Unvote. Reaction test, of a sort. I think I have a nice initial wave of (non)reactions, and have some remarks and questions. Let's look at each poster.
The PlayersTheMoonlitShadow was the first to post after my selfvote, and immediately reacted.
That reaction is...empty. It took a while for his approach to shift:
he called for NQT and I to explain my action. Emphasis on NQT, and the question to me seems an afterthought. General tone by that point: semi-disinterest in my actions.
This initially appears to change after my refusal to answer a question. Moonlit
asks everyone to comment on that choice...
There's just one problem. The question went unanswered by all but TheDarkStar, yet a quite active Moonlit made the decision to either not pay attention to who answered or not try to get any answers. No followup, no requests to answer. Hm.
AbstractTraitorHero did not engage or react.
Hector13 threw a reactive RVS vote on me and asked me the classic "you did that thing why" question. A reaction, but not one with much substance. Took the time to react, but did not seem to think about what happened much: asking why someone did a weird gambity thing immediately after they do the thing is a great way to get either a deferred response or no response. Looks like engagement, but non-productive if one thinks about it a little.
Also, this. This is a much stronger indicator of thought and engagement than Hector's actual attempt to gain information, actually. Comparative thought. The contrast between the joke and the actual play is interesting, though I don't know what to make of it.
notquitethere asked a reasonable question, but quite early: there weren't exactly many reactions at that point. Could have been assuming I would answer later, after more players posted, though.
I can think of several reasonable reasons why you've done this.
This is interesting signaling. NQT is basically announcing that he is thinking about the game, and engaged with it. He's not showing us his engagement and thought, or keeping his thoughts fully to himself. He's telling us that he has thoughts. Perhaps more importantly, he wants us to know that he has thoughts. It's worth noting that non-engagement is one of the main scumtells he looks for.
He's promised to give these thoughts after this post. Let's see what they are.
TheDarkStar did not engage, and later identified my second post (and by extension my first) as
a crazy gambit.
BlackHeartKabal actively did not engage. Questions to everyone but me, no answer to Moonlit's question to everyone. I want to know why.
QuestionsTheMoonlitShadow: What was the reason for your "suicidal man" remarks/your initial reaction? How was the reaction meant to help create a town victory?
Furthermore, what led you to put no effort into getting your question to everyone actually answered? Did you actually want answers to the question?
AbstractTraitorHero: Why did you not react to my self-vote?
Hector13: What did you hope to accomplish with your
question to me? How did the resemblance of my actions to those of roo guide your play?
notquitethere: Tell me, why did you want everyone to know that you had thought of reasonable reasons for my self-vote?
Have people reacted as you'd anticipated?
For strategic reasons, I will not answer this at this time.
TheDarkStar: You identified my actions as a gambit. What made you decide not to engage?
BlackHeartKabal: Why did you very deliberately choose not to interact with me or comment on my actions?
OH GOD HE'S BEEN POSSESSED BY ROO KILL HIM KILL HIM NAOW!
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