Mini 453 [insert title here] -- MOD ABANDONED

[Aceiks]

Apparently asking you questions is like trying to stab fire.

I guess we can continue random voting for the next 5 days and not let anyone get over 3 votes. And talk about mirrors, needing boys to relieve stress, and similar initials for the whole time. I'll be out of town anyways, so it'll make it easy for me to catch up.

In the games I've read (probably not as many as you've participated in), discussion on day 1 is initiated the majority of the time by either someone doing something stupid, suspicious, both, or someone defending themselves against votes. There needs to be a catalyst to the beginning of discussion. This mystical "however it [starts] at that time" that you speak of glosses over what actually occurs. Observe the discussion (albeit of limited usefulness) that has occurred after the L-3 vote. People have learned something about me, and something about you. Hopefully we'll learn something about others soon.

But as mentioned earlier in this post, I'll be out of town for the next week, but should still be able to check in once a day.

[Aceiks]

The above post is directed mainly at remus, didn't think anyone else would be talkative tonight.

[Sonicpulsar]

At some point, something has to happen that validates or invalidates what someone else has said. In other words, someone has to get their head near the chopping block before much will happen unless people are stupid (read: crafty).

We've obviously learned a few things about a couple of people already, just by putting someone's feet to the fire. But we won't know exactly what we've learned until someone makes a mistake (read: crafty) or someone is killed. It's possible (and perhaps silly of me to state this) to put too much or too little (duh) emphasis on the first random/semi-random votes.

[Qman]

Unvote: Vote SonicPulsar

Just to show my disdain for anything that makes me think of Starscream.

I also agree that people need fire tickling their toes, it's the only way to get any reaction you can start reading people off of. It also can help people figure out teams by who comes in and goes, whoa slow down. Information is good, you can't get it without burning a few feet.

[Teffc]

Well it's still day one and we have plenty of time for discussion. I think the scummiest reaction came from remussaidow but i'm keeping an eye on Ace because i do not like ppl that post theoretical stuff. It gets me wondering about his trying to be too pro-town

@ TrustGossip. is that the game where i replaced milly?

[TrustGossip]

I don't think I'm supposed to discuss a game that's ongoing, even if I just identify it.

@Yogurt, if you don't think random voting is productive, why do you keep doing it? XD

[superstring91]

FIRST VOTE COUNT

YougurtBandit-1-BeanBrew
yellowbounder-1-remussaidow
Aceiks-1-YogurtBandit
Teffc-1-TrustGossip

remussaidow-3-Teffc, ChaosOmega, Sonicpulsar

TrustGossip-1-yellowbounder
Qman-1-BrazeGoesMoo
Sonicpulsar-1-Qman

with 12 alive, it will take 7 to lynch

this count is current as of post 60

[ChaosOmega]

unvote, vote remussaidow

Bandwagoning does yield info. Seeing how people respond to pressure, to the bandwagon itself; it's helpful.

Besides, there wasn't any useful conversation until the bandwagon started.

[remussaidow]

and who sparked that discussion?

Random voting is useful only to scum. So I moved the game out of that stage.

[Sonicpulsar]

Random voting is useful only to scum. So I moved the game out of that stage.

Wow, you did a fantastic job too...

unvote, Vote: remussaidow

[Teffc]

Thank you for moving the game out of the random voting stage but with little reason to your vote. that's a start.

but i'm still keeping my eve on you remus. you tend to have some strange reaction to being put on the spot.

[YogurtBandit]

@Yogurt, if you don't think random voting is productive, why do you keep doing it? XD

Well, At first its productive, but 3-4 Pages into the game it just gets tiring..

[Teffc]

unvote

[yellowbounder]

Yay, jumping on bandwagons.

Unvote: TrustGossip, and Vote:remussaidow

[Teffc]

had i not unvoted would you have dropped the hammer?

[Teffc]

my bad...i thought it was the pie c9 game.

[YogurtBandit]

unvote

Why did you unvote Remus?

[Teffc]

i had the impression we had only 7 players...actually at the rate posts are coming...
ah and all the games i'm playing in have 7 players. which means there is a lynch at 4.

[YogurtBandit]

i had the impression we had only 7 players...actually at the rate posts are coming...
ah and all the games i'm playing in have 7 players. which means there is a lynch at 4.

What in the world? We have 12 Players. and There is no Lynch at 4, There is a Lynch at 7. There is no way what you just said makes any sense at all to me.

unvote, Vote:Teffc

Dont try to confuse pepole like that again..

[Teffc]

http://www.mafiascum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5419
http://www.mafiascum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5390
http://www.mafiascum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5326

the games i am in. enjoy the omgus vote there!

[YogurtBandit]

http://www.mafiascum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5419
http://www.mafiascum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5390
http://www.mafiascum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5326

the games i am in. enjoy the omgus vote there!

I dont care about the games you are in already, Im talking about this one.

[BeanBrew]

Unvote

Thought I'd take out my random vote.

[yellowbounder]

[general request for some discussion to take place]

[BrazeGoesMoo]

Unvote:

sounds like random voting has stopped.

At some point, something has to happen that validates or invalidates what someone else has said. In other words, someone has to get their head near the chopping block before much will happen unless people are stupid (read: crafty).

We've obviously learned a few things about a couple of people already, just by putting someone's feet to the fire. But we won't know exactly what we've learned until someone makes a mistake (read: crafty) or someone is killed. It's possible (and perhaps silly of me to state this) to put too much or too little (duh) emphasis on the first random/semi-random votes.

What d'ya mean with these paranthesis'd things in yer post? Particularly the "read: crafty"?

[yellowbounder]

Unvote:

sounds like random voting has stopped.

At some point, something has to happen that validates or invalidates what someone else has said. In other words, someone has to get their head near the chopping block before much will happen unless people are stupid (read: crafty).

We've obviously learned a few things about a couple of people already, just by putting someone's feet to the fire. But we won't know exactly what we've learned until someone makes a mistake (read: crafty) or someone is killed. It's possible (and perhaps silly of me to state this) to put too much or too little (duh) emphasis on the first random/semi-random votes.

What d'ya mean with these paranthesis'd things in yer post? Particularly the "read: crafty"?

Side comments, or something. I don't know what he meant by crafty.

If you learn things from people by roasting the tips of their toes, then do some roasting!