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Post Post #0 (ISO) » Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:15 am

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I'm going to ask this here, rather than bother any one person through an IM.

What's the policy in regard to players communicating out of game, as long as they don't talk about games they might be playing in together?

Specifically, there's someone I want to talk to about something totally unrelated to Mafia, but I always seem to be in a game with this person.

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Post Post #1 (ISO) » Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:22 am

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As long as you're not talking about the game(s) it would be ok.

If you're unsure contact your mod.
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Post Post #2 (ISO) » Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:46 am

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Lol, ive played mafia games with my boyfriend and 2 best friends. Do you really think i went 2/3/4 months without talking to them out of the game?

It's fine as long as you dont talk about your game.
Seriously. Read your role PM before playing.
I am sorry if you have to prod me, I have absolutely no concept of time.

My prefered pronoun set is "cie/cir/cirs[elf]" but they is more than acceptable.
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Post Post #3 (ISO) » Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:50 am

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Haylen wrote:Lol, ive played mafia games with my boyfriend and 2 best friends. Do you really think i went 2/3/4 months without talking to them out of the game?

It's fine as long as you dont talk about your game.
Well, that's IRL; that's different. I'm talking about someone here who I don't yet know outside of this forum, and I'd like to get to know them a little better. On, you know a friends-type basis. Um, yeah.

Also, my son plays here, too. We just don't talk about the games.
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Post Post #4 (ISO) » Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:59 am

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Ah, I see. That's not a problem, I'm friends with quite a few people on the forums, same rule applies...not talking bout game, bla bla bla
Seriously. Read your role PM before playing.
I am sorry if you have to prod me, I have absolutely no concept of time.

My prefered pronoun set is "cie/cir/cirs[elf]" but they is more than acceptable.
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Post Post #5 (ISO) » Sun Dec 13, 2009 8:08 am

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Simply put, Mafia involves a level of trust that can't be completely safeguarded against. We can't investigate your PM box or scan your IM records.

That's why when we DO find out about people who cheat, they get kicked off the site on a one-strike policy.
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Post Post #6 (ISO) » Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:13 am

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Vi wrote:We can't investigate your PM box or scan your IM records.
sure we "can't"
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Post Post #7 (ISO) » Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:16 am

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Josh Lyman wrote:
Haylen wrote:Lol, ive played mafia games with my boyfriend and 2 best friends. Do you really think i went 2/3/4 months without talking to them out of the game?

It's fine as long as you dont talk about your game.
Well, that's IRL; that's different. I'm talking about someone here who I don't yet know outside of this forum, and I'd like to get to know them a little better. On, you know a friends-type basis. Um, yeah.

Also, my son plays here, too. We just don't talk about the games.
That sounds a bit like DGB, because her son played here for a while (Bertrand).
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Post Post #8 (ISO) » Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:44 am

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That's the thing - you can PM players in your games and chat as much as you want, so long as you're not:

a) Buttering them up for a game advantage or,
b) Discussing the game.
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Post Post #9 (ISO) » Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:18 pm

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Netopalis wrote:That's the thing - you can PM players in your games and chat as much as you want, so long as you're not:

a) Buttering them up for a game advantage or,
b) Discussing the game.
you are going to influence them anyway.
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Post Post #10 (ISO) » Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:24 pm

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Netopalis wrote:That's the thing - you can PM players in your games and chat as much as you want, so long as you're not:

a) Buttering them up for a game advantage or,
b) Discussing the game.
Catch: If you know what to look for, you can still deduce someone's ingame alignment even if you're not talking explicitly about the game.
This is why Neighbor is such an underrated power role.
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Post Post #11 (ISO) » Sun Dec 13, 2009 3:37 pm

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Vi wrote:
Netopalis wrote:That's the thing - you can PM players in your games and chat as much as you want, so long as you're not:

a) Buttering them up for a game advantage or,
b) Discussing the game.
Catch: If you know what to look for, you can still deduce someone's ingame alignment even if you're not talking explicitly about the game.
This is why Neighbor is such an underrated power role.
If you're going to go that far then we need to shut down the MD and GD and only allow players to be in one game at a time. I know Adel likes to play around with his meta in the MD (and GD) to alter his in game perceptions. And I've even dropped WIFOM statements in MD during games out of amusement. I guess the only difference is that the other threads are openly available for others to browse. But still I think it's fine to talk to people outside the game as long as you don't mention the game.

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Post Post #12 (ISO) » Sun Dec 13, 2009 3:54 pm

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shaft.ed wrote:
Vi wrote:
Netopalis wrote:That's the thing - you can PM players in your games and chat as much as you want, so long as you're not:

a) Buttering them up for a game advantage or,
b) Discussing the game.
Catch: If you know what to look for, you can still deduce someone's ingame alignment even if you're not talking explicitly about the game.
This is why Neighbor is such an underrated power role.
If you're going to go that far then we need to shut down the MD and GD and only allow players to be in one game at a time. I know Adel likes to play around with his meta in the MD (and GD) to alter his in game perceptions. And I've even dropped WIFOM statements in MD during games out of amusement. I guess the only difference is that the other threads are openly available for others to browse. But still I think it's fine to talk to people outside the game as long as you don't mention the game.
One time there was a thread in MD about a topic I can't recall, and a member of a game I was playing and myself were posting in it a lot, and we directed a lot of posts at each other. It had nothing specifically to do with the game, but the mod PMed both of us to be careful with it. I think it's fine to PM another player as long as it's not game related. Same with MD/GD.
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Post Post #13 (ISO) » Sun Dec 13, 2009 3:55 pm

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^^^ Sorry, that was me.
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Post Post #14 (ISO) » Sun Dec 13, 2009 4:43 pm

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shaft.ed wrote:
Vi wrote:
Netopalis wrote:That's the thing - you can PM players in your games and chat as much as you want, so long as you're not:

a) Buttering them up for a game advantage or,
b) Discussing the game.
Catch: If you know what to look for, you can still deduce someone's ingame alignment even if you're not talking explicitly about the game.
This is why Neighbor is such an underrated power role.
If you're going to go that far then we need to shut down the MD and GD and only allow players to be in one game at a time. I know Adel likes to play around with his meta in the MD (and GD) to alter his in game perceptions. And I've even dropped WIFOM statements in MD during games out of amusement. I guess the only difference is that the other threads are openly available for others to browse. But still I think it's fine to talk to people outside the game as long as you don't mention the game.

did anyone lose yet?
I never said anything about it not being fine.~
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Post Post #15 (ISO) » Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:10 pm

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Pomegranate wrote:^^^ Sorry, that was me.
Guess you'd best be posting an apology in general discussion.
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Post Post #16 (ISO) » Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:15 am

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It was by mistake. :D
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Post Post #17 (ISO) » Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:36 am

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Not to hijack my own thread, but I just read the apology thread and it confused me even more (if that's even possible). I thought Plum and Pom were alts? (Which concept, by the way, I'm still trying to
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grok the reasoning behind.)
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Post Post #18 (ISO) » Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:48 am

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Plum is my older sister. The apology thread was from the time she posted on my account (on purpose).
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Post Post #19 (ISO) » Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:53 am

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So rarely we've accidentally posted on the other's account, though I can't recall an instance where either of us did that in a game thread. Once I did it on purpose as a joke in poor taste and apologized.
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Post Post #20 (ISO) » Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:31 pm

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I generally don't see a problem as long as games aren't being discussed; however, I do have an unwritten rule that you can't play my games with somebody you personally know.
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Post Post #21 (ISO) » Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:55 pm

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I think this is a good time to ask 3 things to Lum/Pom

1) How often do you plat together?
2) If you play together, how often do tyou look at the other's inboxes?
3) Do you talk about games?
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Post Post #22 (ISO) » Mon Dec 14, 2009 3:03 pm

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1) We have played one game together before. Another one is going to start soon.
2) We have never looked into each other inboxes, whether or not we were playing together at the time.
3) No, we're very careful about that, actually. The mod didn't want day/night masons in the game, so we won't add them.
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Post Post #23 (ISO) » Mon Dec 14, 2009 3:10 pm

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Y'know, I think we really need to put a picture up of both of us together in the face with a name thread in the near future.
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