The Hobbit Mafia: Day 12

[Marmot]

Larger games are always more difficult for me like I said when I sign up, so I have no idea who I'm looking at for my lynch vote yet.

Just vote the person who would be most likely to be a member of Team Rocket.

[Boogs]

Larger games are always more difficult for me like I said when I sign up, so I have no idea who I'm looking at for my lynch vote yet.

Just vote the person who would be most likely to be a member of Team Rocket.

Hmmm... Who hear has long red hair and a talking cat then...? Lmao

[Boogs]

Here* I'm sleepy still this morning lol

[A Person]

I would like the record to reflect how happy I am that so many members of Animal Sanctuary Squad are here! (I have starting making A.S.S. trading cards). I feel like it's been awhile since we were all together.

Been forever since I was in a long game, so I'm excited to get entrenched.

Like I said before, I'm a wombat.

Sorry, we already have a wombat.

Surely you know that vompatti is finnish for wombat

[Hedgeowl]

A Person the inexperienced
birdwithteeth11 the interdisciplinary
Boogs the feline
Bullzeye the sharp-sighted
Captain Bunny Killer, killer of bunny captains
DFaraday the elusive
DisgruntledPorcupine the disgruntled
Dom the melodic
Elohcin, lover of cakes
Epignosis, lover of lover of cakes
Flyin' High the aloft
FZ the brief
Hedgeowl, devourer of vegetables
insertnamehere the convoluted
juliets the caffeinated
kneel4justice the bossy
Kylemii the surprisingly deft
Leamiteo the “I don’t know anything about you”
Lizzy the scourge of Romania
Metalmarsh89 the forgotten-gendered
Mongoose the investigative
MovingPictures07, leader of the site about whom nothing bad shall ever be said
nijuukyugou the unpronounceable
reywaS the backwards
Snow Dog the Welsh Rarebit
Spacedaisy the florid
>SpaghettiEverywhere the silent
Turnip Head, he who lives in constant fear of Hedgeowl
Vompatti the single-chaired

Hey all! Finally checking-in. Yay game. Also love llamas names here, but particularly TH's. Watch out for the mighty veggie devourer! i also thought of TH when feeding my son turnips and he smeared them on his head this weekend.

[Tangrowth]

I appreciate the additional thoughts on FZ. She does always seem super eager when I've played with her, but I actually don't think I've seen her baddie game, and I'm trying to evaluate players on their behavior alone as well (out of context of who is doing it) because I find that I've been evaluating everything in terms of context (who is saying it, why, etc.)... which is helpful, but sometimes it has downsides where you can overlook obviously suspicious behavior by writing it off as "normal" for that person.

Touche.

I meant if you had an opinion about anything else (not about FZ., since you did provide it, which I appreciate it). Response appreciated.

I think I seriously might pull a Llama and vote a non-poster if there are still some that haven't shown up by tomorrow. I don't know. I want to see how people react.

Why are you so set (you've mentioned it more than once, I wasn't sure if you were serious) on a low poster vote though? I can understand if we were farther into the day and nothing happened but the day just only started. I think instead of planning on voting for a non participant we should start digging around and see if anything warrants suspicion and if not, then we vote a low poster.

And I'm not quite sure why you admitted to wanting to see how people react. Now their walls are up concerning anything you say. But we'll see if you find anything noteworthy even now, I guess!

I don't even know if I'm serious (yet); I just wanted to start discussion. I haven't voted yet for a reason.

I think I've been successful on that front, no?

I admitted to wanting to see how people react because everyone always takes me super seriously and eyes me pretty hard, so I wanted to be clear that I'm not actually advocating that everyone lynch a no-poster right now. I've been lynched over less, especially this early on in the game, and I don't want to stop playing just yet. Lol.

I agree with this, stating from the get-go that you plan to vote for a non poster this early opens it up for baddies to remind their teammates to post so they don't get got. It's better to discuss voting that way later on if nothing else comes up.

Does it? My job here is to generate discussion. When no one says anything, baddies can't be caught in nefarious lies (civvies lie sometimes too, but obviously not for nefarious reasons, unless you're playing chaos).

Anyone who seriously knows me knows that I almost never self-vote, random vote, or vote for a no-show or low poster (especially this early on) and I've explained multiple times why (removes accountability).

I just want people to talk. Is that so much to ask?

Been forever since I was in a long game, so I'm excited to get entrenched.

Lynch Mongoose on Day 1.

Can anyone tell me if this back and forth banter between llama and Mongoose a regular thing? Because it seems little like distancing. Something along the lines of : If the two were working together they wouldn't be going at each other like that in a playful obvious way...

So, whom are we going to lynch?

What say you, llama, how about a non-poster?

It's early yet, but I could get behind that. As I've said many times, a non-posting civ is almost as bad as a baddie, so there's not much to lose.

I'm not even sure I will do that, but there's no sense in not discussing it.

Frankly, I thought it was a bit weird that FZ. brought up her point that players could be suspicious for engaging in the contest. It's true baddies could be just as likely to want to win as civvies, but I don't see why that would be any lead whatsoever.

Though I guess it'd be better than randomizing, so.

Can you elaborate on your comment about me, whether you thought it was strange that I thought baddies wanted to win (which is completely not what I said), or the fact that I said the contest made it easier for baddies to blend in and like other said, came off as aggressive?

Because if it's the former, than you just misunderstood and I meant that it's the kind of conversation that helps the baddies blend in, because they can participate without having to fear what they say can be used against them. I think it's pretty obvious.
If it's the latter, it makes me more concerned, because I would expect that comment from people who haven't played with me, not those who have. I'm trying to give you the benefit of the doubt because it's been a while since we played together, and we didn't play that much, but like llama said, I like to get the game moving early on, and people who know me, know that, and I thought of you as someone who should know that.

As for K4J, you worried me there for a moment, with your comment about how I suspected you for being too serious last game we played together, and now I was being too serious, because I don't think it was like that at all, because I felt someone should mention that this isn't going to lead us anywhere and maybe progress the conversation, but I think I was far from being too serious. But I see you repented, so it makes me feel better about you, because why post that last post if it wasn't genuine (still, after last game, I'm going to be a lot more watchful with you.)

In any case, I have to admit that this is something I struggle with here on TS every game. Too much time of trying to do nothing, and then people either randomly vote, or even worse, self vote, or just vote for the no shows.

Now, I have my eye on someone, but I want to see what that person will say further into the day, so I'll decide who I want to vote for when I come back on Saturday before the deadline. And thanks for making the deadline on Saturday, Russ, it's so much better for me

As to Mongoose and llama: It's normal; they know each other very well and have for quite a while.

As to elaboration, the former, but nonetheless I still think you jumped to that conclusion too early, since at that point it was still really early on in the game and the contest had only been occurring for a short period of time. I know you're eager, but your comment seemed like suspicion mongering to me, like you could use it in the future to set up a nefarious vote against someone because they "blended in" by participating too much in the contest. That was just how I read it in my gut as I was reading through. I know it seems rather in character for you, but I'm just telling you that's how I interpreted a possible intention of yours in that post.

However, I agree with you; way too many people over here random vote or self-vote. Actually, maybe instead of a no-show I'll vote for the first person who random or self-votes.

One other thing, I see people pointing fingers at MP for "pushing" for a low poster. I agree that it's too early to decide such a thing, but going after MP for that seems too easy. I always want to vote for those who are not around because I think why the heck sign up if you're not going to play, and it makes it harder for the civs to figure out who is scum. But even though I say it and want it, I usually do it only if I really don't have a reason to vote for someone else. So far, MP hasn't voted...I think. So to me, it seems more like him talking the big talk in order to move the conversation along. Even though I didn't like what he said about me, at the moment, he seems like the person who's moving the game along the most, and for that reason, I think I don't like those who are targeting him. Now I need to go back and see who they were. Damn, this game is too big

Thank you!

I know llama agrees with your "why sign up if you're not going to play?" because he is quite vocal of that and so do I, but I have counterargued with him before that some people have busy RL (I understand after going through tax season), they still want to play, but maybe can't check in with the same kind of frequency as others, or maybe are particularly busy while D0/D1 is happening, so typically I think it makes more sense to vote for a no/low poster later on in the game (or like you said, unless there's honestly nothing else to go on). And let's be honest here, some people just have more talkative game styles than others.

So those are all things to consider.

[thellama73]

I know llama agrees with your "why sign up if you're not going to play?" because he is quite vocal of that and so do I, but I have counterargued with him before that some people have busy RL (I understand after going through tax season), they still want to play, but maybe can't check in with the same kind of frequency as others, or maybe are particularly busy while D0/D1 is happening, so typically I think it makes more sense to vote for a no/low poster later on in the game (or like you said, unless there's honestly nothing else to go on). And let's be honest here, some people just have more talkative game styles than others.

I was completely MIA in X-Men and spent the whole game talking about nothing but Morlocks. I survived to the end and only lost due to an impossible-to-predict hidden rule. I don't like that this is such a viable game strategy and like to discourage people from employing it by voting for them.

[insertnamehere]

I would like the record to reflect how happy I am that so many members of Animal Sanctuary Squad are here! (I have starting making A.S.S. trading cards). I feel like it's been awhile since we were all together.

Been forever since I was in a long game, so I'm excited to get entrenched.

Like I said before, I'm a wombat.

Sorry, we already have a wombat.

Surely you know that vompatti is finnish for wombat

holy shit



I just figured that out



I just thought he liked wombats.

[Tangrowth]

I know llama agrees with your "why sign up if you're not going to play?" because he is quite vocal of that and so do I, but I have counterargued with him before that some people have busy RL (I understand after going through tax season), they still want to play, but maybe can't check in with the same kind of frequency as others, or maybe are particularly busy while D0/D1 is happening, so typically I think it makes more sense to vote for a no/low poster later on in the game (or like you said, unless there's honestly nothing else to go on). And let's be honest here, some people just have more talkative game styles than others.

I was completely MIA in X-Men and spent the whole game talking about nothing but Morlocks. I survived to the end and only lost due to an impossible-to-predict hidden rule. I don't like that this is such a viable game strategy and like to discourage people from employing it by voting for them.

I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment. High posters unite!

The only problem is that not all high posters are civvies. Or maybe this game they are...

[Tangrowth]

So who still hasn't checked in?

[insertnamehere]

I know llama agrees with your "why sign up if you're not going to play?" because he is quite vocal of that and so do I, but I have counterargued with him before that some people have busy RL (I understand after going through tax season), they still want to play, but maybe can't check in with the same kind of frequency as others, or maybe are particularly busy while D0/D1 is happening, so typically I think it makes more sense to vote for a no/low poster later on in the game (or like you said, unless there's honestly nothing else to go on). And let's be honest here, some people just have more talkative game styles than others.

So those are all things to consider.

Usually in big games like these, I sit back and watch for the first few cycles, and then presumably if I'm not eliminated, I start posting more and more. I like to get an idea of the dynamic of the game before I completely dive in.

That being said, I agree with FZ. To me it looked like MP was just making a suggestion to vote a NP if no clear candidate is revealed, which happens often on this site. The fact that K4J immediately jumped on that makes me a bit nervous.

[Tangrowth]

I know llama agrees with your "why sign up if you're not going to play?" because he is quite vocal of that and so do I, but I have counterargued with him before that some people have busy RL (I understand after going through tax season), they still want to play, but maybe can't check in with the same kind of frequency as others, or maybe are particularly busy while D0/D1 is happening, so typically I think it makes more sense to vote for a no/low poster later on in the game (or like you said, unless there's honestly nothing else to go on). And let's be honest here, some people just have more talkative game styles than others.

So those are all things to consider.

Usually in big games like these, I sit back and watch for the first few cycles, and then presumably if I'm not eliminated, I start posting more and more. I like to get an idea of the dynamic of the game before I completely dive in.

That being said, I agree with FZ. To me it looked like MP was just making a suggestion to vote a NP if no clear candidate is revealed, which happens often on this site. The fact that K4J immediately jumped on that makes me a bit nervous.

You think K4J is suspicious for that?

[Tangrowth]

And for anyone who cares, I'm still working on crafting my nicknames for everyone.

[insertnamehere]

I know llama agrees with your "why sign up if you're not going to play?" because he is quite vocal of that and so do I, but I have counterargued with him before that some people have busy RL (I understand after going through tax season), they still want to play, but maybe can't check in with the same kind of frequency as others, or maybe are particularly busy while D0/D1 is happening, so typically I think it makes more sense to vote for a no/low poster later on in the game (or like you said, unless there's honestly nothing else to go on). And let's be honest here, some people just have more talkative game styles than others.

So those are all things to consider.

Usually in big games like these, I sit back and watch for the first few cycles, and then presumably if I'm not eliminated, I start posting more and more. I like to get an idea of the dynamic of the game before I completely dive in.

That being said, I agree with FZ. To me it looked like MP was just making a suggestion to vote a NP if no clear candidate is revealed, which happens often on this site. The fact that K4J immediately jumped on that makes me a bit nervous.

You think K4J is suspicious for that?

I have a weak Day 1 suspicion of her. Probably not worth voting, but I have my eye on her.

[Tangrowth]

I know llama agrees with your "why sign up if you're not going to play?" because he is quite vocal of that and so do I, but I have counterargued with him before that some people have busy RL (I understand after going through tax season), they still want to play, but maybe can't check in with the same kind of frequency as others, or maybe are particularly busy while D0/D1 is happening, so typically I think it makes more sense to vote for a no/low poster later on in the game (or like you said, unless there's honestly nothing else to go on). And let's be honest here, some people just have more talkative game styles than others.

So those are all things to consider.

Usually in big games like these, I sit back and watch for the first few cycles, and then presumably if I'm not eliminated, I start posting more and more. I like to get an idea of the dynamic of the game before I completely dive in.

That being said, I agree with FZ. To me it looked like MP was just making a suggestion to vote a NP if no clear candidate is revealed, which happens often on this site. The fact that K4J immediately jumped on that makes me a bit nervous.

You think K4J is suspicious for that?

I have a weak Day 1 suspicion of her. Probably not worth voting, but I have my eye on her.

Thanks for the elaboration! Just wanted to get a feel for how strongly you felt about it.

Any other thoughts yet? (and that same question goes for anyone else)

[nijuukyugou]

nijuukyugou, the Second Best English Teacher in a One Hundred Yard Radius

Damn, I just noticed this today! It's because I'm THE best one within the radius that I haven't posted since...whenever I posted. Yikes.

My life is back together, so more relevant posts to follow soon!

[Turnip Head]

I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment. High posters unite!

I am occasionally a high poster...

So who still hasn't checked in?

We are waiting on Leamiteo and Disgruntled Porcupine to check in. I know because I'm waiting so I can include them on one of those post search linky index things.

[Vompatti]

Hi. I don't have info about this poll.

[kneel4justice]

Just checking in, Sorry I've been less present than I'd like to be. I've had quite the day!

I see FZ and MP have been talking quite a bit. That doesn't surprise me one bit. Kyle, I think you make a fair point. I would like to read up on this more when I have time. We have until Saturday, which is nice.

I kind of disagree with your observation. FZ hasn't talked all that much about anything of substance, and I'm not blaming her either.

To FZ (and everyone else):
When checking back to verify this I reread her original post about the nicknames thing and see I must have paid more attention to someones response than her actual post because it is not what I thought it would so my post referring to how it may be weird doesn't really hold of substance anymore. Sorry for future readers who I've probably confused now. Lol

K4J, I realize I mixed the two of you up. Sometimes I do that in my head because you both remind me of the other. Sorry!

Lol, I was wondering if you meant me because I remember that happening before but I wasn't quite sure. No problem! I like being grouped with FZ. :P

I don't even know if I'm serious (yet); I just wanted to start discussion. I haven't voted yet for a reason.

I think I've been successful on that front, no?

I admitted to wanting to see how people react because everyone always takes me super seriously and eyes me pretty hard, so I wanted to be clear that I'm not actually advocating that everyone lynch a no-poster right now. I've been lynched over less, especially this early on in the game, and I don't want to stop playing just yet. Lol.

I know that you've been successful in making people talk, and that's a good thing. I think this every game when people accuse me of doing things too early, however it doesn't necessarily mean you had that intention when initially speaking it, which is why I have to pay attention to it but I understand where you're possibly coming from.

That being said, I agree with FZ. To me it looked like MP was just making a suggestion to vote a NP if no clear candidate is revealed, which happens often on this site. The fact that K4J immediately jumped on that makes me a bit nervous.

I wouldn't say I immediately jumped on it. If I did that, then I would have been all over him asking Llama about lynching low-posters. I waited and became more concerned when he seemed to continue the topic and looked more serious about it. I talk about things when I have things to talk about, and honestly I'm not even sure how I feel about him, I was, like he claims, trying to get discussion started and going to see if his or anyone else had a reply that jumped out at me.

BTW. I am a he/him.

[Bullzeye]

I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment. High posters unite!

I am occasionally a high poster...

This should have been apparent from just a quick glance at your avatar.

Hi. I don't have info about this poll.

K.

I don't really have anything major to add at this point, in fact I will probably be relatively absent until tomorrow afternoon. This is sort of a busy weekend for me in terms of social activities.

[Marmot]

I'll be heading out on a camping trip this evening, so I'll probably be dropping a random vote somewhere before I head out.

[Marmot]

And for anyone who cares, I'm still working on crafting my nicknames for everyone.

You don't know me.

[Marmot]

Also, INH, that is one mighty big sig, you dig.

[thellama73]

And for anyone who cares, I'm still working on crafting my nicknames for everyone.

You don't know me.

I do.

I'll be heading out on a camping trip this evening, so I'll probably be dropping a random vote somewhere before I head out.

Real camping, or phony oh-but-I-have-to-have-showers-and-a-toilet-and-electricty-because-I-am-scared-of-the-dark camping?

[Lizzy]

And for anyone who cares, I'm still working on crafting my nicknames for everyone.

So we should be expecting those by the end of day 10, I presume.

I'll be heading out on a camping trip this evening, so I'll probably be dropping a random vote somewhere before I head out.

Real camping, or phony oh-but-I-have-to-have-showers-and-a-toilet-and-electricty-because-I-am-scared-of-the-dark camping?

That's me.

Also, I'll be out of town tomorrow and possibly on Sunday as well. I'll try to find a way to vote. I can catch up on my phone, but can't post. :\

[reywaS]

So who still hasn't checked in?

[Marmot]

And for anyone who cares, I'm still working on crafting my nicknames for everyone.

You don't know me.

I do.

I'll be heading out on a camping trip this evening, so I'll probably be dropping a random vote somewhere before I head out.

Real camping, or phony oh-but-I-have-to-have-showers-and-a-toilet-and-electricty-because-I-am-scared-of-the-dark camping?

We're car-camping, but this trip is for other recreational activities, so cammping is convenient. And no, there's no eclecticity.

[Leamiteo]

Hi all, I'm so pumped to be playing in this game with you all!!!!

RL has been a whirlwind - I just got back in the country, this was my first week back to work, plus I had a move added in there. I have to do a lot of reading, but couldn't bring myself to do it on a gorgeous Friday afternoon! I'll do my reading once the sun goes down. Also, I have friends coming in from out of town and a wedding tomorrow, so please forgive my absence. I should be much free-er after this weekend!

Cheers!

[Marmot]

Hi all, I'm so pumped to be playing in this game with you all!!!!

RL has been a whirlwind - I just got back in the country, this was my first week back to work, plus I had a move added in there. I have to do a lot of reading, but couldn't bring myself to do it on a gorgeous Friday afternoon! I'll do my reading once the sun goes down. Also, I have friends coming in from out of town and a wedding tomorrow, so please forgive my absence. I should be much free-er after this weekend!

Cheers!

[Epignosis]

For Such a Time as This
by Neal Dwarfs

For such a time as this, Gandalf is here
For all the time he took, he was not late nor soon
For such a time as this,
There's Mountains full of Mist
The old man is a magely kook
Ah, but you are still
Just a fool of a Took.

[Mongoose]

There once was an adventurous hobbit
Who crafted and sang many a sonnet
on a trip did he go
With some friends and a foe
and sang 'em nonstop 'til they cried "Stop It!"

[insertnamehere]

And for anyone who cares, I'm still working on crafting my nicknames for everyone.

You don't know me.

I do.

I'll be heading out on a camping trip this evening, so I'll probably be dropping a random vote somewhere before I head out.

Real camping, or phony oh-but-I-have-to-have-showers-and-a-toilet-and-electricty-because-I-am-scared-of-the-dark camping?

We're car-camping, but this trip is for other recreational activities, so cammping is convenient. And no, there's no eclecticity.

Ooh, tell me more.

[Dom]

Dom, what kind of behavior do you look out for on Day 1. What influences your vote? Do you like voting for non-participants? Do you like randomizing? What pings you?

I am particularly interested in what you have to say on this topic.

Oh?
To be honest, I don't look for much day one. I just go with my gut. I generally just do whatever feels right to me. However, I do feel, that I do not vote non participants that often.

Why?

[juliets]

I may vote for the person with the most "filler" posts - posts that are only tangentially or not at all related to the thread.

[reywaS]

Do what thou wilt

linki: I am now making it my mission to gain juliets vote today.

*this is filler*

[reywaS]

killer filler

[Marmot]

And here we are now, begun a new quest
To seek the Lonely Mountain in the west
A wizard, a hobbit, and a handful as well
Of dwarves of all sizes, ages, and smell
Out of the Shire and onto the road
I now have my hanky; in my pocket it's stowed
And onward we travel, with haste in our tracks
Accompanied by ponies who have lightened our backs
What adventure awaits us on the morrow and more?
What creatures dwell ahead? What danger's in store?
Though these thoughts overwhelm; my resolve I renew
For thellama is with us with his mustache askew

[Marmot]

I may vote for the person with the most "filler" posts - posts that are only tangentially or not at all related to the thread.

Damn, I've already fallen into this category.

[Marmot]

My random vote went to a Porcupine. See you all Sunday.

[Elohcin]

I may vote for the person with the most "filler" posts - posts that are only tangentially or not at all related to the thread.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

[Epignosis]

My random vote went to a Porcupine. See you all Sunday.

While you're at it, get the bonus disc to The Whirlwind and compliment me on my genius.

[reywaS]

Epignosis, your genius is unequaled in this universe.

[insertnamehere]

I may vote for the person with the most "filler" posts - posts that are only tangentially or not at all related to the thread.

Ok, I can see some problems with this. What denominates "filler"? Is it OT posts? What about posts that are only half OT? Are those considered one half in your scoring system? What about jokes? If I post a suspicion of someone, and add a joke at the end, does that count as "filler"? Also, if I post 8 "filler" posts and 2 "on-topic" posts, would I be ranked higher or lower in your magical "filler" system than someone with only 2 "filler" posts in the thread? If you deem a post to be "filler", can someone dispute that claim?

On a "serious" note, I'm not sure I like this. One of the reasons I love this site is the banter, which you affectionately refer to as "filler". Even if you don't enjoy it, persecuting those who do just seems kind mean-spirited. Also, my "strategy" is to usually sit back and observe for the first few cycles, and see what developments happen. I don't want to be misconstrued as inactive, so I post "filler", usually with some connection to the game. It doesn't mean I'm not taking the game seriously, I just play it in a different way. For you to condemn players like me because of it, strikes me as a bit rude.

[juliets]

People comment on other people's play style all the time and it's not called rude. How many people talk about "low posters" and are called "rude"? None. And thats just one example of someone's playstyle being talked about. You appear to be overly defensive of my comment. My point was about people who post a lot of off topic and/or jokes to boost their post count so they won't be seen as a low poster.

[DFaraday]

I may vote for the person with the most "filler" posts - posts that are only tangentially or not at all related to the thread.

Ok, I can see some problems with this. What denominates "filler"? Is it OT posts? What about posts that are only half OT? Are those considered one half in your scoring system? What about jokes? If I post a suspicion of someone, and add a joke at the end, does that count as "filler"? Also, if I post 8 "filler" posts and 2 "on-topic" posts, would I be ranked higher or lower in your magical "filler" system than someone with only 2 "filler" posts in the thread? If you deem a post to be "filler", can someone dispute that claim?

On a "serious" note, I'm not sure I like this. One of the reasons I love this site is the banter, which you affectionately refer to as "filler". Even if you don't enjoy it, persecuting those who do just seems kind mean-spirited. Also, my "strategy" is to usually sit back and observe for the first few cycles, and see what developments happen. I don't want to be misconstrued as inactive, so I post "filler", usually with some connection to the game. It doesn't mean I'm not taking the game seriously, I just play it in a different way. For you to condemn players like me because of it, strikes me as a bit rude.

I think "condemn" and "persecute" are pretty strong words here. I just took Juliet to mean that she doesn't have a real suspicion or method for choosing someone today, so she'll just vote someone who's not contributing much to discussion. That's fine for Day 1, I think.

[reywaS]

[Boogs]

I will be busy all day tomorrow with friends and a dance recital my friend is doing, so I will now vote before bed. I don't think anything ever stands out to me on Day 1, but I will randomize.

I am voting for kneel4justice . Sorry poodle

[Hedgeowl]

I'll be sticking with my focus on the high posters this game. You know who you are.

Top ten posters, you've been warned.

I cant see the word rude without thinking of Full House.

[Captain Bunny Killer]

Usually in big games like these, I sit back and watch for the first few cycles, and then presumably if I'm not eliminated, I start posting more and more. I like to get an idea of the dynamic of the game before I completely dive in.

That being said, I agree with FZ. To me it looked like MP was just making a suggestion to vote a NP if no clear candidate is revealed, which happens often on this site. The fact that K4J immediately jumped on that makes me a bit nervous.

This first part is my thinking exactly, although the whole big game thing doesn't mean that much to me. These are the only ones I've played.

And I can't fully agree with the second. I feel slightly suspicious of MP, but I seriously always do. He's just seemed a little wishy washy about whether it's ok to vote a no-poster. But I know how analytical-to-a-fault he can be, so it could be just that.

And this is why I sit back to start, because I don't have much to go on right now.

[kneel4justice]

I may vote for the person with the most "filler" posts - posts that are only tangentially or not at all related to the thread.

Ok, I can see some problems with this. What denominates "filler"? Is it OT posts? What about posts that are only half OT? Are those considered one half in your scoring system? What about jokes? If I post a suspicion of someone, and add a joke at the end, does that count as "filler"? Also, if I post 8 "filler" posts and 2 "on-topic" posts, would I be ranked higher or lower in your magical "filler" system than someone with only 2 "filler" posts in the thread? If you deem a post to be "filler", can someone dispute that claim?

On a "serious" note, I'm not sure I like this. One of the reasons I love this site is the banter, which you affectionately refer to as "filler". Even if you don't enjoy it, persecuting those who do just seems kind mean-spirited. Also, my "strategy" is to usually sit back and observe for the first few cycles, and see what developments happen. I don't want to be misconstrued as inactive, so I post "filler", usually with some connection to the game. It doesn't mean I'm not taking the game seriously, I just play it in a different way. For you to condemn players like me because of it, strikes me as a bit rude.

I understand this is probably genuine (and you give me a new perspective on those who don't necessarily talk a lot) but I'm not sure I like how you've villainized Juliets for it. You kind of blew up what she said and made it a big deal by calling it rude or condemning.