erm, last i checked i played a game frontier published, and i don't actually exist in a virtual space 'although philosophically that can be an interesting discussion' the idea was for a physical/digital meeting, outside the game, which last i checked is the real world as we perceive it, so my metaphor fits.
the more i read from some posters here, the more concerned i get, that some players really do blur the boundaries between RP and RL. and respond as if they are playing PP and not discussion PP.
I agree with what you're saying in this post, (as can be seen by my opening point that it's a game), but your statement here conflicts with the points you were making in the other post I was referring to, namely:
"with this idea, they can emulate the kind of dialogue you find in a board room,
including confidentiality, between 2 companies, with a much higher level of relative detail and information being shared and discussed, than in other environments, this is productive, and cost effective in terms of time vs gains."
My point is the idea that as a player you need confidentiality and disclosure agreements to discuss issues with the developers of a game is ludicrous.