Polite Mafia - All Are Initiated By Force!

[GreyICE]

Dude, IceGuy just got quickhammered in LyLo.

Ya think he might be town?

[GreyICE]

This is Death, Shmugen~

[DrippingGoofball]

VOTECOUNT

You are five. Three to lynch

IceGuy (3): theamatuer, Shmugen, GreyICE

Not voting: kuribo, IceGuy

Dearest IceGuy, who was not a member of the Secret Society

, was correct on both counts in the last words that he uttered: "

A further rapscallion is either Shmugen or GreyICE, with a weak preference towards the former.

" His widow will surely be inconsolable.

And this spells the end of our courteous gathering with the Secret Society prevailing upon the Uninitiated. You may return to your customary swearing, spitting, and kicking each other in the nutz.

[IceGuy]

I want to say something really impolite right now, but I can't.

[Shmugen]

Interestingly enough, I did not have a post restriction on day 5. I thought about abusing the priveledge.

Well, the going may be rough, but thank you, DGB, for sticking about and letting this run its course.

The game is done, IceGuy, say what you wish.

[DrippingGoofball]

GHOST ROOM DEAD QT: http://www.quicktopic.com/47/H/hJuAwXjDTt7j
MASON CHAT LOVESEAT: http://www.quicktopic.com/47/H/RpfRA4u8PrjZ
SECRET SOCIETY DUNGEON: http://www.quicktopic.com/47/H/KezdTtVbVKYe

Nightkill choices are obv, and the vig refrained to use his power each night, so nothing to report here.

POLITE PRs:

Post Restriction #1

Your politeness is expressed by deeply felt concerns for others. You can NEVER use “I” in any of your posts.

Post Restriction #2

In every post, for ONE player whose name you mention, you must inquire about their friends and relatives health, news, marriage prospects, etc.

Post Restriction #3

Use a letter format for all you posts. (1) Use only italics, emphasize in bold, (2) begin with a variation of “My dear friends” such as “Cherished acquaintances,” etc, (3) end your letter with a variation “Warm regards” such as “God bless your souls,” etc. and (4) sign with your name. You can make up a name, change it each time, as long as you formally sign. (5) Your letters must be enclosed in AREA TAGS.

Post Restriction #4

Each paragraph uses "please" and each post contains an apology.

Post Restriction #5

Once per post, you must offer drinks or snacks to at least one other player, or the collective of players.

Post Restriction #6

In each post you must compliment the dress, physical appearance, wit, etc. of TWO players, separately.

Post Restriction #7

For every player whose name you mention, you must precede with “dear” “dearest” or “beloved.” Example: our beloved DGB appears to be a member of the secret society.

Post Restriction #8

In each post, use at least THREE of the words below:
Indeed
Quite
Exquisite/Exquisitely
Esteemed
Humbly/Humble/Humility

Post Restriction #9

Each one of your posts must thank the players for something, in a minimum of 40 words.
In each post, use at least THREE of the words below:
Grateful/Gracefully
I am forever indebted
Obliged
Amiable
Kindly accept

Post Restriction #10

Each one of your posts must begin with a statement about your own humble condition (examples: poverty, lack of social/filial connections, lack of physical attraction), and thank everyone for allowing you in their company, in a minimum of 40 words. Also, defer to one player’s superiority of dress, looks, skills or wit in every post.

Post Restriction #11

Each one of your posts must include an apology and either appreciation for drinks/snacks OR a reference to the absent Lady Catherine

Post Restriction #12

Each one of your posts must include a recommendation to see a play at the theatre. You must state the title of a imaginary play, give a imaginary plot synopsis (one sentence is enough), and name 3 imaginary actors in it.
Each one of your posts must end with a one-line quote from Shakespeare IN ITALICS.

Post Restriction #13

Each one of your posts must include a recommendation to read a book of poems. You must state the title of a imaginary book, name an imaginary author, and invent some praise for it.

Post Restriction #14

In each post, call on a butler, maid, servant, wine steward, equarry, etc.to do something for you. Example: “Jeeves, kindly fetch my best Burgundy from the cellar, and serve to this fine company.”
In each post, use at least THREE of the words below:
Civil discourse
Cordial/Cordially
Elegant/Elegantly
Gracious/Graciously
Refine/Refined

Post Restriction #15

Use a letter format for all you posts. (1) use the COURIER font, (2) begin with “to whom it may concern” (3) end your letter with a variation “Sincerely” etc. and (4) sign with your name and TITLE, like Earl of DGB, or DGB, President. You can make up a name and title, change it each time, as long as you formally sign. (5) Your letters must be enclosed in AREA TAGS.

Post Restriction #16

All posts must end with a romantic quote and must contain either (1) or (2):
(1) a request for a romantic meeting with a relative of a player. Ex: “I would love nothing more than to be introduced to your cousin Elizabeth, of whom I’ve heard nothing but the highest praise.”
(2) a comment on how beautiful/handsome /well-dressed/witty the ladies or gentlemen are (you are free to choose the compliment).

Post Restriction #17

All posts must contain one instance of name dropping about your most excellent social connections, for example:
“I hold from the King of Prussia himself that Player X...” or “Were it not for Lady Catherine DeBurgh’s most generous patronage, I would be unable to attend...” or “Admiral So-and-So sends his regards, and inquires about your dear mamma”

[DrippingGoofball]

Interestingly enough, I did not have a post restriction on day 5.

I believe I sent you #14.

[T-Bone]

Bah?

I really loved the concept DGB. The modding left a lot to be desired, so that'd be my criticism of the game.

[Shmugen]

Hm. Ah well, it didn't matter in the end.

What a different game this might have been had your vig shot.

Scum team was 4 goons, with Greygoon enabling our daytalk.

[Shmugen]

Let's see. My favorite part of this game was Grey infracting Nobody Special to death and posting the PM in the thread, apologizing like a madman, and attempting to go out in the most impolite blaze of glory he could, followed by the slow realization that we could lynch someone before he got reported/autokilled, followed by the realization that town was going to let him live. I even tried to rev up the bus, and you guys talked me down.

[Shmugen]

When did that happen again? March? April?

[Shmugen]

Mykonian ended up being the first to discover the terrible truth of the game and to use it against us: DGB wasn't looking for infractions. If he never once followed his post restriction, we couldn't report him on it. We had to know exactly what rule you were breaking.

[GreyICE]

I believe he had post restriction #1, in retrospect.

There was a hell of a lot of passive voice in his posts, but I never added it up.

But yeaahhh, if you'd never followed your post restriction in any way, we'd have been unable to report you.

[kuribo]

what's really odd is that my apathy in thhis game even extends to endgamme

just one more step to retirement

btw grey, since I'm not joining new games anymore, you should know that you reinforced in this game what is now a rock solid scumtell for you:

you only tunnel me as scum


anyway I'm now 0-3 against greyscum

[Shmugen]

Kuribo, you were a lot of fun this game. I regret hearing you're going and I hope your life picks up again soon. Thoughts are with you.

[GreyICE]

what's really odd is that my apathy in thhis game even extends to endgamme

just one more step to retirement

btw grey, since I'm not joining new games anymore, you should know that you reinforced in this game what is now a rock solid scumtell for you:

you only tunnel me as scum


anyway I'm now 0-3 against greyscum

Damn it, I really enjoy having you in games. It's a lot of fun.

And yeah, I felt really bad about being scum against you AGAIN.

[kuribo]

My dear fellow guests, I am grateful to each and every one of you who came together to put RedCoyote away. Thank you for sticking to your guns. I come forth with a new request on a new day. GreyICE, despite his generally amiable manner, is a member of the Secret Society and must be purged with all the polite fire we have. Kindly accept my recommendation based upon the following gem:

That's five, as they say. Committing four deliberately and then praying that you didn't garner one by accident that

we haven't cashed yet

... dangerous game.

Pointing this out was a masterful bus, now that I know GreyICE intended the post you quote to be a PM to the mod

lucky f or you guys, by that point, my post restriction had driven me to apathy.

It wasn't until LITERALLY five minutes before the hammer when theam said he wasn't going to follow his PR that I remembered DGB saying, "I can't infract them unless you know what post restriction he broke."

ie, if none of us had ever posted with our post restrictions in place.... we wouldn't have had to adhere to them at all


the biggest problems facing the game were:

1) The crash

2) Lack of deadlines

3) the use of the modkill as a mechanic rather than a true punishment. it's counter-intuitive to realize that you don't have to use your PR.

[quadz08]

Hi.

I'm sorry I replaced out of this game. I didn't realized there would be post restrictions in it, other than 'be polite.' Had I known beforehand, I almost certainly would not have /in'd. Sorry, DGB.

[IceGuy]

Had I known beforehand, I almost certainly would not have /in'd.

Me too.

[kuribo]

the PRs made it especially hard to post from a phone for some reason, because I found I had to go back to my inbox, find my PR, then type it out on a keypad

[kuribo]

and of COURSE the game would end when i finally get one i liked

the one about the plays is awesome. I had a bunch I was gonna use, and all of them starred Nicholas Cage.

[Darox]

The (game) day before I got killed I realized that provided I never started using it, I could totally ignore my PR.

If only more people had worked that out sooner.

[kuribo]

And I had lots of appropriate / weird Shakespeare quotes too:

A rascally yea-forsooth knave.

O, monstrous! but one half-pennyworth of bread to this intolerable deal of sack!

I am a Jew else, an Ebrew Jew.

Brain him with his lady's fan.

Report me and my cause aright.

O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,
That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!

[SpyreX]

This was somethin.

[Shmugen]

It really was. For months I've been saying, "Yeah, I'm in 3 games right now. Wait...Polite Mafia...4 games."