The Reliability of Wiki Tells/Standard Tells

[bv310]

Tells are not reliable. Either town or scum are likely to make them. It is in questioning these and gauging reactions to accusations that real scumminess is found.

[bv310]

Also, lol at the "Well, that sucks" tell. Not commenting on the night results is equally bad.

[bv310]

I guess it depends on what the quote is. Just saying, "Welp, that sucks" doesn't really mean anything and should be seen as fluff (which it is). Saying, "Well, that blows. Anyway, here's what I think based on the flip" is better, while saying "Well, that sucks. Why didn't the doctor do his job?" is considerably worse.

[bv310]

Plus the existence of a list sort of obviates the need for said list. By defining what people are going to be looking for, most scum will actively avoid those things, meaning that the probability of a given "tell" being from town rise significantly.

[bv310]

Those are just buzzwords people like to throw around to seem smart, in my experience. I don't see how AtE is more likely to come from scum than town.

[bv310]

True. Like I said above, there's a difference between going "Well, that sucks" and going "Well, that blows, but here's what I think based on that flip". I just hate when people think that wikitells are guaranteed hits on scum.

[bv310]

I disagree. Personally, when I see someone actively avoid commenting on the night in any way (even avoiding referencing the flip or flips), then more than likely they're scum trying to avoid being implicated.

Also, I think Yos has some very valid points.

[bv310]

Since I know why you're asking this question, I'm going to withhold an answer. If you need to know, ask why in the game. Don't bring it to outside threads.

[bv310]

It's not that bad, it's just kind of amusing when certain events match up.