# Diplomacy - Dominatrix **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 2, 2003, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727 "2003-07-02T05:54:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/321 "2003-08-25T04:03:10Z")
I’m still missing one set of orders. I’m going to let the turn linger until I decide to go to sleep late tonite. If I haven’t received them by then I’ll be forced to issue an NMR. Once the turn is adjudicated I’m going to be posting a message to all players regarding the status of our Austrian player during his absence. I’m going to be asking everyone to weigh in with a response since the participation seems to be waning. I very much do not want to see this game deviate into stagnation just as it begins getting exciting. ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/322 "2003-08-26T03:20:44Z")
Awww. Don’t worry. This game is not stagnating in the least. Good luck with your new job, **Whack-A-Mole**! ---
**Author:** ![Mastema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mastema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mastema)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/323 "2003-08-31T01:00:58Z")
Ok, 5 days without a post? I hereby declare the game stagnated. What’s up Mr. GM? I would also like to second the good luck with the job sentiment. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/324 "2003-08-31T02:58:09Z")
Check your emails folks, I sent a message a few hours ago. ---
**Author:** ![Mastema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mastema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mastema)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/325 "2003-08-31T03:06:14Z")
I did not receive, could you resend to me please? ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/326 "2003-08-31T03:36:25Z")
Resent. ---
**Author:** ![Mastema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mastema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mastema)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/327 "2003-08-31T03:52:41Z")
Are you sure your e-mail is working ok, the only thing I have received in the past few hours is spam from BMG Music. ---
**Author:** ![Mastema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mastema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mastema)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/328 "2003-08-31T03:54:12Z")
Did everyone else receive theirs? ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/329 "2003-08-31T05:00:38Z")
I tested the mail to my hotmail account and it worked just fine. Here’s the text of the message that was mailed for you and anyone else who’s interested. > [@](#): > > First and foremost, I want to appologize to all of you for letting this game flounder for the last few days. I’ve been very busy this week. I’ve got a few important notes. > > 1. I’m moving to a new apartment on the first of next month, thats in approximately 36 hours. I work tonite and Sunday, as well as the Tuesday following the big move. I’ll essentially be offline until Wednesday afternoon, and I’ve been awfully preoccupied this week getting prepared and packed. To complicate matters my ISP hasn’t yet been able to inform me of the status of my connection during my move. Their service reps have been telling me that my new apartment doesn’t exists (according to their systems anyways), so until that’s fixed it’s unclear if I’ll be back online by Wednesday or not. > > 2. Its Labor Day so hopefully #1 isn’t too big an issue for you American players anyways. With luck you all have more interesting activities to attend to. > > 3. Beginning this week I decided to put the game on hold. As I’ve mentioned previously Whack-a-Mole, our Austrian, has just gotten a new job and informed me that he’ll likely be offline for two weeks starting last Monday. Since he has been out of contact over this last week, I’m going to assume that he is indeed offline. He suggested that I replace him if I were so inclined as he didn’t want to hold everything up. My preference was to not replace him unless absolutely needed, and considering my schedule over this 2-week period it was convienent for me to just put the game on hold in hopes that he’ll be able to pick up where he left off when he returns. I hope you all are comfortable with this and can pick up with a renewed enthusiasm once the game gets back underway. > > So, this is where we stand. I’ll be in touch once I hear from Jeff and will pass it along to you all. Things could get underway as soon as this coming Friday, so don’t forget about us. Jeff, if you’re able to get online and read this, please send me an update. Thanks for everyone’s patience, and I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. > > ~Your packrat GM ---
**Author:** ![Mastema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mastema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mastema)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/330 "2003-08-31T14:01:12Z")
Roger Dodger! ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/331 "2003-09-12T22:25:44Z")
As things are starting to get moving again, we get our legs cut out form under us one more time. Our French player has decided that he will not have time to dedicate to Diplomacy this fall semester and we’re left looking for a replacement player. I’ll look into it further at a later date, since I’m running out of the door now, but I’m hoping that one of the Doper community will be interested in stepping in and taking over the French throne. He’s in a pretty good position and should make for a interesting play. Stay tuned. ---
**Author:** ![Jonmarzie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jonmarzie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonmarzie)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/332 "2003-09-15T15:15:58Z")
I’d be completely willing to take over the French player. It would be the perfect chance to use coup-de-etat as many times as possible in referring to the French leadership. If I get this new position, call me “Citizen Jonmarzie.” ---
**Author:** ![Mastema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mastema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mastema)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/333 "2003-09-15T15:43:39Z")
Let me point out that France has a longstanding alliance with Russia, and was last seen rushing to the aid of the embattled Soviet Republic. The same aid from the new French leadership would be greatly appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/334 "2003-09-15T16:35:55Z")
**Jonmarzie** , if you’re taking over France, I’ll just have to inform you that the Franco-Italian union was just about to advance into the next stage where we wanted to take over the Mediterranean from that pesky Turkish player 😃 Don’t listen to the Tsar. He’s just trying to lure you onto his side. ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/335 "2003-09-15T23:19:48Z")
And here I was. Thinking that France was at war with England. Silly me. ---
**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/336 "2003-09-16T20:04:15Z")
**Soup** , that’s clearly a misconception. A typical beginner’s mistake. Could have happened to the best of us. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jonmarzie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jonmarzie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonmarzie)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/337 "2003-09-16T20:16:43Z")
So, if I’m going to be France, don’t I need some sort of . . . um . . . you know . . . information on how to contact others via the All Knowing One? I’d also need the map, or something. -Citizen Jonmarzie ---
**Author:** ![Mastema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mastema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mastema)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/338 "2003-09-17T00:42:07Z")
What say Mr. GM sir? Can we keep Jonmarzie as long as we remember to punch some holes in the lid this time? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/339 "2003-09-17T01:27:04Z")
Bah. If Jonmarzie relies on crutches like “email” and “maps,” I don’t want him taking the reigns of the illustrious French empire! ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727/340 "2003-09-17T04:39:42Z")
**Jonmarzie** , here be the map. [http://users.rcn.com/ben.gabrielson/Diplomacy/1137/](http://users.rcn.com/ben.gabrielson/Diplomacy/1137/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-dominatrix/185727.md?page=18)