Sigh. It’s like the mob. Just when I thought I was out; they sucked me back in.
ok, so In general I agree with you.
specifically,
this trade in this topic was the obvious context of the statement that you selectively quoted here.
context is everything.
As for the last bit, in any FF leagues where this trade isn’t considered unethical, nothing would be considered unethical.
Those advocating this line of defense are loophole-seekers attempting to subvert commonly accepted ethical behavior, about cheating your fantasy league-mates, because to them the ends justify the means.
They have expressed in various ways that unless every single possible scenario is accounted for in the rules, then it’s morally, ethically ok to do whatever it takes, and if the league wants to make a rule about it after the fact, ok. I see this as a cheap attempt to justify what I consider unethical behavior (e.g. cheating).
Again, specific to this scenario, in this league. I am not making judgements about anyone in this topic, nor am I asserting that they are unethical people.
i’m looking at a team agreeing to tank a game as a condition of acquiring a player and saying that I see that action as unethical.
ETA: here’s a better analogy for you....bluffing at poker isn’t considered cheating, because everyone can bluff.
what about marking cards? What about an ace up your sleeve? Are those ok if there’s no sign on the wall telling players not to do it? I’ve been in dozens of card rooms; at hundreds of poker games and never saw such a posted rule.
Yet somehow every single poker player there knows not to mark cards or keep an ace up their sleeve.
Because ethical behavior is expected and this is known to be cheating.
just like agreeing to tank a game as a condition of a trade is known to be cheating.