Quote Originally Posted by TinCow
I understand your point, Andres, and agree to a certain extent. However, I have never found Day 1 comments to be of much use in finding mafia. Since truly random and joke votes are acceptable, there is really no way for a mafioso to look suspicious on the first vote unless they make an absurd error. 2 votes each on 15 different people would not give me any more information than the current double-bandwagons, simply because we accept a complete lack of reasoning as acceptable on any vote. Every time I've tried to find something of value in Day 1 comments, I've failed or been completely wrong. That's not to say that I ignore them, but it certainly limits the utility of the analysis. On Day 1, I think I actually do more harm by analyzing the posts too much than I do by voting randomly or without reason.
They often are very useful. But the point is if you just bandwagon carelessly then the game hasn't really started. It doesn't start until people make cases seriously. Tomorrow will still be day 1.