[Nate.]

Just pointing out: everything in this thread (only use IWTSTH if you suspect collusion; Golden Rule; etc.) is well and good, and I'm glad people pointed it out, but doesn't really get closer to the issue. Why do you only use IWTSTH if you suspect collusion? Why wouldn't you want it done to you (plenty of actions within the rules and within standard etiquette, like waiting for a called bettor to expose his hand first, are things you wouldn't want done to you)?

Because it's impolite, just as spitting (non-maliciously) in the immediate company of a stranger is impolite. Poker society at large dictates so. It might be different some day, but that day isn't today, and it's probably not tomorrow either.

--Nate