Is checking out "unethical"?

[Jeststeve]

Actually the dealer should be announcing all the action. That's part of keeping the flow of the game and ensuring all the players have the same info. I don't think there is / should be a diffrence based on the blinds at that table be they 5 - 10 to 100 - 200. The announcing of a check out, isnt' to call it wrong. But just to let everyone know that the person had the option to check, but decided to fold. Now, everyone has that info. It's very simple.

Look, The only 'un-ethincal' things at a poker table are the ones that are against the rules. Sure, there's a lot of legal actions that most of us wouldn't do, or don't like. But that's not ethics. Flipping over someone elses cards to see what they had is unethical. Asking to see a called hand, pisses people off, but isn't unethical. Nor is checking out. It's part of the game. Sometimes you ask to see cards, not only to get the info on what they had, but maybe to put them on tilt a little. Not one of my choices, but a legitimate one. I think what most of you are saying is you don't like checking out. Well a lot of people don't like check raising. Should that be unethical too? come on. It's a game. It has rules. Learn to play within them. That's all. You don't have to like them just be able to work with them.