Hmm, well rather than try it again here, I've found a site that will do the "gamemaster" part automatically: http://playdiplomacy.com
I'll be glad to start a game there for Particracy folks if you're all still interested. There's at least one open spot since George dropped out, so w1ould anyone else here want to play? If not, I can take volunteers on their forums, but I'd prefer to keep it to players of Particracy.