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<blockquote data-quote="Bacon Bits" data-source="post: 8031191" data-attributes="member: 6777737"><p>No, I strongly disagree. I think WotC will need to develop a comprehensive policy before they start to do anything at all.</p><p></p><p>If WotC adds a disclaimer or removes a PDF previously published on the DriveThruRPG site for one work, it's going to invite re-evaluation and criticism of <em>everything else </em>published on DriveThruRPG, not to mention the works currently in print. That's not necessarily bad or wrong, but unless WotC creates a policy for determining when and how to handle a removal or disclaimer for content, they'll be playing whack-a-mole with complaints and disclaimers and removals. Instead of the disclaimers and removals being handled equitably, there will be accusations of WotC ignoring certain groups or favoring certain complaints, etc. From a PR perspective, that's potentially catastrophic. The last thing WotC wants is a year of people finding problematic content they're selling and then having their customers fight each other over every book. It would make gamergate look like a tea party.</p><p></p><p>It's probably best for WotC's PR if WotC establishes a policy for how to handle everything and then re-evaluates <em>everything</em> on DriveThruRPG and everything in their current printing catalog (probably including other brands and fiction novels, though you might be able to do those separately) before they make any change at all. Then they announce it all at once and deal with all the flak all at once. You set your rules in stone, describe everything that failed your criteria, and then let your customers complain about <em>you</em> instead of argue with each other on Twitter. I think that's actually the only sane way a company can handle this. Unfortunately, that's an enormous task even if you bring in outside consultants to evaluate everything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bacon Bits, post: 8031191, member: 6777737"] No, I strongly disagree. I think WotC will need to develop a comprehensive policy before they start to do anything at all. If WotC adds a disclaimer or removes a PDF previously published on the DriveThruRPG site for one work, it's going to invite re-evaluation and criticism of [I]everything else [/I]published on DriveThruRPG, not to mention the works currently in print. That's not necessarily bad or wrong, but unless WotC creates a policy for determining when and how to handle a removal or disclaimer for content, they'll be playing whack-a-mole with complaints and disclaimers and removals. Instead of the disclaimers and removals being handled equitably, there will be accusations of WotC ignoring certain groups or favoring certain complaints, etc. From a PR perspective, that's potentially catastrophic. The last thing WotC wants is a year of people finding problematic content they're selling and then having their customers fight each other over every book. It would make gamergate look like a tea party. It's probably best for WotC's PR if WotC establishes a policy for how to handle everything and then re-evaluates [I]everything[/I] on DriveThruRPG and everything in their current printing catalog (probably including other brands and fiction novels, though you might be able to do those separately) before they make any change at all. Then they announce it all at once and deal with all the flak all at once. You set your rules in stone, describe everything that failed your criteria, and then let your customers complain about [I]you[/I] instead of argue with each other on Twitter. I think that's actually the only sane way a company can handle this. Unfortunately, that's an enormous task even if you bring in outside consultants to evaluate everything. [/QUOTE]
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