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This seems like a sensible decision to me, comparable to the practice of withholding certain details about the technology used to make nuclear weaponry. No sense making it easy to duplicate hazardous research!
80% of a secret is knowing that it exists.
That is only true for certain types of secrets.
Scandals: 80% Technologies: 30% Passwords: <1%
"Someone did something scandalous but I don't know what!".
(How do I cash in this knowledge for status?)
I don't know how to do that given every detail about the event.
Really? Pick one:
Honestly? I have no idea. the word "scandal" was just the first that popped up in my brain for "That kind of social-ish secret like in HP:MoR".
Counterpoint: No, really it isn't.
That must be why underinformed nuclear programs require so little testing to develop a functional warhead. Oh, wait...