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Author:Godzilla
Posted:Mar 23, 2011 at 12:23 pm
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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 isn't. In Diplomacy, something cannot be "almost illegal" -- either you can do it without breaking rules, or you cannot do it without breaking rules. For all the strong feelings against message-passing, have never seen a game in which it was illegal.

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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've even been known to falsify e-mails from "others" to make my point. Anything for the game, you know.

Some players oppose the tactic so much they don't care what the e-mail says, they will immediately go after you for being so disreputable. I had one player call me "insulting to the hobby," which seemed a bit harsh. So there are risks, but that's always true. The tactic, however, is not (and really cannot be) forbidden.

I'll add if people forward me an e-mail from someone else, I generally disapprove. Not because I'm a hypocrite, but because it isn't for something ridiculous enough. It is, for me, a last ditch effort. Forwarding e-mails to prove a 1901 FE alliance seems a little unnecessary, and while I won't insult the player or throw my forces haphazarly against them for revenge, I will doubt their cunning and probably consider them easy meat for the rest of the game.

There are 13 Messages in this Thread:


Forwarding e-mails (pedros) Mar 20, 06:28 am

Forwarding e-mails (Godzilla) Mar 20, 08:34 am

Forwarding e-mails (fencertim) Mar 20, 10:31 am

Forwarding e-mails (DancingQueen) Mar 22, 03:32 pm

Forwarding e-mails (Godzilla) Mar 23, 06:17 am

Forwarding e-mails (pedros) Mar 23, 06:33 am

Forwarding e-mails (Godzilla) Mar 23, 09:15 am

Forwarding e-mails (Blueraider0) Mar 23, 11:03 am

Forwarding e-mails (Godzilla) Mar 23, 12:23 pm

Forwarding e-mails (rodtheworm) Mar 24, 05:22 pm

Forwarding e-mails (FlapJack) Mar 26, 02:42 am

Forwarding e-mails (FuzzyLogic) Mar 23, 12:13 pm

Forwarding e-mails (sgttodd) Mar 31, 10:02 am

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