If he was mislynched for his play before, why do you think he's doing the exact same thing this time around?In post 172, Gamma Emerald wrote:Legit it was the exact thing he was mislynched for. I'm hoping he'll contribute this time, but I understand if he doesn't.
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He obviously hasn't learned the lesson.In post 175, PenguinPower wrote:
If he was mislynched for his play before, why do you think he's doing the exact same thing this time around?In post 172, Gamma Emerald wrote:Legit it was the exact thing he was mislynched for. I'm hoping he'll contribute this time, but I understand if he doesn't.<Embrace The Void>
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For the same reason Gamma pointed out and is currently voting him for.In post 160, PenguinPower wrote:
Why?In post 158, Lil Uzi Vert wrote:
I don't have any reads right now but I'm a little suspicious of Implosion.In post 155, eagerSnake wrote:LUV, they're trying to run you up to L-1 right now, if you could tell me which one of them is scum and which one is mislead town that'd be great.-
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In post 166, Shadow_step wrote:Looks like LUV has been advised to play dumb and play newb like.
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Why does it seem like you're implying I'm not paying attention to what's being said or done?In post 167, Zoronos wrote:
Playing completely absent annoys me, but something being annoying doesn't make it scum. But it also doesn't make me really want to jump in front of a train and yell "No this is wrong don't lynch it" and I really love doing that, so give me something to work with if this is your sincerely held belief.In post 164, Gamma Emerald wrote:Oh just the fact LUV did this last game I played with him.-
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That's not what I said. I said you were absent. And I'd appreciate it if you'd stop; having no opinions or contributions of your own is frustrating.In post 178, Lil Uzi Vert wrote:In post 166, Shadow_step wrote:Looks like LUV has been advised to play dumb and play newb like.
Needs death.
Why does it seem like you're implying I'm not paying attention to what's being said or done?In post 167, Zoronos wrote:
Playing completely absent annoys me, but something being annoying doesn't make it scum. But it also doesn't make me really want to jump in front of a train and yell "No this is wrong don't lynch it" and I really love doing that, so give me something to work with if this is your sincerely held belief.In post 164, Gamma Emerald wrote:Oh just the fact LUV did this last game I played with him.-
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This appears to be an insider-only train of thought. Are you planning to share with the rest of the class once you get an answer from Grendel?In post 180, Gamma Emerald wrote:Okay looking back at that no-claim thing mafia did it more it seems. I'm not quite sure what this means for Eager so I'll wait for Grendel's opinions on the matter.-
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Absolutely.In post 182, boring wrote:
This appears to be an insider-only train of thought. Are you planning to share with the rest of the class once you get an answer from Grendel?In post 180, Gamma Emerald wrote:Okay looking back at that no-claim thing mafia did it more it seems. I'm not quite sure what this means for Eager so I'll wait for Grendel's opinions on the matter.<Embrace The Void>
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That's exactly what absent means last time I checked. You seem upset. Are you having a bad day?In post 181, Zoronos wrote:
That's not what I said. I said you were absent. And I'd appreciate it if you'd stop; having no opinions or contributions of your own is frustrating.In post 178, Lil Uzi Vert wrote:In post 166, Shadow_step wrote:Looks like LUV has been advised to play dumb and play newb like.
Needs death.
Why does it seem like you're implying I'm not paying attention to what's being said or done?In post 167, Zoronos wrote:
Playing completely absent annoys me, but something being annoying doesn't make it scum. But it also doesn't make me really want to jump in front of a train and yell "No this is wrong don't lynch it" and I really love doing that, so give me something to work with if this is your sincerely held belief.In post 164, Gamma Emerald wrote:Oh just the fact LUV did this last game I played with him.-
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Why?In post 184, eagerSnake wrote:Zoronos is probably town-
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This is a train that I can ride for a while. Have you ever worn a jacket so small that you can't button it up or move your arms properly? That's what he brings to mind.In post 179, MariaR wrote:VOTE: Zoronos
Best vote atm I haven't liked any of his posts to put it in a simple answer.
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Mind explaining this metaphor?In post 188, boring wrote:
This is a train that I can ride for a while. Have you ever worn a jacket so small that you can't button it up or move your arms properly? That's what he brings to mind.In post 179, MariaR wrote:VOTE: Zoronos
Best vote atm I haven't liked any of his posts to put it in a simple answer.
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Yes. I am having a real bad day.In post 186, Lil Uzi Vert wrote:
That's exactly what absent means last time I checked. You seem upset. Are you having a bad day?
Also that's not what absent means; for all I know you're reading the thread, stroking a beard and saying "Hmmm... yes, insightful" to each post then taking a puff on your old english pipe and making notes in a leather bound journal. But that's not making its way into the thread, and you're getting a lot of votes lined up on you for what is essentially "I don't like this slot's RVS vote and continued absence".
So, while I find absence annoying (because it means I can't get a useful read on your slot) I am not a fan of simply lynching it down. But I can't make a cogent argument that "Hey, this seems like a not great plan" without some reasoning to back it up beyond simply "Lets not lynch lurkers" because that will convince exactly nobody.-
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a) Ascetic is functionally the same as Miller in terms of being a net negative utility role for town, so claiming it early, just like claiming miller early is important. (Yes I know they work differently, I'm making a broader point about negative town utility)In post 169, Shadow_step wrote:Actually I wouldn't mind if everyone answers this ^
I personally think Eager could have waited a bit and tried ti develop some reads before outing that he is ascetic. More info to be gained from reactions after that.
Waiting to claim it for 'reactions' just opens up an easy scum pushback line of "Why didn't you claim Miller [or whatever] in your first post?!". Not opening easy scum lines is good.
b) I don't see a reason to do anything about it other than nod and go "Yup, certainly a thing he claimed." It tells us very little about the slot. There is a pro-town reason to say it, and a pro-scum reason, and beyond that it's more instructive, imo, to just read the slot for its posts.
c) Fishing for strong reactions to it is a bad plan in my opinion, since the people most disposed to react to a PR-interacting claim are themselves the folks with PR's.
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Tell me more about this, because I've ignored his RQS answers. (I've ignored basically everyone's). Why are they scummy?In post 191, PenguinPower wrote:For me, it's not his RVS vote. It's his RQS answers.
Oh, and the continued absence thing - though that's really more of a continued non-contribution thing.
My last? (maybe two games ago?) game on these boards, about a year ago, I got burned lynching down someone who was aggressively non-contributory. It felt good but they were town, which was less good. So I am a bit skeptical of running that same play back.-
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In post 193, Zoronos wrote:
Tell me more about this, because I've ignored his RQS answers. (I've ignored basically everyone's). Why are they scummy?In post 191, PenguinPower wrote:For me, it's not his RVS vote. It's his RQS answers.
Oh, and the continued absence thing - though that's really more of a continued non-contribution thing.
My last? (maybe two games ago?) game on these boards, about a year ago, I got burned lynching down someone who was aggressively non-contributory. It felt good but they were town, which was less good. So I am a bit skeptical of running that same play back.Spoiler: RQS Answers
"Sure, I'll play along" and then provides nothing. His only post of the game where he could have said anything, and it's "No; No; No comment" but I'm excited to play!
So...he knows that he's being anti-town with his play, yet he continues to do it. I'm not going to give him a pass based on his past behavior or for this crap:
And, it's offputting to me that GE is defending LUV as strongly as he is.Gamma Emerald wrote:It goes like this: one minute you're lynching a lurker, the next you're out a doctor.-
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Sure. It's like nothing quite fits.In post 189, Gamma Emerald wrote:
Mind explaining this metaphor?In post 188, boring wrote:
This is a train that I can ride for a while. Have you ever worn a jacket so small that you can't button it up or move your arms properly? That's what he brings to mind.In post 179, MariaR wrote:VOTE: Zoronos
Best vote atm I haven't liked any of his posts to put it in a simple answer.
VOTE: Zoronos
I'll give examples.
1. He said in post #162 "My gut doesn't like his post, but I think that's because a lot of it is talking about himself." But he can't stop talking about himself.
2. He jumped on Grendel for asking questions, and then says in post #97 "This is a decently analytical thought though for this point in the game. ++towniness." because Grendel soft-defended him.
3. Post #65 "Saying an ascetic claim is scummy is foolish; it is strictly non alignment determining. If you are town, you claim it to avoid wasting an NA. If you are scum, you claim it to avoid a cop hit." I'm uncomfortable with how comfortable he was with eagerSnake's [awful]decision.
It's awkward, and it makes me suspect that he's forcing himself to act or be a certain way (like a jacket that's too small).
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Ah, gotcha. I agree that his play is anti-town. I further agree that it's frustrating.
I'm just hesitant to immediately lynch it down without attempting to draw him into more normal play first.
I have a lot of sympathy for GE's position on this one.In post 195, PenguinPower wrote:And, it's offputting to me that GE is defending LUV as strongly as he is.
Maybe I am projecting here, but I read GE's argument as "Playing useless is not a tell either way for LUV". 2 of my last 3 games on these boards before I left had people that were aggressively useless (as town). I got burned by lynching them. I'm hesitant to run that play out again without at least attempting to cajole the slot into playing normally.-
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And how do you propose to do that?In post 197, Zoronos wrote:attempting to cajole the slot into playing normally.-
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Claiming early and clearly as negative utility roles is absolutely correct. It is the best line of play as town in that situation.In post 196, boring wrote:I'm uncomfortable with how comfortable he was with eagerSnake's [awful]decision.
Throwing 'why did you not wait for reactions?!?!?' stuff, as ShadowStrike did, is not.
It's a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" setup. If a negative utility claims early, it opens "Why didn't you wait for reactions". If they claim late, it opens "He's faking a real [x] would have claimed immediately / claiming miller late is scummy because he was making sure there wasn't a counterclaim." There is no route that doesn't face critique, so you take the one that gives the most clarity.
So yes, I am totally okay with the manner in which EagerSnake claimed. Also, ascetic seems a really off the wall thing to fake claim, I'd expect a much simpler 'miller' or something if he was just scum faking.
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