> when it is mandated it ceases to be courtesy I don't think there's anything contradictory about mandated courtesy, unless you mean it in the sense of "consid

> when it is mandated it ceases to be courtesy I don't think there's anything contradictory about mandated courtesy, unless you mean it in the sense of "consideration". I think the primary meaning is closer to etiquette than consideration though. The etymology of the term is derived from courtliness, i.e. behavior in a King's court.