Cont.
there can't be ten mafia! I mean sure maybe there are 1 or 2 in there but there's so little to go off of that we might as well just focus on the other five. Those ten talking about nothing looks like a headache.
Do you see how this predicament unfolds?
Look you asked which is more suspicious, talkative and active or silent. Neither silence nor activity is suspicious. What's suspicious is standing on the sideline. ACTIVELY talking about nothing,or SILENT about their convictions.
For example:
A case is brought against a player using evidence a, b, and c. Player 3 repeats what the accuser says without contributing their own thoughts. Player 4 looks at everything again and comes up with their own conclusion. Player 5 asks player 6 and 7 what they think about the accusation. Player 6 asks the accused a question about some evidence he didnt understand. Player 7 says he doesnt know, and would rather look at something else. He doesnt feel right about it but can't put his finger on why.
in this scenario, players 3 and 7 are mafia because they demonstrated activity without contribution, and player 7 because he didnt volunteer any opinion until asked and even then didnt say anything. Meaningless activity, and meaningless silence.
caveat: it doesn't mean these two are both necessarily mafia, it means they should be looked at.
As another example;
Outlaw said he was looking into sparky, but has yet to mention anything regarding that. Meaningless activity.
padib has parroted twice now the suspicions of others. Meaningless activity
rct has only made contributions once he's been mentioned, and has yet to explain his vote for me, or asked me why I lumped him in the group when in fact it was never once mentioned in the thread that he was a noob. Meaningless silence.
