Well, its a question of degree. Being able to tell exactly how many ships, planets etc an empire has is, to me, a little silly.
It takes away the bluff as a political tool. I can't say to you "Back off, or I'll bring in my fleet of 25 ships" if you can tell I've only got 12.
I don't mind score display:allied so much, although that can be abused too if your allies pass information to your enemies. Of course, that just means you need to pick your allies better.
Speaking of allied score display, you and I are in handsome positions in Sci-Fi bonanza eh Fyron?
