In the future, make sure to include that this is your personal view. For example, you should say "for me, as a rule of thumb..." because this is Dungeons and Dragons. You may play it one way while others play it another way. There is no "wrong" way to play. It's an imagination game.
When I was 11, I got this from my Mom:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/7849/introduction-advanced-dungeons-dragons
This was in 1995, well past the D&D media "panic", though.
Sigh. People get so upset when their theories are proven wrong, and prove absolutely zero evidence to back it up. Enjoy your tinfoil hat, my friend, I'm done speaking with you.
This is a complete fabrication and demonstrates that no one seems to understand the economics of running a game or hosting a download, so let me lay it out for you. The reality of the matter is that no company is going to spend money unneccesarily. After you take a moment for that to sink in...