WW XXXX - The scouring of the Shire, vol.2

[satansaloser2005]

Ouch. That's just....brutal. Alas poor Noggie, I didn't know him well.


Really nothing to say yet, just wanted to make my presence known to the masses


I'll try to get back here later this afternoon and check the posts, get a feel for you fine people, all that.

[Valier]

'Ello all you Hobbits! What a tragic day, poor ol' Noggie....
I for one am not sold on your tactic my dear Might. picking off the quieter ones is always the easy answer, since they aren't around enough to defend themselves...but looking among the chatty Hobbits, is far more likely to get results. It is way easier for a Wolf to stay hidden by being loud and opinionated than it is to stay quiet and subdued.

[The Might]

I doubt it...I think anyone will eventually leave some kind of a trace (ok, maybe not everyone, but probably anyone here) and so I personally see the quieter ones as more suspicious then the others.
I am also not threatening anyone. Just a wish that all will post often, so I can get a better opinion of who is who.

Somehow sorry that Nogrod is the mod, I'm going to miss the interesting information from him, but maybe Legate will help again with his analyses...then again he might be a wolf. (hopefully not)

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Hi kids.

Here I am, just got home, still covered in paint, and...

Nogrod? OH MY GOD! How could this have happened? Alas, woe is us, we're all going to die.

Now, on to the most important part...

Why soccer and not curling?

Who are these uncultured felons?

I say it's Kuruharan. But that's just an old grudge talking...

[Nerwen]

Just a reminder that some very strange things are happening in the Shire (apart from werewolves eating our citizens). We seem to have developed time zones! Over in Bywater, for example, it's already time for second breakfast when it's still midnight in Hobbiton.

I don't know what we're coming to!

Anyway, I think we need a Day to work out who is really being quiet and who is merely lost.

Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

Why soccer and not curling?

But why curling?

[satansaloser2005]

Because a flatiron takes so much longer, duh!


I'm happy to get back and see so many posts. And on the note of whether or not to lynch the quiet people, keep in mind that on the last game the last baddie was silent almost the entire game, even to the point of almost being modfired. So we need to pay attention not only to how often people post, but when and what they post (e.g. popping in and voting in a close vote situation, appearing and making an accusation and then vanishing, etc.)

[Valier]

I agree we need to keep an eye on quiet ones, I think it just really sucks when a person who is either always quiet or just has other priorities, is a wolf. It always irks me when they get by for so long. But sometimes getting rid of at least the ones who have no excuse for their quietness is best. Day one is always a little irksome, having nothing to go on.

I do have to work all day tomorrow, so I will be voting at least 4 hours before the deadline. I will be lurking around most of the evening, reading what people have to say, before I make a decision on who to vote for.

[Kuruharan]

*thwack*

"Squeek"

*thwack*

"Squeek"

Hmm...I see I stand accused already. *checks watch*

What took you so long?

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Originally Posted by Kuruharan

Hmm...I see I stand accused already. *checks watch*

What took you so long?

I had a painting class until 4:50. Since I wasn't quite finished with what I was doing (happily and haphazardly smearing Payne's Grey where Veridian and Cadmium Red used to be), I stayed late. Then I needed to trim three bowls and two cups I threw this morning in Ceramics. Then I went back to the painting studio to get my coat and clean up a bit. Then it was a ten minute walk to the campus center, where I purchased pasta and steamed vegetables because I was hungry, then it was five minutes or so until I got to my room, where I needed to briefly converse with my room mate (and steal some of her Goldfish crackers) before she left for night class. I then checked my e-mail, ate my dinner, and got here.

Since you asked.

[Volo]

It might be a bit nasty to say, but usually if a quiet person isn't lynched on Day1, Day2 will be more chaotic and in the end the poor quiet fellow will be lynched then just to be on the sure side as on Day3 we discuss the louder ones more. That is if the person lynched on Day1 isn't Wolf. (Assumptions, sadly.) I will lynch a quiet one rather than a loud one if I can't form a true suspicion, which I hope won't be the case.

Speak up! While I show bad example and retreat to sleep...

[Brinniel]

A quiet person is not more suspicious than anyone else here. Quite often, someone who doesn't show (particularly on Day 1) has reasons that aren't necessarily sinister.

It's true, I've found at least one wolf tends to hide among the quiet ones. But usually a wolf wants to participate and be influential so they can swing the votes their way. I'd say while there may be one quiet wolf, there's mostly likely 2-3 wolves among the active participants. On Day 1, if there are several no shows, picking one of them to lynch will be a completely random guess. While I agree we cannot ignore the quiet ones, I notice that suspicions against them tend to be more accurate later in the game. So perhaps it would be smarter to hold off on attacking them until a later Day.

In my previous experience, a Day 1 lynchee usually ends being someone who says or does something wildly absurd, or it is a quiet person. Which one will it be toDay? Or can we find a middle ground for once and vote for someone completely different? As unlikely as it may be, a Fenris wolf would be nice, especially with four wolves hiding among us.

[Kuruharan]

At the moment I'm inclined to agree with Brinniel about being uncomfortable with the arbitrary nature of picking out and lynching quiet ones. Seems like an easy way for the wolves to thin out the ranks without notice.

Course, on the other hand...same thing could be said about lynching loud ones.

And I always reserve the right to change my mind with little to no provocation.

[Meneltarmacil]

I agree with Brinniel on the "one quiet wolf" idea to a certain extent. However, I'd also suggest it may be more like "1 to 2 quiet wolves."

There is another high probability here, though. There have been exceptions before, but usually there tends to be one really loud Wolf who manages to confuse everyone for quite a while until they figure out who it is. Sometimes they never do, which is something I'd really like to avoid.I'd like to switch gears from my ancestors for a bit here, as most of you have probably grown tired of listening to old Grampa Furryface babbling on about "Make 'em all talk and lynch the quiet ones! Draw 'em out in the open!" While this is still good advice, I'd suggest looking at the ringleaders if bad things start happening. The loud wolf is usually the most dangerous wolf, and that's usually where you'll find him.

EDIT: Cross-posted with Kuruharan

[Kath]

I'm here. *pokes* But I'm going again. I have a thousand things (well, 8) to do tomorrow so I need to be awake! I will check in tomorrow but it'll be a little off and on. See you then.