A&E 090205 / DC240: Unfortunately, I have not received an order set from one player. This is why we send in prelims! Now is a good time to review my procedure for this situation.

1st offense - 24 hour grace period; 48 hours after that to reestablish contact; after 72 hours, expulsion
2nd offense - automatic NMR, 24 hours to reestablish contact, then expulsion
3rd offense - automatic expulsion

Typically when the situation results in a player expulsion, I will extend the same deadline rather than have the new player take over after an NMR.

Since this is a PBEM game, it is impossible to enforce any rules on diplomatic contact, and so diplomacy can continue like normal during the next 24 hours. You can treat it like a deadline extension, with more time to negotiate and send in new orders if desired.

Also, I do not reveal the name of the player until the adjudication. This (mostly) prevents any players from taking advantage of a potential NMR.

Sorry to those of you eagerly awaiting the adjudication... Nick

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Nick Higgins
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