I just pulled an all nighter so forgive me for anything I say that is absolutely inane even though I'm fairly sure this is a completely sane post. Mkay? Mkay.
I found it a little odd and so i voted.
...odd. Yes, someone posted last. That's very odd... it's not like it happens every game or anything
You did not really answer my question so i asked you again. Absolutely anyone would try to get someone who voted for them off. If someone was to vote for someone, is it not the natural thing to try and see if you can convinve them otherwise?
Yes. That's the natural first response - but if the person voting you is being entirely unreasonable (and I was being unreasonable) then the natural next response is not to continue attempting to be reasonable - the natural next response is either to rage at them, to angrily say "well then screw you," or even to ignore them since they aren't actually saying anything that merits a response.
As i said before, i see coming out of RVS as only a good thing. Do i believe its a magical moment thats as clear as day and night? No. But i believe it is far better to get serious than to be random, especially when scum hunting.
Theory time (well, a little). First of all, there is no such thing as random. The choice of who to vote for is a non-random choice insofar as scum know their partners, and this makes them more or less likely to vote for them. Second of all, RVS justifications are nonrandom insofar as they provide information. Third of all, and this is the point I'm trying to make with regards to you being scummy: Yes, getting out of the RVS is all well and good. But it's a fairly common scum tactic (again, I used to do this as scum) to do things that are non-RVSish and say "hey, i'm helping us get out of the RVS" in order to look helpful. It's a wonderful way to earn some brownie points without actually
doing
anything. The thing about RVS is that it ends
automatically
- no one needs to help it along. No matter what, there will always be some kind of event during the first few posts that brings serious discussion, and serious discussion means that the game has started. Other people random voting at that point doesn't really matter - the game is out of RVS, and you "helping it along" is doing exactly zero to actually bring about more content. You know what would bring about more content?
posting content.
And when I say content, I mean votes, reads, and justifications. Those three things lie at the heart of content that can be read for alignment. Questions don't. You asking questions might help you read others.
it doesn't help us read you.
And that's why some scum love to ask questions, because it's a great way to look like you're doing something when you aren't actually moving the discussion forward - you aren't bringing in new ideas, you're just poking at ones that are already there.
