Tol-in-Gaurhoth CXV: On the Borders of Mirkwood - Dead Thread

[Formendacil]

Originally Posted by Loslote

Maybe the Ghost can only repeat things they'd posted while alive? So like, if you were the Ghost, you could repeat "you are all terrible" but you couldn't tell them why.

You can only post quotes of yourself?

Not a bad twist. There'd probably have to be some rules, like "whole paragraphs only" (i.e. don't quote "the" then "village" then "are" then "idiots") and no italicising/bolding/underlining/etc allowed.

[Formendacil]

Originally Posted by satansaloser2005

well, we've made our bed, now let's lie in it. I hope the dead thread can make it work, or we're all potentially very dead.

it would help if you all started voting!

[Formendacil]

Originally Posted by Formendacil

it would help if you all started voting!

Fascinating--I typed that in all-caps. I did not know that an all-caps post would be automatically de-capsed.

Learn something new all the time.

[Formendacil]

So, let me try again (with these sentence having been the safeguard...

IT WOULD HELP IF YOU ALL STARTED VOTING!

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Formendacil

Fascinating--I typed that in all-caps. I did not know that an all-caps post would be automatically de-capsed.

Learn something new all the time.

People were shocked by it last time. Also if you try to type a post only with a smiley that consists of pictures of big letters (such as " : D "), it will decap it, therefore making it un-smiley.

But it's one of the ancient policies of the 'Downs and I daresay a clever one. Prevents "caps wars" (not that I think that's a thing anymore).

[Formendacil]

Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

People were shocked by it last time. Also if you try to type a post only with a smiley that consists of pictures of big letters (such as " : D "), it will decap it, therefore making it un-smiley.

But it's one of the ancient policies of the 'Downs and I daresay a clever one. Prevents "caps wars" (not that I think that's a thing anymore).

Just goes to show that, in my 15+ years as a Downer, I've apparently never tried an all-caps post!

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Loslote

Exactly - gives the evil Dead the chance to actually affect the game! Also gives the Dead high stakes decisions to make.

Maybe. Interesting thought for sure.

Originally Posted by Formendacil

You can only post quotes of yourself?

Not a bad twist. There'd probably have to be some rules, like "whole paragraphs only" (i.e. don't quote "the" then "village" then "are" then "idiots") and no italicising/bolding/underlining/etc allowed.

Whole paragraphs would be so fun. Even though knowing it, people may be careful in advance and plan how they post so it can be used more easily later on. Which might lead to some rather funny structure of posts.

I would be careful about any "messages" though... people coming back from the Dead has also been used before (although, there it was literally returning, for a Day, bringing info from the Dead, then "dying" again). I didn't particularly like it, it's again one of the things that smells like it isn't phantomproof. My rule no. 1 - if something looks prone to "phantom-ing" on first sight, I'm not using it (or I adjust it so it can't be easily exploited).

But I like the idea of Ghost, in essence. It would only require really thorough planning.

[Formendacil]

Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

Whole paragraphs would be so fun. Even though knowing it, people may be careful in advance and plan how they post so it can be used more easily later on. Which might lead to some rather funny structure of posts.

That could actually be a feature rather than just a quirk: you'd definitely get layers of people getting lynched or suspected for weird set-ups--and Wolves who would be able to backtrack bad posts with "sorry you all took that wrong--just wanted to lay some Ghost Post fodder."

Originally Posted by Legate

I would be careful about any "messages" though... people coming back from the Dead has also been used before (although, there it was literally returning, for a Day, bringing info from the Dead, then "dying" again). I didn't particularly like it, it's again one of the things that smells like it isn't phantomproof. My rule no. 1 - if something looks prone to "phantom-ing" on first sight, I'm not using it (or I adjust it so it can't be easily exploited).

But I like the idea of Ghost, in essence. It would only require really thorough planning.

Definitely--like I said, I haven't thought it through other than to note that would be needed. And phantom-proofing is an especially ironic name, in context.

[Loslote]

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Brinn / Shasta / Sally pack, anyone? Nicely flying under our radars the whole time? Scarcely mentioning each other? It suddenly makes a lot of sense to me.

Yep. It's Kath, Mac, and Lommy, 100%.

Originally Posted by Shastanis Althreduin

Well, I currently think Mac and Kath are evil together and Sally feels good. So there's that.

PLEASE listen to Shasta, innocents!!!

[Loslote]

Also, beginning to think Sally or Brinn might be the cobbler.

[Formendacil]

It's drastic, but I almost want a Ranger Reveal, since Nilp has gone exceedingly missing and the village needs someone other than the Wolves and Cobbler directing things.

[Loslote]

Originally Posted by Formendacil

It's drastic, but I almost want a Ranger Reveal, since Nilp has gone exceedingly missing and the village needs someone other than the Wolves and Cobbler directing things.

If the Ranger is Shasta or Pitch, and they direct the innocents to vote for Mac or Kath, I'd be all for it.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Formendacil

Definitely--like I said, I haven't thought it through other than to note that would be needed. And phantom-proofing is an especially ironic name, in context.

Ha! Didn't realise that. Nice catch.

Originally Posted by Formendacil

Just goes to show that, in my 15+ years as a Downer, I've apparently never tried an all-caps post!

Certainly nothing to feel sorry for.

Otherwise - watching the Living Thread for the last, what, over an hour, I haven't had so much fun in ages. It looks like out of a stageplay of something by Franz Kafka.

[Formendacil]

Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

Ha! Didn't realise that. Nice catch.

Certainly nothing to feel sorry for.

Otherwise - watching the Living Thread for the last, what, over an hour, I haven't had so much fun in ages. It looks like out of a stageplay of something by Franz Kafka.

This is going to be a little Other-Fandom as a comment, but it's like watching the Jedi bumble their way through the Clone Wars knowing what Palpatine's up to--they keep coming SO close!

[Loslote]

Also, empowering Rikae means Lommy is a wolf. If Rikae votes for Mac or Kath, I'm comfortable with Mediumizing them or Pitch (points to Mac). Definitely not going to empower Lommy (points to Kath).