C... Ca... Can I speak for Persus?
Not everything I have to say about him is good, but I.... I really want to play beside him. Granted, I don't deeply care if it's here or in a BM or whatever - but if here's happening before the next BM or something....
As to why I care, he ran Utopia: Kill, Escape Restart, and a reboot of that game.... Though both games were abandoned before overly long, something about both of them absolutely grabbed, and held, my attention. I loved playing in them. There're very few forum games I can say I really find delightful, that I actually cared about instead of just being interested in and enjoying.
Granted, so far Mafia games that I get to participate in also fit that fascination category. But he ran a game that took me there, twice.
What I can't say is 'yeah, I'm certain he'll finish'. His Utopia games ended without reason given, once with notice, once with silence. But he's very clearly to me not clueless in general, and I'm highly curious to see how he plays, and am eager to find out if he's extra fun to play in the same Mafia game with for me.
Course, that's not likely to especially persuade anyone but me to take a chance on him, but it sure is motivating to me!
Can he play? I can't lie and say that I won't play if he can't or anything silly like that.... but there's a reason why I asked right after he did, and it wasn't because I hadn't noticed that a beginner's version was being considered.