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Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:46 pm
by Tangrowth
thellama73 wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:thellama73 wrote:unfurl wrote:I think good points about Sorsha has been brought up, I think Sorsha may know who killed Epig, and she did knew it was not Golden, I think that could had been slip up with the framed part
As a matter of fact Im votting for Sorsha
That's super sketch. I don't buy it at all. Feels like a manufactured/piling on sort of reason.
Supasketch?
How are you doing llama? Sorry your internet is going down.
I am doing well. But I think MP's ISO on Devin feels contrived. He goes "I'm gonna go read Devin's posts" and comes back with a long list where he comments on each one, but it feels like he's looking for a reason to suspect him. Not genuine. You're not being genuine, MP!
What?
How is that contrived? I'm not looking for a reason to suspect him; I have been wanting to give him a detailed look for a while and he's been on the outer portion of my radar for some time (I even called him out for having the shadiest BWT vote after D1 concluded). In my ISO, I tried to leave posts open for interpretation as much as I could, but I also wanted to provide my own opinion/commentary.
You seriously don't find anything that is suspicious in his post behavior?
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:46 pm
by Tangrowth
Metalmarsh89 wrote:thellama73 wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:thellama73 wrote:unfurl wrote:I think good points about Sorsha has been brought up, I think Sorsha may know who killed Epig, and she did knew it was not Golden, I think that could had been slip up with the framed part
As a matter of fact Im votting for Sorsha
That's super sketch. I don't buy it at all. Feels like a manufactured/piling on sort of reason.
Supasketch?
How are you doing llama? Sorry your internet is going down.
I am doing well. But I think MP's ISO on Devin feels contrived. He goes "I'm gonna go read Devin's posts" and comes back with a long list where he comments on each one, but it feels like he's looking for a reason to suspect him. Not genuine. You're not being genuine, MP!
I agree with you, in that I don't agree with voting for Devin. I'd rather vote for MP.
Seriously, what the fuck man? You contributing nothing to this game. Come back when you actually have a reason.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:47 pm
by Marmot
MovingPictures07 wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:What would you do if Devin was a bandwagoning recruiter/recruitee, MP?
And we lynched him right now?
If he was mafia? That'd be awesome.
If he was civilian recruiter/recruitee? I'd eat a shoe.
You asked us if we think he is a bandwagoning recruiter/recruitee, unrecruited, or civilian.
You didn't give an obvious choice of "mafia". 
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:47 pm
by Turnip Head
I switched my vote.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:48 pm
by Tangrowth
Metalmarsh89 wrote:MovingPictures07 wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:What would you do if Devin was a bandwagoning recruiter/recruitee, MP?
And we lynched him right now?
If he was mafia? That'd be awesome.
If he was civilian recruiter/recruitee? I'd eat a shoe.
You asked us if we think he is a bandwagoning recruiter/recruitee, unrecruited, or civilian.
You didn't give an obvious choice of "mafia". 
Oh, well, add "mafia" in there for the first option.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:50 pm
by JaggedJimmyJay
Turnip Head wrote:I switched my vote.
Why?
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:50 pm
by Tangrowth
Llama and MM, I don't see your votes yet. What are you, chickens? I can't wait to see your responses when I don't flip mafia.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:51 pm
by Marmot
MovingPictures07 wrote:Llama and MM, I don't see your votes yet. What are you, chickens? I can't wait to see your responses when I don't flip mafia.
I am marmot, hear me roar.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:52 pm
by Tangrowth
Metalmarsh89 wrote:MovingPictures07 wrote:Llama and MM, I don't see your votes yet. What are you, chickens? I can't wait to see your responses when I don't flip mafia.
I am marmot, hear me roar.
I'm still listening, for when you actually want to give a reason for anything you're posting.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:52 pm
by Roxy
As I went to vote I got to thinking it really isn't right to make a last ditch case on someone right at eod when they are not even around to begin to defend themselves so scrolling up I changed my mind and went with Vote JJJ
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:53 pm
by Marmot
MovingPictures07 wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:MovingPictures07 wrote:Llama and MM, I don't see your votes yet. What are you, chickens? I can't wait to see your responses when I don't flip mafia.
I am marmot, hear me roar.
I'm still listening, for when you actually want to give a reason for anything you're posting.
I don't want to give a reason. I just want to lynch you.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:54 pm
by Tangrowth
Rox, Devin has a snowball's chance in hell of being lynched today anyway; I recognize that. I do want to actually hear from him. But we've had 4 mafia Days to hear from him. I'm prodding him officially to post and explain.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:54 pm
by Tangrowth
Metalmarsh89 wrote:MovingPictures07 wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:MovingPictures07 wrote:Llama and MM, I don't see your votes yet. What are you, chickens? I can't wait to see your responses when I don't flip mafia.
I am marmot, hear me roar.
I'm still listening, for when you actually want to give a reason for anything you're posting.
I don't want to give a reason. I just want to lynch you.
What the fuck are you doing?
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:55 pm
by Marmot
MovingPictures07 wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:MovingPictures07 wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:MovingPictures07 wrote:Llama and MM, I don't see your votes yet. What are you, chickens? I can't wait to see your responses when I don't flip mafia.
I am marmot, hear me roar.
I'm still listening, for when you actually want to give a reason for anything you're posting.
I don't want to give a reason. I just want to lynch you.
What the fuck are you doing?
I voted for you. I don't trust you.
What are you doing?
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:55 pm
by JaggedJimmyJay
MP, I've read your Devin ISO. I don't have time in this EOD sequence to really process it thoroughly, but at the least I don't get the impression that you manipulated the case.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:56 pm
by Roxy
I have got to go to sleep bc I have an utterly ridiculous early day tomorrow see ya then.
Linky MP read my posts I ended up not voting Devin.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:57 pm
by Tangrowth
Metalmarsh89 wrote:
I voted for you. I don't trust you.
What are you doing?
Last I checked, people actually gave reasons for their fucking opinions. You need to be lynched if you're going to conduct the rest of the game in this manner.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:58 pm
by Tangrowth
I will not stand and just sit here while people try to pull bullsuit accusations and votes on me again. I will address points if points are made. I cannot address "I don't trust you".
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:00 pm
by JaggedJimmyJay
MovingPictures07 wrote:I will not stand and just sit here while people try to pull bullsuit accusations and votes on me again. I will address points if points are made. I cannot address "I don't trust you".
If you punch marmot I'll punch Turnip.

Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:00 pm
by Tangrowth
Jay, I've read through your Boomslang reiteration, and I find it more reasonable with your added explanations. I was getting lost in the semantics of the nitpickiness, I'll admit.
I'll thoroughly consider your thoughts on him going forward. I do agree that his vote for Golden was a bunch of bullsuit, at the least, and that's the most compelling point against him. Golden was an easy target.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:00 pm
by JaggedJimmyJay
That would have been better vice versa. Dang.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:01 pm
by Tangrowth
MM, seriously, drop the fucking shit. Either play this game right or ask to be replaced or modkilled. Straight shoot me a reason you don't trust me. Right now.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:03 pm
by Marmot
MovingPictures07 wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:
I voted for you. I don't trust you.
What are you doing?
Last I checked, people actually gave reasons for their fucking opinions. You need to be lynched if you're going to conduct the rest of the game in this manner.
I did give a reason (after I said I didn't want to). I don't trust you.
Linki: because you gave me a shoddy reason for being a mafia recruitee, and never answered my question when I asked what your list had to do with it.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:03 pm
by Tangrowth
Metalmarsh89 wrote:MovingPictures07 wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:
I voted for you. I don't trust you.
What are you doing?
Last I checked, people actually gave reasons for their fucking opinions. You need to be lynched if you're going to conduct the rest of the game in this manner.
I did give a reason (after I said I didn't want to). I don't trust you.
Linki: because you gave me a shoddy reason for being a mafia recruitee, and never answered my question when I asked what your list had to do with it.
What question?
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:04 pm
by thellama73
MovingPictures07 wrote:
What?
How is that contrived? I'm not looking for a reason to suspect him; I have been wanting to give him a detailed look for a while and he's been on the outer portion of my radar for some time (I even called him out for having the shadiest BWT vote after D1 concluded). In my ISO, I tried to leave posts open for interpretation as much as I could, but I also wanted to provide my own opinion/commentary.
You seriously don't find anything that is suspicious in his post behavior?
I don't think a baddie Devin would say he would lynch Golden just to cut down on his reading. It's not like him, and I think you know that.
Why do you get so emotional every time anyone disagrees with you in the slightest?
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:05 pm
by Marmot
MovingPictures07 wrote:MM, seriously, drop the fucking shit. Either play this game right or ask to be replaced or modkilled. Straight shoot me a reason you don't trust me. Right now.
Play this game right? What does that mean?
I've tried playing the game your way. I can't do it. Even if I could do it succesfully, I'd get lynched for not being myself. Recall the "it's just MP being crazy, so that's normal" excuse Devin gave for defending you? It's kinda like that.
Why don't you convince mafia to nightkill me or something instead?
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:05 pm
by JaggedJimmyJay
I moved my vote to TinyBubbles. I think she's more suspicious than Sorsha, and I want to try to prevent tally shenanigans.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:05 pm
by Tangrowth
thellama73 wrote:MovingPictures07 wrote:
What?
How is that contrived? I'm not looking for a reason to suspect him; I have been wanting to give him a detailed look for a while and he's been on the outer portion of my radar for some time (I even called him out for having the shadiest BWT vote after D1 concluded). In my ISO, I tried to leave posts open for interpretation as much as I could, but I also wanted to provide my own opinion/commentary.
You seriously don't find anything that is suspicious in his post behavior?
I don't think a baddie Devin would say he would lynch Golden just to cut down on his reading. It's not like him, and I think you know that.
Why do you get so emotional every time anyone disagrees with you in the slightest?
Why don't you think a baddie Devin would say that?
I get emotional when I get accused game after game with incredibly vague and bullsuit accusations that I cannot possibly defend against. I don't care if people disagree with me; I've shown that time and time again.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:06 pm
by Dom
MovingPictures07 wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:
I voted for you. I don't trust you.
What are you doing?
Last I checked, people actually gave reasons for their fucking opinions. You need to be lynched if you're going to conduct the rest of the game in this manner.
MovingPictures07 wrote:I will not stand and just sit here while people try to pull bullsuit accusations and votes on me again. I will address points if points are made. I cannot address "I don't trust you".
MovingPictures07 wrote:MM, seriously, drop the fucking shit. Either play this game right or ask to be replaced or modkilled. Straight shoot me a reason you don't trust me. Right now.
What the hell?
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:06 pm
by Marmot
Metalmarsh89 wrote:MovingPictures07 wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:Rox, why are you fixating on high posters? Can't you make the same mirrored argument about low posters?
When I was saying earlier that we should consider everyone as recruited/recruitee, I was including high and low posters. I'm all for discussing them with you, but I personally do not have any strong reason to believe any of the top 5 or so high posters are recruited at this time. You seem to think that Jay is. Do you think any of the others are?
It's entirely possible that no "high" posters are recruited at this time. It's also possible that one is, whether mafia or civilian. Anything is possible. At this time, Metalmarsh89 seems most likely to me as a mafia recruit, as evidenced by my list.
Why? And what the fuck does your list even say about this?
Overreaction?
I don't have any reason to suspect you heavily at this time; you are in the light orange section of my rainbow list, but you're the lowest of the top 5 posters. Rox asked me about high posters so that's what I told her. I can't make heads or tails of your gameplay, but I do think you're more apt to be recruited/recruiter at this time than me (duh), Jay, Rico, and DH. I don't have a strong assertion of suspicion of you by which to back that up; in fact, it's the weakest possible, but I was asked, so.
Do you have any suspicions?
Is it an overreaction? Perhaps. But I don't like rainbow lists in general (and I've made this very clear before), and now you've suggested that your list points to me as most likely to be a mafia recruit. How did you come to this conclusion?
No, I don't have any suspicions.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:06 pm
by Tangrowth
Metalmarsh89 wrote:MovingPictures07 wrote:MM, seriously, drop the fucking shit. Either play this game right or ask to be replaced or modkilled. Straight shoot me a reason you don't trust me. Right now.
Play this game right? What does that mean?
I've tried playing the game your way. I can't do it. Even if I could do it succesfully, I'd get lynched for not being myself. Recall the "it's just MP being crazy, so that's normal" excuse Devin gave for defending you? It's kinda like that.
Why don't you convince mafia to nightkill me or something instead?
It means actually play the game of mafia. It's Day 4 and you say you have no suspects. Get out of here.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:07 pm
by JaggedJimmyJay
MP hates being accused more than everyone ever. This isn't news.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:07 pm
by thellama73
MovingPictures07 wrote:Llama and MM, I don't see your votes yet. What are you, chickens? I can't wait to see your responses when I don't flip mafia.
If you don't see my vote, it's because you are not looking. I have voted and I don't intend to change it today. Chillax, bra. I'm not voting for you yet. I just don't think you are playing supatown this game.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:08 pm
by Dom
MovingPictures07 wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:MovingPictures07 wrote:MM, seriously, drop the fucking shit. Either play this game right or ask to be replaced or modkilled. Straight shoot me a reason you don't trust me. Right now.
Play this game right? What does that mean?
I've tried playing the game your way. I can't do it. Even if I could do it succesfully, I'd get lynched for not being myself. Recall the "it's just MP being crazy, so that's normal" excuse Devin gave for defending you? It's kinda like that.
Why don't you convince mafia to nightkill me or something instead?
It means actually play the game of mafia. It's Day 4 and you say you have no suspects. Get out of here.
What the hell
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:08 pm
by DisgruntledPorcupine
Gonna go with TinyBubbles.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:08 pm
by Tangrowth
Metalmarsh89 wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:MovingPictures07 wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:Rox, why are you fixating on high posters? Can't you make the same mirrored argument about low posters?
When I was saying earlier that we should consider everyone as recruited/recruitee, I was including high and low posters. I'm all for discussing them with you, but I personally do not have any strong reason to believe any of the top 5 or so high posters are recruited at this time. You seem to think that Jay is. Do you think any of the others are?
It's entirely possible that no "high" posters are recruited at this time. It's also possible that one is, whether mafia or civilian. Anything is possible. At this time, Metalmarsh89 seems most likely to me as a mafia recruit, as evidenced by my list.
Why? And what the fuck does your list even say about this?
Overreaction?
I don't have any reason to suspect you heavily at this time; you are in the light orange section of my rainbow list, but you're the lowest of the top 5 posters. Rox asked me about high posters so that's what I told her. I can't make heads or tails of your gameplay, but I do think you're more apt to be recruited/recruiter at this time than me (duh), Jay, Rico, and DH. I don't have a strong assertion of suspicion of you by which to back that up; in fact, it's the weakest possible, but I was asked, so.
Do you have any suspicions?
Is it an overreaction? Perhaps. But I don't like rainbow lists in general (and I've made this very clear before), and now you've suggested that your list points to me as most likely to be a mafia recruit. How did you come to this conclusion?
No, I don't have any suspicions.
I'm sorry, I forgot about this. I haven't responded to this yet; it's in another tab along with two other posts that Roxy made while I was conducting my Devin ISO. I said I'd get to them after the lynch. I can respond to it now.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:09 pm
by JaggedJimmyJay
DisgruntledPorcupine wrote:Gonna go with TinyBubbles.
HI PORCUPINE!!!
Why?
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:09 pm
by thellama73
MovingPictures07 wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:I will not stand and just sit here while people try to pull bullsuit accusations and votes on me again. I will address points if points are made. I cannot address "I don't trust you".
If you're not going to stand or sit, what are you going to do? Lie down? Hang from your ankles?
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:10 pm
by Marmot
MovingPictures07 wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:MovingPictures07 wrote:MM, seriously, drop the fucking shit. Either play this game right or ask to be replaced or modkilled. Straight shoot me a reason you don't trust me. Right now.
Play this game right? What does that mean?
I've tried playing the game your way. I can't do it. Even if I could do it succesfully, I'd get lynched for not being myself. Recall the "it's just MP being crazy, so that's normal" excuse Devin gave for defending you? It's kinda like that.
Why don't you convince mafia to nightkill me or something instead?
It means actually play the game of mafia. It's Day 4 and you say you have no suspects. Get out of here.
This is Recruitment Mafia. It's kinda wacky and stuff.
Right?
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:11 pm
by Dom
JJJ, yes, MP reacts this way pretty much anytime anyone suspects him. Even historically speaking, I would say that's true.
I alsow ant to respond to your Boomslang case-- can you explain why these things make him bad-- specifically a recruiter? I see you pointing some things out as behavior, but it lacks a clear link to a theory.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:11 pm
by Tangrowth
thellama73 wrote:MovingPictures07 wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:I will not stand and just sit here while people try to pull bullsuit accusations and votes on me again. I will address points if points are made. I cannot address "I don't trust you".
If you're not going to stand or sit, what are you going to do? Lie down? Hang from your ankles?
Hanging from my ankles sounds painful. I'll go with lie down.

Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:12 pm
by bea
Went with bubbles. This thread blew the eff up. Work crazy almost missed the vote. Omg I need dinner!!
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:12 pm
by thellama73
I feel like our young Marmot friend is trying to fill the Vompatti void - and I like it.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:12 pm
by JaggedJimmyJay
Dom wrote:JJJ, yes, MP reacts this way pretty much anytime anyone suspects him. Even historically speaking, I would say that's true.
I alsow ant to respond to your Boomslang case-- can you explain why these things make him bad-- specifically a recruiter? I see you pointing some things out as behavior, but it lacks a clear link to a theory.
That's going to have to wait until later, I'm going to sleep after this day ends. What I'll say now is that I think Boomslang could be recruiter OR recruitee -- and I think behavioral analysis is the whole point.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:13 pm
by Marmot
thellama73 wrote:I feel like our young Marmot friend is trying to fill the Vompatti void - and I like it.
I don't think anyone could ever truly fill a vompatti void. Or a Mongoose void for that matter.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:15 pm
by Marmot
MovingPictures07 wrote:thellama73 wrote:MovingPictures07 wrote:
What?
How is that contrived? I'm not looking for a reason to suspect him; I have been wanting to give him a detailed look for a while and he's been on the outer portion of my radar for some time (I even called him out for having the shadiest BWT vote after D1 concluded). In my ISO, I tried to leave posts open for interpretation as much as I could, but I also wanted to provide my own opinion/commentary.
You seriously don't find anything that is suspicious in his post behavior?
I don't think a baddie Devin would say he would lynch Golden just to cut down on his reading. It's not like him, and I think you know that.
Why do you get so emotional every time anyone disagrees with you in the slightest?
Why don't you think a baddie Devin would say that?
I get emotional when I get accused game after game with incredibly vague and bullsuit accusations that I cannot possibly defend against. I don't care if people disagree with me; I've shown that time and time again.
At least you don't get lynched Day 1 game-after-game when you actually try to play properly.

Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:16 pm
by Tangrowth
Look guys, I'm sorry, but I think it's completely unfair to throw out a baseless accusation at this stage of the game. Why even bother playing the game? If some players are just going to sit back and not even play it, then it ruins the game for the players who actually do play. Mafia is a game where you either are a civilian and try to baddie hunt, or you're mafia and try to act like a civilian. If I invest hours upon hours of my free time, of which I barely have any (it practically almost all goes to this game), and then some of the players don't even play the game by not posting or by posting a bunch of fluff and not issuing any opinions, then I won't play. It's clear I need a break from mafia, because I'm stressed out enough RL with the PhD as it is, and I've become testier in games over the past year as a result. I apologize for that. But you can understand why I'd get upset investing time into ISOing Devin's posts only to have it immediately denounced by two players as if I have underhanded intentions, with accusations that are impossible for me to defend against at that.
At least you've given me a reason now, MM, and I will next post a response to that post and the other two Roxy posts I wanted to respond to.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:17 pm
by thellama73
MovingPictures07 wrote:
Why don't you think a baddie Devin would say that?
I get emotional when I get accused game after game with incredibly vague and bullsuit accusations that I cannot possibly defend against. I don't care if people disagree with me; I've shown that time and time again.
Because baddies try to blend in and at least come up with semi-plausible reasons for their votes. An off the wall reason like "He made me read" is eye-catching, sloppy, and a rookie move. I don't see Devin doing that.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:18 pm
by LoRab
Ricochet wrote:LoRab wrote:Ricochet wrote:LoRab wrote:Ricochet wrote:Time is growing important, since we are already within the interval in which the Judge can lockdown this place - he's been vigilent before, but so far he's not quick to draw the curtains; can this mean he's not content or approving with the main wagons and/or doesn't want to shortcircuit the EoD? Could be.
There's a huge difference, imho, between ending day early and locking down the thread. One ends discussion--the other does not. And ending night early is a mixed bag (and different entirely). Either of those actions could have either good or bad strategy behind them. Without saying so explicitly, you seem to imply that the prior lockdown was also connected to his role. Which makes me wonder.
Also noting that you earlier posted about the number of baddies and added an extra person to one of the baddie teams in your count. Which could increase paranoia and is a tactic oft used by the evil (make things seem worse than they are).
Starting to wonder if your posting is intentional and subtle misdirection.
What am I misdirecting towards? How or where did I imply that "the prior lockdown was also connected to his [err The Judge?] role"? The prior lockdown was Ubzargan's. What I implied is that, compared to Ubzargan who most likely reveled in locking the thread at a point of a two-way tie, Judge seems much more cautious. I also implied by his vigilence that he's clearly been active and responsive with his past actions, so I do not doubt he'd be ready to lockdown this Day, if he sees fit, but the fact that he hasn't yet is further implication of his cautious view on the current development.
Also, yeah, I can't count properly. Oooo, evil.
It read to me like you were creating an association with all prior lynches that included an aspect of closedness. And you were not painting a picture of caution in general, in fact you even said that he was quick to draw prior to this.
And the sarcasm in the "oooo, evil" response does not lesson suspicion. It actually makes it a smidge pingier on the suspiciometer. Blowing off suspicion is often a thing baddies do.
Not ready to lynch you, but definitely eyeballing you.

All lynches except D2 were facilitated by tallies being frozen or shut down. This is factual. If the Judge will lockdown this Day at any point until EoD, he will technically facilitate a lynch result by shutting down activity. Huge association there, what can I say.
All of the Judge's previous actions were quick. This is factual. You are correct I didn't call the Judge cautious in general, because I didn't. I called him cautious with using his current lockdown. It is only you who say I painted a picture of caution in general.
Your sentence about blowing off suspicion being a baddie trait is hypocritical, considering half the times you blow off suspicions on you with Eye-me-all-you-wants, twirls and claims that your game is misunderstood. Besides, if there's anything I'm blowing, it's ridiculous suspicions, not suspicions per se. Just to prove that, I also happened to count the civ teams having an extra member, before the Hosts actually confirmed that recruiting as finalized. Is that supposed to mean, by contrast, that I'm giving civs hope? Is that supposed to mean anything, just like me accidentally writing one extra baddie in a camp is supposed to mean anything? Of course not. Me not getting my mechanics talk or facts/stats check always accurate is no real surprise. Smidge pinge away.
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LoRab wrote:There's a huge difference, imho, between ending day early and locking down the thread. One ends discussion--the other does not.
Also, what sources do you have on this?
The D3 lockdown closed the thread, hence ending discussion along with voting until EoD (due to the timing of the lockdown). So it must mean that you say that ending a Day early doesn't end discussion.
Yet the previous end of a phase, as a mechanic, was a night end (Night 3), which ended as soon as the Judge's action was validated. It ended discussion, voting for positions and sending actions. A skip to the next phase (D4) followed.
That would mean the same mechanics apply for ending a Day early. The reason why D1 did not end early properly was because the Hosts couldn't validate the Judge's action in real time. That doesn't mean his action wasn't validated - all votes and actions after he sent his action were invalidated. Hence that would mean the early end would have ended discussion, as well, producing a skip to the next phase (N2).
So no idea what you're crafting suspicions out of or grasping at.[/quote]
Like I said, subtle misdirection. So that you can come back and say it wasn't there and so that it might not be noticed.
What sources do I have? How it has worked in this game and how I have seen day stops work in other games? I'm not sure why here is a question there. Also, even with the night stop, the thread didn't stop--that is a huge difference. When people cannot post for an extended period, their thinking changes by the time they can post. Locking the thread is different regardless. Not sure why your are trying to argue that. Even when day immediately followed night, discussion was not interrupted.
And, no, it's not hypocritical. Defending an action and explaining why it does not make me bad is NOT the same as blowing off an accusation and saying that the accusation is not even worth responding to.
Re: Recruitment Mafia IV: Dawn of the Clans (Day 4)
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:18 pm
by Tangrowth
Metalmarsh89 wrote:MovingPictures07 wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:Rox, why are you fixating on high posters? Can't you make the same mirrored argument about low posters?
When I was saying earlier that we should consider everyone as recruited/recruitee, I was including high and low posters. I'm all for discussing them with you, but I personally do not have any strong reason to believe any of the top 5 or so high posters are recruited at this time. You seem to think that Jay is. Do you think any of the others are?
It's entirely possible that no "high" posters are recruited at this time. It's also possible that one is, whether mafia or civilian. Anything is possible. At this time, Metalmarsh89 seems most likely to me as a mafia recruit, as evidenced by my list.
Why? And what the fuck does your list even say about this?
Overreaction?
I don't have any reason to suspect you heavily at this time; you are in the light orange section of my rainbow list, but you're the lowest of the top 5 posters. Rox asked me about high posters so that's what I told her. I can't make heads or tails of your gameplay, but I do think you're more apt to be recruited/recruiter at this time than me (duh), Jay, Rico, and DH. I don't have a strong assertion of suspicion of you by which to back that up; in fact, it's the weakest possible, but I was asked, so.
Do you have any suspicions?
Is it an overreaction? Perhaps. But I don't like rainbow lists in general (and I've made this very clear before), and now you've suggested that your list points to me as most likely to be a mafia recruit. How did you come to this conclusion?
No, I don't have any suspicions.
Okay, you don't like rainbow lists. Fine. But I love them. So I'm making them.
I put you in the light orange section because you've not done any hunting. I know you're capable of it. I don't know what to think of you. I think it would be really easy for a recruiter or a recruitee to hide behind the massive amount of posts you've been making and avoid any serious contention for death for quite some time. At least DH throws out one-liner observations every now and again. You basically NO U'd nutella when she called you out for your unproductive gameplay.
Now you're doing the same to me.