Point 1 I’ve talked about already.
Point 2: Blam was the lynch I felt most strongly about. I’m not going to apologize for that. However, I’d like to note that I also attacked macey day 1 for being ridiculously scummy. I didn’t ride her as hard as Blam, because it wasn’t necessary - nobody needed convincing. Yes, of course I could have just been bussing macey, but it’s not true that the only strong attack I amde was on a SK.
Point 3: I think here you’re misinterpreting what I was saying. When I said it would be good to analyze those that interacted with bufftabby and macey (and those that didn’t), I’m not saying that both of those actions are automatically scum tells. All I was saying is that it’s easy to get caught up in doing a PBPA and thinking that’s all there is to it. Context is important. For example, say a player is on a “lynch the lurker” hunt, and calls out two of the three lowest posters. If it later turns out that the the missing player is scum, well, maybe that’s a good indicator that the lurker hunter is also scum, due to the failure to call the scum lurker out. That’s what I was referring to, because it’s not something that would be apparent from just searching someone’s posts.
It’s not remotely the same as calling people scum for opposite reasons.
Point 4: Related to the above. I don’t think there’s any contradiction there at all. Again, it’s all about context. Regarding brewha’s vote on macey, there’s a difference between hopping on a wagon, and starting one. Brewha isn’t totally cleared in my mind, but then, no one is totally cleared in my mind. Which brings me to
Point 5: What you call smudging, I call caution. The only confirmed townies are dead townies. We have someone cop-cleared? Could be godfather. We have uncountered claimed masons? One could be a traitor. I’ve lost too many games to assuming someone is 100% cleared, and I won’t hesitate to correct someone if they’re getting too casual with suspicion. Do I consider the masons and Total Lost to be very likely town? Of course. It doesn’t mean they’re unlynchable if the right evidence comes out, however.