AA23, are you willing to listen to what people have to say today? I really don't want to ignore you today, I think today is too important.
Nothing yet...
So should I take this as a "no"?AA23 wrote:Thesp - this in no way proves your innocence and I will never take my suspicion of you being Mafia away - - you're a villain in my books.
There was nothing wong with the Sotty lynch. The evidence was there, the defenses were weak, and there was no alternative case. On top of which, the players in action were ignorant and emotional - - this unfortunate towny death was a result of people not being able to handle the pressure and form a more appropriate case. I stand by that. The Sotty case was sound.
That having been said, I'll be back with the results of my re-read later - I'm V/LA for a couple days
Also, I read through these two games, and I don't think they really offer the sort of insight you're suggesting they do. In Open 134, dejkha's participation lasts an entirety of 17 hours, which doesn't seem long enough to get a good sampling of his behavior. In Mini 757, he seems to be deliberate and thoughtful on the game, and doesn't even bring you up much outside of the beginning. It's a stark contrast to this game where he continually mentions you.Empking wrote:Open 134 - Dejkha has support so he sticks on me.
Mini 757 - Dejkha has no support so he lreaves me.
Empking wrote:Sotty: If you cange your vote to Thesp, I will too.
(Thesp is acting very much like Mafia and I don't want him to win with a double lynch.)
You're insane. Here's "proof".AA23 wrote:Thesp - - you're telling me I should listen to what other people have to say.
The other people are two suspected scum, and the person who was targetted by the wagon - - and they hadnothingto say.
I asked repeatedly for the Emp case, all I got was whining. It's one thing to say and preach, it is another to prove. This game required proof.
Thesp wrote:Actually, if there's any "bussing", dejkha looks like he's anti-youthe whole time, but never puts forth a serious attack on you, votes you only when goaded by Percy on it, and hops off your wagon the moment Percy leaves it. It looks far more like dejkha wanted to look like he was hostile towards you, while not doing anything to seriously threaten your survival.
Unvote: Sotty7.
Empking may be the better play today. I need to re-read.
Sotty7 wrote:Very much this. I think emp could be the play today.Thesp Post 800 wrote:Actually, if there's any "bussing", dejkha looks like he's anti-youthe whole time, but never puts forth a serious attack on you, votes you only when goaded by Percy on it, and hops off your wagon the moment Percy leaves it. It looks far more like dejkha wanted to look like he was hostile towards you, while not doing anything to seriously threaten your survival.
Unvote: Sotty7.
Empking may be the better play today. I need to re-read.
hewitt (!!!!!) wrote:The whole dejkha was bussing AA thing is absolutely stupid in my opinion. I agree the dejkha was anti-Empking without setting up a serious attack on him. I'm pretty sure Empking is his partner.
Vote: Empking
(Note: AA23, you never answered this.) (Actually, rereading further, you did, with "every circumstance is different", which is a crap answer and antithetical to finding scum while playing mafia. Nevermind.)Thesp wrote:It seems a little naive to suggest that the case against Sotty7 is the only case with sound reasoning behind it. One of the strongest aspects of it is that dejkha talks about Empking in a hostile manner the whole game, yet seems to try to avoid having anything substantive come about from it. In fact, he relies on his "meta" of hating Emp to show hostility, which couples as a mild deterrent to anyone else getting on an Empking wagon, since dejkha's reasoning isAA23 wrote:Right now, I'm targetting Sotty with more tangable evidence attached to educated reasoning and logical application (basically, existing "hard" evidece starting with the dirty hammer, and me attaching it to theory)
Whereas the Emp notion is purely speculation and theory that isvoidof substantial evidence to the degree upon Sotty.
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I cannot urge this enough - - - Mix(Sotty) is the more appropriate candidate for a lynch - his case is based on suspicion, theory, and actually actions that indicate not only villain, but through relationships, that he is wolf. Emp is purely thoughts and air - - speculation.prima faciecrap. Furthermore, Empking never makes any significant push towards dejkha, and in the past few days has been getting more and more irrational and reclusive.
I'm having a hard time how you see that as "purely speculation and theory that isvoidof substantial evidence to the degree upon Sotty". I don't think that's intellectually responsible.
AA23, which do you think is more likely for scum to do: (A) Aggressively oppose the lynch of their partner; or (B) Ignore pressure on their partner, hope it goes away, and steer it elsewhere?
hewitt wrote:Honestly I don't have hard evidence on why Empking is a wolf. However, I believe the way dejkha acted towards Empking was shockingly out of character and implies a scum connection. I thought this before dejkha was modkilled and I'm reinforced by that with the knowledge that dejkha was a wolf. The weak pursuit against Empking and quick abandonment by dejkha showed to me scum who is attempting to not make ties with his scum partner but it was so out of character with how he normally reacts to Empking that I can't ignore it. I agree, AA23, that the Sotty case is strong and compelling. But I'm much more convinced that Empking is scum than Sotty at the moment.
Thesp wrote:AA23 wrote:3. Dej also persued Hewitt. He did so top of the day. I don't think Emp or Hewitt are his partners.Can you point out to me where Dejkha pursued Empking with any sense of real pursuit?It seems to me that dejkha was blowing a lot of smoke without actually pushing for an Empking lynch - it looks more like hewanted to look like he'd lynch Empkingmore than he actually wanted to lynch Empking. Sotty7 rightly noted this:dejkha repeatedly goes out of his way to say both that (a) he would lynch Empking, and (b) Empking is not likelier to be scum than any other player. It seems to me that he's looking as though he's hostile to Empking, while trying to push others away from the wagon by assering that Empking isn't any likelier to be scum. That makesPercy wrote:dejkha 728 wrote:Then I invite you to join me on the Empking wagon, otherwise I'll have to decline your invitation. And I never (ever) said there was a better-than-average chance of Emp being scum or town, I said everything he does is null.Youinviteme?!
I am voting Empking. You are not. Why aren't you?
We don't need a werewolf lynch today, though it is preferable to relying on one tomorrow. If you want Empking out of the endgame, you need to lynch him today.
FoS: dejkha
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I'm happy with a lynch of Empking, and I'm finding dejkha's avoidance of the 'vote for Empking!' argument I've forwarded concerning. I'm the only one talking about Empking at the moment, now that I think about it, and that really bothers me.crazy good sense as partner play.When it comes down to actually trying to lynch Empking, Percy has to goad dejkha into voting him. Furthermore, dejkha jumps off the Empking vote the moment Percy does.His excuse is that it's because an empking lynch didn't otherwise have a chance, but that doesn't seem to have stopped him from making votes before.
Thesp, emphasis added wrote:I'm sorry, you keep saying this, but you haven't addressed what people have said:AA23 wrote:Thesp - - my final statement on Emp is that he is not partners with Dej. I feel their relationship was characteristic.
I also feel any case on him is theoretical and airy because I've yet to see any EVIDENCE brought up against him (the evidence I asked you for....) - - - It's a bunch of "I think" statements based on little to nothing - - whereas the Mix/Sotty case is based on the scumhammer and interaction with Dej.Thesp wrote:AA23 wrote:3. Dej also persued Hewitt. He did so top of the day. I don't think Emp or Hewitt are his partners.Can you point out to me where Dejkha pursued Empking with any sense of real pursuit?It seems to me that dejkha was blowing a lot of smoke without actually pushing for an Empking lynch - it looks more like hewanted to look like he'd lynch Empkingmore than he actually wanted to lynch Empking. Sotty7 rightly noted this:dejkha repeatedly goes out of his way to say both that (a) he would lynch Empking, and (b) Empking is not likelier to be scum than any other player. It seems to me that he's looking as though he's hostile to Empking, while trying to push others away from the wagon by assering that Empking isn't any likelier to be scum. That makesPercy wrote:dejkha 728 wrote:Then I invite you to join me on the Empking wagon, otherwise I'll have to decline your invitation. And I never (ever) said there was a better-than-average chance of Emp being scum or town, I said everything he does is null.Youinviteme?!
I am voting Empking. You are not. Why aren't you?
We don't need a werewolf lynch today, though it is preferable to relying on one tomorrow. If you want Empking out of the endgame, you need to lynch him today.
FoS: dejkha
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I'm happy with a lynch of Empking, and I'm finding dejkha's avoidance of the 'vote for Empking!' argument I've forwarded concerning. I'm the only one talking about Empking at the moment, now that I think about it, and that really bothers me.crazy good sense as partner play.When it comes down to actually trying to lynch Empking, Percy has to goad dejkha into voting him. Furthermore, dejkha jumps off the Empking vote the moment Percy does.His excuse is that it's because an empking lynch didn't otherwise have a chance, but that doesn't seem to have stopped him from making votes before.Can you address this? I think this is the heart of the Empking line of thought. You keep insisting that no evidence has been brought - are you suggesting that the quoted text here is factually incorrect, have you overlooked it, or is it something else?I'm terribly confused.
Can you also show me where dejkha pursued Empking with any real sense of pursuit? I missed your response to this.
Thesp wrote:I'm not asking you to divine dejkha's state of mind. I'm looking at you to make your best guess at dejkha's state of mind based on his actions towards Empking throughout the game. (That's how we play mafia, right?) I'm asking you to pretty please find an instance where dejkha made actions that were actually likely to lead to the lynch of Empking. You have stated on multiple occasions that you don't think Empking is scum with dejkha because of the hostility dejkha exhibited towards Empking. I am asserting that dejkha's hostility was staged and insubstantial, and there was no actual threat to Empking from dejkha. I am furthermore asking you to back up your assertion that dejkha exhibited actual hostility (from a game standpoint, not from being-a-jerk standpoint) towards Empking. It is this precise dichotomy, that dejkha pretends to be hostile to Empking withoutAA23 wrote:Thesp - you're asking me to point out where Dejkha persued Emp with "any real sense of persuit" - -
I'm not qualified to say the sate of his mind, and I'm suspicious that you would stoop to a loaded question - - I felt they were characteristic because of his BEHAVIOR toward him - Not for persuit.actuallybeing hostile, that is characteristic among scumpartners and a significant (but not sole) indicator of Empking's partnership with dejkha.
You never did address whether you thought this was factually incorrect, whether you'd overlooked it, or if it was something else.Thesp, strike-through correction of names mine wrote:Dejkha made a big deal of saying he wanted to lynch you, but made no actual significant movement towards you. When given the opportunity, he had to beEmpking wrote:As the mafia has less to lose.Thesp wrote:Even if I was mafia, I'm not sure I should trust your advice. (Any particular reason the advice is specific to me being mafia as opposed to being a wolf?)Empking wrote:Thesp if you're mafia and not with Sotty, you should vote soctty.
Thesp, are you suspicious of me because Djhka reacted to me like Dejhka always reacts with me. Or that Dejhka was leaving me alive because I suck really bad?pushedinto voting for you. The moment he could plausibly do so (when Percy unvoted), he left the wagon. These actions areincredibly consistentwith how partners interact in-thread - they want to appear as though they are willing to lynch their partner scum, while in reality it is the last thing they want to do.
There are other things that give me great concern about you in the past couple of days, including your lack of hunting/participation when suspicion and concern largely came off you, and your bizarre entry into today attacking AA23 for bussing (which I cannot in my wildest dreams fathom) which appears to be testing the waters as to who is lynchable and who is not. It isPercydejkha's interaction with you specifically, however, that makes me think you're scum with him.
Thesp wrote:What do you think of Empking entering today asserting that your interactions with dejkha appeared to be "bussing"?
Thesp wrote:AA23, what do you think it says of Sotty7 that he had the opportunity to hammer Empking today, and chose not to?
Thesp wrote:Can you point out to me where Dejkha pursued Empking with any sense of real pursuit?
AA23 wrote:Thesp - you're asking me to point out where Dejkha persued Emp with "any real sense of persuit" - -
I'm not qualified to say the sate of his mind, and I'm suspicious that you would stoop to a loaded question - - I felt they were characteristic because of his BEHAVIOR toward him - Not for persuit.
AA23 wrote:Awwwww - I'm sorry if you feel neglected when I don't answer LOADED QUESTIONS.
AA23, emphasis original wrote:Andstop with your obvious and weak leading questions
you keep pushing this "What do you think of Sotty not hammering Emp"
Sotty7 wrote:But the fact he won't even think about the side is enough to make my head hurt.
Sotty7 wrote:Hewitt, what do you think about AA ignoring all the rest of the players and just tunneling on me?
hewitt wrote:I can't say I approve of AA23's tunneling but it's been pretty consistent with his playstyle all throughout this game and it's consistent with how I've played with him before.
Sotty7 wrote:So yeah. By all means get off your soapbox and present more of a case so we can actually play mafia. Because right now it seems more about who's bullshit is easier to swallow with you.
It's not fun, it's not cleaver, it's irritating and you are the black hole of this game, sucking all the fun and actual playability that surrounds this game we all like to play. More often than not, your posts are full of such double talk and ridiculous leaps and conclusions that I find it hard that anyone takes what you say seriously. Thesp is already ignoring you and I am pretty damn close to doing that. Do you really think this way of playing helps you? Regardless of your alignment people not listening to you is detrimental.
Dust wrote:The problem I see, AA, with all of your theories, is that if you hold me as scum in all of them, than you're intentionally blocking yourself from a view of the game that could be, and is, more illuminating. Because as you said, I'm doomed, no matter what happens next. You need to be prepared for the opportunity that I might, and will, flip town, so that all of your theories are not pointless when my death occurs.
Consider the other possibilities: who is incriminated if I'm innocent?
Now, I'm not saying that holding me as your One True Scum is bad, even if it is incorrect, but I'd like you to consider the other side, even if you don't change your mind on your strongest opinions (such as the ones on Empking). Your thoughts, even briefly, on the alternatives as you see them would be greatly appreciated.
(In a quick re-read of your exchange with Mixologist, it looks eerily familiar - you kept insisting to him that he hadn't presented evidence, when indeed he had. You were arguing strenuously over the scumminess of a now-confirmed townie.)Mixologist wrote:The fact that you are saying that I haven't answered your question means you failed to read 440. Let me show you.
Let me say again. There is -zero- pressure on Ace to post. That is why he isn't. I'm not going to let someone who I think is scum fly under the radar. That is why I pursued Ace.Mixologist wrote:Ace is scum so bad it hurts. He is blatantly ignoring this game. Why? There is -zero- pressure on him to contribute. As long as he isn't under any pressure to contribute, he will continue to actively lurk.
Look back at the end of D1. Ace, again, was under -zero- pressure as everyone was focusing in on zwet. Percy and I, again, were the only ones voting him.
Also 440 does have questions.
Mixologist wrote:The people you are accusing me of dirtly hoping behind, Ash and hewitt, are now shamelessly hoping on behind you. What do you make of that? Also, re-reading you AA, it should said that speaking in absolutes like you are concerning me actually implicate you. Saying that someone is 100% scum when you are not an investigative role implies that you have knowledge that the rest of us don't. Saying that implies that you are scum. Are you scum?
Percy wrote:Almost all of what you said is completely unsound. It amazes me how much time and effort you have put in to the above post. It is based on a selective view of the facts, all to make your new "hypothesis" work.
Percy, emphasis original wrote:You have a theory, based on a hypothesis. It's a stupid theory, and unwarranted, stupid hypothesis. You spend more time in each post defending these ever-shifting theories in the face of obvious, rather than trying to look at the game outside of your tunnelled views. Every time you change your theory, youdemandto be taken seriously, when you haven't shown a clear line of thought between your positions. It's like you sit at your keyboard and tap whatever floats through your brain, heedless of anything that's gone on in the game unless it confirms with whatever theory you most recently remember. You misrepresent, twist and lie your way into whatever sounds like the most convenient explanation. You are also incredibly defensive.
Yet you try to paint yourself as the best, most pro-town, logic-lovin' poster there is. And you really believe that it's true.
It makes me want tocry.
It is disrespectful when you willfully disregard what others say. This is not an isolated thought of one or two people thinking you aren't listening and these few people being scum or being emotional or playing poorly.Sotty7 wrote:My impression of AA is conflicted. He has flashes of goodness but more often then not he has me shaking my head and wondering how he gets to the points he gets too. I think he twists and misreps people to suit him and his suspicions at the time instead of the other way around.
You are insane. HOW??? I explicitly said that I think dejkha's explicit hostility to the Sotty7 wagon wasAA23 wrote:The more substantial point you presented on Emp was the relationship with Dej. This was a double edged sword for you, because it also applied (somewhat more so) to Sotty.
AA23 wrote:It is you, Thesp, and everyone that was on the Emp wagon yesterday, that refused to answer my question - the important one - where your Emp case was.
It's easy to flood a board with quotations and bias interpretations in an effort to confuse people who don't want to sift through it and call it bs into thinking you actually have a point - - but lets not lose sight, Thesp:
Emp's guilt today is suggested by the innocence of what was yesterday's priority suspect - - the information from that lynch allows us to now regard those past variables in a different light.
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Which would explain why Thesp and Kham couldn't make the Emp case yesterday.
How in the world were they leading questions?AA23 wrote:Thesp - I made it clear that I wouldn't partake in your leading questions.
That doesn't mean it's wrong. (It would be naive and foolish to thusly dismiss it.)AA23 wrote:That was pretty emotional.
Humor me with a clean cut list in bold of the Emp case points. It's such a simple and valid case as you seem to cry about - lets see the case you were certain of yesterday.
Any reasoning? (I'm guessing not.)AA23 wrote:Vote: Thesp
I'm still curious as to the answers to the questions I posed. I'm flabbergasted as to why you won't answer.AA23 wrote:Vote: Thesp