Re: Re: User Name

Mark Arvidson <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.games.diplomacy.judge.dp.discussion
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Anonymity only lasts until the end of the game, quite true.  To me it is extremely important to show the players names at the end, as it tends to act as a counterbalance to poor sportsmanship, needless profanity, and probably reduces the number of "quitters". Knowing your name is going to be posted at the end improves play in my opinion.  

And do take care fadingcaptain that you don't burn your bridges behind you.  I would advise you change up your Nom de Guerre at least every few games.  If you use the same "handle" over and over, you will be recognized (for better or worse) in short order.  I try and change up every game, and take mainly somewhat accurate historical or humorous personas.  One favorite was a takeover for a failing Japan in an Imperial game months ago - "Mishinsakin Wiyukikmi".

Auguri!

Mark

 



--- On Wed, 12/31/08, Mario Huys <[email protected]> wrote:

> From: Mario Huys <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [dpjudge] Re: User Name
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 7:13 PM
> On the topic of anonimity, all public games (as opposed to
> private games, where everyone is supposed to know each
> other) on the dpjudge are gunboat, that is all player
> identities (i.e. name and e-mail address, as registered with
> the DPPD) are revealed only at the end of the game.
> Revealing your identity (e.g. your RL name) beforehand is
> actually an offense, and may result in you being thrown out
> of the game, if the GM so decides. Check the house rules
> (http://www.floc.net/dpjudge/new?page=Policies).
> 
> And Manus, that should be "nom de guerre".
> Another loanword massacred. It's not too late to add
> that to your new year's resolutions ;)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: fadingcaptain <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Thursday, January 1, 2009 8:22:18 AM
> Subject: [dpjudge] Re: User Name
> 
> 
> Thank you!  You nailed it.  That's exactly what I
> wanted to know. 
> 
> Nothing weird going on here, just, all things considered,
> I'd rather 
> go by my gaming name than my real name.  I at least like to
> give 
> myself some allusion of anonymity.  ;-)
> 
> --- In dpjudge@yahoogroups .com, Mark Arvidson
> <mark_arvidson@ ...> 
> wrote:
> >
> > The DPJudge account only needs your registered email
> to recognize 
> you.  When you find a game and join, it will assign you a
> power. 
> Once you receive a message assigning you a power, you go
> direct to 
> the web interface for that game.  Check your assigned
> power, enter 
> your password (chosen when you joined the game), and you
> now have a 
> blank slate to be whoever you choose to be for the game. 
> The Judge 
> could care less if you call yourself "Germany" or
> "Kaiser" or "I am a 
> Jelly Doughnut". 
> > 
> > Does that help?
> > 
> > -Mark
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Tue, 12/30/08, fadingcaptain <fadingcaptain@
> ...> wrote:
> > 
> > > From: fadingcaptain <fadingcaptain@ ...>
> > > Subject: [dpjudge] User Name
> > > To: dpjudge@yahoogroups .com
> > > Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 9:34 PM
> > > Noob question. . .
> > > 
> > > When you play a game on DPJudge what user name do
> you use? 
> > > The one 
> > > that you create for your DPJudge account or the
> one that
> > > you submit on 
> > > your e-mail to join a game?
> >


      

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