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Oh, I think they likely did too, even if that was the starting point. Mostly it was a counterpoint to the absurdity of "they did it for the clicks" argument with such an abysmal amount of data to draw a conclusion from.

Except that it cannot be true. It is art of an unidentified, fictional being.

I think it is just as likely that the art was snagged by a youngin who didn't know the piece as a suggestion for a female figure when they were collecting pics they thought were suitable for this line as it is they did it for the clicks. That is, unlikely, but not impossible. We can't know...

The only argument of confusion is from the slightly click-bait articles and the people who absolutely insist that there was no way interpret the figure as not male and therefore there can't be confusion.

You know, that's fair. I did respond to you though addressing the general sentiment that frankly used much more hyperbolic language than yours. I should have pointed that out more directly, and sooner.

Mystery or debate? No. Ambiguous enough that not everyone draws the same conclusion? Absolutely. It is unfortunate you can't seem to see that.

More than one person in the thread has mentioned they interpreted the character as a woman. It is fair to extrapolate we didn't all seem to know the same thing.

Not exactly, no.

Have a citation for that, by chance? I didn't spot it in earlier discourse and find that idea kinda fascinating.

Its always better to be nice, but it is ... presumptuous to presume that any other option was pure evil and will turn you into a snail.

Once the piece has been accepted? No. Not really. Anything else is just being nice.

I have thought it was a women since ... I dunno 85? Frankly, it looks Snarfquest's Telerie Windyarm in armor...

edit: More evidence that I should either read more frequently, or not. :)

Depends wildly on your locale, industry, and workplace toxicity. But yes.

I can buy that. One of the things I very much have disliked about the move to gloss stock for books is the feel of the paper. It triggers the "don't tear the magazine flipping the page" neurons very hard. :)

It is worth pointing out that these were usually printing issues, not materials choice issues, particularly with glued spine books. Failures happen. Though some products (from any number of publishers!) are a bit more infamous for it. :)

Sorry for a slight derail. "Golden Dragon Anniversary Edition" - Is this a nickname or a product? I've neither seen it before or in a brief bit of googling found a matching reference.

You seem to have me confused with another entity.

30 years of being online gives me a high confidence in how people behave online. The people who still talk about this in terms of betrayal and being made whole - they care very much ( though about what may not be that overlappy a Venn Diagram ) about keeping this alive.

Post wasn't helpful, even if accurate.