1. Barrylocke [m] - Died N1
2. Bowlie [m] - Fairly inactive, but I think that's because he's new. Seems to be doing his best to learn the ropes.
3. CornBurrito [m] - I'm onto his scent. I've made my feelings on him clear, and I think they're easy to follow. However, this new development by ScraftyDevil, which came up as I was writing this post, must complement, if not supersede, my scrutiny. I have to rethink my position and consider other possibilities.
4. Crimsonfist [m] - Good contributions. Leaning town, funnily enough because of his prod votes on me. Still, I've only spoken at length about CB because that's all I could focus on at the time. I don't really play the more conversational, active GAFia, mostly because of my time zone being so out of sync with that of everyone else (especially with the seeming majority of players on the American continent/s).
5. EzekelRAGE [m] - his power has been conclusively proven, although that isn't proof positive that he is town (even if his claimed AA character was a good guy). I do like that he came out and said it without prompting, but as squidy-- today's recipient of Zeke's power-- pointed out, it was also driven by his need to appear clean in the event that the vote tally was scrutinized. Likely neutral, given the nature of his power to do as much harm to town as good. Xam's claim is reliant on his power.
6. Hipster Cthulhu [m] -- Notable by his absence. Null, but anti-town.
7. Kalor [m] - Died D1
8. Matt Attack [m] -- Excellent read of TWE. That was a town move; I doubt scum would bus this early (although considering that TWE's weird behavior could be seen as an extension of what his normal playstyle apparently is, this could all be a high-risk charade between fellow. But that can be tabled for now, and is a speculation train that leads to madness).
9. QuantumBro [m] Drago [m] -- He's done an okay job of repenting for the sins of his father. I'd like for him to contribute more, though.
10. Redfalco [m] -- null.
11. Ri'Orius [m] -- null. Also voted for CB, but interestingly enough, not named by Scrafty in her request to remove votes.
12. RobotNinjaHornets [m] - Died N1
13. roytheone [m] -- Town, for similar reasons as Crimsonfist. Good insight, too. Plus, I don't think he would have any reason to lie about being blackmailed.
And I'm a sucker for that Missile avatar
14. ScraftyDevil [f] -- I trust Sorian 100%, so I trust ScraftyDevil 100%. Divine intervention goes a long way. I felt weird about her ultimatum, and yet I followed it. Why? I respect that she's the only living confirmed town to every player, and so she has to work in absolutes. The ultimatum mostly worked, thereby generating material that will be good for reads. Although I'm worried about her bringing CB out into the open like this (with a smaller, converse worry that she may be being led on by CB), I'm trusting her plan again now:
Unvote
15. squidyj [m] -- I'm leaning town, not least because of Xam's investigation (which I believe). But I do have a bit of a blind spot for squid given my Archer experience with him, which I'll have to rectify, especially with Scrafty's vouching for CB (i.e., at least one of the most active players has to be scum. But as it stands, that's likely TWE).
16. StanleyPalmtree [m] -- Notable for that opening post that CB jumped on. Voted on by Bowlie, and they had a little exchange about that.
17. StarSketch [f] -- Under my radar. Good insight about the events of N1.
18. TheGoddamn [m] -- I'd like for him to post more.
19. TheWorthyEdge [m] -- my entries on Matt Attack and squidy referenced this my thoughts on TWE, but his erratic behavior does point to scumminess. I've not played with TheWorthyEdge previously, but he seems to jump on every minor talking point with illogical arguments-- an easy way to seem active. If this really is his play style, it's still anti-town. Nearly every post of his that I've read has had me wondering what he was doing, and not in a semi-entertained way like those of Blarg and to a lesser extent Xam. However, if he really were scum, I doubt he would be so brash as to make the mistake of going for (sometimes unreadable) quantity over quality. I doubt anyone would be that ill-advised. Speaking of which...
20. Xamtheking [m] -- I believe Xam's claim. It was idiotic, and could have been saved for a better time, but
the way he presented it was straightforward and logically sound. It was extremely fortuitous that Xam/Zeke/Squid we all involved in night actions so that Xam could make this claim. It's something that's unlikely if they were all scum and would try a gambit like this, drawing attention to each of them. Their being among the top most active players also suggests against them all being in on a farfetched house of cards.
21. Zubz [m] -- I like his stream of consciousness posts. Real hardboiled. Under my radar as well.
Finally,
Vote: TheWorthyEdge
I was actually considering voting for EzekelRAGE-- a probable neutral-- at this point, but as I was writing down the reasons for my decision (and correspondingly why I wasn't voting for TWE), it just made no sense to do it today. The main factors are the amount of time left and TWE's bizarre behavior, which is verging on a meltdown (in true Ace Attorney style). Points I was raising for a Zeke lynch include the fact that the win condition requires neutrals to be gone, the unwieldiness of Zeke's power, as well as the information we would get from his flip. However, we stand to gain just as much, if not more, from TWE's flip.
Initially, I was hesitant to cast my vote for TheWorthyEdge because I was adamant in my refusal to believe that someone who was scum would play so fucking badly. Nothing TWE says makes any sense. Had I avoided voting for him, I was going to say that if TWE was a town PR and was hiding something in his posts of "jokes" and being all over the place, it would take a much more patient and considerate reader than me to pick up on it. But that's already been done, by Matt and roy. But even if they were wrong, and TWE flipped town, the way he's been playing is just appalling.