I think that the more WIFOM a player creates about themselves throughout the game, the more likely they are to be town. Agree or disagree?
Partially agree
This would not apply to an experienced mafia player, as in one who is more willing to take risks, as they can openly have discussions about them being mafia, and let others explore that possibility, without actually putting themselves under any strife from people thinking they are mafia. I have done so in the past, and it has been mildly successful (until a cop outed me). But at the same time, they can do this from a town perspective.
The problem is, doing this wrong, or too frequently/infrequently is a scumtell, and may result in them being lynched due to suspicion, hence why I specified experienced mafia players.
An inexperienced mafia player is less likely to do this, as they want to stay out of the spotlight as much as possible in case something goes wrong and they make a mistake. More likely to try to divert attention away from themselves. However, it can also be seen as a post which has no relevance, but on the surface looks to have important information. In this case, it is very good to divert attention away from an individual.
So I would say that it varies from case to case, but as a rule of thumb, I would want to think that an experienced player is more difficult to read, and WIFOM situations that have been brought up by them should be disregarded as a tell, but still used as information. While an inexperienced player is more likely to refer to themselves in a WIFOM situation if they are town. While referring to others can be considered a moderate tell depending on the relevance of the post.
