I'll try and read the whole thread tomorrow, but for now I'm focusing on the period from when RangerCado claimed (Reply #365) to when he was lynched (Reply #480).
I've already expressed my opinions on Vector. Now, something to keep in mind: the two mafia players knew that Cado was a cop. I believe that the mafia would be highly reluctant to both vote for him for fear of looking bad later, but also that they wouldn't want to obstruct the lynch too hard due to the fact that otherwise they'd have to waste their nightkill on him.
With that in mind, I think Demdemeh is strongly scummy too, and I would support a lynch on him(?) too. He loudly talked about how bad the claim was and kept saying that he was probably a mafia role cop, but then didn't vote him. Considering that the mafia role cop is the most desirable lynch in the game that makes no sense at all. Furthermore:
I'm tired of waiting, too. Shorten.
The person he was voting for clearly wasn't getting lynched. So why did he ask for a shorten? If he wanted RangerCado to be lynched, he should have voted for him while making the shorten request. If he wanted Griffionday to be lynched he should have been trying to convince other people to vote him, and certainly should not have been trying to prevent that from happening by shortening the day. As it is I cannot see any explanation for his actions other than "He was scum and didn't want to get into trouble for placing the last vote on a cop".
Lastly, I find Vector's silence on this whole matter baffling. I think she may have been hoping that with Ford quiet, nobody would notice what Dem was doing.
As a quick side note, I found Lenglon's reaction to RangerCado's claim fairly convincing, while Shinigami's seems a little more forced.
Leafsnail: mind answering the question I asked Ford last week? it's really, really, really simple. What is your opinion of Day?
It took me a while to realize that Griffionday and griffinpup are two separate players. Now that I am aware they are, I strongly lean towards Griffionday as town. His thought processes seem honest and his clear statement of reads, particularly town reads, is something scum usually does not like to do. His buddying with Vector early on was kindof weird, but I think Vector is probably scum and there's no reason at all to buddy up to your partner.
Either IC: How do you suggest reacting to replacements mid-game? is it any different from replacements earlygame or lategame? is it reasonable to react to a replacement with a mini-RVS phase to get a feel for how they play?
You don't really need "random" votes - just asking them about the important aspects of the game should be sufficient. If lynches have already happened it would be good to ask them what their opinion on the lynch and the people driving it are, for instance.
For early game replacements a couple of RVS type questions would probably the best way to approach it. Late game replacements are sortof painful, and it would be good to provide them with a summary of important events they need to look at first if the thread is really long.