Because of how early he claimed it.

Hmm, I dunno. We know that it's not like "Slytherin = scum" so I don't see any reason to think it wouldn't be a safe claim. However I take your point that scum are less likely to voluntarily lock themselves down like that.

What did you expect him to say, "I'm Salem"?
Even if early, his claim doesn't mean it's true at all..

Well you might not know this, but there would be a precedent for that. XD

Really? lol
I imagine it was some newbie, right?

Not exactly... I think it came about from not reading the PM carefully enough: https://www.gog.com/forum/general/gog_mafia_62_the_pwen/post9

It became a bit of a running joke until:
https://www.gog.com/forum/general/harry_potter_and_gog_mafia_64/post26

Yogsloth claimed his actual name and house pretending it was a joke (he really was scum).

Nobody else came out and said, "me too", so it seems like a genuine claim to me. Even more reason to do a mass house claim though.

Anyone else want to claim Slytherin?

Vote Count

Lift 1 - GH
nmillar 1 - Lift
GH 1 - nmillar

Not voting - catte, phaolo, Micro, dedo, gogtrial, Vitek, blotunga

Lift, nmillar, GH are closest at L-5

10 players. Takes 6 to lynch.

About 45 hrs left.

It's more that I see having one more town to vote against and find scum on D2 as slightly more valuable than having a wagon to analyze.

To let the better town players have a wagon to try their best to analyze, of course.

(Bump needed please)

Mayhaps you are, but until I know for sure I have to suspect you...same as every other played I don't know the alignment of. :)

Thanks for the explanation.

While you're here: what about the backwards word Holmes (semloH) in Post 38, if I may ask?

I actually paid 5 space bucks to play this game...didn't everyone else as well? o.0 ;D
(The above is a joke, in case others reading didn't get that)

(Bump needed again)

In general, I meant.....I would have rather one of my suspects been the wagon on D1, but that wasn't to be the case.

It likely wasn't due to time zones and IRL of the players, but I hoped it was and one of my preferred wagons could've picked up steam instead.

Not always, but imo sometimes they might.

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I didn't see it as a very big possibility, and I wanted the more veteran town players to have a wagon to analyze.

I dunno....maybe I was grasping at straws and hoping one of my wagons would somehow magically (har har) become viable and go through.

1. I personally think a nolynch on D1(or even a nolynch on other "days") would be preferable for town in some cases, but I have also become more amiable to the idea of having a wagon to analyze by the veteran town players as well.

As such, it causes a mental conflict of sorts, and my stance shifts slightly on the issue over time.
(Plus since I take few notes on average and have poor memory in general, I can sometimes forget even what I said a short while ago in game & my stance on some things in game, causing my later replies to conflict with prior ones in some cases)

2. I was trying to say that (imo) in some cases, scum might prefer a mislynch...as it'd be two town gone instead of just one.

Well since Lift is starting to look a bit less suspicious, and since Nmillar keeps rising on the suspicion meter for me:

Unvotus Lift

Pokyus Stickus Nmillar

(If Nmillar gets close to lynch, and i'm awake at the time, I will unvote to make sure they have time to claim)

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Question to OP: What does "oho" mean in your post about houses a bit back in the game?

I see. If it was a breadcrumb from scum to scum, nothing is helped by hiding it. if, as you state, it was nothing, it does no harm and and least proves that i've been cross-reading something vs riding on the coattails of others.

Also, everyone gets their 15-minutes of attention!

yup
EBWOP, in case it wasn't obvious, the key to the code was agreed upon in night-chat the previous Night. ZFR just said one of a few code phrases in the correct order.

I do like #518's reasoning, as it paints gogtrial in a better light. Being analytical, done right, is useful for town and something I am bad at. The one time i summoned up the brainpower to do it, I was eliminated that night. i haven't successfully tried since.

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2. Hmm. I see. Thank you.

1. Yes, I figured that you would say as much. The only 3 main reasons to vote someone include
1) to avoid NL,
2) because they look scummier than others
3) to Mis-lunch.
However, could you please, if it isn't too much bother, elaborate on why or how Trent gave you a scum-ping? I am trying to peer inside your brain, as it were, and figure out both you and trent. Otherwise, if you have already done written this out, could you link to the post or posts where you did this? Ah. This was due to the "more players on wagon!trent then on wagon!joe?", or were there other reasons? Please elaborate if you haven't already, and if you have, please link again?

Also, ask away, I think. :-P

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This is when i find myself agreeing with Trent's oft-cried "no pm-discussion please!"

(and following)
Agreed. Pocketing is easy and can be done in differing ways, and the pro-active town player is on the lookout for this.

I don't care for GH's saying that NL is better than L. He is definitely playing differently from usual, and the last time I remember him being "different from usual" he was scum. Now, he claims that this is due to him trying to be better, and is NAI. If true, good on him. If false, shame on us.

I actually find it hard to believe that you haven't noticed this otDay / toNight thing before, as I seem to recall you have used it yourself in previous games. Maybe I misrecall.

The reason I spelled Holmes backwards is in case the character is under copyright yet. Also to differentiate this from the real persona. You will also notice that i similarly messed up Gregson & Lestrade to form "gregstrade". Also, as this is occurring 2 generations after Holmes, I figured the oral tradition could have gotten things mixed up slightly....
All in all, more of the joke, nothing else.

Are you getting your space-bucks worth out of the game, I hope? I paid 5 doll-hairs myself. j/k xD

Are you voting nmillar because you think he scum or to break up a 3-way tie with yourself as one of the other leading wagons?

Eh... IRL intervened. This is what you get and I'm not thinking clearly now, so I need to go do something else for a few hours. Maybe even sleep before sun-up.