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Coined by [[Internet Stranger]], and used to formally indicate "you're being watched." It's grown to be more like a [[Vote]], but one that doesn't count towards a [[Lynch]] and isn't recorded by the [[mod]].  
[[Image:FoS.jpg|200px|right|thumb|An example of a FoS in {{plink|p|7529512|Large Normal 191}}.]]
A term (abbreviated '''FoS''') used to formally indicate "you're being watched." It can be an implicit way of saying "I might vote for you"; typically in cases where the person doing the fingering does not want to actually vote the suspicious player.


It's can be a wishy-washy way of saying "I might vote for you." '''FOS''' is the abbreviated form, with the much rarer ''Hand of Suspicion'' being used for greater-still suspicion, that still may not rise to the level of a vote (reasons vary; the not-quite-voter may be scum trying to pressure a lynch without being on it, or there may be altered [[Game Mechanic]]s such as unremovable votes).
The exact body part used where "finger" is has been known to vary according to the amount of suspicion used.
 
Very uncommonly, FoS is used as a game mechanic; however, they can still be an important part of games when used as [[pseudovotes]].


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Latest revision as of 20:18, 3 March 2017

An example of a FoS in Large Normal 191.

A term (abbreviated FoS) used to formally indicate "you're being watched." It can be an implicit way of saying "I might vote for you"; typically in cases where the person doing the fingering does not want to actually vote the suspicious player.

The exact body part used where "finger" is has been known to vary according to the amount of suspicion used.

Very uncommonly, FoS is used as a game mechanic; however, they can still be an important part of games when used as pseudovotes.

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