Mafia: general discussions.

Sounds like an insult.

I knew it (( But what can you do if that's how I see it.

The first point is interesting, but I doubt it can be implemented correctly. Such short nights will immediately put off a large number of players, and the number of GMs capable of running games on such a schedule is not that large.

This schedule is only for 3-5 days. That's its advantage. If you choose some holidays to hold it, it might work. Fortunately, you don't have to wait for 17 people to sign up. Nine will be enough, but 11-12 is optimal. Unfortunately, the New Year holidays are already ending, but there will be May Day, if any of the GMs want to experiment.

The second point is purely cosmetic and is unlikely to have any impact on the Gameplay itself.

Whether it will or not – you won't know until you try. For me, for example, the difference is far from cosmetic, but it may be because I play in a flood-style game, and therefore _for me_ there is more flood information in role-playing games (but it's true that it's a headache to read it, because usually more than a hundred messages accumulate in a day).

Added 1 hour 27 minutes ago
I forgot to add examples for the third point.
1. The simplest option is to play almost according to the same rules, but without revealing the roles of eliminated players (just adjust the balance, add a couple of checkers, and possibly even a hacker (whose role reveals the role of the target to everyone and publishes it in the newspaper).
I remember my first game "without reveals" – we (the city) lost badly because we didn't know the specifics of such games yet, but there was a lot of adrenaline and, of course, a lot of interest.
2. To make it more fun, you can add a resurrecter to point 1)). It's especially fun when, as a result of long discussions, they resurrect a Mafia or a Maniac)). I've already said that on our home forum, corpses are allowed to chat, and Mafia corpses sometimes manage to convince the resurrecter of their innocence.
3. You can experiment with polls. For example, make a closed poll in a private message to the GM (if there is a GM who wants to deal with this headache).

In general, my job is to give advice, and you decide whether it suits you or not.

Added 3 minutes ago
Oh yes, Mika also suggested a separate thread for polls.
Since he's not here, I'll put this suggestion up for consideration instead of him