cheating

I had a bad last round at a tournament yesterday. I was attempting to be as courteous as possible, providing a copy of my army lists and upgrades and trying to be as liberal as possible with the rules. If there was a small flub, I let it go, since it wasn't worth the aggravation. Since I was...

I've recently heard painters discussing painting techniques where one painter discribed washing/inking as "cheating". I'm wondering if this is a common perception in the gaming community or is it just an elitist viewpoint.