(9:16:37 AM) spies4hannah: hey
(9:16:57 AM) spies4Johan: Greetings, Hannah! My apologies on not being online earlier
(9:17:16 AM) spies4hannah: thats okay
(9:18:02 AM) spies4hannah: so are u ready for ur interview?
(9:19:11 AM) spies4Johan: Probably not, but I may at least hope to be
(9:19:19 AM) spies4hannah: hehe.okay
(9:19:36 AM) spies4hannah: okay first question:
(9:20:03 AM) spies4hannah: U don’t seem very opinionated. Is this due to shyness or are u unsure of ur opinions?
(9:20:36 AM) spies4Johan: I am very sure of my opinions, I just do not wish for everyone to know what they are right now
I am also shy, and this does not help
(9:21:05 AM) spies4hannah: okay, may i ask why u do not wish for everyone to know what they are?
(9:22:28 AM) spies4Johan: Well, I have been described as Lurker by some, this is true, it is how I like to play. When sitting back watching everything it can be easier to pick up on what is going on than when jumping straight into the action
(9:22:50 AM) spies4hannah: okay thanks. next question:
(9:23:09 AM) spies4hannah: this ties in with what u just said acually:
(9:23:11 AM) spies4hannah: Singe says that ppl who hold back look like spies. Do u agree? Do u think that one should make all ur thoughts all the time known like Adelaide appeared to?
(9:24:26 AM) spies4Johan: Yes, I do agree, actually
But only to certain extent. Adelaide was very open, and she paid for it by being imprisoned. One who is imprisoned can't be as much help in the game as one who is still in the game. Once I am sure of who the 3 remaining spies are I will not care about holding back for my job will be done
(9:25:12 AM) spies4hannah: okay thanks. next question:
(9:25:24 AM) spies4hannah: What do u think of ppl forming alliances? Would u or have u formed one?
(9:26:57 AM) spies4Johan: I think that alliances are not sensible early in the game, but that by now they can make sense. Alliances are between people that you trust. By this point in game I think there are groups of citizens who trust each other, and work together, so this is good. I personally have no alliances and probably won't have any through game as I am not sociable enough for people to trust me
(9:27:35 AM) spies4hannah: how will these alliances be effected if there is a spy in one?
(9:28:16 AM) spies4Johan: Catastrophic, of course
If spy is in alliance they are to get full information from 2 citizens, who may in turn leak information from others. It is very dangerous, no?
(9:28:50 AM) spies4hannah: why do u say specifically 2 citizens? do u think most alliances consist of three ppl?
(9:30:07 AM) spies4Johan: I just give most logical number, there at the moment what, 14 people total left? This means that there are 11 citizens. I can't imagine a citizen trusting more than a person or 2, of course it could be biger or smaller, I just give first example coming to mind
(9:30:42 AM) spies4hannah: okay thanks. next question
(9:31:05 AM) spies4hannah: Who do u trust the most and why?
(9:31:37 AM) spies4Johan: I trust Candy the most. Why? Because she has exiled two spies. This is more than the rest of us, people should cut her break as she does wonderful job.
(9:31:51 AM) spies4hannah: okay thanks.
(9:32:02 AM) spies4hannah: Who do u think is merely coasting along? Do u think this is because of real reasons such as little internet connection or do u think this is a strategy to remain unnoticed? How effective do u think this strategy is?
(9:33:49 AM) spies4Johan: I think those coasting along would include: Myself, Damon, Abrams, Faziah, and Leon. we seem to be the least active in the Burg in terms of being out there with strong opinions and activity. I think that for some of us it may be busy life, internet problems, or time zone issues, but I am sure that for some it is way to be sneaky. I think it is bad strategy as obviously anyone can notice it
(9:34:57 AM) spies4hannah: u say it seems to be a bad strategy, however mostly outspoken players have been exiled and imprisoned, why do u think this is?
(9:36:15 AM) spies4Johan: As far as exilings goe, those who are most outspoken go for there is more to go on for them. It is easy to turn things into sounding suspicious when there is a lot of material to choose from. As for imprisonments, obviously if someone is outspoken and correct, they become spy target
(9:37:17 AM) spies4hannah: okay. next question:
(9:37:20 AM) spies4hannah: Who would u define the most outspoken players? And the most quiet players? Who in each of these groups is the most suspicious and why?
(9:39:30 AM) spies4Johan: The most outspoken right now seem to be Candy and Singe, which I think the Burg agrees as they wound up being high on the list posted by Sam. The most quiet players are probably Abrams and perhaps myself. I think that of the outspoken ones Candy is the most suspicious to the Burg as a whole, for reasons I can't understand, and as the quiet ones, I'm sure I am more suspicious as there is good reason to believe Abrams is citizen
(9:40:15 AM) spies4hannah: okay, of those two groups who is the most suspicious to u personally?
(9:41:47 AM) spies4Johan: To me personally? Well I find Candy and inge both as being most likely citizens, but I do think that Candy is less supicious so I would have to say Singe. As for the other group... Obviously Abrams as I do not see myself as suspicious
(9:42:13 AM) spies4hannah: okay. next question
(9:42:26 AM) spies4hannah: Why do u think the spies chose to imprison Gordy? And Adelaide?
(9:43:36 AM) spies4Johan: Gordy? Because he was popular. People told him things and he was well liked. He could have brought them down eventually. Perhaps this is why he is back now? As for Adelaide, I cannot imagine, although perhaps in midst of her crazy posts she got too close to the truth?
(9:44:25 AM) spies4hannah: okay thanks. next question.
(9:44:42 AM) spies4hannah: Did u believe Angelica when she first said Naomi was a confirmed spy? And Beverly when she claimed to be the village decoy? Why?
(9:46:10 AM) spies4Johan: No, of course not. That would have been stupid to trust a spy. Of course I already believed that Naomi was a spy back then so it was not an issue
I also did not believe Beverly as it sounded to me like a conveniently made up role to fit the situation perfectly.
(9:46:40 AM) spies4hannah: okay thanks. next:
(9:46:57 AM) spies4hannah: What do u think of the role of the fatemaker? And the spies choices for the last two options? Ie. 7:
Who will be removed from the jury?
Traditionalists: Remove Masaki
Orthodoxy: Remove Cain
Fatemaker chose Cain
8:
Who gets the tiebreaker and an extra vote?
Traditionalists: Choose Cain
Orthodoxy: Choose Masaki
Fatemaker chose Cain What do u think we can decipher from this?
(9:47:41 AM) spies4hannah: that last bit, what do u think we can decipher from this, means from the whole thing?
(9:48:38 AM) spies4Johan: I think that it is a real role, obviously. I think that whoever has it has very good chance to recognize spy patterns, and as for what we cand ecipher, I think it greatly reduces chance that Masaki is Ortho as it seems spies do not choose their own for this role's questions
(9:49:11 AM) spies4hannah: hmmm, interesting. okay:
(9:49:24 AM) spies4hannah: A lot of ppl who have appeared very suspicious have been exiled and turned out to be citizens. To avoid this in future, do u think we should change our opinions of what we deem as suspicious? If so, what should we now be looking for?
(9:50:49 AM) spies4Johan: I don't think we should change our opinions on what is suspicious, but what I think we should look for first of all is patterns related with previous spies. It is apparent that both spy groups have specific ways that they work together. For the Traditional Spies it seems they split everything apart carefully, while with ortho's it is less apparent of what they do. But when we find matching patterns, we find spies
(9:51:41 AM) spies4hannah: okay thank u. next:
(9:51:58 AM) spies4hannah: Some of the outspoken players have been called arrogant. Do u think this is so? Or do u think that other are trying to discredit them for their own reasons?
(9:52:18 AM) spies4Johan: I think people are jealouse and want to discredit them, of course.
(9:53:22 AM) spies4hannah: Do u think the ppl doing the dicrediting are necessarily spies? If not, why would they want to discredit the louder ppl?
(9:54:26 AM) spies4Johan: No, not necessarily. I think it is issue of pride. Spy or citizen, we all want to do well and be the best at what we do. When the louder ones make noise and take action, others might want to try to make them seem as less important in order to make themselves feel more important
(9:54:48 AM) spies4hannah: okay thanks, only a few more questions
(9:55:07 AM) spies4hannah: If u were a trad spy, like the one imprisoning this round, who would u imprison and why?
(9:56:09 AM) spies4Johan: This particular round? I would probably imprison...Kip. He has been active and posting things to the Burg and yet does not have the controversy that others have. So I think he would make good target for spies.
(9:56:40 AM) spies4hannah: okay thanks. next:
(9:56:42 AM) spies4hannah: On the boards it appears that right now the burg suspects masaki, leon, damon and candy. Who would u say of these is most likely to be a spy and why?
(9:57:59 AM) spies4Johan: Most likely, overall? Leon. He seems likely as Traditional spy in that he has much suspicion regarding his ties to others. I think it not likely that he is Ortho spy, however, as there are things that seem to clear him from that. I would have to look through notes to find specifics though
(9:58:19 AM) spies4hannah: okay. last question yay:
(9:58:28 AM) spies4hannah: Who do you think the burg is going to exile this round? Do u think it’ll be a good move?
(9:59:07 AM) spies4Johan: I think it seems to be Masaki right now, and no... I am torn between thinking it is great move and horrible move. Overall I think it probably will not be, though, but there may be no better option.
(9:59:32 AM) spies4hannah: why do u think it may be a good move and a bad move?
(10:00:20 AM) spies4Johan: Well, if he is citizen then it is bad move for he is active part of the game and we would be losing an important asset. If it is good move, it will be for he is a spy, and that is obviously a good move by itself
(10:00:47 AM) spies4hannah: alright, thank u very much Johan!
