Yes, agree with Bluey.
Pure, I'm going to ride fluff posting especially if its the first post. Getting initial thoughts and positions is totally fine however.
Also im going to try damn hard to stop people making useless repetitions. Not saying that people cannot say "I agree with said point" but im not going to let people get away with posting a ton of fluffy crap which pretty much says exactly that.

Macheji

Romania103 Posts

April 14 2012 15:44 GMT

#62

I agree with the lurker lynch posts. In my opinon it sounds like a good plan because that will force mafias to come out of hiding and post stuff. Posts that will help our cases in the future.

Solohan50

37 Posts

April 14 2012 15:46 GMT

#63

Yeah, lynching lurkers isn't a terrible idea (it's not spectacular either though), especially if you make it known ahead of time. That (should) inspire everyone to post at least a little bit, giving us more information on Day 1 and hopefully leading to better lynches. With any luck though, everyone will be active and we can avoid having to lynch a lurker. If the lurker that gets lynched Day 1 is Town, then we gain almost no information, because they haven't posted anything.

tl:dr Post, people!

Therapist.

United States207 Posts

April 14 2012 15:50 GMT

#64

Good morning everybody!

I've learned from a lot of my mistakes from the last game, so hopefully I can provide some better analysis this game. I'll be on the lookout for fluff and I'll be trying to think about what motivations people have for posting what they do.

I think a big mistake I made in the last game in regards to reading Nova's scum posts was glazing over them and not even considering that the fluffiness might be scummy. As important as it is to tell scum from the content of their posts, it's important to try to tell who is trying to go over our heads/distract us as well.

Lazermonkey

Sweden2176 Posts

April 14 2012 16:00 GMT

#65

On April 14 2012 23:55 Nova_Terra wrote:
Yeah so thats pretty much what i said with more fluff.

If you are going to agree with someone agree with them and move onto something else instead of posting a 1 paragraph flufffest like the above post.

True, tho I added that I'd rather lynch someone in order to archive information than just some random lurker. And besides there really isn't much to discuss yet.

Macheji

Romania103 Posts

April 14 2012 17:07 GMT

#66

As i said before, you do gain something from lyniching or threatening to lynch lurkers. It makes them come out of hiding and gives us material for future cases.

Nova_Terra

Switzerland1190 Posts

April 14 2012 17:41 GMT

#67

##Unvote

Nova_Terra

Switzerland1190 Posts

April 14 2012 17:42 GMT

#68

##Vote: Lorant

Nova_Terra

Switzerland1190 Posts

April 14 2012 17:43 GMT

#69

Also i want to note that in regards to fluff posting, doing some of that is fine if its backed up by posts full of original analysis and opinion, as well as if people dont consider you to be active or "confirmed town" because of that posting.

Lorant

Hungary112 Posts

April 14 2012 21:31 GMT

#70

Hi. A lurker lynch is fine by me, unless we spark discussion and pinpoint a scum agenda. I'd like everyone to keep their posts neat and concise and most of all state a good reason for the way you vote (that goes for you too, nova). Always explain why you find other peoples arguments conclusive or bad, don't just insult them even if it's obvious that their logic is faulty. Be original

@Solohan50 A lurker isn't someone who doesn't post at all, but rather someone who's posting is unnecessary, without any purpose. Those who fail to post or vote will be replaced by mods so don't worry about them.

On April 15 2012 02:43 Nova_Terra wrote:
Also i want to note that in regards to fluff posting, doing some of that is fine if its backed up by posts full of original analysis and opinion, as well as if people dont consider you to be active or "confirmed town" because of that posting.

as well as if what? Rephrase the last part

Nova_Terra

Switzerland1190 Posts

April 14 2012 21:36 GMT

#71

if you make fluff posts but also have many posts with opinions and original analysis, that is okay as long as people dont think that you are more active or pro town because of fluffy activity.
##Unvote

Nova_Terra

Switzerland1190 Posts

April 14 2012 21:38 GMT

#72

##Vote: Crossfire99

Nova_Terra

Switzerland1190 Posts

April 14 2012 21:43 GMT

#73

Also i find it depressing that i was gone for 4 hours and there is 1 new post.
If people dont post more than their first post, they are also lurkers. After the few remaining non-posters, i will fall onto the fluffposters and 1posters like a wolf onto its prey. So dont stop posting once you are safe dammit

Crossfire99

United States1529 Posts

April 14 2012 21:43 GMT

#74

I agree with lynching a lurker day 1, but only if there is really no info on scum. We should try to lynch a scum if at all possible.

P.S. GL HF

Nova_Terra

Switzerland1190 Posts

April 14 2012 22:49 GMT

#75

##Unvote
##Vote: Daymor

Macheji

Romania103 Posts

April 14 2012 23:04 GMT

#76

Nova_terra, what's up with the million vote/unvote posts ?

Daymor

New Zealand151 Posts

April 14 2012 23:26 GMT

#77

I think Nova_Terra is just trying to spark some activity amongst people. I think that is a perfectly fine strategy.

Anyway, good morning all. First real game of Mafia, played in the big game that GMarshal tried to host a while ago which turned into a mess of modkills and replacements.

It seems I agree with the majority in terms of accepting a lynch on a lurker. I think a very important aspect of playing mafia is to set an atmosphere where posting is encouraged. The more people post, the more we have to analyse which is critical to getting good reads and not making poor decisions.

So far it looks like we have had some activity from the majority of players which is good to see.

Another issue that I believe is important, you should always try to justify your logic behind your voting. Doing so will provide valuable insight as to what you are thinking.

Daymor

New Zealand151 Posts

April 14 2012 23:34 GMT

#78

EBWOP:

I should probably clarify that the acceptance of a lurker lynch of obviously conditioned on the fact that there are no other suspects out there. I think from Day 2 onwards hopefully we have sufficient information to make a logical and well reasoned lynch.

Nova_Terra

Switzerland1190 Posts

April 14 2012 23:44 GMT

#79

##Unvote
gtg for like 12 hours, then i'll be voting for fluff posters and non contributors <3

Pure-SC2

United Kingdom1440 Posts

April 15 2012 00:17 GMT

#80

@Nova - You have posted a lot, and contributed very little at this stage. You have five posts repeating your stance on fluff posting, as well as four vote/unvote posts on supposed lurkers - this seems a little excessive considering its in the first few hours of day 1.

I think you should focus on your own contributions at this stage rather than repeating the same fluff line over and over, as all I see is someone creating a prescence for themselves without actually contributing.