I'm not in the know,
but I'm making an educated guess...

there was an unfortunate outbreak of unsuitable material getting into
the forum,
and this may have necessitated some redesign with some additional
security measures to prevent a reoccurance,

-|steve|-


On 26/03/2011 12:05, Charles Bowers wrote:
> has been down all week. Anyone in the know? My playing time is going
> to GGWitE, but I like to follow the old game's progress.
>
>
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Meanwhile,

what is your current opinion on the new game?

(we are not introverted and look exclusively at the DG / SPI product...)

-|steve|-




On 26/03/2011 12:05, Charles Bowers wrote:
> has been down all week. Anyone in the know? My playing time is going
> to GGWitE, but I like to follow the old game's progress.
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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As good a recommendation as it gets then!

:-))

-|steve|-


On 26/03/2011 13:21, Charles Bowers wrote:
> It's up to official version 1.03. It is stable and runs well. I have
> not attempted any editing, though scenarios can be player-created.
> While the system is igoyougo, combat occurs in the movement phase.
> Prepared attacks cost a premium of movement points, so most attacks
> are hasty, or effectively "on the march". This provides great flow,
> and some unpredictability, to offensives. Supply is crucial, and the
> ability to air supply forward columns means that exploiting formations
> don't necessarily just run out of gas: they can at times be pushed
> beyond their normal capabilities. (They can also push themselves out
> of all hope of relief if things go badly.) Command works much as it
> did in Russo-German War, and for that matter in numerous Napoleonic
> games. A grognard will grasp it intuitively very quickly.
> The AI runs a decent defense, poor offense, and is a tremendous
> learning tool. Play against a human is in a different league.
> Much is made for and against the complex systems of air and support
> units, replacement et al. Fact is, you can let these functions
> regulate themselves very nicely, and micromanage as little as you
> please, without losing the fun and flavour of the game.
> I think it's fabulous.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* sgminfo@aol
> *To:*
>
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 26, 2011 2:22 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [WarInEur] The DG Forum
>
> Meanwhile,
>
> what is your current opinion on the new game?
>
> (we are not introverted and look exclusively at the DG / SPI
> product...)
>
> -|steve|-
>
>
>
>
> On 26/03/2011 12:05, Charles Bowers wrote:
>> has been down all week. Anyone in the know? My playing time is
>> going to GGWitE, but I like to follow the old game's progress.
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

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has been down all week. Anyone in the know? My playing time is going to GGWitE, but I like to follow the old game's progress.

It's up to official version 1.03. It is stable and runs well. I have not attempted any editing, though scenarios can be player-created.

While the system is igoyougo, combat occurs in the movement phase. Prepared attacks cost a premium of movement points, so most attacks are hasty, or effectively "on the march". This provides great flow, and some unpredictability, to offensives. Supply is crucial, and the ability to air supply forward columns means that exploiting formations don't necessarily just run out of gas: they can at times be pushed beyond their normal capabilities. (They can also push themselves out of all hope of relief if things go badly.) Command works much as it did in Russo-German War, and for that matter in numerous Napoleonic games. A grognard will grasp it intuitively very quickly.

The AI runs a decent defense, poor offense, and is a tremendous learning tool. Play against a human is in a different league.

Much is made for and against the complex systems of air and support units, replacement et al. Fact is, you can let these functions regulate themselves very nicely, and micromanage as little as you please, without losing the fun and flavour of the game.

I think it's fabulous.
----- Original Message -----
From: sgminfo@aol
To:
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 2:22 AM
Subject: Re: [WarInEur] The DG Forum


Meanwhile,

what is your current opinion on the new game?

(we are not introverted and look exclusively at the DG / SPI product...)

-|steve|-




On 26/03/2011 12:05, Charles Bowers wrote:
has been down all week. Anyone in the know? My playing time is going to GGWitE, but I like to follow the old game's progress.

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Almost certainly inadvertance,
Forums take quite a bit of policing and reqire quite a pro-active stance
due the ease of posting and the volumes of stuff that can go through...


...coupled with being short handed in the admin department (for that
read lean and efficient)
It can be difficult for someone hardpressed for time to distinguish
immediately the wheat from the chaffe...(or is it tinfoil strips?), and
mistakes can be made...

:-(

-|steve|-



On 01/04/2011 11:18, wrote:
> Permanently as in purposefully and specifically banned? Or was your
> email taken for spam? Some other weirdness?
>
> > Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 02:55:14 -0400
> > From:
> > To:
> > Subject: [WarInEur] DG Forum
> >
> >
> > DG froum was up for about an hour today. Logged in and found it was
> being massively spammed. I sent an email to Doc to report it and I got
> permanently banned.
> >
> > Checked back later through the DG site and now when you click on the
> forum link you get a popup indicating that the site is down for
> maintenance.
> >
> > Go figure!
> > _______________________________________________
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DG froum was up for about an hour today. Logged in and found it was being massively spammed. I sent an email to Doc to report it and I got permanently banned.

Checked back later through the DG site and now when you click on the forum link you get a popup indicating that the site is down for maintenance.

Go figure!
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Permanently as in purposefully and specifically banned? Or was your email taken for spam? Some other weirdness?

> Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 02:55:14 -0400
> From:
> To:
> Subject: [WarInEur] DG Forum
>
>
> DG froum was up for about an hour today. Logged in and found it was being massively spammed. I sent an email to Doc to report it and I got permanently banned.
>
> Checked back later through the DG site and now when you click on the forum link you get a popup indicating that the site is down for maintenance.
>
> Go figure!
> _______________________________________________
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I guess the answer is "some other weirdness", because I've been permanently banned as well. Presumably everyone has until they sort out the mess.




From:
To:
Subject: RE: [WarInEur] DG Forum
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 10:18:36 +0000




Permanently as in purposefully and specifically banned? Or was your email taken for spam? Some other weirdness?

> Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 02:55:14 -0400
> From:
> To:
> Subject: [WarInEur] DG Forum
>
>
> DG froum was up for about an hour today. Logged in and found it was being massively spammed. I sent an email to Doc to report it and I got permanently banned.
>
> Checked back later through the DG site and now when you click on the forum link you get a popup indicating that the site is down for maintenance.
>
> Go figure!
> _______________________________________________
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Bring back Bletchley!
All is Forgiven!!!

:-)


The British used to be masters of cyberwarfare

...before they (the British) invented the computer

What went wrong...???


:-((


-|steve|-




On 01/04/2011 17:27, Paul S. Person wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Apr 2011 2:55:14 -0400,<> wrote:
>
>> DG froum was up for about an hour today. Logged in and found it was being massively spammed. I sent an email to Doc to report it and I got permanently banned.
> That seems unnecessarily strict. Perhaps he snapped after the
> 10-millionth such email. Or something.
>
> Then again, if they ban all the /legitimate/ posters, then it will be
> much easier for the spammers to take over. Perhaps that is the goal.
>
> This suggests the question: could the spammers have taken over
> already?
>
>> Checked back later through the DG site and now when you click on the forum link you get a popup indicating that the site is down for maintenance.
> Perhaps Management has reasserted control over the infiltrating
> spammers. Or something.
>
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