Ok. I'm back. I understand that there's not a lot to go on right now, but I think the unvoting trend just isn't that important.
Also, would there have been almost any interest if it hadn't been 3 players? What if it had just been me who had unvoted after ADK?
I know that I at least was motivated independently, although I do see the value in leaving RVS votes on people.
I think it would be a good cover to be extremely helpful to the new players. It's going to be hard to want to lynch the guy who has been helping you out and showing you the ropes.
This is a really great observation. I know for sure that that's something I've had to overcome when playing this game. When people are nice to you, it's really hard to want to kill them. It can be difficult to just ignore any emotions you have, because I think there's a natural instinct for reciprocation, or responding in kind to people.
Eventually though, it just comes down to what people actually do. If they're acting scummy, it doesn't matter if they defended you or gave you some helpful tip, you have to play to your wincon. And it goes the other way too, if you feel like someone's acting like an asshole, but isn't really being that scummy, it can be hard to not vote for them. But you just have to ignore it if you want to make a rational decision.