Open 59 - Daytalk 12! (Game Over) before 545

[Mizzy]

I'm still around. Mizzy, do you have any thoughts after your read?

Well, to be honest, no. Very little is contained in the thread, and most of it in the beginning is dominated by arguing over JDodge.

I sent out some messenger invites but I haven't heard from anyone.

[vollkan]

*sigh* 8 days until the deadline and there seems to be only 3 or 4 people posting.

[kabenon007]

Vollkan, you should come over to the xyzzy wagon and maybe we can get something going or something. I'd random bandwagon someone at this point to get some conversation going.

[vollkan]

Vote: xyzzy

I'm riding this wagon in the hopes of it suddenly sparking some turnabout in activity...probably too optimistic

[kabenon007]

Come on xyzzy, if you really are town, say something, so we can have some sort of argument and have somebody slip up and then lynched! Yay!

[Adel]

vote: xyzzy

[Mizzy]

Looks like my vote's still on xyzzy from Slayer...I'll keep it there for the time being.

[Incognito]

Mod:

Could we please get a vote count?

Adel, that's twice now that you've changed your vote from one player to another with absolutely no explanation. While I personally have felt like xyzzy has mentioned some things in the thread that make me question his alignment, my opinions about you are even more negative since your play has seemed opportunistic.

Unvote; Vote: Adel

[Adel]

sounds to me like our random wagon has a scumbuddy trying to get an alternative wagon going.

[scotmany12]

Hi everybody!

[Incognito]

sounds to me like our random wagon has a scumbuddy trying to get an alternative wagon going.

If I've been following along with the thread correctly, then I know that your vote on xyzzy actually placed him at L-1. I fail to see how a wagon can maintain its randomness when a player is being placed that close to a lynch. When I see something that strikes me as off, I'm not just gonna sit there and allow it to happen; I'll try and voice my opinion about it. I find your deflective suspicion towards me to be a very interesting response.

[kabenon007]

unvote.

I wanted to get participation, not a quick lynch.

[NabakovNabakov]

Sorry for lack of activity guys

@Mizzy: Can't you come up with

something

better than that?

@Kab/Volkan/Adel: Why choose a random bandwagon, why not put a little effort into finding a meritorious bandwagon? At least try some after-the-fact justifications.

[kabenon007]

There hasn't been enough information really to find a meritorious bandwagon. So, by bandwagonning randomly, I hoped to get information. But the wagon grew all too quickly, which I suppose is information in and of itself.

[Adel]

shoo, I forgot NabNab was even in this game. I figured that a meritorious wagon was too much to hope for at this point, so I went with what we had thinking that at least a hammer or the aftermath tomorrow would be illustrative.

[kabenon007]

I don't think a hammer is necessary, but a -2 might encourage some discussion.

[Mizzy]

@Mizzy: Can't you come up with

something

better than that?

Not until I see some participation. No one has responded to my buddy list additions (I hate PM on this site) and there's next to nothing in here worth giving a darn about.

[NabakovNabakov]

*shrug*

I still like my vote on Disciple Slayer, and by extension, I dislike the xyzzy bandwagon.

It would appear my vote on DS is now on Mizzy, and yet my opinion hasn't changed.

[Adel]

regarding random wagons: why not carry an early one to lynch? what could be the harm in that? come one, come all, xyzzy is up on the block and ready to take a fall!

[Incognito]

Meh, if it comes down to the final seconds until deadline, I'll lend my vote to the xyzzy wagon just so we could end the day with a lynch. It would be sweet if people could actually post though... Deadline's in like 5 days or so.

[Mizzy]

*shrug*

I still like my vote on Disciple Slayer, and by extension, I dislike the xyzzy bandwagon.

It would appear my vote on DS is now on Mizzy, and yet my opinion hasn't changed.

You could try, you know, bothering to talk to me. No one has even attempted to contact me, ask me anything, etc.

[Oman]

The posting has increased, but I still don't like it, one page in 5 days.

Three days till deadline hits.

EDIT: VOTECOUNT COMING

Please note: Due to the daytalk mechanic I can't actually keep tabs on who is and isn't "talking", I will have to be asked for prods.

[vollkan]

Meh, if it comes down to the final seconds until deadline, I'll lend my vote to the xyzzy wagon just so we could end the day with a lynch. It would be sweet if people could actually post though... Deadline's in like 5 days or so.

Three days now

I really don't like how this is going. I mean, my understanding is that the conventional wisdom is that Lynch > NL due to the information garnered from a lynch (whether or not it succeeds in lynching scum).

This wagon on xyzzy is expressly random. Thus, we are basically hoping on blind chance that xyzzy is scum - those odds aren't good. The most likely outcome of this will be D1 ending with a lynch of town xyzzy that teaches us absolutely nothing.

Other than relying on random luck, I really see no justification for this wagon.

Unvote

[kabenon007]

I was kinda hoping that votes for a certain person would cause an increase in participation, but it seems that this did not work. If you, vollkan, saw no justification, then why vote for him in the first place?

[vollkan]

I'm riding this wagon in the hopes of it suddenly sparking some turnabout in activity...probably too optimistic

Add:
I like random wagoning. It often sparks discussion. In this case, it failed miserably.