I don't know how he normally acts, but VasudeVa hasn't really said anything about anything except for when he has been called out, and it is clear that he has read at least a little of the thread. Steam-Powered Shovel hasn't said much, either, though he at least votes which puts more information out there than active lurking. I'll
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for the time being.
I think the Jack/Zang conflict is townies butting heads, mostly because I've played with both of them before and Jack is looking similarly town, while Zang is actually playing, opposite of what he did as scum. Zang's vote on Jack looked OMGUS-like to me, but that isn't really founded in anything but my gut.
Fishy, I think I see where you're coming from now. I just got the feeling that you were entirely discouraging setup/abilities talk from the first post. I agree that it can never replace normal scumhunting, but I think that the discussion it provides when the market is actually going can help provide information that would support scumhunting.