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EzekelRAGE

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Fandorin

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Oct 25, 2017
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I think all a good scum bomber needs to have in mind while playing is that his role is useless if he's the last member of his team. Without a counter in play it's practically a guaranteed "one-for-one" lynch.
 

Natiko

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Oct 25, 2017
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Very late phase change impressions:

I'm second guessing myself on this read though since Natiko was really active right after subbing. It's really hard to join in mid game and still come up with so much "fake content". Although I can add that I think Natiko is one of the best players in the community, so I wouldn't be surprised if he pulled this off.
I don't know if I'd go quite that far lol There's several things I would have done differently last phase if I was scum, but obviously there's no way to verify that. I can't ever attest to what my former player was doing - he didn't even share much info during his time in the role. All I can speak to are my choices and thoughts.

I may be flawed in thinking how a scum bomber plays. Ive never played with one.

How would you guys think a scum bomber plays? It seems I MAY have made the mistake in thinking they would purposely get lynched at some point. No night kill, scummate possibly a main point, looked possible. *shrug*

flipside is bomber is someone that has played regularly. Riding the fence. That way if they need to be sacrificed for kill, they can allow scummate to throw them under the bus.

Idk. I do agree with nicole that neutral bomber doesnt make sense, they would basically be a jester.
Town bomber doesnt really make sense.
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I think there is a chance that there is a 4 man scum team. Now 3 with Final down. 3 man team with a scum bomber doesnt make sense, you never feel comfortable using the power. Especially if they are limited to one nk.
That would mean it started at 9-4. Two mislynches and we'd be at lylo. Even with one kill blocked we'd be at mylo. That seems way too extreme.
 

SweetNicole

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Oct 24, 2017
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For right now, I am going to soft put Fandorin and Brazil in the town column for the purposes of making this voting record list.

==== DAY 2 VOTES ====
Day Start - Day End

finalbeta (7 votes)
stuart444 - #450 #572
sweetnicole - #488 #488
sweetnicole - #488
fandorin - #494
brazil - #619
empressdonna - #666 #724
z-beat - #696 #741
natiko - #797
coolestspot - #804
muffin - #861
ezekelrage - #898

brazil (4 votes)
natiko - #604 #649
finalbeta - #623
gryvan - #699
z-beat - #741
stuart444 - #800

sweetnicole (1 votes)
stuart444 - #723 #800
empressdonna - #744

empressdonna (0 votes)
natiko - #649 #679
natiko - #700 #797

z-beat (0 votes)
natiko - #691 #700
coolestspot - #708 #804
muffin - #714 #861

coolestspot (0 votes)
natiko - #679 #691

z_beatzorwhateveryournameis (0 votes)
coolestspot - #705 #708
 

SweetNicole

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Oct 24, 2017
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Er forgot to highlight brazil's name for the voting column, fixed that

For right now, I am going to soft put Fandorin and Brazil in the town column for the purposes of making this voting record list.

==== DAY 2 VOTES ====
Day Start - Day End

finalbeta (7 votes)
stuart444 - #450 #572
sweetnicole - #488 #488
sweetnicole - #488
fandorin - #494
brazil - #619
empressdonna - #666 #724
z-beat - #696 #741
natiko - #797
coolestspot - #804
muffin - #861
ezekelrage - #898

brazil (4 votes)
natiko - #604 #649
finalbeta - #623
gryvan - #699
z-beat - #741
stuart444 - #800

sweetnicole (1 votes)
stuart444 - #723 #800
empressdonna - #744

empressdonna (0 votes)
natiko - #649 #679
natiko - #700 #797

z-beat (0 votes)
natiko - #691 #700
coolestspot - #708 #804
muffin - #714 #861

coolestspot (0 votes)
natiko - #679 #691

z_beatzorwhateveryournameis (0 votes)
coolestspot - #705 #708
 

SweetNicole

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Oct 24, 2017
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==== DAY 1 VOTES ====
Day Start - Day End

red_v2 (7 votes)
stuart444 - #36
coolestspot - #108 #109
coolestspot - #109 #178
z-beat - #266
muffin - #350
finalbeta - #376
ezekelrage - #378 #383
gryvan - #380
sweetnicole - #410
ezekelrage - #422

finalbeta (4 votes)
fandorin - #241
sweetnicole - #261 #410
themrpliskin (Natiko) - #333
red_v2 - #390 #421
red_v2 - #421 (Double)

ezekelrage (3 votes)
brazil - #137
coolestspot - #178
empressdonna - #263
finalbeta - #340 #376

muffin (0 votes)
fandorin - #116 #181

coolestspot (0 votes)
fandorin - #181 #241
finalbeta - #228 #340

z-beat (0 votes)
sweetnicole - #197 #261
muffin - #243 #350
gryvan - #331 #380
 

SweetNicole

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==== DAY 2 VOTES ====
Day Start - Day End

finalbeta (7 votes)
stuart444 - #450 #572
sweetnicole - #488 #488
sweetnicole - #488
fandorin - #494
brazil - #619
empressdonna - #666 #724
z-beat - #696 #741
natiko - #797
coolestspot - #804
muffin - #861
ezekelrage - #898

brazil (4 votes)
natiko - #604 #649
finalbeta - #623
gryvan - #699
z-beat - #741
stuart444 - #800

sweetnicole (1 votes)
stuart444 - #723 #800
empressdonna - #744

empressdonna (0 votes)
natiko - #649 #679
natiko - #700 #797

z-beat (0 votes)
natiko - #691 #700
coolestspot - #708 #804
muffin - #714 #861

coolestspot (0 votes)
natiko - #679 #691

z_beatzorwhateveryournameis (0 votes)
coolestspot - #705 #708

==== DAY 1 VOTES ====
Day Start - Day End

red_v2 (7 votes)
stuart444 - #36
coolestspot - #108 #109
coolestspot - #109 #178
z-beat - #266
muffin - #350
finalbeta - #376
ezekelrage - #378 #383
gryvan - #380
sweetnicole - #410
ezekelrage - #422

finalbeta (4 votes)
fandorin - #241
sweetnicole - #261 #410
themrpliskin (Natiko) - #333
red_v2 - #390 #421
red_v2 - #421 (Double)

ezekelrage (3 votes)
brazil - #137
coolestspot - #178
empressdonna - #263
finalbeta - #340 #376

muffin (0 votes)
fandorin - #116 #181

coolestspot (0 votes)
fandorin - #181 #241
finalbeta - #228 #340

z-beat (0 votes)
sweetnicole - #197 #261
muffin - #243 #350
gryvan - #331 #380
 

SweetNicole

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Oct 24, 2017
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If we assume that Brazil is town, that would mean there is no scum votes on Zeke Day 1.
If we assume that Fand is town, that would mean the only possible scum voter on finalbeta Day 1 was Natiko.
Did scum stack their votes all on Red during Day 1? If you believe that, then Natiko would not be scum.
The following three people (excluding those confirmed) voted for the town lynch of Red V2, but then did not vote for the lynch of Finalbeta: Gryvan, Z-Beat, Stuart444
The following two people (excluding those confirmed) have always been on the lynch train at end of the day: Muffin, Zeke.

Since Day 1 was a town train vs a scum train, and we know this for a fact, I do not think it likely that there is any scum votes on Final.
I think scum is 100% stacked within Red Day 1. This means Fand, Brazil, and Natiko are both town; their votes were placed elsewhere.
This mean of the remaining scum, they are located somewhere within the following players: Stuart444, Z-beat, Muffin, Gryvan, and Zeke.

Of the players who voted for Red, and then voted for Final, only one player has not claimed anything nor has a probable/possible explanation for his actions: Muffin.
 

SweetNicole

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Oct 24, 2017
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Muffin's D1 vote:
Just checking in shortly to say that I kind of need to be somewhere right now so I probably won't be here for the last hour.

I don't see Z-Beat getting lynched, and the major choices seem to be Zeke, Final, and Red. Out of these, as I already said, I don't think Zeke is scum. Have a fairly null read on Final. So Red it is.

VOTE: red_v2
Post on Final @ start of D2:
I still read Final kinda null, in a nin kind of way. His 'contributions' are not great, but nothing about it seems particularly scummy to me.

Zeke is more up for change. His hammer looks bad, though the timing on those posts could mean it was just an accident.

I was on the red train too, so I'm not really one to talk, but the timing Zeke, Final and gryvan jumped on the same lynch looked suspicious. I'm thinking one or two scum are in there.

D2 vote:
Sorry, I only got back just now. Final 5 votes and Brazil 4 right? I prefer Final out of the two.

VOTE: Finalbeta

Try not to turbo instantly after this pls, the bomb stuff is interesting

Notice that both times, he doesn't ever read Final as scum, and as far as I can tell, Muffin never tangibly interacted with Final on anything. He never really provides a read on him either; he simply says he is null reading him D1, and then D2 he'd prefer Final > Brazil. There was this one interesting interaction though at the end of D2.

I'll just ignore that unraveling there on Finals part.

How believable is Zekes claim? I don't think I've played a game with a lynchbomb, so I can't really judge.
You are lynching me on purpose honestly... can't see anything else.
...How do you lynch not on purpose
I mean you are doing it as scum

While I was inclined to dismiss this as Final simply breaking down at the end of the game, he says that Muffin is lynching him on purpose as scum. Is it possible that Final is calling out Muffin right here for lynching a scummate on purpose to buy himself town points? Muffin had a crucial opportunity to make the vote 5-5, but instead made it 6-4, solidifying the lynch on Final at the end of the day. This would explain Final's angry reaction to a scummate voting for him, essentially dooming him to a lynch when he felt like his scummate could have saved him.

Thoughts from others? I would like to see Muffin respond to this as well.
 

Muffin

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Oct 26, 2017
10,342
Of the players who voted for Red, and then voted for Final, only one player has not claimed anything nor has a probable/possible explanation for his actions: Muffin.
What actions exactly? You frame it as if I actually got asked questions about this and answered them badly. I haven't.

No I haven't claimed as I don't see the merit right now.
 

Stuart444

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Oct 25, 2017
9,068
While I was inclined to dismiss this as Final simply breaking down at the end of the game, he says that Muffin is lynching him on purpose as scum. Is it possible that Final is calling out Muffin right here for lynching a scummate on purpose to buy himself town points? Muffin had a crucial opportunity to make the vote 5-5, but instead made it 6-4, solidifying the lynch on Final at the end of the day. This would explain Final's angry reaction to a scummate voting for him, essentially dooming him to a lynch when he felt like his scummate could have saved him.

This is an interesting thought that I'd entertain and wouldn't mind hearing from Muffin as well.

That said, with scum chat, I'd assume things like this would be talked out in chat. even just a heads up ahead of time.
 

SweetNicole

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What actions exactly? You frame it as if I actually got asked questions about this and answered them badly. I haven't.

No I haven't claimed as I don't see the merit right now.

What I mean is that of the two, Zeke has an explanation, although not one I buy yet, about him being the final vote on the biggest train at the end of each day. You do not have any explanation for your votes on D1/D2 like that, and I have already asked questions and pressured Zeke.
 

Stuart444

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Oct 25, 2017
9,068
Muffin what do you think of the Green check from Nicole?

Same question to other people but since you've posted Muffin I'm tagging you.
 

SweetNicole

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This is an interesting thought that I'd entertain and wouldn't mind hearing from Muffin as well.

That said, with scum chat, I'd assume things like this would be talked out in chat. even just a heads up ahead of time.

My experience is that these things aren't talked about in chat head of time. For example, GoT mafia, Meatwad was doomed for a lynch by a fellow scummate since the scummate felt that Meatwad was unredeemable. The scummate could have voted for someone else and saved Meatwad, but chose to doom him instead. There was no discussion about that in mafia chat beyond Meatwad saying, "You can save me," and then the scummate basically saying, "No"

Final was operating based off of emotion at the end of D2 including some OMGUS posts, and I don't think there was anything calculated or pre-planned about that.
 

Stuart444

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Oct 25, 2017
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Final was operating based off of emotion at the end of D2 including some OMGUS posts, and I don't think there was anything calculated or pre-planned about that.

While I can understand this line of thinking but at the same time, he could have planned himself to aim shots at anyone near the end to make it harder to deduce his scum mates.
 

Muffin

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Oct 26, 2017
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Notice that both times, he doesn't ever read Final as scum, and as far as I can tell, Muffin never tangibly interacted with Final on anything. He never really provides a read on him either; he simply says he is null reading him D1, and then D2 he'd prefer Final > Brazil. There was this one interesting interaction though at the end of D2.
A null read is a read. It means I don't lean one way or another on him, as it's hard to read him. I mentioned that somewhere already, it reminded me of nin who I always scumread for this kind of play at the start when it was just how he played and was NAI. I felt similar about Final, some posts of his just seems similarly random.

While I was inclined to dismiss this as Final simply breaking down at the end of the game, he says that Muffin is lynching him on purpose as scum. Is it possible that Final is calling out Muffin right here for lynching a scummate on purpose to buy himself town points? Muffin had a crucial opportunity to make the vote 5-5, but instead made it 6-4, solidifying the lynch on Final at the end of the day. This would explain Final's angry reaction to a scummate voting for him, essentially dooming him to a lynch when he felt like his scummate could have saved him.

Thoughts from others? I would like to see Muffin respond to this as well.
I mean, even for how fast Final got lynched and how often his not scumhunting was called out, I still don't think even he would openly slip up like that. You and others pushed him from D1, scum will have discussed what to do in case he gets lynched. They were probably counting on the fact that he would sooner or later. As Stuart said up there, this community is prone to bussing.
 

SweetNicole

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I disagree heavily with this. This community is prone to bussing, even in town vs scum votes.

Do you think that scum would bus a scum-mate two days in a row right at the start of the game? I do think that has happened in the past, but I'm not feeling great on the odds that it happened this time. If it did happen, we'd be talking about either Fand or Natiko as the scum bus person on Final for two days in a row. That being said, I feel better about Fand doing it than I do about Natiko, so I'd be inclined to say if there was any bussing of scum by scum it was and is Natiko.

Would you concur with that sentiment?
 

Stuart444

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Oct 25, 2017
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Do you think that scum would bus a scum-mate two days in a row right at the start of the game? I do think that has happened in the past, but I'm not feeling great on the odds that it happened this time. If it did happen, we'd be talking about either Fand or Natiko as the scum bus person on Final for two days in a row. That being said, I feel better about Fand doing it than I do about Natiko, so I'd be inclined to say if there was any bussing of scum by scum it was and is Natiko.

Would you concur with that sentiment?

I think it could be either of them. I also think because of how easy final was, they might bus two days in a row.

Long game wise it works to their advantage as they have a vote record of a vote on a scum two days in a row until they got lynched.

If I had to choose one, I'd choose Fand but ONLY because Natiko joined in D2. I'm not sure what pliskin planned.
 

Muffin

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What I mean is that of the two, Zeke has an explanation, although not one I buy yet, about him being the final vote on the biggest train at the end of each day. You do not have any explanation for your votes on D1/D2 like that, and I have already asked questions and pressured Zeke.
So this is specifically about late vote on major train right?

D1: I had to leave an hour before day end so I left my vote on the one of the few trains I would rather lynch. I provided explanation for my vote, and already talked about red before that.

D2: Again, my Z-Beat vote would just be wasted in the end, so I chose the train I was most comfortable with. I had expressed Zeke, gryvan, Z-Beat and Final before as people I would decide my lynch between. When I came back to place my vote it was between Brazil and Final. Easy choice.

Muffin what do you think of the Green check from Nicole?

Same question to other people but since you've posted Muffin I'm tagging you.
No reason not to believe it. We've got no switcher claim, and no cop counterclaim. At worst CS could be a godfather, but that possibility is not something to dismiss a green check over. Even if I'm not overly fond of CS and his plays lately.
 

SweetNicole

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Stuart444 I do want to note if you think scum bussed Final multiple days in a row, you're essentially saying that Brazil would be town, right?

Day 1:
  • Final votes on Red.
  • Scummate busses Final
  • Scummate votes for Red
Day 2:
  • Final votes on Brazil
  • scummate busses Final
  • scummate votes for either final or brazil
Unless you're going to tell me that this is what it looks like day 1 in a scum v town train, that one scum just placed his vote on zeke with two other town players and left it there? I don't see that likely at all.

Day 1:
  • Final votes on Red
  • Scummate busses Final
  • Brazil votes Zeke
 

Stuart444

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No reason not to believe it. We've got no switcher claim, and no cop counterclaim. At worst CS could be a godfather, but that possibility is not something to dismiss a green check over. Even if I'm not overly fond of CS and his plays lately.

I'd say at worse there is no Cop and it's a safe claim she was given.

If she's alive for multiple day phases after this though, I'd hope people would question it but I'm believing it for now, I just want some opinions considering the long anticipation for a green check. (I mean to me, it doesn't make sense to show you're a cop without a red check first as the red check getting lynched proves your claim and helps town, win-win).
 

Muffin

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Was not worth the wait. Figured it would be a green check.

*shrug*
Ruling out a switcher is the right move. Regardless of how wasted you think that is.

Though I've got to admit, in hindsight I didn't really consider that scum might have a day kill. That could have screwed this situation up majorly.
 

SweetNicole

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Stuart444 I do want to note if you think scum bussed Final multiple days in a row, you're essentially saying that Brazil would be town, right?

Day 1:
  • Final votes on Red.
  • Scummate busses Final
  • Scummate votes for Red
Day 2:
  • Final votes on Brazil
  • scummate busses Final
  • scummate votes for either final or brazil
Unless you're going to tell me that this is what it looks like day 1 in a scum v town train, that one scum just placed his vote on zeke with two other town players and left it there? I don't see that likely at all.

Day 1:
  • Final votes on Red
  • Scummate busses Final
  • Brazil votes Zeke

Alternatively both scummates have been bussing Final D1, but man I don't see that being likely.
 

Stuart444

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Stuart444 I do want to note if you think scum bussed Final multiple days in a row, you're essentially saying that Brazil would be town, right?

I'm saying, I wouldn't rule it out that easily.

If we have two scum left, it could easily be as something as one bussing two days in a row and one bussing only on D2. It's not an either/or situation.

I just wouldn't rule anything like this out is all.
 

EzekelRAGE

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Do you think that scum would bus a scum-mate two days in a row right at the start of the game? I do think that has happened in the past, but I'm not feeling great on the odds that it happened this time. If it did happen, we'd be talking about either Fand or Natiko as the scum bus person on Final for two days in a row. That being said, I feel better about Fand doing it than I do about Natiko, so I'd be inclined to say if there was any bussing of scum by scum it was and is Natiko.

Would you concur with that sentiment?
It's possible.

Day 2 Final str8 up gave up, giving any potential scummates any angle to vote him. Like your example with meatwad. If a scum player feels their mate is playing poorly or dumb, they would have to make a point of it. I can see them doing it day 1 as well. Since day one final could be seen by some as cracking.

My pact with him saved him. Scum couldve easily reacted to the deal.
 

SweetNicole

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While I can understand this line of thinking but at the same time, he could have planned himself to aim shots at anyone near the end to make it harder to deduce his scum mates.

Does anything about Final's posts strike you as planned or calculated in nature? Did anything he ever do strike you as planned or calculated?

A null read is a read. It means I don't lean one way or another on him, as it's hard to read him. I mentioned that somewhere already, it reminded me of nin who I always scumread for this kind of play at the start when it was just how he played and was NAI. I felt similar about Final, some posts of his just seems similarly random.

I mean, even for how fast Final got lynched and how often his not scumhunting was called out, I still don't think even he would openly slip up like that. You and others pushed him from D1, scum will have discussed what to do in case he gets lynched. They were probably counting on the fact that he would sooner or later. As Stuart said up there, this community is prone to bussing.

If he did slip up, I imagine scum would definitely want to be letting it stay forgotten in the events of previous days. If it wasn't a slip up, I imagine scum would be all over that to try and frame Muffin today for a lynch Curious that no one pointed it out until me, though, a town player, and no one has started calling for Muffin's head yet though.

I think it could be either of them. I also think because of how easy final was, they might bus two days in a row.

Long game wise it works to their advantage as they have a vote record of a vote on a scum two days in a row until they got lynched.

If I had to choose one, I'd choose Fand but ONLY because Natiko joined in D2. I'm not sure what pliskin planned.

I probably need to ISO both of them as do you so we can sort that out.

So this is specifically about late vote on major train right?

D1: I had to leave an hour before day end so I left my vote on the one of the few trains I would rather lynch. I provided explanation for my vote, and already talked about red before that.

D2: Again, my Z-Beat vote would just be wasted in the end, so I chose the train I was most comfortable with. I had expressed Zeke, gryvan, Z-Beat and Final before as people I would decide my lynch between. When I came back to place my vote it was between Brazil and Final. Easy choice.

No reason not to believe it. We've got no switcher claim, and no cop counterclaim. At worst CS could be a godfather, but that possibility is not something to dismiss a green check over. Even if I'm not overly fond of CS and his plays lately.

Yes, it is that you, so far, have a habit of slipping your post into the final train without really pressuring or actively scum reading people. You're simply saying, "Oh well I would have lynched for them." "Oh I was comfortable lynching them." But you never really pressured Final on anything, and at best you said you were null reading him while feeling comfortable voting for him.
 

Stuart444

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ok, you guys can have it. Not worth explaining.

It's not like anything we said was wrong. Literally you can have a red check and think your claim is BS. There is nothing to explain as in the absence of a bomber, your claim is not proven.

No claim is proven in the absence of proof. People can believe claims or not but none are proven until proof is shown.
 

Muffin

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or actively scum reading people
Me naming several lynch targets I would be comfortable with quite a while beforehand is not scum reading people? Though I admit that specifically in Finals case it's more on the side of being comfortable with his lynch than actively scumreading him. Doesn't mean I'm not actively scum reading people, that's not true.

And "slipping your post into the final train" is just what I need to do if the lynch I primarily wanted doesn't get traction. That's the same as everybody. When day end nears, it's better to choose a preferred option out of the main lynches.
 

SweetNicole

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Would a post intended to fuck with town seem calculated? That would be the better question. You would need to decide if it's impulse or planned.

If it was calculated to throw suspicion on Muffin, I would imagine others would have picked it up and started to run with it.
If it was an impulse reaction of emotion, I would imagine that scum would have let it be and tried to draw attention from it.
No one picked it up and ran with it. No one quoted the post/interaction until I did. It strikes me as something that people wanted to forget about, otherwise I imagine scum would have brought it up by now to start throwing suspicion towards Muffin.
 

SweetNicole

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If it was calculated to throw suspicion on Muffin, I would imagine others would have picked it up and started to run with it.
If it was an impulse reaction of emotion, I would imagine that scum would have let it be and tried to draw attention from it.
No one picked it up and ran with it. No one quoted the post/interaction until I did. It strikes me as something that people wanted to forget about, otherwise I imagine scum would have brought it up by now to start throwing suspicion towards Muffin.

*draw attention away from it
 

Muffin

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If it was calculated to throw suspicion on Muffin, I would imagine others would have picked it up and started to run with it.
If it was an impulse reaction of emotion, I would imagine that scum would have let it be and tried to draw attention from it.
Why? I don't really see how it being calculated or not changes what scum could do with it. They have 24 hours to plan things, even assuming one of their scummates did something on impulse before day end.

Even if it was on impulse, scum could have decided to run with it today just as easily.