I can't believe we lost a Doc without ever even knowing what they were. I hope this was a lucky hit, because the implications that nobody is safe,regardless of roleclaims, is certainly scary.
Karkador and Quantumbro seem slightly suspicious, but I don't know, their roles seem too powerful to lose. Karkador is acting shifty though. There are some things I can understand withholding. You can't target the same person every night so telling everyone who you targeted paints a pretty big bullseye. Anything else though is strange. How much could it honestly hurt the town?
RobotNinjaHornets is also really shady. The last second roleclaim was very very convenient. I had assumed he was just an ordinary low active poster, but that claim paints a different story. I can understand wanting to hover low, but cutting it that close and holding back info, is really suspicious.
I'm starting to agree with El Topo in that guidance may never come, and honestly, I'm not sure what to do going forward.
To be honest, I think it's safe to assume that the mafia know way more about us than we do of them. Even if one of us has knowledge of someone, they sure as hell aren't sharing it. I doubt the nin hit was just luck. He wasn't a huge target. They probably discovered he was a doc somehow and went in for the kill.
Regarding your other point, I doubt we'll get any guidance. A power role leader would've come forward already with their information. I honestly think we need to get all the information on the table, analyze it, and decide from that. We're not going to ever get a role that comes in saying "I know X is mafia and I have proof!" or anything like that at this point.
That's why I strongly implore anyone who has information on anything to come forward, with the exception of information that would likely lead to a mafia hit.
I think Kark is playing it right not telling us who he protected, however. That paints a huge target on that person's back, like you said. So, I'd think the general rule of thumb is: if your information would likely lead to a mafia hit, think it over before sharing it, especially how important it seems given the state of the game (and if it adds to other information). If the information might just paint another person in a negative light or draw suspicion on them, get it out there and we'll suss it out.
Meaning, RNH, I'd like those redacted names. Otherwise, we're going to just flail wildly on hunches for another day.