Ethics: Type-2 Metagaming

[Cogito Ergo Sum]

I would like to point out that something like lynching rude people is not anti-town or unethical as long as people don't go crazy with it. Rude people can be detrimental to the enjoyment of the game and by extension to the amount of motivation people have and therefore also the participation. Lynching rude people can certainly have a direct positive impact on the town.

And I think this is true of most so-called metagame ploys. They may be considered meta-gaming, but I think that in reality it's the direct in-game benefits that make people follow it and not future games.