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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 8032253" data-attributes="member: 7635"><p>The future is always uncertain. Hence "could".</p><p></p><p>I think banning OA opens the door to a number of other products likewise going that way: Al-Qadim, Maztica, VRG to Vistani, the Horde, and the Old Empires all share similar issues in that they are fantasy interpretations of real world cultures not written by members of said culture. Because no one has called for thier abolishment yet doesn't mean that it can't or won't happen. And if/when it does, WotC has set the policy for how to handle it with OA. </p><p></p><p>That's not fearmongering, that's attempting to predict a possible outcome based on prior experience. Yes, it's possible OA is the sole outlier and no other older book elicits an outcry and subsequent reaction from WotC. But it's possible that one does. And another. And another.</p><p></p><p>These things don't happen all at once, but they do happen quickly when they do. Remember, WotC felt it safe to produce a 2nd book with the exact same title less than 20 years go. A lot changed in a decade. </p><p></p><p>So I think it's fair to discuss how the treatment of OA might set prescident for other future concerns. I'm personally against leaving gaps in the catalogue, and I am concerned that in the future what is acceptable today is a target for tomorrow. </p><p></p><p>The past is prologue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 8032253, member: 7635"] The future is always uncertain. Hence "could". I think banning OA opens the door to a number of other products likewise going that way: Al-Qadim, Maztica, VRG to Vistani, the Horde, and the Old Empires all share similar issues in that they are fantasy interpretations of real world cultures not written by members of said culture. Because no one has called for thier abolishment yet doesn't mean that it can't or won't happen. And if/when it does, WotC has set the policy for how to handle it with OA. That's not fearmongering, that's attempting to predict a possible outcome based on prior experience. Yes, it's possible OA is the sole outlier and no other older book elicits an outcry and subsequent reaction from WotC. But it's possible that one does. And another. And another. These things don't happen all at once, but they do happen quickly when they do. Remember, WotC felt it safe to produce a 2nd book with the exact same title less than 20 years go. A lot changed in a decade. So I think it's fair to discuss how the treatment of OA might set prescident for other future concerns. I'm personally against leaving gaps in the catalogue, and I am concerned that in the future what is acceptable today is a target for tomorrow. The past is prologue. [/QUOTE]
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