I am an ex-lifeguard.
I also wonder where this roleclaim suddenly comes from... the way I see it CaoCao is pretty much dead meat (provided all those virtual votes become real), but by claiming my role... AKC is suddenly extremely suspicious on my list...
Also a question: how is paraphrasing a pm we can't check proof for anything?
TerrorChrist is misquoting the role, because there is no such thing as an ex-lifeguard; just a cowardly lifeguard. And I am the true cowardly lifeguard.
Knowing an actual role name for a verified townie role allows us to check for an internal consistency in how mole named roles - i.e. does your 'lifeguard' sound like the one AKCPLUTO claimed. You say you are an ex-lifeguard, and he says he is 'cowardly lifeguard' as listed in the previous game - as opposed to an 'ex' lifeguard. It's more information for us to consider.
As for paraphrasing, one of the rules is that you cannot verbatim-quote your role PM or any other PM you have gotten from mole - though listing the NAME of your role verbatim is safe. The penalty for verbatim quoting mole is being modkilled, so whenever someone is told to paraphrase their role PM as extra justification/detail, this is why.
As for what we gain from paraphrased role PMs, it's both additional role detail and more internal consistency - we get to see if the role 'sounds' real, beyond simply having the name. It's not beyond a creative scum to come up with a fake role, but forcing them to say more gives them more space to possibly overreach/conflict with an existing role.
Also, RoT has decided to cast his vote after this surprising roleclaim. We dont have much time left in the day, but TC has responded with his role name and AKC has responded to THAT, so I dont think there's anything else to wait for - cao cao is not likely to appear in the mere hours left at this point. I will honor my previous post and provide the hammer now that RoT has voted.
Vote: CaoCaoHere's hoping his inactive self is scum - he WAS suspicious on day 1, so I'd give us a little better than the raw 1/3 odds on him. And if not... we have CD/ccabal and possibly EM/AKCPLUTO to consider on day 3.
-Preston