Zchinque: I know, which is why I decided not to leave a slightly more sarcastic reply.

But trying to regulate it will only yield the opposite problem. If certain communications with the mod is not allowed to lie about, any such communications becomes de facto modconfirmed. Once a game has started, the mod should meddle as little as possible, imo.

In my opinion, it would be best not to make any legislation about it in one way or another, but treat any unverifiable claims about communications with the mod with suspicion - as you would any other unverifiable claims. If the only thing keeping a player from being lynched is that the he claims the mod must have made some sort of mistake, it's probably best to just lynch them.

Further, I think you will have a hard time wording any such rule to the point where it limits the kind of lying some would find objectable, without infringing on the tools needed for the game to function.

And finally, this has only come up in one game so far, correct? I wouldn't think it worth to make specific rules targeting behaviour that has popped up in a single game, out of 14. Unless said behaviour could easily and reliably ruin/break the game as a whole, of course (see the rule about cryptoclaiming as an example).

My suggestion would be to treat it as a learning experience. Think "you got us this time, but next time we won't be as gullible", if you will.

TwilightBard:

SirPrimalform:

Zchinque: Which is a really important distinction here.

If you as mod say X, then it is reasonable to believe that X is correct.
If I, as a player, say that the mod told me X, then there's no reason to take X at face value.

SirPrimalform: The problem is that mods are humans and it's perfectly possible for them to make mistakes. If we disbelieve claims of mod mistakes then that would result in the mistakes adversely affecting the game and that wouldn't be ideal. If I was the mod in that position I'd feel pretty bad, both for the player lynched and about the affect on the game in general.

I agree the mod should meddle as little as possible, this is why I think it's really dirty to involve the mod like that if they haven't actually made a mistake. I would say although this doesn't break the game (unless the mod is forced to comment), it does unfairly affect the game.

TheGOGfather: You have failed me again, young padawans. Sirprimalform much more. The Force is weak with this one.

Don't fail me again.

Vitek: Thanks to this I just remembered something. It's not related to this, but if I were mod, I would consider interfering if you (SPF) were to be lynched for claiming the same name as other player, because it would be loss to town and to you just because of my mistake. I am not sure I would really do it, but hopefully stating just that it was mistake and same names mean nothing, but not confirming anything else, would do minimal harm to game.

It's nothing against you, NFY, and I am not blaming you for anything. I am just musing what I would do because I am not sure myself.

SirPrimalform: I agree the mod should meddle as little as possible, this is why I think it's really dirty to involve the mod like that if they haven't actually made a mistake. I would say although this doesn't break the game (unless the mod is forced to comment), it does unfairly affect the game.

Vitek: Thanks to this I just remembered something. It's not related to this, but if I were mod, I would consider interfering if you (SPF) were to be lynched for claiming the same name as other player, because it would be loss to town and to you just because of my mistake. I am not sure I would really do it, but hopefully stating just that it was mistake and same names mean nothing, but not confirming anything else, would do minimal harm to game.

It's nothing against you, NFY, and I am not blaming you for anything. I am just musing what I would do because I am not sure myself.

NotFrenchYet: No problem, no offence taken. I'm not sure what I would have done if that situation had arisen either... >.>

Rodzaju: If you remember, I only said that after Joe made it clear that he was asking the mod about it.
It was originally not my intention to involve the mod.

JoeSapphire: If SOMEONE hadn't forced me to reveal that items came from players RoDzaJu never would have had the room to lie about mistakes.

SirPrimalform: Was that me? I can't even remember any more.

Rodzaju: Complete change of subject, but why do you always capitalise random letters in my name?

JoeSapphire: With the postscript "Especially when he is clearly sending you secret messages."

SirPrimalform: The GOGFather just loves us. Me more though.

JoeSapphire: It was my sole ally. The one distilled from cactus juices.