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[NoPowerOverMe]

I'm just saying how sure can you be that someone is scum at this point?

[Norfolk Boy1]

We are 26 pages in no reason to get too serious about reads yet.

Why should page counts of all things decide how serious we are?

Are you okay Norway?

[Mizzytastic]

wagon (n.)

"four-wheeled vehicle to carry heavy loads," late 15c., from Middle Dutch

wagen

,

waghen

, from Proto-Germanic

*wagna-

(source also of Old English

wægn

, Modern English

wain

, Old Saxon and Old High German

wagan

, Old Norse

vagn

, Old Frisian

wein

, German

Wagen

), from PIE

*wogh-no-

, suffixed form of root

*wegh-

"to go, move, transport in a vehicle" (source also of Latin

vehiculum

). It is thus related to

way

.

In Dutch and German, it is the general word for "a wheel vehicle;" its use in English is a result of contact through Flemish immigration, Dutch trade, or the Continental wars. It has largely displaced the native cognate,

wain

. Spelling preference varied randomly between

-g-

and

-gg-

from mid-18c., until American English settled on the etymological

wagon

, while

waggon

remained common in Great Britain.

Wagon-train

is attested from 1810. Phrase

on the wagon

"abstaining from alcohol" is attested by 1904, originally

on the water cart

.

Official Votecount 1.8

CheekyTeeky (5): Gamma Emerald, NoPowerOverMe, NorwegianboyEE, quiet, Nero Cain

[E-6]

PlusJOYED (3): Luca Blight, DrippingGoofball, Titus
DrippingGoofball (2): Momrangal, MiniMegabyte
MiniMegabyte (2): BBMolla, Vaxkiller
NoPowerOverMe (2): CheekyTeeky, chkflip
Titus (1): PlusJOYED
Rannygazoo (1): Norfolk Boy1
Norfolk Boy1 (1): Rannygazoo
Gamma Emerald (1): Andresvmb

Not Voting (2): Hayker, Binatog13

With 20 players alive, it takes 11 votes to achieve an elimination.

Day 1 will end in (expired on 2021-01-16 23:15:00).

Hayker may be voting BBMolla, waiting on confirmation that is what they meant.

[NorwegianboyEE]

We are 26 pages in no reason to get too serious about reads yet.

Why should page counts of all things decide how serious we are?

Are you okay Norway?

Um yes.

[Gamma Emerald]

You misunderstand. I meant elaborate so people understand where you're coming from (which is why I quoted your vote).

Okay, well I’ve kinda done that already but I can do pbpa if wanted

[Gamma Emerald]

the key elements of her play seems to be shading others and useless commentary. That’s not what I expect from Cheeky nor what I expect from town. And her post announcing her leaving is a sign that she’s meeting some nebulous quota of content and then buggering off. Scum do that so they are seen as giving content but also have more wanted from them, keeping themselves just beyond the threshold of being voted by seeming useful.

I think this is kind of my point, just from the other direction. It’s not what you expect from Cheeky is the part of the read I don’t have the info for. It’s not what you’d expect of town? I don’t think that’s as conclusive. If anything, the “oh don’t worry about me I’ll be back see ya” play calls a lot of unwanted attention, as your sus kinda shows. Seems easier just to...not say anything. Or throw less shade. Or do something else.

Now if this is atypical of cheeky, I like the read more. I’m actually decently interested in exploring it. Just don’t see the point when they aren’t here to chime in. Sure, we get to hear from other people, but I like it when my wagons get to experience the pressure in person. Much more satisfying imo.

Maybe I’m stupid, but I liked Mini’s most recent wall of questions, and saw them as towny. Was kinda sad I didn’t get one.

You know, if I saw several votes on me after being away for a while, I’d feel rather pressured.

[Momrangal]

I read, I think my vote on DBG is wrong but I don't wanna remove it.

Thats a weird statement.. Explain?

I think theyre town. They are playing boldly, and wildly and like they aren't really thinking things through. They were far cagier in yellowstone

Not liking gamma

What dont you like about them?

Nothing but gut. Also don't like NPOM, but multiple games is a legit reason.

I still am curious if he ever has rand scum yet

[NorwegianboyEE]

I'm just saying how sure can you be that someone is scum at this point?

I don’t see the point in this wishy washy nonsense when we’re trying to garner support for the elimination of a slot.
How are we supposed to get decent reads otherwise.

[Vaxkiller]

A possibility that entered my mind when I read the above posts:

Mini: does nothing

VOTE: MiniMegabyte
Mini, i distinctly remember your meta as scum is to do literally nothing.

Mini in scum pt: I’m being scumread for doing nothing, what should I do

Scum partner: just look interested by asking questions

Mini: ok.

i could see it. good scum play if u r scum, Luca.

i could see it. good scum play if u r scum, Luca.

?

I think its a highly manipulative argument and could see Luca making that argument to preserve that status quo. OTOH scum do react like that so it could just decent analysis. I know thats kinda fence sitting but idk what's going on.

though on 2nd thought Luca saying that while sitting on a vanity wagon does kinda make me worry that it's just scum trying to push 4 a mini elimination while not getting his hands dirty.

I'm having a hard time marrying the 2 ideas.
It's just weird. Saying that you can see Lucas theory being right and also saying maybe Luca's manipulating everyone, and he made a great scum play.

As I write this out, it doesnt seem as scummy (your reaction)... more confused towny.

Luca's sitting on a vanity wagon is kinda weird, maybe they wanted to validate thier thoughts? Or maybe they were fishing to see if anyone bites to see if they could fish.

You know I felt alot better and more confident before I read and wrote this out.

[Rannygazoo]

I’m starting to understand Binatog’s posting pattern. The game can be hard to break into, and there’s lots of little threads that lead nowhere.

Quiet’s defense of mini by asking for references and notarized forms feels like sealioning.

What?
Can you explain in more detail everything you just said?

Can you ask in more detail?

I assume that some silly off-site term?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealioning

It felt like Quiet was trying to bury the push on mini with unreasonable requests rather than actually refuting it.

[Rannygazoo]

you're not scumhunting you're just trying to look like you are

Genuine question, now applied to both cheeky and mini

Is this really scummy? Like can someone give me a game or three where scum did this? It gets read as scummy, but to me it seems really bad for that exact reason.

Ah so we are still in RVS then after all. Vote first questions later got it. I’ll fall in line.
UNVOTE:
VOTE: Cheeky

So now that I did the thing, can someone answer my question? Seems like a fair trade. Link me any examples where scum actually behaved like either a) “I need to take a vacation, throw shade, see you later” or b) filler content, such as asking lots of questions, “not actually scumhunting”, etc. I want to see some of it in action. My bad pet theory is that reports of such scummy behavior by actual scum are grossly overstated.

Like, bro, I’m not your paralegal

[Mizzytastic]

NoPowerOverMe

is being replaced.

[Momrangal]

Awww

[Mizzytastic]

Bypasser Catcher

replaces

NoPowerOverMe.

[Rannygazoo]

*bypasses*

[Bypasser Catcher]

no banned users in this thread right?

[Bypasser Catcher]

first impression on reading this current page: gamma feels town.

[Bypasser Catcher]

VOTE: NorwegianBoyEE
I think I feel comfy here for now on my quickskim of the game

[Bypasser Catcher]

Also gonna use this post to blatantly soft a protective role. Don't mind this post. Theres a big gate on it, you can't get into it.

[Bypasser Catcher]

anyways I'm going to fuck off and watch some anime have fun kids

[Binatog13]

I’m starting to understand Binatog’s posting pattern. The game can be hard to break into, and there’s lots of little threads that lead nowhere.

Quiet’s defense of mini by asking for references and notarized forms feels like sealioning.

I have only two Newbie games, first one being a town. This is my third game btw in history, so forgive me if you have nothing to read me.

[Gamma Emerald]

This Bypasser Catcher person is quite neat.

[NorwegianboyEE]

I hate him.

[Bypasser Catcher]

silence scum

[Binatog13]

silence scum

Idk if this is an alt of Not_Mafia or just the profile pic. Lol