TSR Just when you thought it was all over.... now there’s a fourth TSR!

In the story that will never end, after having this week turned itself into Wonderfilled, Inc, and deleted its Twitter account, TSR is BACK AGAIN! Like again, again, again, again. Complete with old-school logo! And Michael appears to actually exist!

Michael K. Hovermale says in a press release that an unnamed individual (I’m guessing Stephen Dinehart) apparently ran all the social media accounts for TSR, Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum, Ernie Gygax, Justin LaNasa, and Giantlands. He goes on to say that this person has been replaced, and that all posts on those social media accounts are "invalid". There's no mention of Stephen Dinehart's social media accounts though.

Dinehart has left TSR3, taking Giantlands with him. Given that Star Frontiers mentions have been quietly removed a week or so ago, that would leave TSR3.5 without any roleplaying game products, as far as I can tell.

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The existing (TSR3} website still says it's WONDERFILED (sic), Inc. However there’s now a NEW one at TSR Hobbies. We’ll call that TSR3.5 for now. I’m struggling to distinguish TSRs from tribbles at this point. They just keep on coming!


I don't really know what to say anymore, but my job is to report the news. So here's the news.

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TSR Appoints New Public Relations Officer; Responds to Social Media Mismanagement​

Lake Geneva, WI, July 09, 2021 --(PR.com)-- TSR has replaced the individual that was serving as both social media manager and information technology manager for TSR and The Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum. This individual was also the social media manager for Giantlands, Justin LaNasa, and Ernie Gygax.

All posts on all social media accounts for TSR and Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum should be considered invalid.

All posts on all social media accounts of Justin LaNasa and Ernie Gygax should be considered invalid.

TSR is in the process of recovering the social media accounts of TSR, The Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum, and the personal Twitter accounts of Justin LaNasa and Ernie Gygax.

Michael K. Hovermale
Public Relations Officer
TSR

Ernie Gygax:
“I wish to speak directly to the transgender community regarding this incident. The individual who was speaking to you on Twitter does not represent me or TSR in any way. Trans people are always welcome to play with us. Everyone is welcome at our table.”
Contact
TSR LLC
Michael K. Hovermale PR Officer
(209) 819-7504


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With the requisite spelling error.

ETA: That was a cheap shot. I know it. But I've reached the sorry-not-sorry stage of this journey.
I resisted the urge to note that typo, and was vigorously patting myself on the back for it ("editor" is my job, so I'm practically required to be a jerk about this sort of thing) but it really is embarrassing nonsense to write out an extremely important tweet--that you know will be shared far and wide--and just jam that send button before giving it a second glance.
 



@Saracenus

That does not matter much. There is a corporation in the US called Sinclair Broadcast Group, that owns a bunch of affiliate TV stations around the country, and Sinclair definitely leans far right, sometimes worse than Fox News does. My local ABC affiliate is owned by them and does more right-leaning stuff than the local Fox affiliate does. So check the ownership of your local stations.
Oh I am completely aware of the ABC (KOIN) ownership by Sinclair (I am in Portland BTW) I just didn't want to muddy the waters with local media stuff as Michael/Loki PR has no connection to it. I am just saddened that our state is now linked to this mess.
 




This is both farcical and depressing. The name of TSR has been dragged through the dirt, which is a tough one to hear from those of us who were introduced in the 1970s/80s. More importantly, some decent people on this site have been hurt by the bile spewing from some of those involved in TSR3, and made to feel less welcome in the hobby ( I hope they also feel supported by the reaction of most decent people against TSR3). It’s also been a risible demonstration of incompetence by TSR3.
I still find it hard to laugh at them though, because of the wider and more sinister zeitgeist of labelling basic decency, humanity and inclusiveness as “woke”, and then turning that word into a pejorative.
 

What these yahoos are forgetting is that America loves a redemption story. We as a society love giving second chances.

But the first thing you absolutely have to do is give a genuine sounding apology. Even if you’re not being sincere and repentant, you have to SEEM like you are. It’s Rule #1 in scandal management.

But HELLANAW, they just keep diving deeper into the poo-pile. News flash: they’re not gonna find a pony,
 

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