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I wasn't trying to insinuate that this was a support for it, and I wasn't particularly implying that you were saying that. I apologize if it looked like I was targeting you or attempting to criticize you. I was trying to target the quote, which is why I didn't talk about who used it. I think...

I honestly don't know. This is something for a lawyer--I assume bankruptcy would only allow so much protection, otherwise rich people might use that as an excuse as well as poor to get out of a court order. I think it's up to WoTC--note that WoTC was not asking for legal fees. I wish I knew...

Well, he said he was a college student and both parents were unemployed. Let's not assume his plea and the decision suddenly means he'll have to pay the entire $100,000.00. I think it's up to WoTC to decide that. Plus I think WoTC is less likely to care about the money so much as the...

An Update on This Legal Action Bumping this thread up. I have attached updated Zip files of the PDFs for this case. Here's a quick status summary report. Thomas Patrick Nolan is taking it to trial, and representing himself Pro Se. The trial should come up in Summer/Fall, 2010. No word on...

Second paragraph fixed, now I AM going to bed...

One of the things that has concerned me of late is how EGG has been quoted, or how people have used the term "honoring Gary", and some of these bits concern me. I'm going to use an analogy--forgive me if it seems a little over the top. Imagine if you knew a famous figure. Imagine if you...

You can "reboot" Dark Sun since there hasn't been a huge fiction line and the product has been dead since WoTC took over. FR wouldn't really stand a reboot well because of the vast fiction line. Even if you decided to wall it off, so to speak, there needs to be some product unity--if the...

First of all, I'm not saying you need to feel guilty. I am just saying that the logical consequence of people not contributing/purchasing will end up leading to less of these products being supported. Regarding the second paragraph, yes, it might be held by the studio but I bet there's some...

The more people do that the less likely people will end up releasing a CC or "open" license. This is most likely not so much the company's desire, but the artists. Most savy artists nowadays will never give up copyright of their art, because it is valuable and can be reused for other...

How is anything I wrote even near an "edition war"? The "myth" terms don't and never apply to people who enjoy the game just by playing it. I was targeting how nostalgic feelings can blind us to legitimate criticisms. Based on your statement here you didn't really read my post carefully. I...

First off, when we refer to nostalgia or what I pointed out as "The Golden Age is 12", is not about "reliving when you were young", its more about "reliving the sense of wonder regarding that particular thing". Nostalgia and "fun" are not mutually exclusive things. Nostalgia IS remembering the...

I think 12 fits for Comic Book fans, maybe "16" for RPGers. Re: Tom Wham--I don't count him under the "art objectivity" because he's a cartoonist, not an "artist". ;-) (Tom's real nice. I played a boardgame with him, Gary and Ernie Gygax, and a few others, the November of 2007.)

It depends on the game. Economics is one factor, but it depends on the game design. GURPS is an example. The waiting time between editions is almost the reverse of the D&D method. GURPS worked out its flaws quickly, then they wanted to stay the same for a long time because of the supplements...

I think the Thomsons who ran Comic Buyer's Guide coined a phrase that is akin to nostalgia but not exactly the same. It was coined in response to "The Golden Age of Comics" "The Golden Age is 12". In other words, people's own perceptions color these personal golden ages. Give or take a few...

It's true about specific representations. This depends on the demon or devil of course. It's a lot easier to duplicate D&D Devils and be okay, since a lot of it was influenced by Dante and other Middle-Age interpretations of Hell. It would be very hard to prove differences between an Asmodeus...

Ah, okay, I didn't know that was regulated--since I know there's such a thing as "street date" I thought they could do something like that. Apparently many of the gaming books from WoTC must also be purchased from Amazon from the distributor trade. (Although I think the side-effect is still...

I think Amazon's delays with Paizo products are actually setup by Paizo themselves, and are meant to actually make sure FLGS get the stuff first, because Amazon deep discounts prices fierce. I remember this also being true of WoTC releases.

More Details on this can be found from this newspaper. Plans under way for memorial to gaming icon in Lake Geneva -- GazetteXtra

I wanted to spread the word to people about this. Gail Gygax will appear before Lake Geneva Parks Committee regarding placement of a statue of her late husband, E. Gary Gygax in Library Park in Lake Geneva, Wi. She will be contacting individuals in the film, computer and gaming industry to...

The whole reasoning for this is WP frowns on presenting "in universe" styles of writing. Since this is an encyclopedia, it's meant to be a research tool to find out information about a subject and what impact it has on culture, etc. Put it this way, if you article on a character reads like a...