known backstabbers

[Annette]

We had a list like this come up recently in another area of the forums. Labeling other players with a specific style of play falls under invasion of privacy. Including them in a list with the purpose of negatively adding to their reputation is defamatory. Under 'moral conduct" of our forum rules, you'll find these are not allowed. It's great to see so many of you chime in to say that publicly hosting a list such as this can be disastrous. And who wants more disasters right now? I agree that it's okay to keep your list, militarist, just keep in your head.

Here's a quote from a couple of years ago on how the game's designers view backstabbing (thanks, Calahan, for the finding the thread with this post by Kristoffer):

It is fun to betray, and it is fun to be betrayed. Frustrating, yes, but all the more fun when you strike back with righteous vengence! Or die trying to It is also more fun to play when you might expect a backstab from one of your neighbours at any time.