In post 296, awesomeusername wrote:Sorry, I know I promised this yesterday, but I had this big post typed out and it got deleted. So these reads are as of post ~269. I'll post my thoughts on everything since then, including changes in my reads, shortly. Anyways, here's my promised read list:
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LastManStanding - I'm not really sure why people are scumreading LMS so hard after just two posts. Nothing really sticks out as that scummy to me besides maybe the claiming suggestion, but perhaps I should reread those posts a few times.
Null
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morph the cat - Not really sure what to think of this slot, honestly. The surety of Surye-scum was weird, and I think it’s especially odd how quickly that went away. There’s more commentary coming from morph than active information gathering, and they’re not really initiating interactions with others much. Then again, most of what morph has to say is pretty pro-town, but that’s fake-able.
Null-scum
, need to reread more intensively.
Madotsuki - I was going to complain here about how little she's contributed, but looking back, Madotsuki may not have posted that often but I like what she has said. It's focused and to the point. The self-imposed post restriction is kinda weird, but as Hadrian pointed out, she used it in the sign-up thread, so it's probably not alignment indicative.
Leaning town
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Porkens - This is my paranoia read, I suppose. I'm inclined to call Porkens town because he suggested the charter and is calling town to a higher level of play, but every now and then he has these posts which just rub me wrong. I do like the fact that he wrote up a case on me (did that reading at someone else's suggestion, too) and is now engaging me rather than writing me off as scum, though.
Leaning town
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Quill - His posts read to me like they're definitely coming from a town mindset. I'm not fully convinced of his towniness, though, since I feel like he's not trying super hard to search for scum.
Leaning town
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SpyreX - I like SpyreX’s positive reaction to Porkens’ attempt to raise town’s level of play. He zeroed in on the important pro-town stuff, too, and used the charter discussion to try to develop reads. Further, his reads seem to get at the heart of players’ motivations, rather than dealing with vague scumtell stuff.
Probably town
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HighShroomish - He plays differently than everyone else; he has different opinions on some things and does some things differently. I don't think his playstyle is quite as pro-town as it could be, but what he says is internally consistent and checks out. I'm thinking he's town for basically the opposite reason that I'm under suspicion; he's not afraid to differ from everyone else.
Leaning town
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hiplop - I disagree with a lot of his logic, though bad logic itself isn’t a scumtell. I’m scumreading him because of his general attitude toward the game. I feel like he’s not really trying very hard. It seems like he’s just kind of hoping he slides by without trying too hard to influence the game (and using his weird logic to justify this), and that seems scummy to me.
Leaning scum
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Kdub - I really, really like how much he's scumhunting and his method of doing so. He's not being manipulative or overly aggressive but rather thoughtful and inquisitive. He's not afraid to get his hands dirty, either. I find all this incredibly pro-town, though could be fake-able.
Probably town
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Surye - I've got nothing. I mean, his not posting for the first few pages while posting elsewhere was very mildly scummy, but easily explainable by real life stuff. And nothing really sticks out as particularly townish or scummy from what he's posted.
Null
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1baldeagle1 / Rolodex - I thought eagle’s play was scummy since his stance on the charter was basically “It’s all a distraction,” but he just mostly talked about the charter, without really trying to change the subject. I like Rolodex’s eagerness to develop reads on people, though, and that read on eagle is based on remarkably little information. I’m always kinda confused about what I think about replacements like this.
Null
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Hadrian - The first part of post
93 alone is enough to make me townread them. They didn’t just complain about how the charter was being a distraction, but actually did something about it. And throughout the thread, I’m seeing thoughtful posts that seem to come from a town perspective.
Probably town
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So my only real scumread right now is hiplop. I'd really like to see more from Surye and LMS though.
UNVOTE: Rolodex
I'll place my vote somewhere after I analyze the last page or so.
