[Giraffe]

Originally Posted by BillMc

So you disagree with my hypothesis that there may be folk with the same first name and different last name, or vice versa.....and then you suggest it as another hypothesis of your own?

I disagreed with the sentence of yours I quoted:

Since we need both names, that suggests that there will be folk with the same first name but different surname, and vice versa. So the number of unique names will be smaller.

Because I could see a scenario where first and last name pairs were unique and not shared, so we shouldn't assume anything without considering all the possibilities. I then went on to speculate about different distributions of names and how they would impact the outcome of a mass claim. What's wrong with that, exactly? I didn't think your sentence was something we could assume to be true for sure, but neither did I say it was impossible.

If that were the case, I would be out to lynch the mod for lying about this being an all power game.

To be clear, I meant there would effectively be one Cop in the sense of being able to catch scum. As Scathach later pointed out, the others would still be able to clear Townies in that scenario, making my statement incorrect, as clearing Townies will also help catch scum.

Really? I did not push for a mass claim - I laid out options based on Guiri's and Swammi's prior posts about it.

That's true: I had the vibe you were enthusiastic about the idea, but rereading it you don't explicitly say we should claim. However, that is what I think a scum player who wanted a mass claim would do: pick up the ball and run with it as soon as it's first mentioned to try to help the idea gain momentum, while maintaining plausible deniability about it not being their idea.

Sounds like you a throwing giraffe dung and just hoping it sticks somewhere.

That's kind of the game, isn't it? Why are you so defensive about being probed for your posts or picking up a singleton vote? I'm not trying to throw this back at you, I'm honestly surprised. I think of you as the sanguine Jedi of Mafia, where you sit back and let everyone get all worked up and then calmly point out three of the four scum. I wouldn't expect many players to get huffy about a weak case on Day one, but especially not you. Which pings me, to be honest.