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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8433929" data-attributes="member: 7023840"><p>Again, we would need sourcing. I would point this out-</p><p></p><p>First, we have Gygax's post in the linked comment. I really hate to pile on, but his account isn't in accord with the historical record. Quite frankly, for Gygax to say that he wanted to give employee stock options and she was preventing him ... is ... um ... wow. I can't even. He was running the company when it was repeatedly sued for promising stock options and then refusing to honor them! My goodness, that's why Rose Estes originally left the first time.</p><p></p><p>If you go to the full post by JoseFreitas here-</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/lorraine-williams.215356/post-3971237[/URL]</p><p></p><p>You will note that there are some things in there that go both ways, but I'd like you to key in on the following-</p><p></p><p><em>These are my opinions based on stuff I heard from a lot of the insiders, they may not be entirely true and as usual one's perception of reality is skewed by the people we know, those we call friends and so on. To me, Ms. Williams was always unfailingly nice and polite, even though the 2000 or 3000$ royalties per year my company was sending her were probably close to insignificant. But she did despise gamers in general and made no secret of this. I<u> remember her throwing a fit at GenCon (92 or 93, can't remember) because some girls were in a bikini chain mail suit,</u> and she was on a roll and badmouthed and cursed gamers (loudly!) for at least ten minutes.</em></p><p></p><p>Some things, in retrospect, seem obvious, don't they? Like ... REALLY OBVIOUS!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Anyway, the point of the thread is pretty simple- no one is perfect, but I honestly can't believe the amount of vitriol she gets. Wait ... no, I think I do get it. </p><p></p><p>But she doesn't deserve it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 8433929, member: 7023840"] Again, we would need sourcing. I would point this out- First, we have Gygax's post in the linked comment. I really hate to pile on, but his account isn't in accord with the historical record. Quite frankly, for Gygax to say that he wanted to give employee stock options and she was preventing him ... is ... um ... wow. I can't even. He was running the company when it was repeatedly sued for promising stock options and then refusing to honor them! My goodness, that's why Rose Estes originally left the first time. If you go to the full post by JoseFreitas here- [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/lorraine-williams.215356/post-3971237[/URL] You will note that there are some things in there that go both ways, but I'd like you to key in on the following- [I]These are my opinions based on stuff I heard from a lot of the insiders, they may not be entirely true and as usual one's perception of reality is skewed by the people we know, those we call friends and so on. To me, Ms. Williams was always unfailingly nice and polite, even though the 2000 or 3000$ royalties per year my company was sending her were probably close to insignificant. But she did despise gamers in general and made no secret of this. I[U] remember her throwing a fit at GenCon (92 or 93, can't remember) because some girls were in a bikini chain mail suit,[/U] and she was on a roll and badmouthed and cursed gamers (loudly!) for at least ten minutes.[/I] Some things, in retrospect, seem obvious, don't they? Like ... REALLY OBVIOUS! Anyway, the point of the thread is pretty simple- no one is perfect, but I honestly can't believe the amount of vitriol she gets. Wait ... no, I think I do get it. But she doesn't deserve it. [/QUOTE]
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