Well this is my 5th post, that means I am done for the day and can go to bed right? RIGHT? :)

@DL: I am writing my thoughts out in a word doc. Trying to get my first dissertation out later.

Espi: Technically, you still need to get a vote in.

Yoyo, I could go with my standard "vanilla townie" schtick, but I promised the webDip Mafia constituency that I would drop that after the last time I played here. It's somewhere on one of the Mafia VII QTs.

I know you'd rather hear me claim loud and proud, but I have to just knuckle down and do my duty as a townie and scum hunt.

Starting with Espi!

@Jeff: PLEASE DON'T!!!

@ND, wait, what thoughts? We've had two straight pages of jokeposting, and there's only one role.

^^More than 35 words.

Mainly though, I just wanted to get in the first vote on Espi. I would feel bad if I didn't.

##VOTE bo_sox48

Explain yourself BO!!!

@Phil: I see it as three pages of potential evidence. Even though it's the start of the game doesn't mean it's meaningless.

"Yoyo, I could go with my standard "vanilla townie" schtick, but I promised the webDip Mafia constituency that I would drop that after the last time I played here. It's somewhere on one of the Mafia VII QTs.

I know you'd rather hear me claim loud and proud, but I have to just knuckle down and do my duty as a townie and scum hunt.

Starting with Espi!"

This is way over 35 words, and your 10 minutes is up
##VOTE Jeff

ohh yeah Tr, thanks for the reminder ;)

Actually guak, please let Jeff target me. I feel he might be one of the better people to convince I am a town, and the sooner we start examining people to see who is town or not, the sooner we can get this ball rolling. I am honored to go first and hope that once I am proven, I can help lead the town to victory.

Do you have any questions for me Jeff, how would you like to proceed, I am new to this.

phil: Are you trying to detract from ND looking through anything and everything and trying to leave no stone unturned?

Also, I am not in favor of voting so early but I see how people feel the need to build pressure so I won't fault you. I will not be voting until near the end.

@TrPrado, no, I was just surprised.

##VOTE Espi, because contradictions and he did say he wanted to go first.

Alright things to know about this game:

1) yoyo is always scummy
2) I always lurk
3) phil is always wrong
4) Jeff Kuta has an annoying catchphrase
5) Voting No Lynch in the first day is scummy
6) I am bored which is why I am not yet lurking

Espi: I think voting for someone draws suspicion some ways and others and could give us potential avenues for info.

@Espi: Why would Jeff "be one of the better people to convince I am a town" what does this even mean? Please clarify.

Phil, generally you say what contradictions Espi has

@espin
can you elaborate on why you don't think voting early is a good idea. Or maybe tell us the benefits of holding your vote until later?

guak, hey, I'm only wrong when I'm playing

Also, voting No Lynch is more stupid than scummy.

7) DL sucks so much Guak can't think of anything to write
8) ND posts literal novels every two hours because he needs better hobbies

He asked Jeff for questions, and now he has questions galore.

Balki Bartokomous reporting for duty.

Greetings fellow agents. I 'd like to begin by pledging to work actively and persistently to root out the hacker weeds among us. I hope you'll do the same.

I am new to mafia, but I have read through some mafia threads here and I feel pretty comfortable with the rules and objectives. I want to state first five key things that I'll be looking for at the outset.

First, I hope that the town will not waste precious real estate on personal attacks, comments and arguments about things outside the game, excessive commentary or reactions that are not designed to get us to our goal, and unhelpful comments generally.

Second, sometimes I like to joke. That doesn't make me mafia. But I won't make this thread excessively long by filling it with jokes, and I hope you won't either. A long thread is okay, so long as it is densely packed with game-related information and not filler, so that we can efficiently review it.

Third, it is important not to lurk. As town, it is on all of us both (1) to scumhunt, and (2) to make it as clear as possible that we are town. By lurking, you are making it hard for the rest of us to get townreads on you, which hurts town.

Fourth, I think that aggressive questioning and response testing is valuable, and a useful towntell. I hope that experienced players playing town are not tirgger-shy about aggressively questioning or response testing just because there are a lot of new players in this town.

Fifth, of course we need to hide the cop at all costs. I think it's worthwhile to discuss as a group whether and in what circumstances the cop should out on D2 or D3 (or later), and I think town CCs of cop are something to consider.

(I'm sorry that I may be either stating the obvious, or stating things that are incorrect...just thought it would be helpful to put my thoughts on the record)

@Tr, that's why I won't fault those who do, it is a very good tactic but one I do not prefer to use myself. I would rather let people think I do not suspect them until the best moment to voice my suspicions.

@phil, what was a contradiction? I said I am honored to be questioned first and then said I will not be voting early on. As far as I know those are 2 different subjects. Please elaborate more.

The contradiction is where Espi wants to be tested to be proved town, though I'm not sure how that's supposed to work. In any case, the standard testing method is votes, which he seems to be against or something. Also, I was mostly just doing him a favor.

I think BB started writing that back on page 1.

@Espi
can you please respond to my inquiry?

"1) yoyo is always scummy
2) I always lurk"

Yep. These two are true. And #2 is scummy. But guak isn't lurking yet, so I still feel comfortable with my bo vote. Speak up bo!