by Elric Hazard » 05 Feb 2019, 20:24
In (non-tournament) FtF it is usually quite acceptable, if it makes a better game. A naive replacement is usu pretty hard to find anyway. It would be too easy to exploit it in the online situation.
As for wiping such messages, I suspect the coding effort would not be worth it, as well, as little as it may be. And make replacements harder to find, maybe. I've joined more than 1 game just to see the messages, curious about what led to the current wacky situation. Another argument not to do that, is to consider the "realism/simulation" aspect, the previous administration staff and records would likely be available to a new head of state. "Simulation" is not always a good perspective, but it could help rationalize why the decision is the way it is, for some people.
The history of civilized man is but the history of his misery. All the pages of it are stained with blood. - Abbé Raynal 1781