Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 5:41 pm
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 6:21 pm
Funky VCs! Excited to see what they look like by the end of the day.
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 6:56 pm
james is totally marinating me by making funny cow puns and soft defenses. not on my watch! i am not to be eaten
VOTE: JamesTheNames
if you guys want an awesome towncore already i suggest me-val-salsa-leaven-dann. condemn the scraps in no particular order, smile
VOTE: JamesTheNames
if you guys want an awesome towncore already i suggest me-val-salsa-leaven-dann. condemn the scraps in no particular order, smile
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:20 pm
In post 41, StrangeMatter wrote:I'd like you to say more about the topic other than just showing "this is a really bad move, and this is the reason I'm going to vote him."In post 36, Salsabil Faria wrote:UNVOTE: StrangeMatterIn post 15, JamesTheNames wrote:Just going to get the backlash to the comment out the way:
UNVOTE: ClarkBar
VOTE: JamesTheNames
VOTE: JamesTheNames
Oki...
this is a really bad move, and this is the reason I'm going to vote him
this is a really bad move, and this is the reason I'm going to vote him
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:23 pm
In post 42, JamesTheNames wrote:I replaced into a game in your slot, 2064 like 2 months ago. It was fun. We won.In post 38, Salsabil Faria wrote:
Oh yeah, totally forget about the game... I had final exam that time, good to know that town won 
I'm gonna read that game later.
I'm gonna read that game later.Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:27 pm
In post 47, Val89 wrote:Hello all,
Happy to have been able to slip into another Nahdia newbie game. I do like these games particularly because they attract a certain type of player. I've yet to venture outside the newbie queue, so I am not sure if this happens in other queues, but I've found if I go back and look very carefully at the players who eventually flip mafia, I have found they leave a very subtle clue in their very early posts that they have in fact rolled scum. I'm not sure of the psychology myself, but I guess it's a kind of taunt, perhaps? A sort of "look at me, I'm so smart I can TELL you I'm scum and you still can't catch me", maybe?
In any case, I've started the habit of looking very closely at the early posts in my newbie games, seeing if I can pick up one; and guess what? I think I have one in this game. Let me present:
This pinged me straight away. Like, what? If you are adding caramel to something, it's no longer vanilla, is it? Then I remembered - a long time ago my uncle taught me how to solve the cryptic crossword, of the variety you might find in the The Times or other UK broadsheets. This reads a little bit like one of those - "go to" being an anagram indicator, maybe? It's not standard, and I don't recall seeing a clue with that exact one, but I guess if you are in a rush and you have to make the surface spot on in order to make it fit the exact RQS question that has been offered to you you might have to be a bit loose with the construction. "With a little x", however, is absolutely standard. Seen it loads of times. You take a 'little' of the word X, ie: not the complete word, and add it to your anagram fodder, in this case: 'vanilla'. Let's do that, and let us see if we get a solution: (vanillacara)* =In post 20, ClarkBar wrote:vanilla with a little caramel is my go toAaran Cavill. First attempt. Easy.
Now, for any of you that didn't follow Second division English football around the turn of the millenium (although I doubt there are many in this player list that wouldn't recognise at least a few of the big name stars, like Mr Cavill), he was a midfielder for Northampton Town FC around 2001 to 2004ish. Can you guess what colour home strip Northampton Town play in? You are probably way ahead of me even if you aren't a fan of Association Football - it's Red, of course. ClarkBar is mafia.
Think about it. Think of all the coincidences that would have to align for that to be a simple accident. The construction is weird. It happens to be an almost perfect fit for a cryptic crossword clue. Solving it brings up a single unique solution that very neatly ties it to a red role PM? Could I be talking out my arse? I think that's highly unlikely. I think ClarkBar must have done that deliberately, and I'm only sorry I spoiled it this early. I do want to take a moment to express my respect for the cleverness of the construction there, Clark, and I almost feel guilty for voting you because of it.
Almost.
VOTE: ClarkBar
I also want to point out that it's been a good 40 minutes since Nahdia announced I was replacing into this game, and me and JamesTheNames still haven't death-tunneled each other in all that time. I think that has to be regarded with suspicion also, but clearly ClarkBar is obviously the lim for today, and we can look at James tomorrow if he still isn't convinced I am scum by then.
I'm impressed! gonna sheep you for one rl day
UNVOTE: James
VOTE: Clark
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:37 pm
In post 57, Dannflor wrote:a player with that level of verbosity and apparent dedication to analysis can spare a few words to at least attempt to get some sort of conversation going on a useful game levelIn post 54, StrangeMatter wrote:Why?
In this case, the amount of words read to me as a nervous cover for rolling scum
Lol! His entrance doesn’t seem a nervous scum will do, it puts attention towards him not the other way around.
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:40 pm
In post 59, StrangeMatter wrote:More or less is here to make them talk, so somewhat serious but not really. See post #41 please.In post 56, cowsloveSushirolls wrote:this vote is built on really shaky grounds, how serious is it?
I live in different time zone from most of you, have a job, also a student... My activity depends on rl stuffs.
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:44 pm
In post 77, cowsloveSushirolls wrote:james is totally marinating me by making funny cow puns and soft defenses. not on my watch! i am not to be eaten
VOTE: JamesTheNames
if you guys want an awesome towncore already i suggest me-val-salsa-leaven-dann. condemn the scraps in no particular order, smile
be my buddy 
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:46 pm
Hi Sal I'm awake how's it going?
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:58 pm
thanks for keeping my mom in mind. i have 4 minutes to relay the good vibesIn post 65, Ythan wrote:Idk your time zone but happy birthday to ur mom.In post 27, cowsloveSushirolls wrote:snip
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in newbie 2068, they did nearly the same thing as here for their opening posts, and so it read out to me as a deliberate attempt to keep their posting habits uniform, which val admits a part ofIn post 57, Dannflor wrote:a player with that level of verbosity and apparent dedication to analysis can spare a few words to at least attempt to get some sort of conversation going on a useful game levelIn post 54, StrangeMatter wrote:Why?
In this case, the amount of words read to me as a nervous cover for rolling scum
are you able to look back to that game and point out differences that imply that val is doing this as scum this time around?
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:20 pm
Sushi, we are dealing with a 2012 player with a 3 pages previous post list. You don't think they didnt go back and look how I usually open my games already?In post 85, cowsloveSushirolls wrote:in newbie 2068, they did nearly the same thing as here for their opening posts, and so it read out to me as a deliberate attempt to keep their posting habits uniform, which val admits a part of
are you able to look back to that game and point out differences that imply that val is doing this as scum this time around?
Give them a bit longer to talk themselves into trouble before giving them a way to back out, would you?
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:22 pm
I'm from 09 and I don't read meta.
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:23 pm
As an aside, my eldest daughter has a nickname that I shorten to 'sushi', so calling you that might have been force of habbit. 
If you prefer another diminutive, let me know...
If you prefer another diminutive, let me know...
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:31 pm
Even when you have a "What the fuck is that?" reaction to an opening post, and think something might be clearly and opening scummy from post 1; especially when someone else comes alongs and says something like "I'm your biggest fan!", you don't feel the need to quickly check it out?In post 87, Ythan wrote:I'm from 09 and I don't read meta.
In any case, it's so obviously hokum that I think there might be a town explanation for it. Perhaps Dannflor really wanted to vote my slot regardless of what I actually posted, and wanted some at least sort-of serious sounding justification so people would pay attention to it. I can certainly think of a reason someone would want to do that on my slot in particular, but a 2012 player would also know it wouldn't exactly be in the spirit of the rules to give it as the genuine reason for the vote.
He is either scum, or a naughty town who deserves a spanking. Since he is also a Queen's Gambit player, I am inclined to give the benefit of the doubt and say the latter for now, but my eyes are now peeled with respect to that slot.
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:35 pm
Nah when people make scummy posts I just vote them I don't go read additional games first.
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:37 pm
You also think the post was scummy?
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:39 pm
No I'm sheeping Dann this occurred all of twenty posts ago.
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:44 pm
So, to clarify, you are simply acting as the spokesperson for another slot, postulating reasons why something scummy another a player has done might not actually be scummy, while simultaneously sheeping their vote onto a slot you don't actually think is scummy?
Do you still have room in that pocket for someone else?
Do you still have room in that pocket for someone else?
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:54 pm
Lol vote go
Val89 (2):
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:02 pm
"sushi" is fine, im ok with thatIn post 88, Val89 wrote:As an aside, my eldest daughter has a nickname that I shorten to 'sushi', so calling you that might have been force of habbit.
If you prefer another diminutive, let me know...
there isnt a shortened version of my username that i hate yet
sorry, 3 pages previous post list? i'm not too brightIn post 86, Val89 wrote:Sushi, we are dealing with a 2012 player with a 3 pages previous post list. You don't think they didnt go back and look how I usually open my games already?In post 85, cowsloveSushirolls wrote:in newbie 2068, they did nearly the same thing as here for their opening posts, and so it read out to me as a deliberate attempt to keep their posting habits uniform, which val admits a part of
are you able to look back to that game and point out differences that imply that val is doing this as scum this time around?
Give them a bit longer to talk themselves into trouble before giving them a way to back out, would you?
i honestly dont believe they did any of that. because of this I thought that by doing half the work of the meta skim I can prevent unnecessary conflict that could lead to something a lot worse (misinformed tunnels)
while the chance to catch scum is there I believe town would fall into this sort of thing more often so this is where I intervene. i don't put a lot of weight into join dates because bleh, holding a person to higher standards just because of when they found the site seems like a good way to make biased reads
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:16 pm
I'm a VT.
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:28 pm
The list of "previous users post" extends to 3 pages - some 210 threads - not all mafia games, of course, but an indication that someone has played a dent amount. I agree join date alone doesn't mean a lot if someone joined years a go but only has a hand full of games in the period. This isn't the case here, though.In post 95, cowsloveSushirolls wrote:sorry, 3 pages previous post list? i'm not too bright
Fair enough, we can disagree of that point - but even if he didn't do even the briefest of meta searches, Salsabil Faria indentifies in 81 the other reason why hisIn post 95, cowsloveSushirolls wrote:i honestly dont believe they did any of that. because of this I thought that by doing half the work of the meta skim I can prevent unnecessary conflict that could lead to something a lot worse
stated
reason for voting me is rubbish, and it doesn't require any knoweldge about how I've always opened my games to realise that. In other words, there just isn't any way the reason he is voting me is actually geunine, and so the decision you have to make is "is there a town reason for lying about why you are voting for a slot?". In normal circumstances, I would say it indicates something scummy, but as I said previously, I think in this specific instance there might be a town justifcation, if the legit reason for voting my slot toes a bit close to the line where the rules are concerned.Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:41 am
I do prefer fudge topping on a sundae over caramel, although both combined is best. As for candy, I actually prefer caramels to fudge.In post 50, Val89 wrote: Interesting you would try and fudge the issue like this, though.
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:48 am
Would you say you are better or worse at correctly identifying players you are familiar with or more prone to mistakes? Personally don't mind either way, but wondering if your familiarity is an advantage to leverage, a crutch to be aware of, or just neutral/not sure/varies.In post 55, cowsloveSushirolls wrote: mark it in the charts that 4 people in my ambiguous "want to play with" list are gaming with me (but 1 replaced out, making it back to 3 currently playing)