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Welcome everyone. Finally I have a few drops of energy to spare.
First of all, Toomai, I'm stealing your damned little icons because they're neat.
It's a normal game, but last I checked they're allowed at most two unique roles.
OK, pardon my paranoia, but I tend to distrust comments by new accounts like HS. Could be alt faking it, or not. I can never tell.
Hey now, that's ridiculous Farside. 5:16 seems way too unbalanced. I'm iffy even on 4:17. I can see 4:16:1, or 3:3:15 even. And, Farside, don't be too quick to judge a book by its cover. Take some time getting to know the person first, I always say.
Also let's get a discussion going: is it moreso Town or Scum that tends to confirm later in time?
You get those fuckers, Toomai.
Let's put some on this little nut for his maybe-slip: VOTE: Not-Mafia.
Now, Scarab, why exactly are you voting NM? He may be a nut, and an innocent one at that, so why be such a hardass on him? Probably capitalizing on the gaffe, eh?FoS: Scarab.
Alina, my dear, Mr. Wake has been very busy bandaging festering wounds, cleaning debilitated old folk, and everything else that comes with the wonderful, back-breaking world of health care. And it's SO worth it. Hey, are you an alt? Oh, and I'd like to know if you're Scum, too, 'cause you're cheeky, and I'm trying to read it.
FoSFarsideandTheAdrienCfor dubious actions needing explanation. Get cracking.-
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Alright, if you guys run me up give me time to talk.
OK, let's get down to brass tacks. I voted NM because I wanted to pressure him for him maybe-slip. Because that's what ii is, a potential slip.
Of COURSE I'm going toFoSthe other guy who's also voting you over the maybe-alt-slip. IknowI'm Town, but I don't if he is, so I want a reaction, and I certainly have gotten some. And NM's faulty post about fluff was interesting, too, because methinks it's him just being cynical and/or paranoid, which makes me think that comes from a Townie mindset. What I did find a bit odd was his 55's last sentence, where he says I pretty much called everyone who didn't post "/confirm" Scum, which I didn't. Huh.
Then NM wonders why I find his post interesting, and that his paranoia raises him up a bit in my list. Which in itself is interesting. At least to me.
Salamence et al should explain themselves a bit more, too. I vote NM for what looks like a gaffe, and then FoS another guy doing the same thing, to gauge reactions. You can call that bad all you want, but you'd be incorrect. It's not hypocritical in the slightest if you're trying to Scumhunt.
Also, Salamence's 64 needs to be remembered. That he's seen other people called Scum for the maybe-slip NM did is immaterial, I'm not sure NM's Scum at this point, but I want to see more of his reactions regarding it. 65's crap, because it's an appeal to authority that has no weight to it. Farside I think he's paranoid because he's overreacting a bit in a paranoid fashion in regards to my post. That tells me he's maybe more likely Town than Scum.
Reinoe's vote is crappy, too. This is Day 1, folks. Day 1 is nothingbutparanoia and speculation.
Step back and breathe a bit, mob.
Now add more reasoning for why you're voting the way you're all voting, and beveryspecific. I want more details just in case Town shoots itself in the foot.-
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Not when you keep drawing out waves of subsequent reactions.In post 75, Clusk92 wrote: Reaction testing sort of loses its effect when you tell people what you're doing.
Incorrect. Every subsequent reaction is valuable. If you have not noticed already, at least two other players have questioned the responses in response to my opening post which started all this fun.In post 76, Not_Mafia wrote:
So you normally join wagons and then immediately FoS most of the other people on it when you voted for the exact same reason as them?In post 70, Wake1 wrote:Of COURSE I'm going toFoSthe other guy who's also voting you over the maybe-alt-slip.
At times. Depends on my mood, and how unpredictable I feel like being.
How is paranoia a town trait and why it was faulty to call it fluff, what the set-up spec do to advance the game state?In post 70, Wake1 wrote:IknowI'm Town, but I don't if he is, so I want a reaction, and I certainly have gotten some. And NM's faulty post about fluff was interesting, too, because methinks it's him just being cynical and/or paranoid, which makes me think that comes from a Townie mindset.
Paranoia's a Town trait because Scum typically knows who the Town members are. The only exception is multiball, but that's left up to the imagination.
I read utter paranoia as a Town trait because it's usually tough for Scum to perfectly mimic it when they usually know who's who. Come on, you know this.
And another thing: I don't see anything wrong with Setup speculation. Day 1 is nothing but speculation, so complaining about gameplay spec in the Day when everything's spec is, to say the least, hypocritical. Gameplay spec may not advance the game, but what sort of speculation and paranois does Day 1?
Can't remember exactly which bit you say I said was fluff. If you would please post it in its entirety.
You did, you either voted or FoSed the majority of players who had posted since the game startedIn post 70, Wake1 wrote:What I did find a bit odd was his 55's last sentence, where he says I pretty much called everyone who didn't post "/confirm" Scum, which I didn't. Huh.
And? You forgot to mention Boonskies, Burning_Town, and Aegor. So what if IFoS'd them? Forgive me, but this is Mafia, where paranoia and accusations to gain reactions is the norm. This isn't Monopoly where you try to buy each other's properties.
Again, why is paranoia a towntell?In post 70, Wake1 wrote:Then NM wonders why I find his post interesting, and that his paranoia raises him up a bit in my list. Which in itself is interesting. At least to me.
As I said earlier.
"I was reaction testing so nothing I do can be scummy"In post 70, Wake1 wrote:Salamence et al should explain themselves a bit more, too. I vote NM for what looks like a gaffe, and then FoS another guy doing the same thing, to gauge reactions. You can call that bad all you want, but you'd be incorrect. It's not hypocritical in the slightest if you're trying to Scumhunt.
Wrong. I NEVER said that. You did. Just because I'm reaction testing doesn't mean paranoid Townies or clever Scum can't get their take on it.
You reaction test ended the moment you called it a reaction test, so why is your vote still on me if I moved up your town list?In post 73, Wake1 wrote:Well, yeah, I'm still reaction testing.
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You're keeping me busy. Good. I'll keep you guys busy, too. They don't call me a catalyst for nothing.
You hardly explained your vote, either. Any average player can look at a post and say "HRMM, setup specualtion, he's using FoSs, he's throwing paranoia around.... I don't like, so ya vote him!" No, stop using lazy generalities. You're playing Town-Wake this game, and he's hungry to get down to the very bones of the matter. No explain to me in no uncertain details EXACTLY WHY you voted for me. The more details the better. Otherwise you just come off as lazy Town or opportunistic Scum. And Setup spec isn't dumb at all when there's valid questions as to what the heck we're playing in. Wait a minute—since when is setup speculation Scummy? Never argued either way that paranoia increases or decreases as the game progresses, so tell us why you felt you needed to bring it up—my sole contention on that front was that Day 1 was pretty much nothing but paranoia and speculation. So voting me for being paranoid and speculating during Day 1 is bogus, because we have no workable information until Day 2. Indeed some other folks are different.In post 79, reinoe wrote:
@farside as well...In post 70, Wake1 wrote:
Reinoe's vote is crappy, too. This is Day 1, folks. Day 1 is nothingbutparanoia and speculation.
I try to always explain my vote. It's almost as if you guys would have preferred naked vote, which is just not my style.
Setup speculation is a dumb timewaster that people do to look busy. And I find that paranoia increases as the game goes on not decreases. That's my personal experience, maybe some other folks are different.
That's what I was thinking, too. He's going down on my list a bit. Not sure about you just yet.In post 71, farside22 wrote:[
This feels tacked on and unnecessary added comments to justify a vote.reinoe wrote:post 50 is possibly the worst intro I've ever seen. Setup speculation, suspicious FoS, throwing paranoia around. It's got just about everything I don't want to see.
VOTE: Wake88
Gut call.
See? Another good question as a result of my post.
Maybe I have the terminology wrong, but I made that intro post in order to get a lot of different reactions to gauge, measure, weigh, and respond to. If it's not a reaction test, then it's doing something to stir a wave of reactions to analyze and use.
Wait, what? What are you trying to say here? As for the rest of your post you're insinuating I'm not responding to, please quote and bold it here for me to respond to. Your first sentence I just quoted doesn't seem to mesh with the bit of my post you just quoted.In post 80, Not_Mafia wrote:
How will you moving your vote somewhere useful affect your reaction test? And please respond to the rest of my postIn post 78, Wake1 wrote:Incorrect. Every subsequent reaction is valuable. If you have not noticed already, at least two other players have questioned the responses in response to my opening post which started all this fun.
Scum's not nearly as clever as they think they are, friend. Should they adjust their reactions, there's always that chance that it gets noticed and noted for the future.In post 82, Clusk92 wrote:
Apart from the fact that scum know what you're doing so can adjust their reactions appropriately to look like town.In post 78, Wake1 wrote:
Not when you keep drawing out waves of subsequent reactions.In post 75, Clusk92 wrote: Reaction testing sort of loses its effect when you tell people what you're doing.
In post 83, Aegor wrote:VOTE: Wake88 for obvious reasons.
Scum, if you want a quicklynch, run up reinoe.
You had better damn well tell us what those obvious reasons are, Aegor. I KNOW YOU'RE CLEVER, SO BACK THAT UP.
Also, what do you mean by telling Scum if they want a quicklynch they should run up reinoe? You and he could very well be scum partners, too, so pardon me if I take that with a cynical grain of salt.
Indeed. If you're Town, I'd like to see you put more "oomph" into your subtly-indignant Townish inquisition. If you're Scum-Farside you're going to have to be more believable than that, yes?In post 84, farside22 wrote:
So you think wakes comments there after is scummy....why?In post 83, Aegor wrote:VOTE: Wake88 for obvious reasons.
Scum, if you want a quicklynch, run up reinoe.
Ah. Finally something particularly interesting.In post 88, Alina wrote:Okay, I ended up getting back way earlier than I thought I would, so hi.
Responses to wake88:
No, I'm not an alt. Also, I'd like someone to answer this for me, I really don't understand how asking someone "are you scum," is supposed to get an answer worth anything. I guess, theoretically, someone's choice of words could be different, depending, but you'd have to know that person somewhat well for that to mean anything. I've never understood why people would ask that, so if anyone could explain that to me, please do.
Also, I'm confused why you would admit what you're doing is a reaction test. Shouldn't you, you know, keep testing for a while? Getting scared, fearful for your life maybe, after getting a few votes?
@TheAdrienC
You think starting a bandwagon by page 2 is excessive, but yet you join in on one on page 3. What's the big difference between the two pages that's so important? Also, how are we supposed to "get more info before the hammer," if you're voting him? Shouldn't you want to pressure other people so, oh, I don't know, other people talk and contribute, and potentially scumslip?
Along withfarside22, I agree also felt reinoe's explanation for their vote on wake88's vote was forced, but I believe them for now when they say they just wanted to explain why. I wouldn't want to just vote someone without explaining, either.
@Aegor
Why do you think scum would vote reinoe if they wanted a quicklynch? They don't have a single vote against them, as far as I can tell. I would think scum would moreso want to join in on the wake88 wagon, if he's town.
All alts say they're not alts. Don't sweat it.
Also what does that part have to do with anything? The "are you Scum?" bit. It's a way to directly get a response. Unfortunately Mafias players nowadays are lazy, and don't want to answer most questions. I need a different beam gun for those fuckers. Anyways, I've seen other players in the past ask rhetorical questions like that, so, as with most things, I absorbed that particularly simple game tactic. Sentences 3 and 4 sounded just a wee bit too smooth. HRM...
The thing is, Alina, is that this "test" isn't over. I jolted the game with an incident, and am still gathering valuable responses. Chain reaction, yeah? Technically this test isn't over, and is still going as long as I want it to. Or maybe that's just called playing Mafia. ... Shut up.
I approve your questions directed towards TheAdrienC and Aegor. However I'd like to see you put more mental energy into your questions. Come on now; I know you've got more energy laying around somewhere.
AND... damn it. Too many posts. I'm only up to 88. I've got energy to burn, so please bepatientwith me.-
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...and?In post 236, Not_Mafia wrote: You say you're keeping your vote on me despite townreading me as part of your reaction test. How does keeping your vote on me garner useful reactions and/or help your reaction test? How would moving your vote negatively affect your reaction test?
I Townread you a bit for your paranoia. Don't assume I should now get my attention off of you. I'll change my vote when I want, not because someone else is freaking out with just one vote on him. I'm still getting reactions from you and others, so pardon me if I find them just a bit useful to read over. I'll my vote when I'm ready to. You've got one vote and 24 Days left, so stay calm. Be grateful I'm not deciding to now park my vote on you for the next 20 days. Now instead of flinching, how about you be useful and question the actions and words of people who may have been agreeing with you lately? Try looking at things from different viewpoints, I always say.-
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In post 247, farside22 wrote: He stated he won't move the vote till he see's something scummy.Link?
Making a Reads List atm.-
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...In post 252, farside22 wrote:
Ready to not scummyIn post 248, Wake1 wrote:In post 247, farside22 wrote: He stated he won't move the vote till he see's something scummy.Link?
Making a Reads List atm.
http://forum.mafiascum.net/viewtopic.ph ... a#p5990279
My mistake I did assume ready to was to mean someone else who was scummy.-
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I have some thoughts I'd like to share with you all. This is a long read, but it's a thorough one. If you would, please read through it carefully.
Contrary to what some people have said, I'm neither a VI or a bad player. I'm just, well, busy, and I deal with the hand life's given me. You can't control everything, but you can certainly control your reactions to them. ADHD being one of those cards... I've had to take things off my plate in order to allocate time and energy... here. Some of you have probably never played with me before, and if you haven't played with me some 6+ months ago, then what you have seen or heard so far is nowhere close to who I am. It's... complicated. I'm amorphous, and am prone to changing myself on a dime if I feel like it. Posting like Regfan or Mastin comes easy to me, but I do it rarely, because it's rather boring. Sometimes I say and do odd things when bored, or when everyone feels slow to me. I'm a chronic over-thinker, too, thanks to my disorder; it's tough to focus, but when I do, it's at a gifted level. When I get truly focused, time feels like it stops. My mind's a beautiful mess, but when it finds its lost focus, watch out.
HunterSeeker's 28 felt like a fine strand of hair on my skin, perception-wise, because he said he was super town just from asking a question. I'm not sure what the norm is for giving players the benefit of the doubt. Asking the question does not make him super town, but chances are he wasn't serious to begin with... or is new to the game.
Regarding Not_Mafia's 24, it may have been a slip. It may not have. Only he knows. My goal was to metaphorically drop some pebbles into the still waters... and watch the ripples flow. That did happen. His supposed "slip" wasn't an obvious slip... and I think, perhaps, certain players know this.
One thing I didn't understand upon review of this thread was shaddowez's comment after his vote of Alina in 43. It probably means nothing, but I would appreciate that bit of enlightenment none-the-less.
Alina, please don't be too quick to judge in posts like 44. I'm not bad at the game; my way of playing is unique only to me. Farside's 47 echoes the fact that she doesn't really know who the person she's talking about is, or what exactly the underlying details are.
My 50 intended to generate reactions. Discussion. Part of being a good Town player is to get people talking. Some may disagree with that, but it's really of little consequence in my book. Not-Mafia decided to react in 51 with a direct vote. He could have chose many different ways to respond, but he chose one. Suffice it to say it did look like an OMGUS, a retaliatory vote for being voted. Yes, NM, I voted for you over your gaffe, and I did FoS someone who did the same. Why? Reactions. I wouldn't say there was much if any fluff in my 50 either, NM; your saying that just sounds like sourness, to be frank. If you're a member of the Town, you would do well to reign in your emotions and hurt feelings when playing this game. No one's perfect, but if you can do that it'd help your gameplay in general. The reason I initially stated your paranoia raised you a bit into the Townie List is because of the way you responded in 55; upon reflection some of it feels like paranoia, and part of it just feels sour.
Not sure which post Salamence was referring to in 54 regarding a WIFOM bomb. I say he feels opportunistic in 58. Maybe he was hoping for an easy lynch. Clusk and Scarab feel similarly along those lines. Maybe they really didn't put much forethought into what happened, or they didn't think deeply enough... or they're Scum looking for a fabricated reason to place a vote. At this time it's too early to tell.
A bandwagon may have been excessive, or not (61). 3 votes in a Day that requires 11 doesn't seem like something to worry that much over. Though, my vote wasn't random, Adrien. I did vote him for what may or may not have been a slip, in hopes of garnering reactions. The additional FoSs were just multi-tasking, fishing for more reactions. And... no... what I did wasn't hypocritical in the slightest. Farside mentioned earlier on PL'ing me for, iirc, being useless. She doesn't know me. At all. What she did was different than me placing a vote on NM for a maybe-slip, and then FoS'ing another player for doing the same thing in order to gain reactions. It's apples and orange, Adrien, and I feel you already know this. At this moment of review, I think your FoS on me was appropriate, because it appears you were curious, albeit somewhat mistaken, I think; cannot say that for others at that anchor in time.
I was—and still am—searching for reactions. Hungry for them, I guess you could say. That you've seen some later-confirmed Townies called Scum for what NM did is only part of your own personal experiences. Do you know if all Townies who maybe-slip get called Scum? Do you, at this moment, think he's Town or Scum over this maybe-slip? You mention this bit, yet you don't vote him, so perhaps you yourself are a Townie who doesn't call Townies Scum for what NM did. Or are you? That I considered him a bit raised in my Town list at that point in time based on his reactions does not, Salamence, mean that I know he'll flip Town. As a member of the Town, I do not know who's who. At the time of your 64 I haven't unvoted, either, because I'm still in the process of gaining reactions. Your "nope" means little here.
65 sounds like something I'd hear from a teenage boy at a Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament. How old are you and Salamence, if you would?
Farside, in 67 you ask how NM's paranoia was paranoia. The way he responded by mentioning that my vote and FoS were over the exact same thing felt like a Townish thing, an action of vigilance borne of paranoia. From my perspective he actually called part of my initial post "fluff," and insinuated that I could be trying to look like I'm contributing. Knowing the truth from where I stand, that sentiment does indeed feel paranoid. This is furthered by him stating that I pretty much called everyone who posted—sans "/confirm"—Scum. A reach, it would appear, possibly backed by paranoia. In that same post I don't understand your comment about me either joking because of my previous post, and/or calling it an omgus. Would you clarify that bit, please?
Please note in 68 that TheAdrienC moved to vote me without getting more information.
The more I read it, reinoe's 69 is horrible. He says my intro is one of the worst he's seen, and lists setup spec, using the FoS, and "throwing paranoia around" as some of the reasons. That, to me, sounds a bit like a joke, and I'd be content to ignore it. However, I can't, because it doesn't make any sense. His own signature notwithstanding, it does feel like he's fabricating reasons for his Scumread and vote.
Not sure about Farside's alignment in 71, because although she agreed with Salamence's faulty 64, she did question reinoe's terrible 69. I don't know what to think of this at the moment. Sort of feel the same about Clusk a bit, because he questions Scarab over his own unexplained vote in 74.
As for Clusk's 75, I may have been using the wrong term. What do you call it when you do something in a Mafia game in order to net a lot of reactions, and consecutive reactions? Like tossing a pebble into a clear pond and watching whichever way the little fish move.
Going over Not_Mafia's 76 again, I may as well post something. I don't normally vote someone for something and then FoS some who seems to be voting the same way against my target. What is commonplace for me, though, is being an unpredictable catalyst of sorts who can and sometimes does say and do things to stir up discussion. We need players to talk. Ever hosted a Mafia game, and watched Town lose because players weren't being active? I find paranoia to be a Town trait because Townies don't know who's who, and the unknown creates fear, which creates paranoia. If it's one Scum team versus the Town, there is little Scum has to fear when it comes to knowledge of one's alignment. This changes a bit if there's two Scum factions, to varying degrees. I don't find setup speculation to be unhelpful fluff because people are trying to come up with answers and possibilities on what situation they're dealing with. If I were lost in a cave system with twelve other people, I'd talk a bit with them over whether there're tunnels that lead to safety, or rivers, or this, that, etc. When we don't know, we try to make educated hopefully reasonable guesses. I never said that reaction testing means nothing I do can be incorrectly perceived as Scummy, either. As stated earlier, I'm still gathering reactions, and I'll unvote you when I want to. That you think I should move my vote from you simply because I said you moved slightly up my Town list doesn't give me reason to do so. As for your 80, I have and am still getting reactions; it doesn't matter to me what you think of it so long as I continue to receive a barrage of reactions than can be read and digested.
Clusk, Scum's not nearly as clever as they think they are (82). That's the illusion.
Aegor's vote in 83 is either lazy or opportunistic. That's how I'm seeing it right now.
Alina, 88, play is between shallow and deep. It's not so much about the specific question being asked, but the reaction to it, if any. Is the reaction angry? Smooth? A retaliation? Silence? All of these can be remembered and used in the future. As said before, I may be using the term incorrectly: my intro was meant to stir up reaction, discussion, and on. It certainly did, and I'd do it over again. I do like in your same post how Adrian said that a bandwagon in page 2 was excessive, yet joined in on one in page 3, especially while not having gotten more information. His actions don't seem to mesh with what he's saying. You also echo my question to Aegor about his reinoe comment.
I'm not liking Scarab's 89.
I wouldn't call that pressure, Adrien. 90. What you consider a screw-up isn't. In exact detail, what was it in page 3 that you deemed Scummy and worthy of a vote? Before you answer this, read through this post and keep it in mind. Adrien, what do you feel about Alina's 91?
I do not remember which games I've done so, Not_Mafia. When I feel like being unpredictable, than of course I will do things like that and more. However, I don't remember when I've done that exact act. My experience goes over many games on many forums over years, so I don't really remember. Hell if I'd remember if they were useful, either. I'm looking for reactions in Day 1 because I don't want to simply lynch someone at random, or join someone else's wagon without good reason. As you say, there is information Day 1, and that is where dropping a pebble to note how the little fish move comes into play. I disagree that it's disingenuous, though, because Day 1 we have absolutely no solid facts to work with. There is information, but I doubt it's the kind of information that can be universally accepted by every living player. Bob dying and turning up as a Godfather is a universal fact in a hypothetical game. Opining that Gordy is Scummy for a handful of "reasons" isn't universally accepted fact. Not sure exactly what you meant by the multiball/paranoia/exception/possibilities bit is about. Please clarify with links. Another thing that should be mentioned, Not_Mafia, is that using the FoS doesn't mean you're calling someone Scum. It means you're watching them. That bit of fact in the wiki basically destroys part of your comments towards me. I haven't dismissed every criticism leveled against me by using "reaction test" as an excuse, so that's not fact. I don't really care what people think while I work to get reactions and find Scum. Why do you think I haven't cared to change my vote from you in spite of your vocalizing about it? I'll have to look over how many "misunderstandings" you've had regarding my posts thus far, but I'm starting to like where my vote is.
Oh, I like Clusk's 97. Always ask for specific clarification on things that don't make sense.
I don't understand Aegor's 100. Alina, Not_Mafia, Farside, everyone: what do you make of that?
Caught up to post #100.-
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I will be online tomorrow.
The hostility and immaturity in this game is a turn-off, but regardless I'm aiming to post in-depth posts for each from #5 and up, while including reads, if possible. The reason I am not quick to label someone as Scum is because I don't like being wrong. There are some players I get gut feelings on, and I'll be focusing more on that soon.
I hope everyone has had a damned good 4th of July. I pigged out on chilled watermelon this evening, and am feeling quite happy.-
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Hi guys,I haven't forgotten about the game. Just keep getting slammed with emergency shifts (CNA in homecare).
I'm gonna try to catch up with all these page and post individual info/reads (trying to make it easier for myself to play and keep track of large games like this).-
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What do you think of 266, when i did? I'd like to know if players are listening.In post 576, BP wrote:Good point, btw.
HS's vote was done still on Page 2, during RVS, and hasn't taken it off it after 21 pages. Actually, on 209, he reiterated his vote.
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I'd like to know what exactly makes him obvtown to you.In post 593, Salamence20 wrote: Boon is obvtown, knock it off.
If people don't agree with you then should can and will simply disregard your noise.
No one is above inquiry, and you'll not be shielding anyone from suspicion here.
I want to know exactly why you think he's obvtown when he isn't, and why you feel the need to try and put yourself between him and other players.-
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Just be honest, and don't let Paranoids get to you. People come up with any reason to call others Scummy. It's just part of the game. What they really want is for you to be active and talking and sharing ideas and suspicions while comparing lists, etc. All you can do is push ahead.In post 587, Boonskiies wrote: It's a problem with my play. I always come off as scummy when I'm town. Even if I scumhunt to the max.-
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What has he done to be anything? That's the point. He hasn't done much. However, you and I both know that effort, content, and post count is NOT indicative of alignment. Anti-Town? Lazy Town? Sure. But don't try to bullshit us with your puffed chest about how he must be actively lurking, or Scum for not doing much.In post 599, Salamence20 wrote:
What has he done to be scum?In post 595, Wake1 wrote:
I'd like to know what exactly makes him obvtown to you.In post 593, Salamence20 wrote: Boon is obvtown, knock it off.
If people don't agree with you then should can and will simply disregard your noise.
No one is above inquiry, and you'll not be shielding anyone from suspicion here.
I want to know exactly why you think he's obvtown when he isn't, and why you feel the need to try and put yourself between him and other players.
You will reply by saying active lurking.
I will counter by saying I would lurk actively if I suddenly saw 20 pages too.
Here, let's get down to brass tacks. Use as few words as possible:
Whyexactlydo you suspect Boonskies?
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Mind explaining this in more detail, please?
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No, I'm not. And no, that's not good enough reason for you to bitch.In post 603, Not_Mafia wrote:Are you caught up Wake?
Did skim through some crap about ordering and manipulation, but that whole issue is largely a distraction.
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Sure you didn't.In post 606, Not_Mafia wrote:Didn't mean it as an accusatory question
It's not like we're playing Mafia where murderous people look anywhere they can for BS reasons to lynch Townies.
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If you want to have my ear in this game, you would.In post 613, Mirhawk wrote: I can't remember specifically why I thought Clusk was scummy, though if you want I can go back and find it.
Don't advertisements do this, where they say things like "Come here, buy now!:, etc, because it leaves an impression? I remember reading somewhere that it was part of the psychology behind influencing people to come in and buy.In post 615, farside22 wrote: Till someone named clusk wants to explain how sal was manipulating or if you find it crap tell me how sal manipulated votes.....because he didn't-
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*Rolls sleeves up*
You don't suspectwho, Salamence? 610
BP's either Anti-Town or he's got something to hide. He completed disregarded my 577 and then pretended it didn't exist. Probably pissed himself a bit at the thought of giving his thoughts on my post. Yeah, I know, it'sso hardto respond to direct questions. You WILL answer me on this, BP, or I'll pester you for answers for the remainder of the game. Don't youdarethink for one minute you can run and hide from questions, little buddy. I'll be on you like a daschund in heat.
Explain yourself, Adrien. 578 has you saying you're listening but taking my reasoning with a grain of salt. Yeah. OK. Why? Walk us through this for us all why don't you? Hey, don't look at me like that. You're the one who made the comment, so you might as well explain the thought behind it.
Guys, I'm thinking we should put some pressure on BP.Or Boonskies. Or whoever else that's not really doing anything.
I want some fucking answers, so VOTE: BP.
Mirhawk I don't know much about that issue in 618. It's a matter of debate what the psychology is around telling people to vote, and whether it's on a sub-conscious level or not. I do know that barking for people to vote someone else a certain way is a deliberate act to get them to behave a certain way. Or maybe Salamence is just flexing his spirit muscles, trying to get players to bend to his will a bit. I necver thought of it before, but I've got to thank that cheeky fucker for the idea. I don't know about your vote atm, and it's too early to weigh it accurately. Now stop being so careful and get more active.
@ shaddowez621: Oh, ok. Thanks for the elucidation. Anything else?
Like hell you're obvtown, Boonskies. What you are is impotent. 301: "Oh myyyy, they're voting meeee.... I guess I should vote myselffff... waaah..." Do not make excuses in my presence, Boonskies. You'll get no sympathy from me. I get none in general, and I expect you and everyone else not to, either. Have a spine and show an interest in the game, yeah? You've done NOTHING to be obvtown. All you've done is whine about how incompetent and Scummy you are. Newsflash: That's not being Townish. That's called being a Weenie. Show you've got some damned spirit and actuallyquestionpeople for once, why don't you?
629: I highly doubt that. More than once in my time playing Mafia has some uptight swamp eunuch asked me that question to try and use it to lynch me. So what if I'm not caught up. If I don't want to read every single post I'm sure as hell not going to.Oh, I don't get offended, either. I reveal my latent abrasiveness.-
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I expect nothing less. However, you mentioned reasoning, and I'd like to know what your thoughts are behind the reasonings of my larger post and others.In post 636, TheAdrienC wrote: Basically what I'm saying is that I'm reading everything you're saying, but I don't trust you. You're still one of my top scumreads. That's why I'm saying I'm taking everything you say with a grain of salt. I'm taking your word as someone who may be an enemy or may not be any enemy. Until I figure out you're on the same side as I am or not (which is that of the town), then I'm going to be very cautious with you. Sound fair?
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His 269 notes Scarab's seemingly opportunistic vote on me, and finds it "pretty Goddamn Scummy." In that same post Mirhawk also states he "likes" how Scarab implies he's Scum for defending me, yet notes that Scarab states that I might not even be Scum. Mirhawk also states he has experience with me, which makes him allowed to have opinions on what is in or out of my character. He also states he bets Scarab would be okay with a policy lynch. He also says that he really doesn't like one of my posts because I hedge on just about every single thing by adding "mights" or "maybe's" to them.
He also wondered aloud what my reaction I was looking for were, what my opinions are on the players I speak of, or even who my scumreads are. His 280 has him mouthing an insult and questioning Scarab as to why he voted my way. 295 shows him asking a question but neglecting a question mark. He continues sparring with Scarab in 461, 464, 470, and 474. His top scumread in 579 is Scarab, and he's got a slight scumread on Clusk, while eyeing BP and SKOT; reasons sans Scarab were not given at that time.
Mirhawk tells me he already posted reasons for why he's thinking Scarab is Scum, and that he didn't specifically remember why he thought Clusk was scummy; he did say he'd be willing to go back and look for it. The reason in 618 was because Scarab found Sal Scummy over whether he was being manipulative or not. And that when pressured was put on Scarab, Mirhawk says Scarab backed off, saying that he thought Salamence was town anyways. Mirhawk raises a point that, if Scarab thought Sal was town, why undermine him by calling him manipulative?
757 has him saying that he understands where the fake bit on AdrienC is coming from. Mirhawk also mentions alignment indication. States Clusk has gone into "full lurk mode," and mentions that the timing doesn't make him look any better. He's now actively interested in a Clusk lynch pending his responses to what players have said about him. Also notes that Scarab will ignore Mirhawk if he can't get him to change his vote. Then states he doesn't want to waste our lynch on a lurker when we can get way more valuable information from lynching an active player.
At the time of this posting, Mirhawk's vote is still on Scarab.
Analysis
Initially Mirhawk reads as Townish to me, because he questions Scarab's dubious actions. His insinuation that Scarab would be fine with a policy lynch is null to me. What does ping as suspicious is when he says I hedge my votes most of the time with "mights" and "maybes," etc. First of all, I debate politics frequently. There is nothing I hate more than a faulty assumption. The reason I am careful is because I don't like mislynching people. I would think you would value that, too. Scum would have reason to dislike a Townie being careful of mislynching other Townies. So that's scummy to me. Strangely, he wonders what I was doing with my older post that was meant to get reactions; it's been explained that that post was meant to get reactions and more reactions rippling forth to read.
I liked his questioning of Scarab so far, but it seems like that's all he's been doing; he hasn't even other mentioned players like Alina, Not_Mafia, or Boonskies. If I am incorrect please correct that. It sort of bugs me how some players seemingly mean to ask questions, but leave off the "?" for a period. It probably means nothing, but eh. Anyone else feel me on that? His continued fighting with Scarab reads null. I didn't like how he never mentioned his reasons for eyeing BP and SKOT. I'd still like to better understand his reason for Clusk. His reason for voting for Scarab doesn't seem all that great, because the whole Sal/manipulation thing is a matter of opinion, but I did townread him for how he noted that Scarab skittered away when pressure was applied, and how if Scarab was townreading Sal why try to undermine him? Though, Townies themselves can be manipulative, so I wonder what Mirhawk makes of that.
Would like to hear more of his opinions on other players; I think he's a bit Townish, but I feel like he's tunneling and not doing much with anyone else.
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In post 830, Aeronaut wrote:
@wake's wall post, I agree with most of what you said about Mir. As a few people said, you read Mirhawk as townish mostly, so there's not much to talk about. It's awesome that you spent that much time doing that though, and I'll definately refer back to it if I need to know something about Mirhawk
It's nice having my efforts recognized and appreciated for once.
*Prays to God you're not Scum.*
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VOTE: HunterSeeker
I want to see what happens.
Will be altering my posts a bit more. I include the information section as a solid reference, in case some players have "trouble" with the post. I suppose I could just place the info section in its own QT thread, and tap into it when needed.-
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Someone please explain NM's vote on HS in 961.
Juls, I think you can better explain why you feel my posts feel forced. I certainly don't get that feeling, so try making that make sense, please. I would hate to think Juls is Scum, considering she is saying things that make little sense from my perspective. Interesting. You're going to ignore me throughout this game, are you? While implying that my posts feel forced? So you don't currently Scumread me, yet you're trying to convince people that my posts feel forced, and you think you're going to ignore me. I would not advise that, because I deeply question your dubious motives.
@Everyone, you think my posts feel forced? Anyone got experience with Scum-Juls? I don't recall playing with her in the past.
Not_Mafia, as said before, I did that initial post in order to get reactions, and reactions to those reactions. I even clarified that it wasn't a reaction test , but a post meant to get some reactions. How exactly am I going to know which reactions to expect before-hand? No, the point is to do something and see what happens as a result. Why are you trying to convince people of an alternate set of facts, fully knowing that I clarified what I did beforehand? Why not speculate over these three deaths? The whole point of deaths is to try and get information from them, while studying their ISOs. Don't be an impediment to our search for the truth, NM.
I don't buy Juls declaring that Adrien is for sure the lynch for today. And if she's wrong, what then? We string her up next? I didn't think so, so let's use our time wisely and not fuck it up. OK? If you want me to vote for Adrien, give us your reasons succinctly.
I can't see there being a 5-Scum team. If that's happened before, then we should assume that just to be safe. Since Cabd was an Even-Night Vig, chances are there's an Odd-Night Vig. One of the two was likely done in by a Vig, which I think is likely. He/she probably shot Cabd, or maybe Farside. I don't know.
HS's sheeping Juls hasn't escaped me, and he will have to explain his actions soon.
Guys, I need your help.What do you make of Alina so far? Something in my gut makes me feel she's playing just a bit too carefully and subtly. Too smooth. I haven't sorted her out yet, but I'd like her to take more aggressive.risky stands in this game, instead of coasting. And no OMGUS, either.
I'm guessing we have an Odd-Night Vigilante. If we do, and it's multiball, why only two deaths? That tells me something went awry for one, perhaps?
HS, why you assume there's 5 Mafia? Is that unheard of? 16:5 sounds way too unbalanced, unless there's more Town PRs to balance it out.
And Not_Mafia and SKOT are sheeping Juls. Shit's gonna fly if it's a mislynch.
Why are we voting Adrien when we can be voting HS? Why exactly are the reasons for and Adrien vote better than an HS vote?
Interesting. Now Juls is moving to vote HS instead of Adrien C.... I wonder what those sheeping her will do...? I am watching what you do. Don't you dare think what you're doing will go unquestioned. No pressure.
I'm liking Aeronaut's 997. Maybe Juls deliberately switched from Adrien to HS in order to see what her sheep would do? Not sure what to make of that yet.
Hm...
So SKOT moves off the wagon in 1007, and Aeronaut calls him the Tracker in 1009. Did SKOT say he was the Tracker earlier, or is this news? If so, why the hell would Aeronaut out a PR?
I like 1013. Yet, is it fair to say Juls flip-flopped? If I'm going to vote for someone, I'm going to ask for damned good reasons, that are brief...
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Commuter
The Commuter is a role that "leaves Town" each Night, thus making them ineligible to be targeted by Night actions. By extension, they cannot use any Night actions they may have.
Because they cannot use Night actions, almost all Commuters are pro-Town.
It is worth noting that because in flavor it physically leaves the game for the Night instead of being protected somewhere in Town, Commuter is considered the ultimate in Untargetability, trumping even things like Strongman.
Variations
Most Commuters cannot Commute each Night. Instead, they generally have Odd-Night or Even-Night modifiers attached.
Alternatively, they may be X-Shot and need to choose if they want to Commute each Night.
Use and Power
Commuter blends all the strongest aspects of Bulletproof and Ascetic. It is futile to target them at all while they commute. However, the only roles that may be helpful if they targeted the Commuter are investigative, so in all other cases, Commuter is strong and difficult to use improperly.
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Commuter is not an implausible scum fakeclaim, as it explains immunity to kills and (occasionally) blocked actions. If you are an X-Shot Commuter, keep this in mind.-
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In post 1039, Juls wrote:Fucking ipad just lost my long ass response to wake. The Tldr of it is you are talking to people like they are children and it is likely a style thing. I tend to town read your content but get hung up on the style in which you say it. Also, why did you not comment on HS's wifom? You just surface read that whole exchange and rehashed it instead of reading the reasons that are clearly and succinctly presented about HS.
And is it fair to say I flip-flopped? Only on HS. I still scum read Adrian. HS I was town-troll reading until he pulled that wifom shit.
Right.
If it's a style problem for you, it doesn't matter now does it? I'm only here to find Scum.
I don't care for the concept of "WIFOM." It's just a lazy way of saying "Hey, don't speculate!"
If it's so clear and succinct, Juls, then please post so in your next post. Since you say it's so, then post it in 4 sentences or less as to why. It should be easy for you, since you're spearheading this, no?
You were on Adrien, then you moved to HS after 3(?) other votes jumped onto Adrien. Assuming you're Town, what do you think of their sheeping you? And what makes HS heavier than Adrien when it comes to the lynch? I want you to spell it our in no uncertain details. Get it off your chest. It should be easy if you're Town.-
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I think we should test the notion that Alina is "extremely Town."
Why is that? What has she done that puts her so high up there? Who shares this view, andwhy? The reason I ask is that Day 2 has only just begun, yet she's being read as "extremely Town." She should question why, and whether or not she's being buddied.-
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They say posting frequency isn't indicative of alignment, so I guess I should wonder about Damon?
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In post 1046, Juls wrote:If you want me to respect your words and wisdom then don't be an ass hole in the way you address people. You can find scum without being so in people's face. Hint: most of us aren't scum so stop talking to us like we are all caught-scum.
HS is scum for saying the scum/town ratio ( so we will be put off by it when he gets lynched), for saying he 'would bus Adrian' if he were scum buddies with Adrian, while a voting for Adrian, and for saying he and I couldn't be scum buddies together which is setting up for you to lynch me when he flips scum.
Adrian is scum because he is fake as fuck. I will not repost every instance of it that I noted because you can hit that little 'ISO' by name to see them. And he constantly shifts with where the wind of suspicion is floating.
P-edit: read my catchup post. I have recently finished a game where scum claimed commuter so it is highly suspect to me on top of all the other reasons I am scum reading him.
Some treat me far worse, so as long as they can do so without being reprimanded, what do you think I should think?
I have no problem being in-your-face so long as I'm not personally attacking people.
Everyone is uncleared until proven otherwise, so don't whine about me being suspicious of everyone.
And if I thought someone was caught Scum, I'd be screaming for some lynches.
Interesting. You provide some reasons for HS, but seemingly refuse to do so with AdrienC. Why?
Was the game you finished a large one? How many players? Did HS imply that there were five Scum, or was he asking? If it's a slip, we could pursue that option at least until we get a claim.
In post 1047, Toomai wrote:@Wake88: Time spent during night does not count towards being prodded, as should be expected from any other game here.
His five posts don't sit well with me.
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So he did say there were 5 mafia...
However, how new is he? He could be Newbscum... or not.
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In post 1054, Not_Mafia wrote:In post 1052, Wake1 wrote:Using your brain and your fingers isn't, Juls.
Look at his posts, and post in 4 sentences exactly why you find Adrien Scummy.
Is that too difficult?
I don't have the patience to respond to everything else right now but you're just going to drive people to replace out with haughty posts like these. It is not the onus of everyone else to regurgitate things and do your work for you if you're not going to read the game.
That's not hardy. Stop feigning outrage.
I think you're arguing that everyone, when asked, can just say "oh, just read my ISO."
If that's what you're saying, then that works for everyone, so you can just go read my ISO instead of asking me anything about my posts.
In post 1055, Juls wrote:In post 1052, Wake1 wrote:Using your brain and your fingers isn't, Juls.
Look at his posts, and post in 4 sentences exactly why you find Adrien Scummy.
Is that too difficult?
I'm done with you. I did what you asked. You can fucking do what I said or not. I truly don't give a shit. If you want to vote me for doing exactly what you asked then good luck with getting me lynched.
I can't tell if your cop-out is Scum or Town driven.
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In post 1058, Juls wrote:Wake I literally have a very succinct ISO since I was catching up and not having conversations with people. I have my summary of the game in about 6-8 posts. You are just being an ass hole by not reading it and making it out like I am doing something wrong by pointing you to it.
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So you regurgitate instead of saying from brain to screen what your latest reasons are. It's simple for me, yet you don't seem to be able to. You only regurgitate. If you're Town you should have nothing to hide, and have no reason to fight against "aggressive" inquiry. Lazy. Now you've given me an excuse to do the same when someone asks me for my latest, updated thoughts 200 posts from now. Laziness isn't indicative of alignment, but isn't flailing one?
BP's vote is crappy, devoid of reason. He wants me to cooperate with someone who isn't cleared, while not questioning it. Cooperate my ass. I'll not cooperate if I have questions, and I'll take extreme exception to an anti-Town vote like that.-
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No one's the leader of Town, and you're not the boss of me, so like hell should I feel compelled to shut up and start cooperating without asking questions.
BP's either Scum or a bad player who gets in the way of Scumhunting. Just an impediment with a bad attitude, it seems.