I think that by voting without stating reasons is scummy...yes. Because the idea of the game is to get ideas out there so we can help the town figure out who the evils are. It seems to me like someone starting a train.
Saying that something smells like someone starting a train shows that you've got fairly strong feelings about maelstrom possibly being mafia...heck, you even lean DD innocent. For some reason, though, you don't really ever mention your thoughts on maelstrom.
Interesting vote but I'm not sure what you see with DD because you never mentioned it. I usually tend to think DD is evil for some reason...mostly because she is hard to read but this vote with no explanation has her leaning more innocent to me now. I guess only time will tell.
In this post, you kind of express mild agreement with maelstrom that DD always seems guilty, but go onto say that maelstrom's vote kind of inspires you to move DD up a notch toward innocent. You never come right out and call maelstrom's move scummy, though, but apparently you really think it is.
In this game, the main idea is to lynch your best suspects so it seems odd that you'd take the time to lean DD innocent in your post, but not try to go after maelstrom at all. This looks like a possible attempt to blend; cuddling up to DD while not really pointing that strong of a finger at maelstrom...leaving it for others to lead that charge.
It is never too early to vote. Voting early does tend to get people talking at least. Hopefully something good can come from it.
Now here's a follow-up post explaining how early votes are good for getting people talking, and hoping something good comes from maelstrom's early vote. You still don't look to be taking much of a stand on maelstrom here. Odd since you find mael's actions scummy enough to move DD up on the innocent scale.
Makes me move you down a little toward mafia, Dawg.