
Originally Posted by
Alusair
Four reasons come to mind:
1. Courtesy to the users. Some users might not appreciate being made an example to the public.
2. Courtesy to the moderators. They should be able to perform their job without being at risk of being publically called out and put down by the public for it.
3. Courtesy to everyone else. I think most agree the boards are generally more pleasant without arguments springing up everywhere about who did what or why this and that was or wasn't deserved, or why this person sucks or doesn't, and so on.
4. Professional attitude. Things are usually better resolved when handled privately and civilly than when made a public spectacle.
In personal matters, I usually favour putting all cards on the table too. But in a professional atmosphere, that approach more often tends to be counter-productive, I think.
In regard to the freedom of speech thing, for however it was brought up here again, someone offered a nice explanation for that which I liked:
Needless to say, Evony isn't part of the US government.
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