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  1. [quote name='Gopherbashi' timestamp='1343533816' post='3016589'] [font=Courier New][b]Dave's War[/b] July 27, 2012 - Day 44 --------------- [b][u][size=3][color=orange]Dolan[/b][/u] [/color][/size][/font][font="Courier New"]• 457.00 --> 456.54 ([color=red]-0.46[/color]) [b][color=orange]•[/color] [color=orange]Continuing Alliances[/color][/b]: 457.00 --> 456.54 ([color=red]-0.46[/color]) [b][color=orange]•[/color] [color=orange]Incoming Alliances[/color][/b]: 0.00 --> 0.00 ([color=black]+0.00[/color]) [b][color=orange]•[/color] [color=orange]Outgoing Alliances[/color][/b]: 0.00 --> 0.00 ([color=black]+0.00[/color]) [b][color=orange]•[/color] Alliances[/b]: 23 [b][color=orange]•[/color] Nation Count[/b]: 3,147 (618 in anarchy, 641 in peace) [b][color=orange]•[/color] Nation Strength[/b]: 113,275,249 [b][color=orange]•[/color] Nuke Count[/b]: 31,236 [color=orange]•[/color] [url=http://www.cybernations.net/stats_alliance_stats_custom.asp?Alliance=Independent Republic of Orange Nations][color=orange]Independent Republic of Orange Nations[/color][/url]: 47.01 --> 47.02 ([color=green]+0.01[/color]) / -15.3% cumulative *snip* [/quote] Not to beat a dead horse, but IRON isn't in war anymore, so it's throwing off stats. Is there a bug in the program or something?
  2. [quote name='im317' timestamp='1343343474' post='3015896'] there isn't exactly a cap for GRL. global radiation = (total nations hit by nukes * 300) / total nations its peaked for this war due to the limited number of nukes you can buy although its going to have a few sharp drops when its been 30 days from a large front peacing out. [/quote] Actually, the theoretical maximum is 300; If X is total nations, then (X*300)/X=GRL, and X/X=1, so then you get 300. Or there's the cap at 5, but whatever. EDIT: This came off really snarky, and that's not how I mean it. I'm also too lazy to figure out how to word it better, so I'm leaving it that way. Also, Gopher, IRON hasn't been at war for a few days now. I think there might be a few more still on that list, but not in the war anymore.
  3. Perhaps I'm alone in thinking this, but would it make more sense to group the two wars now, or leave off the LSF war altogether? It's pretty clear to most, I think, that the LSF front isn't going to expand past what it already has. The loss to IRON's score is going to be almost exclusively caused by Sparta, or so I would hope, so the LSF front is going to generally be represented by inaccurate or misleading stats. No biggie if nobody else agrees, just thought I'd put that out there.
  4. [quote name='D34th' timestamp='1340552169' post='2994464'] I don't think you understand what irony means, [/quote] I'm not sure you understand what irony means; the example of irony he put forward is an excellent one.
  5. [quote name='jerdge' timestamp='1340149494' post='2989387'] People making peace mode jokes and callouts are doing it for a [b]reason[/b] too. I anyway commend your post and I hope it helps to keep the debate on peace mode at a minimum. [/quote] You make a fair point; however, often the [b]reason[/b] is that those people think they're making a valid point that needs attention. I'm making the argument here that the vast majority of reasons for posting about peace mode are stupid ones. Thanks for your commendation - I will be sure to have a medal made to put in my sig
  6. [quote name='James Dahl' timestamp='1340145000' post='2989262'] People don't have anything else to argue about, and they don't want to just be quiet so you have "lol peace mode" [/quote] I suppose I have too much confidence in peoples' ability to be creative about their posturing.
  7. So every war, people start posturing about things that the other side is doing. That's all well and good, and for forum lurkers like me, it can be awfully fun to watch, whether it's for or against you. But can people leave the Peace Mode Warrior out of it this time? I'm pretty sure most of us have been through this war thing before. If you haven't been paying attention at all since Karma and before, this will be news to you; everybody puts people into peace mode. Sure, an alliance 100% in peace mode is something you can poke fun at. An alliance 100% in war mode will attract attention too, on the basis that people are generally impressed by the commitment to the possibility of complete and utter destruction of an entire alliance's infrastructure. But numbers in peace mode even up towards 60% aren't exactly uncommon. Everybody knows the reasons for it too, and if you are still pointing out that your opponent has X number of people using the vaunted hippy shield, you are either behind the times or being deliberately obtuse. For those behind the times... 1) Peace mode is often used to restock nukes and navy before returning to the fray. 2) Alliances will often keep a reserve, which occasionally exceeds the size of the main force, ready for a counterattack. 3) Some of these nations will spend most or all of the conflict in peace mode for a variety of reasons - being radically outnumbered in the upper tiers is one of them, and I imagine that for smaller alliances, the archaic idea of the dedicated bank nation still exists and is (marginally) helpful. Heck, I imagine that simply having a few members that are still very strong will help in the case of rogues. 4) Nations kept in reserve this way have, in past cases, been part of the surrender terms bargaining - let your upper tier experience a predetermined amount of war in order to avoid complete devastation. Yes, I know that some nations simply hide in peace mode because they love their stats, or don't agree with the war, or other things that could be construed as violating the written or unwritten agreement between an alliance and its members. Those people generally are called out by their own allies, so you don't have to do it for them. But entire alliances hiding in peace mode are doing it for a [b]reason[/b], even if you don't think it's a good reason. And frankly, it's boring to read pages upon pages of "You're in peace mode" "No, we have less people in peace mode than you" "It's a legitimate strategy" and the like. Really really boring. So please, go ahead and posture. We all enjoy reading about it, even when it's meaningless. But the Peace Mode Warrior label has been cliche for some time now. This has been a topic of discussion in past wars as well; just figured I'd get this started while we're all still waiting with bated breath for more war declarations so that people might actually see it.
  8. Any tl;dr for those of us who don't have time to watch it yet? All I'm getting from your post is "FUTURE SOON" and a vague reference to what could be referred to as another industrial revolution, and I don't have time to watch the video at the moment.
  9. I fully agree with jerdge - but I think it's also important to differentiate between slander and genuine criticism. In this particular case, it doesn't look like there's any confusion; one comment of encouragement should never draw this sort of fire. But I think it's also important to be able to level with someone and tell them that something is wrong with what they're doing. That sort of thing is becoming harder to do in our society because so many criticisms are taken as insults somehow. I guess I'm saying that any system supporting free speech should especially protect critical speech that has a basis in fact.
  10. [quote name='Nikita Ilyich Lenin' timestamp='1337074863' post='2967659'] Can we outsource our econ to you. [/quote] Roq, you should consider doing this for small alliances. Walk in, help them set up a tech program, and leave a guide behind. I don't think anyone doubts your ability to get tech running.
  11. Not knowing how many streaks go on for how long, would it be possible to perhaps display all streak above a certain threshold? Or, alternatively, simply a top 3 or top 5 streaks in length? I don't get a lot of meaningful information when I just see streak updates every 5 days - that means five different updates to check to see who is on a streak right now.
  12. Since you'll be in the neighborhood anyway, I hear Forks, WA is a great center for paranormal... stuff, anyway. And Bigfoot is supposed to live in Washington or British Columbia, I think. Right?
  13. [quote name='jerdge' timestamp='1331630016' post='2937535'] Like you needed that to get on top... Wouldn't it be the first time, for IRON, BTW? I can't imagine another alliance which had that potential for that long, and that didn't reach it yet: I guess that such a long "delay" will just make it sweeter! Or, I don't know, on April 1st we could announce your comeback to neutrality and the merge into the Independent Republican Agency of Nations for the Protection of Green Oranges... [center][img]http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh9b17fnKh1qcptm2o1_500.jpg[/img][/center] [/quote] Technically? I think we were ranked first right at the beginning of Karma. I'm not sure if that actually shows up in the Sanction Race, cause I'm pretty sure it was for less than a day. And we can't go back to neutrality - we were never neutral, just independent!
  14. A friend of mine wrote this essay for a class that he took called "Confronting Moral Dilemmas." It's pretty funny - read past the first few paragraphs for the better parts. For what it's worth, he got an A on this paper. At the beginning of the term, I felt as though I had a coherent grasp on many concepts concerning morality. I have strong opinions concerning many of the issues mentioned in the course catalogue, and I was excited to take a class which would focus on moral dilemmas and allow me to explore concrete examples of controversial issues. In that capacity the class has been very helpful. Learning about the great philosophers and their ideas, particularly social contract theory, has made me examine and in most cases reinforce my opinions on a variety of moral issues. One of the strong points of this class was the literature we read and the in-class discussions in which we explored the ideas presented in the assigned text. Though a portion of the reading was difficult and somewhat inaccessible, the professor's guided discussions of the readings always ensured that everyone was on the same page. The fact that some readings were very dense social contract theories in the tradition of Rousseau and Kant while others were fictional short stories also served to add variety to the course work. Overall, this was a highly effective class that allowed students to expand as writers while receiving grounded, helpful critique from a qualified professor. However, I did not progress as much as a writer as I had hoped to by the end of this term. My main problem with essay writing, as it was in the beginning of the term, is quite simply time management. I write very meticulously and slowly, and so have had some difficulty completing assignments in the allotted time. The draft process also proved difficult for me to adjust to, because I edit as I write rather than writing a first draft and then refining it. A prime example of my difficulty with drafts is my research paper concerning the Death Penalty. My initial draft of the Death Penalty paper was poorly written and not well organized. I did not allow myself enough time to research the subject matter, and I was both physically and mentally drained when I began the essay. In some ways this was helpful as it forced me to revise and re-write a significant portion of my paper to complete my final draft. Had I written a first draft that I was happy with from the start, it would have been difficult for me to make changes for my final draft. As it was I was able to make several important additions to my paper, namely a paragraph discussing how the death penalty is not administered universally or fairly across racial or gender-related lines. Additionally I polished and refined much of the sloppy writing of my first draft. Initially, I thought that “Confronting Moral Dilemmas” was a course designed to help students understand the life and reproductive cycles of the Common European Mange-Donkey. I have always been extremely interested in equine biology, and so I jumped at the opportunity to learn about a specific subject in such depth. However, I quickly realized my assumptions concerning the course's subject matter were incorrect. Instead of mange-related fur deterioration and foot and mouth disease, we were discussing human rights issues! Since I was initially misled by the course title, the remainder of this essay will not discuss my experience in “Confronting Moral Dilemmas”. Instead, I will present my own research relating to the behavioral and reproductive habits of the Common European Mange-Donkey. For the sake of concision I will refer to the Common European Mange-Donkey simply as “The Mange-Donkey”. Of course, if I were writing an essay concerning multiple species of Mange-Donkey (i.e American Mange-Donkeys, Afro-Asian Mange-Donkeys) than a greater degree of distinction would be necessary. Mange-Donkeys are similar to standard donkeys, and both species belong to a greater family known as the Equidae family. This family also includes zebras, mules, and horses. Though horses look sleek and get most of the publicity, they also suck. Mules cannot reproduce, but they are great for party tricks, and zebras are more often striped than not. Mange-Donkeys, however, are in a class all of their own. It has often been said that being a Mange-Donkey is not simply a matter of genetics- rather, it is a way of life. While it is certainly true that Mange-Donkeys are most easily distinguished by temperament rather than appearance, there are still visually observable distinctions that set the Mange-Donkey apart from the standard donkey. Physically speaking Mange-Donkeys are differentiated from the standard donkey by large, moth-eaten patches of hair, a certain troll-like cunning in the eye, and a strong North Yorkshire accent present in the bray. If they serve dual duties as Slapping Donkeys, Mange-Donkeys may also exhibit such characteristics as a balding or hairless hindquarter and a tattered mane and tail. While it is commonly supposed that the Mange-Donkey came by its moniker because it is prone to a mange-like skin rash, this assumption is incorrect. The skin rash (known as “rain scald” or “mud fever”) is in fact common to both Mange-Donkeys and standard Donkeys, and is caused by prolonged exposure to damp conditions. In reality, “Mange-Donkeys” are known as such because they are half mange, half donkey. It is interesting to note that unlike most hybrid animals (mules, ligers) Mange-Donkeys can reproduce. I have devoted much time and effort into researching the etymology of the word “donkey”, but have not had much success finding accurate sources. As a result, I have formulated my own theory concerning the names' derivation and origins. To me, the most logical answer is that the word “donkey” is a diminutive of “Don Quixote”, the name of the Spanish knight in Cervante's novel. Somewhere along the line, a committee was called and an executive decision was made to get rid of the oats and the tea, leaving only “Don Qui”. This became further corrupted as the syllables were combined into a single word and the spelling was anglicized, ultimately evolving into the modern English “Donkey”. I feel that the skills I am lacking in terms of my writing abilities will all come simply as a matter of practice. The more papers I have to write to make a quick deadline, the more drafts I complete, the better and less frustrated I will be.
  15. [quote name='shahman' timestamp='1329885059' post='2925407'] I think more than once-a-week all alliance would be too much. I'm against it. Also, I like the new format. A++ [/quote] Both of these. Though I might be biased somewhat, given that my alliance is in the sanction race anyway :V
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