Part of Meeko’s problem is that he’s been receiving the wrong reinforcement for his behaviour. In his first two games, his play was also by and large anti-Town, but he ended up being confirmed as Town in both of them, so nobody voted for his anti-Town behaviour. Since nobody swatted his nose with a newspaper, I think he didn’t quite realize that his behaviour was anti-Town. Now, he’s still playing the same old way but without being confirmed, so people are swatting him for it.
That said, I don’t think asking for an involuntary substitution is the right way to deal with him. If his play is anti-Town, then vote to lynch him, the same as you would any other anti-Town player.
Right, I don’t agree with substitution. If you feel his play is anti-town, then vote to lynch him. If he doesn’t come up with a power role again then he’s a fairly easy target to get rid of.
Anti-town play may not be scummy play, but allowing it to continue gives the scum an excuse for their own anti-town behavior. The town must force the scum to at least pretend to play pro-Town. Even if you don’t like policy lynches, lynching anti-town play is the one policy that town must enforce if it is to have any hope of winning games.
Sorry to see you pull out, Tom, but if it’s not fun for you, then it’s not fun. Better to announce your withdraw than simply disappear like some players have.
I actually came here to ask to be spoiled (how does that work, anyway? hidden forum?), but if you get no other volunteers and don’t mind a newbie, I will take one of the spots.
WiFOM - “Wine in front of me” from the Princess Bride scene. Ed explained it in-thread somewhere. Basically a situation where you can’t guess if the scum wants you to do something, or wants you to do the opposite of that thing, because obviously you wouldn’t do the thing he clearly wants you to do and he knows it. If you get my drift.
