I have honestly reread the whole thread twice, and I don't really have the energy or the motivation to do it once more to find any particular posts :/
Fair enough, I definitely get that. But it seems like you have lots of examples anyway, so thanks for that. I don't really think that I can defend myself to your satisfaction, but I will try to give my point of view.
About lynching on Day 1: Like I said, I didn't want to agree with people before me who were advocating for a no lynch because I didn't want the Day to stagnate. I personally would have preferred a lynch on Sky on Day 1. But when people gave me the number spiel about how a no lynch can be beneficial due to ratios and whatnot, I resigned. I said I was 'fine with a no lynch'. I didn't say that I liked it.
About lynching Kitsune on Day 2: My first post that you quoted is odd, I'll give you that. I think I was still trying to figure out whether KI was actually bleeding out or not. I also brought up the issues I had with waiting for him to bleed out though. Admittedly, I did it in a joking manner, but I repeated it a couple times later on. But I think I consistently had the opinion that KI should be lynched. I voted for him in the next quote. The 'I'm not 100% convinced' was partially motivated by KI's behaviour and his issues with the game. I didn't want him to feel like I was attacking him. But I did say that I was voting for him for a reason. Also, at the time I would still have been okay with a Sky lynch, I won't deny that.
About hypo-copping: I was against hypo-copping. I brought up the possibility of hypo-doccing but dismissed it immediately as a bad idea. KI later called me out on hypo-doccing being a bad idea. Which I had already acknowledged.
About Sky: I don't see how that is all over the place. I wanted Sky lynched because nobody can get a read on her. If she is mafia then everybody will be ignoring her until the end of the game. I had the opportunity to take matters into my own hands, so I did. When I said that there were bigger fish to fry that didn't mean that I suddenly didn't want Sky to be lynched anymore. I just knew that it wasn't gonna happen.
About accusing Foolio of weird voting behaviour: That one's on me. I already mentioned what I meant by that yesterday. During my reread, I realized that I was only really taking issue with his vote on Kirby at the time. I didn't think it was well-based.
What threw me off initially was his symbolic vote against Kirby in post #155, as well as several statements that I took as trying to subtly incriminate Kirby (#93 & #132). And you and Kitsune both grilling Kirby for using terms a newbie shouldn't know. I have changed my mind about that, I guess. Those were valid statements/mistakes to make.
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So, no. I didn't get the impression that we (me and you, as you claimed) were on the same page at all. I also didn't get the impression that you would be particularly aiming for Sky, even though you left hints here and there, but you also took opposite views, and then NO VIEWS at all!! I would have really liked and hoped that you would have made the usage of the gun a town decision, I don't agree that you were a prime target for mafia (I think myself, Foolio, or Kirby would have ranked higher).
I do think we have a similar thought process. The whole big thing about Kirby and Skull soft-claiming vanilla roles is something that we both took as Townie signs. I agreed with you that Jabberwock's responses were suspicious. I guess we disagree about lots of other things though.
Also, I feel that aiming for Sky (and hoping to live among the stars… something very poetic here...) was a very burdened decision at this point in the game, that shouldn't have been left to any particular person. This is a gross violation of the town's trust, and for someone who didn't put himself up for any kind of secrutiny or risk, it was not a decision to make. You jumped the gun (ha...) and I don't think you can claim ignorance on the matter. The decision makes perfect sense if you are mafia. It makes zero sense if you are town.
It was certainly selfish. I am very much looking forward to seeing Sky's alignment. If it's mafia, I will feel like a freaking genius. If it's Town, I'll still feel alright for eliminating a semi-active player.* Unless that'll lose us the game. But that's results-oriented thinking.
*in that case I will feel bad for Sky though, I hope me shooting you isn't totally demoralizing
[hide]Since I have touched on this, I think I should explain. I was kinda hurt that when Foolio went after Kirby, even voted for them and then I added my own questions to the accusation, and Kirby responded to all of them. Rather than evaluating and pushing Kirby, as should be done, Foolio instead chose to ignore all that, and focus on my speculation on even day jester. I get that Foolio was frustrated at wild speculations, and wanted to focus the town on scumhunt, but its not like I ignored it. I did what I thought was needed. I hated the fact that Foolio basically resigned (said they had zero motivation, felt like dead weight etc).
I mean look at it from my POV. I already felt really bad on the whole Jabberwok affair. I got really a really pissy post from Kitsune Inferno (who later apologized) but wherein he did say that I was the reason people are choosing not to post. And then this. Honestly, I joined this game because I really had a nostalgic love for Mafia, but so far it felt like my inclusion had been detrimental to the fun everyone should be having.
Anyway, that was the gist of it, and it's not like I am feeling bad anymore. I just wanted to clarify my position so that we can move on.[/hide]
I'm having lots of fun, but I'm also making sure to make the game fun for myself. I think I've been joking around a little bit more than usual. Because I want to. If other people are having issues enjoying the game, I don't think your first instinct has to be to blame yourself for that.
