# Mafia Reunion - Day One

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**Created:** [January 7, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-one/776577 "2017-01-07T22:01:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-one/776577/541 "2017-01-11T18:12:08Z")

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> [@septimus](#):
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> I’m still suspicious of **Colby11** , but I’ll cast a vote for the other top suspect:
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> **Vote Johnny Bravo**

The “other top suspect”? By whose reckoning is **Johnny Bravo** the “other top suspect”? the vote count as of **septimus** ’ post:

Colby - 9  
septimus - 6  
ToeJam - 3  
Lakai 3  
Normal - 2  
Angel - 2  
7 people - 1

If there’s an “other top suspect” it would be septimus himself (though I suppose that asking for a self-vote is a bit much…). If not him, then \*maybe \*\*\*ToeJam \*\*or **Lakai** …but I fail to see how Johnny Bravo, tied for 7th place with 1 vote, qualifies here as a “top suspect”.

I have no particular problem with the fact that septimus voted for a ‘non-contender’ here, but his reasoning stinks.

> [@Plumpudding](#):
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> Yes! Self-high-five!
> 
> Okay, after staring at the wine, I began drinking. My mouth is on my head, after all. So after all those posts about patsy this patsy that, I’ve come to the same conclusion I had before: It’s all up to whoever is the Patsy. If I notice a reason for why it might be smart to claim, I’ll of course share it.
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> Poke [ **vote Prof. Properwrinkle**
> 
> I think you should join the conversation as best as you can, and not doing so is strange.

There was something about this post that bugged me, but I couldn’t figure it out…until I took a good look at \*\*Plumpudding’s \*\*posting history in this game.  
209 comment about Colby  
214 comment about being on vacation  
215 comment about the Patsy role  
342 comments about editing, color, the Patsy…has no suspicions  
344 comment about town mechanics  
358 comment about playstyle  
365 comment about being logged in to the board  
372 comment about page refreshes on the board  
384 comment about Investigative roles and the Patsy  
386 comment about the Patsy  
401 defense against not having voted yet  
408 comment about a previous post  
412 vote for Biotop (for being “chatty”? It’s hard to tell for certain, because he refers to a previous comment by Guiri, but doesn’t link the specific post he is referring to)  
414 comment about the Patsy  
415 continuance of post 414 (I think )  
422 comment about Investigative roles and the Patsy  
423 comment about Investigative roles and the Patsy  
425 comment about Investigative roles and the Patsy  
426 comment about Investigative roles and the Patsy  
430 comment about Investigative roles and the Patsy  
432 comment about Investigative roles and the Patsy  
435 comment about Investigative roles and the Patsy  
440 off-topic joke post?  
458 joke post  
470 unvote Biotop (understands his (Biotop’s) real-life participation issues)  
472 vote for Prof. Pepperwinkle (for not participating in the conversation)  
473 correction of typo in post 472

That’s 27 posts, almost all of which are discussions of mechanics, playstyle, game setup, etc. The only real ‘substantive’ posts are the ones in which he places votes. Interestingly, both votes are based on the player in question posting “fluff” or not participating fully…while Plumpudding himself has basically spent the Day doing exactly that. Also of note is that both votes are one-offs; the players in question are in absolutely no danger whatsoever of being lynched Today.

In short, Plumpudding has ‘good statistics’ toDay: lost of posts, a couple votes…but nothing with any actual weight. Just like Scum would want to do, so that they ‘look good’ while taking no chances of posting anything that might come back to haunt them later.

**unvote Colby11**  
**vote Plumpudding**

I still think that Colby is Scum, and I’m suspicious of septimus as well. I’m placing this vote in order to get it on record, but should my potential vote on either Colby or septimus become ‘significant’ near EoD, I will change it.

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