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VOTE: TPFKAP for having an unpronounceable username.
Thanks!In post 66, the worst wrote:welcome to larges Flicker!! \o/
do you find any content in the last 3 pages to be interesting or alignment indicative?
Why?
14 - Yes, here.In post 96, Toranaga wrote:I made a yugioh reference? lmao
If I understand Tora's argument, it's "don't scumread Elsa for this, that's BS," which feels like an intensely principled town thing to do for me. I don't see it as TMI; I can easily see why Tora would want to protect his strongest town read, in addition to pointing out the principle of the thing. Also, from my observations of other games RC has been in, people tend to be more forceful with him, either in response to or anticipation of his own forcefulness. (Nothing necessarily wrong with forcefulness, FTR, although it's not usually my jam.)In post 104, the worst wrote:why is Tora's defence of Elsa towny fypov? do you strongly disagree with RC's call that it's TMiey?
Please elaborate.
Theirs was more specific and potentially revealing, and it seemed like too big a risk for scum to want to take (because who's to say that all the role PMs look alike?). Your post could have just meant you lacked familiarity with the show or a particular character, which is NAI.In post 164, Chickadee wrote:How is it different than my bringing it up?In post 95, Flicker wrote:Toogeloo's reveal of role PM info also seems towny.
They only brought it up in response to me.
Chickadee already asked, and I answered here.In post 197, CheekyTeeky wrote:Why was that towny but not chickadee doing the same thing first?In post 95, Flicker wrote:Toogeloo's reveal of role PM info also seems towny.
Pro tip: You can use v in place of b for quick vote tags (so, [ v ], etc.).In post 196, Toogeloo wrote:In almost 15 total years of playing forum mafia, I don't think I've ever used the vote thing. I type almost everything from quick reply lol.
Actually, now that I think about it for more than two seconds, I'm not 100% sure I can? But I can give you a hint: check my signature.In post 204, CheekyTeeky wrote:Please do or we'll have roast duck for dinner.
Not very. My wiki's 99% up-to-date, if you want to see specifics. (I just haven't added this game yet, otherwise it'd be at 100%.)In post 220, CheekyTeeky wrote:Oh ok. How experienced are you in mafia?
I feel okay about him. I think him prodding me to post more is towny. I know I have a tendency to feel better/worse about someone based on if they're town/scumreading me, so I'm trying to be wary, though.In post 226, CheekyTeeky wrote:Thanks so much. How do you feel about TW at the moment?
Is one of us weirder (scummier?) than the other?In post 229, CheekyTeeky wrote:Something between flicker/TW definitely feels weird to me.
*Her, thanks.In post 235, Toranaga wrote:I think flicker is town. I like his townread on me cause there's nuance there. he is also the only person who understood what my read was re: elsa, or at least the only one who expressed it.
I'd suggest you don't claim yet, period.In post 602, Reasonably Rational wrote:For the record, the only thing I'll say in my defense right now(because again, defending against air is a waste of time) is you should probably wait until Drixx says what he has to say at least.
Oh, and I'm absolutely not claiming without his input. So, yeah.
-Cerb
- I liked Chick's question for me and her response, as well as her read on the RR wagon.In post 605, BuJaber wrote:Flicker is obviously wrong about me but not sure if that's AI. However her early reads are kinda weird to me. But she used the cop out of saying it's anywhere from 1-100% strength which makes it nice and non-commital. Like what are you townreading Chick for already? Tw? Toogle?
Then it means my individual reads are going to be as useless as they always are... *sigh*In post 636, the worst wrote:so what if I told you 70% of this player list sounds really towny and reasonable as scum?
How? Why? I don't understand this atIn post 636, the worst wrote:and that people wanting flips really early actually has town equity?
- Chick I went over already in post 608.
I think you might be the one I've seen use it the most, actually? If not from you, IDK where it's from.In post 720, the worst wrote:where did this choice of words come from just out of interest?In post 719, Flicker wrote:"wolfy pop-in."
It is - the most likely character your role is based on has a tortured, magic waif assassin sister in that Classic Joss Whedon Feminism* vein. It might have made sense for you to be Masons together, but she could be out on her own, too (maybe it's pre-rescue?).In post 737, Elsa Jay wrote:Well I have no idea of this is a reference to the show, but that's a big no.In post 735, Flicker wrote:@Elsa- Are you a lone Neutral Doctor, or do you by any chance have a Neutral Psychic/Assassin friend(/sister)?
RR said they would answer this, but they haven't yet (and neither has anybody else), so I'll take a stab at it.In post 951, BuJaber wrote:Flavor question: (I can look it up but it might be better to have it publicly in here) who are Serenity's allies? What is the hierarchy of Serenity? What about their allies?
In post 569, Flicker wrote:@NicoRobin and randommidget- Are you caught up? Do you have any reads on people you'd care to share (that you haven't already)?
I'd still like answers to these questions, too.In post 719, Flicker wrote:How? Why? I don't understand this atIn post 636, the worst wrote:and that people wanting flips really early actually has town equity?all.
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How about your read on Skygazer? Are you just memeing, or are you really scumreading her?
What would Inara's possible role(s) be, though?In post 1014, Elsa Jay wrote:Also, Inara definitely confirms theres a roleblocker, especially since I cant be RBed.
Or, do you think InaraIn post 1018, Flicker wrote:What would Inara's possible role(s) be, though?In post 1014, Elsa Jay wrote:Also, Inara definitely confirms theres a roleblocker, especially since I cant be RBed.
I'd say there's a 0% chance Inara is scum, FTR.In post 1020, Elsa Jay wrote:Well either Jailkeeper, Roleblocker, or Rolestopper. If theyre scum, probably the Rolestopper type. It's a long shot there, especially if she's a love interest for the main character.
So my bet is Rolestopper if scum, maybe Disloyal Roleblocker if town?
So BuJaber is too scummy to be scum in your opinion? I guess I could see that.In post 1025, the worst wrote:that question was asked to throw you off, it's a pretty situational thing. subconsciously pushing for quicklynches is high scum equity, ergo really obviously pushing for quick lynches should always be considered "too dumb to be scum" in at least some respect. it felt like a pretty 2d read from you which is what prompted me to say it.
skyg is still probwolf
Why?
In short, it's a reach. I don't feel compelled to respond to it for now - I know I'll sound defensive and I hate that, and a lot of refuting it relies on self-meta, which I don't like reading from other people. Maybe if/when I'm in more danger I'll elaborate more, but also, if I'm the lynch today, whatever. I'd rather get mislynched now than be left for the game-ending mislynch. (OTOH, so far I seem to be better at scumhunting via associatives after a couple flips, but I'm really not confident in those reads or my ability to convince others to follow them.)In post 1212, CheekyTeeky wrote:Flicker what are your thoughts on NSGs push on you?
TPFKAP's (lack of presence) wasn't great, either, but I'll give her a pass for now and assume she's being genuine in having shown up late.In post 1213, CheekyTeeky wrote:What do you think about TPFKAP's presence?
Was this directed at me? If so, yes - I only post when I'm completely caught up.In post 1224, northsidegal wrote:Did you catch up on the whole thread?
I'll quote from my most recent Newbie game, where the IC asked a question that dovetails with this:In post 1231, Reasonably Rational wrote:I'm okay with hearing your self meta(not even utilized as a defense mechanism, but in general), because I don't know you and how you perceive your town/scum behavior is helpful to me in setting expectations.
-Cerb
To expand on that, I've been thinking about why I seem to be so consistently scum read, and I think it's because my neuroticism bleeds through everything I post, and people pick up on that as "overly careful = scummy." I don't know if I'd be even more careful/neurotic as scum, or if I'd swing toward the opposite direction and be more relaxed, but hopefully eventually I'll find out. I know in the game I played off-site where I was recruited as scum, I basically dumped all my anxiety in the scum PT, which definitely changed my attitude in-thread (I got quieter and quieter as that game went on, too, IIRC).In post 30, Flicker wrote:I've only rolled scum once (in Micro 805.1), but I wouldn't say I really got the opportunity toplayas scum, so I don't know which I prefer. Playing as town for me is as exciting as it is stressful, but the excitement tends to peak early (like, day 1) and the stress tends to just build after that. Sometimes, that stress sort of paralyzes me and blocks me from posting (I'm very conflict-averse, which is a trait I'm hoping Mafia can help me overcome), and theoretically playing as scum would be easier in that respect.
1) Where did TFPKAP Beetlejuice into the thread? I haven't interpreted any of her appearances like that.In post 1303, Thor665 wrote:Considering that TPFKAP *literally Beetlejuiced* and also looks like an actual active lurk why are you not voting him and instead voting a slot you appear to agree looks like a likely flake out?
1. Those two posts are less than 45 minutes apart, with another post from a few hours earlier on the same page. It's conceivable that TPFKAP skimmed the thread, saw a multiball reference, posted quickly, had to leave for a few hours, then came back and hung around for an hour. It would have been a Beetlejuice IMO if the posts were more hours or pages apart, or the first post in this sequence was replying to being voted/talked about.In post 1317, Thor665 wrote:1. Are you kidding me?
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That is 66% of his posting today, prior to that he acted like multiball was a confusing and new concept to place a meaningless vote, yet he's following enough of today to know instantly when he's voted? How do you define Beetlejuice exactly?
2. I can't argue with 'gut feeling' and I'll agree you noted his best post by far. If there had been any follow up on that or his stated reads in 962 or even just anything at all resembling that he gives a damn to find scum I'd be on board with you. But that is an empty and super shallow ISO despite being much larger than other ISOs.
3. Sounds like a po-tay-to po-tah-to to me. Want to make a wager on it? If the slot flakes you promise to sheep me the rest of the day, and if it doesn't I'll agree with your gut read on TKASAGSP? I'm game if you are.
Any problem I have with this playstyle is connected to the lack of backreading, which I find confusing. I'm not sure what people gain out of engaging with people that makes it so good for scumhunting they don't need to also catch up on everything that's happened. But apparently that's not AI, since some people just don't backread (including you this game, apparently)?In post 1319, Thor665 wrote:1. Do you disagree with me that it's odd that he is posting with confusion about multiball but apparently hanging around and active reading what's happening? You don't see any suspicion with that as a playstyle choice?
I would really prefer not to, just because I try not to connect different accounts as much as possible. I'm not sure it would be all that helpful anyway, unless you have a lot of time on your hands - it's a few thousand nested comments, with no ISOs, and everyone changes their usernames at will to correspond with their current roleplay. I looked over some of it now to see if I could make heads or tails of it, and it's just a mess.In post 1322, northsidegal wrote:Can you link me that game?
I'm not. I feel like these points are misrepresentations of what I've said, but I'm tired and my team got shut out today, so with all due respect, I'm done with this conversation.In post 1332, Thor665 wrote:Trying to equate his playstyle to mine is really weird - I clearly am not playing like him, nor have I advocated not understanding the game.
if you agree with me that his timing and confusion paired with keeping up on some things, but not all things is questionable - why are you arguing so hard that he's town off gut?
In post 1331, Malakittens wrote:Did we confirm that slot is definitely porkens
In post 1339, Nancy Drew Shogunate wrote:I can 100% confirm this, as this was confirmed in Labrynth.In post 1331, Malakittens wrote:Did we confirm that slot is definitely porkens
~Nancy
In post 1342, Chara wrote:i can also confirm TPFKAP is Porkens, unless Maplewood was lying to me. did not realize it was in doubt, really.
Something about this group of posts strikes me as a little off. Did we really need three people to confirm this info? Arguably NDS gets a pass for being the first one to answer, and Chick elaborating on what the initialism stands for is also helpful, but Chara's second-hand info (that they're not even totally confident in) helps how?In post 1348, Chickadee wrote:I can also confirm it’s porkens. It stands for The Player Formerly Known As Porkens
You can'tIn post 1237, Chara wrote:hi all. rereading now, sorry for the wait.
want to say Rational's town just by skimming recent posts since i've replaced.
Actually, Chick's post about TPFKAP came after yours, so you couldn't have been responding to her post on the subject? Unless you're talking about a different Chick post (which you failed to specify)?In post 1434, Chara wrote:Flicker: mentioned what i knew of Porkens because i glanced at the thread and Chick's post is what i saw on the most recent page.
voting me for saying "reread" as a Freudian slip is rather funny, though. what benefit would there be to pretending i wasn't caught up?
Correct, there's no flavor, just basically, "You're a priest, no hammer for you, other votes are fine."In post 1546, Reasonably Rational wrote:pedit: So Flicker, there are zero flavory things like "As a man of the cloth, you would never hang someone yourself. You can not cast the hammering vote on a wagon" or some shit like that? It's just "You a priest, you can not hammer"?
Okay, sure. Looks like it could be Bujaber, but if TPFKAP starts to edge up, I'd need to unvote first.In post 1759, Jingle wrote:Hey, flicker. Feel free to quickhammer whatever wagon hits L-1 first to prove your role.
What makes you think that?In post 2061, Chickadee wrote:Because I’m pretty sure Nico is River. I could be wrong though.
Okay, I just did. I'll let you know when I get the answer.In post 2102, Reasonably Rational wrote:@Flicker: Please ask the moderator if you can hammer in mylo/lylo.
Realized I could confirm this by temporarily changing my board time zone, and yup, NDS posted 1908 at 8:39 am CST.In post 2377, Flicker wrote:Just to add to the skeptical pile-on... wouldn't 7:48 am CT be nearly an hourbeforeNDS posted 1908? (Or does Chick not live in a place with DST?)
Frankly, I'd rather vote Malakittens, but I don't want to be a lone, unproductive voter, and it's not like I have anywhere better to vote, so okay.In post 2280, CheekyTeeky wrote:@Flicker vote with us.