QUOTE (Russell DeWitt @ 30 July 2010, 23:41 )

Personally, I think that other players should be allowed to use the nonexistence of biographical details against you. For example, if your bio doesn't say anything about you having attended college, or having ever been gainfully employed, or whatever, we should assume it didn't happen.

OOC: Well, it's not like I can use attendance at Harvard (or even at, say, a mid-rank local school) to my advantage. Likewise, I think it's generally considered that service in the military (or lack thereof) comes out pretty neutral...largely because of past abuses early on of "I have the following twenty medals" and other power-gamer tricks. It's also why Knox was never able to use his background to leverage cash in prior rounds. The presence or absence of virtually anything tends to be a null unless you force a handicap upon yourself.
Edit: In particular, I might refer to the character of "Rich Banker", either last round or the round before, who was listed as being "A wealthy banker" or something like that. Nothing else was listed.