I am very surprised and not very happy with ika's post.
Your method of finding scum assumes flawlessly wrong group-think intelligence (in that what the group thinks is scum is inherently incorrect: if the MAJORITY thinks someone is scum, then that means there are MORE TOWN PEOPLE behind the idea, which inherently increases the chances of the person being scum if we follow your way of thinking but take an ever so slightly different track). It's just not really effective. The information is valuable, but the way you're attempting to analyze it is flawed.
You also have to take into account the potential for previous read posts to influence later read posts (especially for scum): if someone sees the majority thinking one thing about someone/something, there is inherently an influence from this on their perceptions regarding that subject/person. This is especially true for people who are faking their opinion (scum), as they will be more likely to attempt to fit their "opinion" into the mold set by the previous input. This also lends itself to discrediting the concept of using a compilation of reasonless reads posts for direct, straightforward, confident scumhunting. Instead, the value garnered from this is forcing people into stating an opinion, and then having a follow up: making everyone back up what they said.
So... here's the follow up to Ika's activity.
I would like everyone to
, without quoting posts,
give a BRIEF (minimum of three sentences [because rob hasn't posted more than 11 words in any post of his] and maximum of one paragraph, or six to eight written sentences [because some of you have a tendency to go on too long about one person]) explanation or back-up to their stated reads.
However, there's a hitch. I want this done in a particular order. Akin to popcorn claiming, we're going to have the person considered scummiest go first and have it scale back to the person considered towniest. I'll be using ika's post for reference due to him having conveniently compiled this information.
1.
RobW
2.
bjc
3.
emeralddoge
3.
abott
4.
tiershift
4.
ika
4.
nachobro
5.
Lyme
5.
RayFrost
People with the same number should feel free to do it once the higher ordered people have done it (I didn't want to have my own bias enter this or force things to take a ridiculously long time)
I don't care if you've laid it all out in a twenty post essay paper or already done the exercise for some of them, I want a full compilation (if you've already done it for someone, feel free to just copy and paste it). The reason I want things to be said succinctly is that it limits the noise:signal ratio. If you can't compile your thoughts into something short, then you should consider whether you've actually fully thought out the reasoning behind your case.
The reason I don't want quotes is that they break up the flow and also artificially add length to the words without actually providing especially helpful information. Talk about the person's
play
, don't break down how each post can individually potentially be seen as coming from scum. It's not as helpful at this stage to consider things like that unless there's an explicitly supremely scummy thing. Otherwise you're just compiling a bunch of evidence to back up your end conclusion (which is a general description of why you think their play is scummy).
And I don't want you just saying "see what X said about Y to know my opinion" - if someone already basically covered it, then I want you to attempt to say it in your own words. I highly doubt that anyone will say exactly what you thought to say, so don't even try to pull that unless you're scum volunteering to hang. In which case, feel free. The game will go more smoothly.
The reason I am doing this is to essentially force the people considered most likely to be scum to commit to an opinion before the people considered town can influence them or give them a free coattail to ride. I don't care if this gets done this game day or if it gets done D2, but I want this done within that time span. Preferably done in two days, but I can understand being busy preventing everyone from getting it all in (especially when freaking rob is first, mother of god).
