The Settlement [Concluded]

[Reenk Roink]

Just a few things guys:

Challenges can be taken back BY both the person who challenged and the person who was challenged and accepted until the voting period ends in the same way votes can be changed.

No comment on some questions about how exactly the duel system works.

Now, more importantly, I just read the last 40 new posts and everything seemed pretty fine to me on first impression. Then I checked my PM's and got a complaint about sportsmanship. I read the same 40 posts again and could see the point of the complaint but didn't really agree, but felt I still needed to address it to make sure all was .

The way I see it, Mafia games are about disagreement and deception. When people disagree and deceive each other, sometimes things can get heated. Also, in a game where parties win at the expense of other parties, the same potential for things to get heated exists.

The thing that, at least for me, makes the game not ever get heated, are the facts that this is the internet, that most of the people playing together are on good terms and have played together before, and that the context of the game will explain away any kind of questionable statements.

This is why when I post on Mafia games, it's usually with a grin on my face, even if I'm acting another way (see the way I feigned being hurt by accusations that I was being a spoiler in the Godfather 3 ).

Essentially I really think people need to do two things when playing this game:

1) Realize the context you are in
2) Thicken your skin accordingly

Some people naturally don't like games with disagreement and deception, or are not comfortable enough with the context of the game and so they do not play or have stopped playing. That is fine. Some people don't like contact sports, others do.

By signing up for this game, I would expect every player to have at least considered the two things stated above, and so far, I think basically everyone is doing so.

With all of that being said, I would like to see one thing happen. In you arguments (which I am loving ) try your best to choose your words carefully so as to have it explicitly pertain to the statements themselves and not the poster.

I think everyone who is playing this game has been attacking arguments and not the arguer, but sometimes the word choice combined with the nature of communication by text leads to misunderstandings.

Therefore, instead of saying "liar" say "that statement of yours is a lie" and instead of saying "fool" say "your behavior/play is foolish" and so on.

Thanks and carry on now.