Not least because I really do get quite ill with unusual frequency, and it's irritating to be called out on it. Especially when I really am scum. I should probably add a meta note to my wiki, or something.Darox wrote:Despite being a procrastinator of Olympic standard, I wouldn't ever lie and say I'm having personal issues just to get out posting.
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I wouldn't lie and say I'm having personal issues just to get out of posting.
However, if I did have personal issues, I might consider whether I want to get out of posting in deciding whether I should bring them up.
I'd say more but I'm really busy at work right now...#mafia@irc.globalgamers.net
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Nah. They were planning a surprise scumday party for me. I had asked them what they were up to that day, and they had said nothing. So when I found out they had lied to me, I knew I had to kill them all in God's name.Darox wrote:
Freak Monopoly accident?SensFan wrote:I would have said that I don't lie because I'm Christian, but my dad, mom, brother, sister, dog, cat, and mouse all died yesterday.(11:04:10 PM) senspizzaline: That's actually my bold prediction for the year
(11:04:19 PM) senspizzaline: Miami finishes 2nd in the AFCE.
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Did your neighbors wonder why you were screaming "Doug Finkleman" interspersed with the barrage of gunfire?SensFan wrote:
Nah. They were planning a surprise scumday party for me. I had asked them what they were up to that day, and they had said nothing. So when I found out they had lied to me, I knew I had to kill them all in God's name.Darox wrote:
Freak Monopoly accident?SensFan wrote:I would have said that I don't lie because I'm Christian, but my dad, mom, brother, sister, dog, cat, and mouse all died yesterday.- SensFan
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Neighbours? I used to have some of those. It's funny how many people lie, though...(11:04:10 PM) senspizzaline: That's actually my bold prediction for the year
(11:04:19 PM) senspizzaline: Miami finishes 2nd in the AFCE.
(11:05:35 PM) jhawk01b: my bold prediction for the year is that whoever wins the NFC West will have a winning record- darkdude
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That depends. Did the masons in question lie?(11:04:10 PM) senspizzaline: That's actually my bold prediction for the year
(11:04:19 PM) senspizzaline: Miami finishes 2nd in the AFCE.
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I endorse this draconian policy and encourage others to do the same.The Fonz wrote:
Agreed. Making up an untrue RL reason to get off of deserved criticism is beyond the pale, and fuck the quitters' list, anyone found to have done so should be suspended.Mastermind of Sin wrote:, I will not make up a problem just to get off the hook or get sympathy.
Even if you're Mafia, you shouldn't be scum.
Really?
I mean, lying and saying your grandmother died or you have cancer or something is in incredibly poor taste, but short of that, you certanly are allowed to lie in a mafia game. You really think someone should be banned if they say "Sorry, I've been busy" and they haven't really been busy?I want us to win just for Yos' inevitable rant alone. -CrashTextDummie- roflcopter
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"sorry i've been busy" means one of three things:
a. i've been busy, regardless of alignment
b. i've been lurking town because i've totally lost interest in this game
c. i've been lurking scum because you're all letting me get away with it
its also a much less dastardly lie (mostly because its so vague) than saying sorry i was in the hospital or sorry my dog got hit by a car, or even sorry i didn't have any internet accesssoi soi soi
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I think it'd be unethical to say it if you mean b or c.
Losing interest in a game isn't unusual. If that happens to me I would either just say it frankly and/or promise a "real" post later.
If you're lurking, then lying about it lets you get away with it for reasons no one should have to even begin suspecting.
It's unreasonable lie and to bring RL circumstances into a game for your own advantage. There's no "RL Cop" anyone can use to find out if you're lying or not. When someone says something about RL we should be able to trust that they are saying the truth..::][:::::][:::::][:::::][::.- SensFan
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It might allow for nice gambits.
If A has a Guilty on B...
B - Sorry, my grandma died last week.
A - Hey cool, you're from XXX, what part?
B - Oh, YYY
A - Ha! I know you IRL, and you're lying!(11:04:10 PM) senspizzaline: That's actually my bold prediction for the year
(11:04:19 PM) senspizzaline: Miami finishes 2nd in the AFCE.
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Regulating motivation is impossible, because human brains have an infinite capacity for self-deception. Ask Ted "I paid every bill I received, and that massage chair was just a loan" Stevens.destructor wrote:I think it'd be unethical to say it if you mean b or c.
Losing interest in a game isn't unusual. If that happens to me I would either just say it frankly and/or promise a "real" post later.
If you're lurking, then lying about it lets you get away with it for reasons no one should have to even begin suspecting.
It's unreasonable lie and to bring RL circumstances into a game for your own advantage. There's no "RL Cop" anyone can use to find out if you're lying or not. When someone says something about RL we should be able to trust that they are saying the truth.#mafia@irc.globalgamers.net
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The point is, you are allowed to lie in a mafia game. Of couse you are. Nothing someone says in a mafia game should be taken at face value.
Now, on the other hand, lying in the V/LA thread to get an advantage in a mafia game would be unethical, since the V/LA thread is outside of the mafia game itself.I want us to win just for Yos' inevitable rant alone. -CrashTextDummie- The Fonz
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I think it’s dumb, just like fake guilties because you will lose credibility in future games but lying about anything that is easily verifiable is the stupidest out of all lies.**********We just need to tread carefully because if you slip up around her as scum she notices and will tear your spine out and slap you to death with it. (I'm slightly scared of Nancy)~the worst*******Nancy is pretty heavenly ngl~CheekyTeekyNancy-scum feels like a hot knife slicing through butter. Nancy-town feels like a magnifying glass in the sun glaring down at an insect.~Taly- RadiantCowbells
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It'll be a rule in any game I mod to not lie about IRL. I'm going through enough IRL and I don't want people to try and read that.ShowThe scum had the misfortune of Titus being absurdly accurate on day one.Really quite impressed by that.~Drixx
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I was bored. *shrug*
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