[@Sonnenschein] It isn't about power play for me, but rather the enjoyment of the story that is being created together as a group. I want to enjoy the story, and if there are too many spoilers, it just isn't as fun and takes away from the intrigue.

It is a bit unfair and unkind to assume that people are not creative or are lazy just because they don't like to have absolutely everything about their character immediately available to look at, though. It's just different from what you do. Different is not equivalent to wrong or bad. 

And all of these opinions of mine have come from ten+ years of experience in role playing as well. 
I do like a certain level of complication, because it adds more layers to an rp. Rp is not just about characters interacting to me, it is about stories being told in a dynamic, interesting, and collaborative way.