Stuff I think:
I think the cases against both **Colby **and ToeJam are of good quality for early Day One.
I don’t like those who are accusing the** Colby** voters of being lazy or bandwagoning. I’m not putting a vote on it myself right now, but I certainly can see how a reasonable person might find the “slip” damning enough to trigger a vote. And if you do decide to vote based on that, what is there really to say about it other than “me, too!”? By the same token, I don’t like that people are criticizing Colby for not being more vocal in his own defense; he has said that he didn’t mean it the way people are interpreting it, and what else could he possibly say about it?
I think everyone involved in the Normal Phase editing scandal is being silly.
I don’t really get the wagon on septimus. The timing and rationale for his leap off the Colby wagon are certainly weird…possibly even TSTBS? (Too Scummy To Be Scummy) Seems like a scum needing to get off his buddy’s wagon would be more likely to find another wagon and focus on the new candidate rather than simply unvoting. But more to the point, septimus’ unvote is only scummy if he is Colby’s scum teammate…so why are people voting for him now, while **Colby’s ** status is still unresolved?
In general: it is good for Town to share their opinions with the group. I am against any principles that tend to discourage this. If you think a case against someone is bogus, you should be able to say that without being accused of “defending” that person. If you find someone suspicious but not enough to vote for them, you should be able to say that without being accused of trying to subtly manipulate opinion without leaving a vote record. If you think someone made a good point or is showing pro-Town attitudes, you should be able to say that without being accused of “snuggling”.
Of course, scum* do* do all these things, but we have to examine each case on its own merits. Simply asserting as a general principle that sharing certain opinions is intrinsically suspicious is lazy and hurts Town by discouraging discussion.