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Originally posted by Rollo:

I guess some people don't get the idea of roleplaying or in-character Messages. Surely Posts on this board have nothing to do with in-game diplomacy.

Though not everyone considers se4 to be a role-playing game. Whereas roleplaying can make the game more fun for some people, others may find it an unncessarry distraction - esp. if you don't have the time for it. Personally, I enjoy a moderate amount of rping, but wouldn't begrudge someone who sent OOC Messages or used Real World contexts for in-game decisions (eg, If you know Player A backstabbed Player B in game Y, I wouldn't think it necesarrily bad to inform player C about it in Game Z).

Something like: If you give me planet A in game X, I'll give you tech B in game Y...[/rant off]

That I would consider unethical...