Tol-in-Gaurhoth LIV: The Council of Evil

[Gwathagor]

Originally Posted by Strongbow

And you realize your mistake in killing me in the first place. I think it very poor taste not to take my threat seriously.

As you said, nothing is certain, and it is virtually impossible for anyone to prove their innocence.

If I did not take your threat seriously, I would have paid it no attention. It is indeed impossible to prove anything absolutely, but it is possible to establish varying levels of likelihood. This is preferable to gambling, and asking players to take you on faith isn't really very expedient, particularly if you are just going to kill yourself when they don't believe you. In that situation, nobody wins.

[Strongbow]

Originally Posted by Gwathagor

If I did not take your threat seriously, I would have paid it no attention. It is indeed impossible to prove anything absolutely, but it is possible to establish varying levels of likelihood. This is preferable to gambling, and asking players to take you on faith isn't really very expedient, particularly if you are just going to kill yourself when they don't believe you. In that situation, nobody wins.

Except the werewolves.

I'd like to call your attention to something: all you did was say that the idea is silly...however, you did not outright tell me not to do it. I'd like to know: why?

[Gwathagor]

Originally Posted by Strongbow

I'd like to call your attention to something: all you did was say that the idea is silly...however, you did not outright tell me not to do it. I'd like to know: why?

I did tell you that I thought you could produce some better evidence of your innocence if you tried. That ought to suffice.

[Aganzir]

Why should Gwath have told you not to do it?

[Strongbow]

Originally Posted by Aganzir

Why should Gwath have told you not to do it?

To avoid a strawman fallacy.

[Gwathagor]

Originally Posted by Strongbow

To avoid a strawman fallacy.

Well, I'm lost now, but I won't press the issue. I am inclined to think that Strongbow is simply an overzealous innocent rather a wolf/bear making a bold bluff. First, he has a tone of righteous irritation that I recognize from some of my own posts of the past, and so I guess I feel some sympathy (as much as I dislike his tactics). Second, I don't think a relatively inexperienced wolf would be quite so prepared to put their neck right on the line as Strongbow has done. A seasoned wolf/bear wouldn't think twice about it, I suppose - ok, wait, I guess he has played Mafia, so maybe he's not as green as I'm painting him. Huh. It doesn't matter, though, I am not going to vote him until I've seen something more substantial.