of the USAK/othe |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) FlapJack Mar 26, 02:42 am |
| My take on forward emails is this: I don't do it but as far as I am concerned when it comes to diplomacy between players all is fair in love and war. I try not deal with players that letter pass but I |
| Forwarding e-mails (Community) FuzzyLogic Mar 23, 12:13 pm |
We have no community rule on this, not even a "best practices" sort of thing... So as far as any dc game goes, it's perfectly legal.
However, GMs can write their own house rules on the matter. I d |
| dc370 f03 results! - FuzzyLogic (Mar 22, 2011, 3:15 pm) |
| English on the mainland! This round the English forces manage to shuttle an army over to the beaches of Belgium... and beside that, well, not a whole lot moves... France maneuvers a couple guys [Reply] |
| dc380 game start! - bielf11 (Mar 22, 2011, 3:05 pm) |
[Reply] |
| dc380 game start! - coryfucius (Mar 22, 2011, 1:37 pm) |
Welcome to our round 2 game of DC Winter Blitz 2011, everyone!
For those of you who don't already know me, my name is Cory Burris, and I have been a member of DC for nearly 5 years. M[Reply] |
| dc380 game start! (Winter Blitz) bielf11 Mar 22, 03:05 pm |
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| dc380 game start! (Winter Blitz) ddz999cat23 Mar 23, 12:09 am |
Cory, as a resident of the Land of Lincoln I was figuring my property
taxes alone would make up about 25% of the state's shortfall.
Bad Round 1 for me in the WB. Hoping to make that up this |
| dc380 game start! (Winter Blitz) The_Czech Mar 24, 09:36 pm |
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| dc380 game start! (Winter Blitz) hurup Mar 28, 03:31 am |
A friendly hello from the English empire!
I hadn't noticed that we've begun: hence the unanswered mails, which I will forthwith reply to.
Good luck all!
Poul / England
----- Origin |
| DC377 - Welcome - WB 2011; Rnd 2 - dipknight (Mar 22, 2011, 1:06 pm) |
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| dc371: deadline approaching! - dknemeyer (Mar 22, 2011, 11:32 am) |
Hi Folks,
4.5 scant hours until final orders are due!
Please note I am at a conference this week. While I will adjudicate before going to bed it is possible it is many hours later than the deadline.[Reply] |
| dc371: Deadline approaching! (dc371) dknemeyer Apr 26, 02:23 pm |
Gents,
We're 97 minutes away from our deadline! Get your final orders in!
I have a meeting this evening but expect to adjudicate before 10p EST, possibly earlier.
Dirk Knemeyer
Personal: dirk.knem |
| dc382 - Game start England's hello - ponkwilliams (Mar 22, 2011, 11:27 am) |
Hey all,
I'm excited to be joining this, the second round of the 2011 Winter Blitz, and playing your England in DC382. I tend to be pretty good about replying to mail quickly but I'll let you[Reply] |
| DC 347, Coming soon - alwayshunted (Mar 22, 2011, 11:26 am) |
Hey gang. I was on the road yesterday, but the adjudication will be coming sometime today. Last chance to make any adjustments.....
Warren[Reply] |
| dc382 - Game start - z93blom (Mar 22, 2011, 11:11 am) |
Diplomats,
There has been a slight hiccup in the players for this game. It appears that Bruce was unable to play in the second round. To replace him we have Robin.
Please take your time and i[Reply] |
| dc382 - Game start (Winter Blitz) z93blom Mar 24, 03:19 pm |
Diplomats,
I hear concerns that some people are not responding.
First off - know that that can be a valid tactic in and of itself. Perhaps not the most successful tactic, but a valid one.
Seco |
| DC 373: F1901 Adjudication - AceRimmer (Mar 22, 2011, 10:59 am) |
???There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.???
- The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
I[Reply] |
| DC349 1st Strike S05 results correction 2 - Sean2010 (Mar 22, 2011, 9:03 am) |
Hello Everyone,
As Lee pointed out to me first thing this morning, Trl is Tyr not Tri (Mentally, I converted Trl to Tri... I can just hear my uncle, "Way to go, Hands!" .
My[Reply] |
| Player list dc378 - catsfather (Mar 22, 2011, 8:58 am) |
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| Player list dc378 (Winter Blitz) catsfather Mar 27, 10:43 am |
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