Newbie Mini Mafia XXIII - Page 2

On August 07 2012 10:02 Promethelax wrote:


please don't start making connection theories without a single flip. We'll be so deep in WIFOM that we'll need gills to breathe.

On August 07 2012 10:15 Shady Sands wrote:
Synystyr looks scummy to me. Here's why:



What is he trying to say here? We should avoid lynching active players? Or do scum already know that they should be active? Or is there a benefit? Or isn't there? Is the wine in front of me?



Here, he doesn't say very much at all. First off, policy lynching lurkers is not because activity indicates alignment, it's because when town can lurk, then scum gets a free ride to lurk, too. Policy lynches are designed as punishment to "dry up the pond" for scumfish to swim around in.

Second, when he says that scum like to cause discord amongst the town, it's almost like he's painting anyone who comes out with an early case as a potential scum. Why would a town want to do that? Town benefits from discussion and active scumhunting, even to the point of arguments, if necessary.



Scum have to look like they're trying to catch scum, without committing to anything. Here, Synystyr does that, as well as basically priming Golbat for a lynch, without having to commit himself. This is anti-town play at best.



Scum try to buddy other players very aggressively in the early parts of the game. This is a classic scumslip.



Wait a second: earlier Synystyr says that "activity is not indicative of alignment"; now, when people pressure him, he argues for a lurker policy lynch. This is the biggest slip in the thread so far.

In conclusion: town doesn't have to act like they're scumhunting without actually committing. Town doesn't have to try and buddy other players. Town doesn't have to self-consciously apologize for fluff posts and then immediately contradict their own post from 2 pages ago. There is no reason to do any of this... unless he's scum.

## Vote Synystyr

On August 07 2012 10:42 Lvdr wrote:
Having reviewed iamperfection's posting from the beginning, he is another person that has contributed no unique analysis. He has posted on policy, attacked YH way more than is needed, and fluff. Directing discussion to another game doesn't look good. Talk about something other than lurkers and YH.

Since Synyster and YourHarry are taken, I will make a case for Golbat

Golbat has made a number of fluff posts, with the only real material coming when he attacked my confusion about his role in the last game he played. The cases he claimed to be forming are not in evidence (yet). As it stands, Golbat might be a semi-lurker mafia.

However, Synyster remains my top suspect.

Like most players so far, Golbat hasn't done much to seem solidly town. Doesn't mean he's scum.

Golbat's main contribution has been noticing my early flub. That points to an being an active townie or a mafia jumping on an early mistake. Worth watching but not explicitly a suspect.