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Why Dragonlance's Margaret Weis Left TSR: A Slaying the Dragon Excerpt
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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 8699450" data-attributes="member: 2525"><p><a href="http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/539/539628p1.html" target="_blank">Allen Rausch wrote in his GameSpy article</a> on the topic that, "Lorraine Williams was described as having a sense of <em>noblesse oblige</em>. While she considered gamers and most of her workers her social inferiors, and held it as a point of pride that she had never played <em>Dungeons & Dragons</em>, she nonetheless did have a soft side that came out in various ways during her tenure as the head of TSR..."</p><p></p><p>Gygax repeated that allegation, "Williams despised gamers, and she stated in his presence that they were not her "social equals"."</p><p></p><p>Rausch continued that, "Under her management the company began to ruthlessly enforce its own copyrights along with a few it didn't even have (such as a claim that nobody else could use the word "dragon").</p><p></p><p>It also became incredibly hostile to everyone, especially its fans. As the Internet exploded onto the public consciousness in the early- to mid-90's, <em>Dungeons & Dragons</em> players naturally brought their chosen hobby online. TSR followed them, issuing dozens of cease and desist orders that shut down fan sites. The company even tried to prevent <em>D&D</em> fans from discussing the game in chat rooms and on message boards, earning the derisive nickname: "They Sue Regularly."</p><p></p><p>The company was hostile to its fans, business partners, and even former associates that didn't have much clout with the company. TSR became infamous for micromanaging its licensing partners..."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 8699450, member: 2525"] [URL='http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/539/539628p1.html']Allen Rausch wrote in his GameSpy article[/URL] on the topic that, "Lorraine Williams was described as having a sense of [I]noblesse oblige[/I]. While she considered gamers and most of her workers her social inferiors, and held it as a point of pride that she had never played [I]Dungeons & Dragons[/I], she nonetheless did have a soft side that came out in various ways during her tenure as the head of TSR..." Gygax repeated that allegation, "Williams despised gamers, and she stated in his presence that they were not her "social equals"." Rausch continued that, "Under her management the company began to ruthlessly enforce its own copyrights along with a few it didn't even have (such as a claim that nobody else could use the word "dragon"). It also became incredibly hostile to everyone, especially its fans. As the Internet exploded onto the public consciousness in the early- to mid-90's, [I]Dungeons & Dragons[/I] players naturally brought their chosen hobby online. TSR followed them, issuing dozens of cease and desist orders that shut down fan sites. The company even tried to prevent [I]D&D[/I] fans from discussing the game in chat rooms and on message boards, earning the derisive nickname: "They Sue Regularly." The company was hostile to its fans, business partners, and even former associates that didn't have much clout with the company. TSR became infamous for micromanaging its licensing partners..." [/QUOTE]
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