What should I know before posting to rec.games.diplomacy?
Whether you are a seasoned Internet user or not, please take a moment to review the following list of rules that especially apply to rec.games.diplomacy. The newsgroup is not moderated in any way, and nobody is responsible for keeping people in line. However, off-topic postings, excessive or redundant postings, commercial announcement (spams), flames, and trolls (flame-bait) are not acceptable to most subscribers. In particular, if you wish to make a game opening announcement (that is a vacancy for an email game of Diplomacy or a Diplomacy variant), please use the keyword “Opening:” at the beginning of the subject line of your article. Other information about the game (game name, variant type, power available, number of centres, and which judge (if any)) would also be very helpful in the subject line or the body of the email. Do not post messages advertising commercial products, unless the forum is designed for such purposes. One exception is for directly relevant commercial ventures (
