...in other words completely made up bullshit.
I would never deny Clarity (or any other buff that is actually good) to someone in the group who needed it, although I often deny Clarity and other buffs to people who I'm not grouping with. Buffs cost mana and if I'm not grouping with you, trying to be "nice" in fact only hinders my own group or myself (if soloing). It's also flat-out rude to ask for a buff without first offering something, unless you're in my guild or we are good friends. That's how these things work.
I'm also quite simply against buffing outside of my group to begin with, unless I really like you, because it's an awful game mechanic. There should be no such thing as long duration buffs, unless they are for traveling, or night-vision, or under-water breathing or something. Every class offers certain abilities and when you give those abilities to another group, they are gaining something that they no longer have to actually invite someone into the group for. "Buffs" should only be short-duration and should require the buffer to constantly be casting them at opportune moments, i.e. - grouping with you.
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