Analysis of the Day 2 ending votecount:
For reference:
In post 1528, Huntress wrote:
Vote Count 2.14
Nobody Special (9) - The Fonz, emeraldemon, Albert B. Rampage, Aegor, Bulbazak, HighShroomish, Matias, Chevre, inHimshallibe
Albert B. Rampage (3) - Nobody Special, Sotty7, Zdenek
Aegor (1) - Thor665
Nero Cain (1) - Rainbowdash
HighShroomish (1) - Nero Cain
Garmr (1) - Garmr
Not voting (1) - kabooooom
Everything here should be taken with a grain of salt I feel because the wagon was a deadline lynch, and I feel like various votes including my own aren't going to be as fleshed out as truly as a real, "reasoned" wagon would be. Anyway, our NK
Fonz's vote takes place quite early, 12 days before the actual lynch, and is reasoned with what I believe are good reasons to stand by, but all of this is pointless I suppose. Right afterward, ABR and Thor665 also vote NS, I believe this was a noted wagon which built up in early Day 2. ABR's vote is based on NS's own vote on himself, which he found calculated. The NS vote is very simple and reasonless and I guess it does come off as rather out-of-place, considering NS had just said he was rereading yet had not really posted any thoughts or even clarified whether he had completed his reread. Thor's vote was basically echoing Fonz's reasons, adding that he thought that NS was on the emogirl wagon and that was another good reason. This was debated in the next few posts but I don't think it was as scum-filled as he thinks, as I'm still very inclined that the slot is scum. The next sticking vote on the wagon is
emeraldemon's a week later, which also agrees with Fonz's reason and adds a point about his read switch on me.
ABR's true vote is reasonless, surprse surprise, as is Aegor's a few posts later, but this is when he was vote-hopping like crazy in search of the largest wagon, and thus he hopped off and then returned, still the fourth vote on the wagon. The rest of the votes, including my own, come in the final two pages and final two days which is very startling. Bulbazak, High Shroomish, Matias, me, and inhim all in those last few pages of the Day 2.
Essentially, it's a lynch which is very unsettling. I feel like at least one of the last five votes (not including myself) is scum looking to jump on the wagon. I have felt and continue to feel genuine sentiment behind Bulbazak's actions, but the other three I find suspicious. I'm not sure any of them were fully caught up, yet they are a crucial third of this wagon. HS's attempt to tack on a reason of active lurking when it is obviously a part of the reason for votes on NS. Of course, I guess my vote shares this same lack of reason, but from my standpoint obviously I know it was with town intentions, plus I was truly caught up with the game.
The self-voting snafu
I think this something that needs to be greatly addressed, since no less than five people have self-voted. In the midst of all these self-votes, it has gotten this reputation of "oh town shouldn't be doing that but scum
wouldn't
do that" and thus I feel that at least one of the self-voters is scum utilizing this reputation to get by. Aegor's use of it on Day 2 was very theoretical and thus is probably the one I believe most town; Garmr has been pretty consistently reactionary I feel so I can see that making sense, but kabooooom's is really out of place. It definitely felt like a "everybody else is doing it so why not me?" vote. His response to kaboooom's policy vote is near as bad. His last few posts have been declarations of V/LA, followed by statements that he will catch up only to fall back into V/LA, without asking for replacement. I strongly suspect kabooooom at this point.
I want to look back through Fonz's suspicions and see what's up there next.
