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I wonder if it's possible to run a game with notes, hints, and clues related to a player's quest/profile, but without any specific information in the newspapers. Like a successful defense by a master. The action happened, it's vaguely described, but there are no usernames. When a player is killed, you could reflect the username in the newspaper (it will still appear in the player list) or send the player a private message informing them that they are dead and announce it to the rest of the party with some delay (at the end of the day or in the next newspaper). Or, as an alternative, describe the death without usernames and simply move the eliminated player to the list of eliminated players.
If you're really into it, you can even edit the notes a bit.
And wouldn't this be too much of a burden on the GM or too difficult for the players?
Does this sound too... "out there"?