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Its not a yes or no question. Its OK for the government to collect taxes. Its OK for me to shoot a possum to stop it from eating the outdoor cat's food. Its OK for a bankruptcy court to continue with 250 years of legal precedence. It is not OK for an individual or individuals to try and steal...

Except your entire theory is based entirely on speculation. And you are misusing the word 'partner'. The terms 'client' and 'lender' are what you mean, and of course they did: they ended up bankrupt. But for it to be malicious, the actors in your great conspiracy have to have a happy ending...

It is not, in bankruptcy court. And you probably are.

I always have opinions. And I'm aware of Diamond's legacy, which existed for decades without effective recrimination. I'm simply pointing out that running a hostile business model is not a conspiracy, nor is a bankruptcy a smash & grab. Again, you keep assigning emotion to a business matter...

That is a legacy of TTRPGs share history with wargames. Napoleon called his Old Guard Grognards (grumblers), because they complained when they were not committed into battle. This carried over into wargames as veterans who were never satisfied, and since back in the 70s, which is where I...

So, you believe that Diamond execs planned to end up in a bankruptcy, losing their jobs and tarnishing their resumes? They ran fast & loose because they could, and for many years it worked fine. But they ignored the warning signs that conditions were changing, and here we are. Never aspire to...

I'm not clear on what a 'flex' is in this context. But yes, it has been claimed that Diamond was involved in a malicious scheme. You just have to read the entire thread, which I don't recommend.

Well, firstly, they committed no crime. Second, a major point of the LLC, ever since it was invented by the Romans, is to remove individual responsibility. Why is this still news?

My point is and was, is that Diamond leadership, such as it was, did not aim for this end. They were out to make a buck, and did so until technology and economic trends turned their fast & loose management style into a crash landing. There is nothing to see here. The inventory will be...

Exactly the opposite. You are assigning emotions to a simple numbers-crunch. Was Diamond well-run? Obviously not. Is this all some great evil plan? No. Feces occurs.

Grossman never served in combat (Neither did Marshall, but Marshall did directly interview troops), so his findings are also challenged. SLAM's core work is solid; looking at his baseline data is still relevant; his own interpretations are open to challenge. However, studies done during &...

Grossman never served in combat. DoD studies put the increase down to the end of the draft, and combat optics; even as far back as the Marshal study, a big issue for infantry was an inability to see what they were shooting at. One motivation for the adoption of the M-16 was that the Marshal...

The fallacy I was responding to was that Diamond was doing a 'smash and grab', when in fact it is simply bankrupt and operating now under court order. Yeah, Diamond was mis-managed, hence going into bankruptcy. But that is a far cry from a 'smash and grab'.

While Chainmail was the inspiration for D&D, D&D combat was heavily influenced by a naval game. The bigger the ship, the more hit points and armor it had.

I download mine....

That goodwill won't count for much. If they don't have a legal fund in the tens of thousands, they might as well not bother.

Yes, some are in deeper than others. No, I'm not a lawyer. Bankruptcy court isn't really that sort of lawyering, either.

I'm regretting even getting involved. Its just sad.

Back in the F2F days, I cut & pasted into jpgs, and used MapTool on a LAN.

:ROFLMAO: Every creditor is going to be in the red when the dust settles. I'm not defending Diamond. I'm just pointing out, again and again, that this is not some result of a dark conspiracy, but just a routine event. The court handling this case has a docket jammed with bankruptcies. Companies...