To sum it up:
-RC looks like scum for lots of reasons. Similarity to his scumgame, particularly as a then-secret alt which had no reason to replicate town-play of RC because he was an alt. Strategic pushes which were opportunistic and convenient. Not_Mafia's lack of a hammer on him when given the opportunity. Not_Mafia's general commenting on him (and no other player) without doing anything. Furthermore, some parts of my argument with Errant felt townVtown, which by default, would make Radiant scum.
-However, in spite of all of this, in a move that makes absolutely no sense to me yet which I'm doing anyway for god only knows why, I'm not voting him. This is in part because...
-My instincts are telling me to pursue Errantparabola.
-This instinct is fueled by a few factors. For a start, while RC has self-admitted he is playing to his scum meta (yet insists he is town anyway), Errantparabola is
also
displaying strong qualities of Errant's scumgame. There's a lack of commitment in several areas of Errant's iso, and analysis that says a lot but does almost nothing. (I mainly am referencing Errant's catch-up posts near the beginning, here.)
-This is further reinforced by the misread on me: Errantparabola has seen my scum game, and it is nothing like here. Errantparabola has many games with me as town, and should know this is
exactly
like those games. When I pointed this out, Errantparabola brushed it off, effectively ignoring key evidence. Reinforcing this, the last time Errantparabola tried to scumread me in a manner similar to this, Errant was scum, and this part is admittedly from memory, but I recall Errant--though loosening the stance--never firmly reversing it. The last time Errant scumread me as town, Errant instead backed down. It's a small sample size, yes, but it's enough circumstantial evidence to suggest Errant is scum again.
-Then you throw in Soren's Not_Mafia defense.
-And with Errant's early posting resembling the very mold Errant tried to project as being MY scumplay ("read the game, get situated, and THEN post after already being familiar with the game state"), I'm willing to trust that instinct.
