Okay, I reread the thread and there are some loose thoughts from that. I found Sheltatha to look much better on another read. They're all over the place but making decent observations, prodding and applying pressure. Weird mistake with a signalling vote early on but despite being the most active player I can't really poke more holes in their game
.I still don't quite get the Thyr thing but will get to that below.The first interesting interaction from D1 is when Kalse joke-votes Gait after a pun and Gait needs three posts to talk themselves out of it. They're trying too hard to convince us they're legit.
Gait, on 12 May 2020 - 06:19 AM, said:
WIFOMisms aside I appreciate your eagerness.[rebuttal]I am not signaling. I just like puns.[/rebuttal]
Gait, on 12 May 2020 - 08:55 AM, said:
Oh I see. I'd suggest he/she/they might just like puns also?Don't take my word for it. Do as you like.Shelly seems a bit all over the place, too eager imho.
Gait, on 12 May 2020 - 10:31 AM, said:
Well I personally didn't understand Kalses wording, at that point a joke was a joke was a joke. I didn't actively "overlook" anything as you put it there. Just felt it was piling speculation on top of speculation.Kalse was kind enough to explain his/her meaning. I can see why the vote was made.
Around this point two things happen that, in hindsight, shaped D1.
Thyr gets 2 votes (Skintick & Sheltatha) and then I post my signalling case. The reaction to my case is more or less this:* Okral gets weirdly defensive/nervous/self-pitying* Prazec posts a silly reply about symping* Aranatha melts down* Shel calls out my case as dumb and calls out Aranatha for going HAMThis leads to the Sheltathat/Aranatha face-off and the Okral train.
Gait has since claimed at least twice that the Thyrllan train was derailed/railroaded. There were two early-game votes but not even much scrutiny, so I'd hardly call that a train. So while obviously I want to hear more from Thyr, Gait's insistence there was an effort to divert attention from Thyr is pushing a narrative that didn't really happen. It's similar to what Ruse did with their claim that lynching me or Aranatha was the only viable solution for D1: trying to force the discussion into an unnecessarily narrow frame. Gait did it much more subtly though.Now, here's a twist. For all their talking about derailment, Gait does this:
Gait, on 13 May 2020 - 05:37 AM, said:
[WALL OF QUOTES CUT FOR LENGTH - Tennes]I'll be honest, Aranatha and Sheltatha read hyper sensitive right now...although Aranatha might be the type of player to dive into arguments feet first. Shelly seems to have an "anywhere but here" vibe. I noted that before.Its early and I tend to credit Symp cases once everyone has had a say. Still, I think someone hit the mark and scum might be flooding pages to draw attention off. The only player that has had any real heat on them was Thyrllen whos been extremely mild. Sheltatha started that train and I agree with the "perfectly average" reasoning. Sheltatha hasn't leaned into Thyrllen despite Thyrs continued mild play style. that feels a bit off. Okral Lom has also been perfectly average and chill but keeps a sharp eye on the game. I think there may be something here. I keep thinking were I scum i'd play like one of these two.
Gait, on 13 May 2020 - 09:26 AM, said:
[WALL OF QUOTES INCLUDING RUSE's POST, CUT FOR LENGTH - Tennes]Tennes only had one vote on him till just now. Aranathas argument on Tennes was flat out instinctual and few actually bought in.If anything all Ruse does in this post is divert the vote to Tennes from what looked like an Okral lynch. Creating a split where before there was none.This reads like derailment from Ruse who was otherwise none existent.Vote Okral LomThis is the informative vote.
So in a span of few hours, Gait goes from this is a derailment to jumping on the train. Before their vote there was 3 on Okral, 2 on me, and 1 on Skintick. So for someone claiming Okral train and Shel/Ara argument and Ruse's post were all attempts to derail, Gait surely made peace very quickly with jumping on the Okral train with a vote that was crucial to give it momentum.I need to make more tea and answer some emails now but more to follow. In the meantime, I'd like Gait to explain helping push the Okral train if you thought it was an attempt at derailment?