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How much is the DM screen?

No, the Sales Rank is just that, sales. And people have been able to figure out the algorithm. It's pretty simple and emphasizes consistency rather than short term spikes.

Snarf's comments about the Buck Rogers issue does sound like spin and handwaving, but they're right that Lorraine initially did a far better job than Gary which significantly prolonged the existence of the company. That's especially critical because it meant that by the time TSR did fail WotC...

That's not what Dausuul was refuting, which is why their second link says the same thing as your link, which is that a lot of stuff wasn't playtested but not because Lorraine banned it. That's what Dausuul was pointing out.

Travel speeds and rules would be helpful.

Amazon doesn't spill anything, the publisher decides when a product page goes up and what is on it. WotC now uses these sorts of teasers to generate buzz.

People tell jokes all the time. Some of those stem from bigotry, but most don't. So saying that some jokes are bigoted doesn't mean that this particular joke is, too.

Can you link to specific posts that are especially insightful? The most recent posts don't seem to be about exploration.

Donjon is great. It is an awesome resource for so many different things.

Saying "Don't run a competition" doesn't answer how to run a competition. That doesn't resolve the legal issue of people suing because some future art resembles their submission. Neither does this. I get this perspective, which is why I've been asking for solutions regarding how to run such a...

The person who spoke about exploiting children has posted numerous times since then, including as recent as two pages ago. We have also had frequent uses of "predatory", at least at the beginning of the thread, and my statement that you are now addressing was directed toward the person who used...

Wizbang and Snarf have explained extremely well the legal rationale for why DnDBeyond would claim those rights, and I find those explanations to be persuasive. You don't. We'll have to agree to disagree on this because neither of us knows what exactly their plans are for the losing submissions...

I have zero problem with people asking for change, I'm sorry if I gave that impression. I'm sympathetic to the issues raised, I'm just trying to learn what the reasonable solution would look like.

To be clear, I am not "tone policing". What I am asking for is for people to put forward actual, concrete examples of how a contest like this can be done that addresses the legal issues that have been raised. People have claimed that there easy workarounds and thousands of ways to do these types...

No, I am not admitting my point doesn't apply, the point I was making was that the difference between "good" and "bad" is often a matter of degree, not kind. Giving someone a cool glass of water and dumping boiling water on them are not morally the same thing. Having a child stand in a corner...

It may be apples and oranges, but that doesn't mean apples are like sweatshops and child labor.

Again, the company is not looking to sell the art in the future. Please provide some of these ways. That's what I've been asking for. That there is a potential that someone might sue you doesn't mean that what you are doing is wrong. When products contain ridiculous disclaimers like "Don't use...

But is it exploitive? There has been a lot of hyperbole in this thread, such as equating this public art contest with child labor and sweatshops. Does the Best DM competition's need for improvement place it in the same category as child labor and sweatshops, or are we going to dial back the...

Wizbang and Snarf have explained the legal issues and why it's not so simple. I haven't seen anyone provide an alternative way to do this type of contest that addresses those legal concerns except for some random spitballing which would not be satisfactory. Morrus has said that there are easy...

Can you give some examples of these and which companies/organizations utilize them?