Speech Impediments
Part of the reason that people want players to break their impeds is because of a few reasons.
I spoke about this in the OP, but part of it comes back to reliance on the mod for information. Players are waiting for the mod to confirm X about a role, which will then validate the players role reveal (like Ultimatedra in XVI). If that is validated by the mod then they are "cleared" in some sense. This is just part of relying on the mod for information, and is a segment of a whole.
The other part is because Speech Impeds are:
- So easy to fake
- So common to fake
- Still used in games
- Usually denote a town role.
Speech Impediments are a detriment to the game in my opinion. Speech impediments (ESPECIALLY those faked by the players in XVI) cause many issues in day play. They lead to a plethora of meaningless posts and unnecessary bloating of the thread. They also can cripple a player's ability to participate in ONE HALF of the game. WW is not a game of Nights. It is a game of DAYS and Nights. If a speech impediment interferes with one's Day posting (Akane/Chewbacca in XV and Steelix in I) it supports Night-Only play, which hampers the growth of the players skill.
It is my opinion that Speech impediments need to be reworked at the minimum.
I do not like the forcing of a player to break the impediment to prove it is true, but I also do not like the fact that people fake the impediment to get credit one way or the other.
This bears discussion as well.
Suicide
I think that suicide is poor sportsmanship. I don't like a player giving up on the game. However, I can also see the validity as a Wolf tactic.
One thing we must differentiate is voting for oneself versus posting a Role PM. I still think posting of a Role PM should result in an immediate Modkill.
However I think that it can be valid in certain situations.
My conclusion on suicide:
Self-voting or self-hammer is perfectly legitimate and legal.
What the two players did in XVI should not garner punishments retrospectively.
Players who post a Role PM should be modkilled.
Players who post a Role PM should also be banned from the next game unless they can convince the mod or WW_Leader they were furthering their WC.