Solifuge has mostly disappeared again, and a lot of his earlier content was irrelevant or odd. His "which element is most powerful" question was quite possibly affinity fishing, but his defenses of it were oddly passive, like he was trying to weasel out of it by saying there's no pressure.
Supposing you missed the "Answer at your Leisure" bit? It's not a demand, just a structured discussion topic. You don't have a problem with getting players to talk about a topic that is both relevant and completely safe, do you?
Seriously. I'm finding your reaction a might bit ridiculous, since you could say anything. You could create a false conception. You could talk about legitimate strategies to educate new players on the rules, as Jim did. You can not say anything too, if you don't feel so inclined. I fail to see this huge problem you're seeming to have trouble with.
Again, I take more issue with "Hey it's just a structured no-pressure discussion topic for you to answer at your leisure" than with the actual fishing, since the former makes it sound like useless banter. What was the point of the question in the first place, and why did you go to such lengths to mention that it's not a real question after the fact?
Firstly, it was a real question, and it did it's job by pulling a lot of aggressive responses and getting a few answers that spoke of the person answering them. Secondly, even a "discussion topic" isn't "useless banter". Whenever people talk, they betray things by how they approach the subject, what they see it as, what they do or don't contribute, etc. No discussion is useless banter... talking about so-and-so's performance in the last game, what's been keeping you from responding to the thread, etc. There's always things to be gleaned, for anyone who looks. Thirdly, I spent so much time explaining the reason behind the question because everyone kept grilling me on it (as you have continued to do). The alternative would have been to ignore the questions, which I try not to do.
Moving on to your persecution complex:
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Jokerman voted you for lurking and then asked you to defend yourself. He's been less critical of you than of Lonewolf. Trying to say he's ganging up on you is ridiculous, as is the notion that he "changed his tune."
I'd appreciate it if you'd drop the condescension. Mafia could use less asshats.
Anyway, on to important stuff. I don't have the benefit of objectivity here, as unlike 6 of your I'm on the chopping block. I see people who immediately threaten me, and the ability of my team to win, as my opponents. JTF and Joker both started the day with accusations, which I confronted with reasoning, and which they both subsequently brushed aside as though there was nothing to them. Thus, they were grouped as opponents.
Joker "changing his tune" is in relation to his attitude; he started the Assist Phase in line with JTF, agreeing with his statements, and mirroring his behavior in response to my arguments. I mentioned that all Scum need to do at this stage is pick someone, present a zealous, half-assed case with little to no support, and just slap enough votes down to tilt the tables. Suddenly, Jokerman says how he doesn't agree with JTF, and would be assisting me if I'd presented a different argument. It just stinks of getting called out on buddying, and then trying to distance himself.
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