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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 4882408" data-attributes="member: 177">That is true.&nbsp; Here's the thing I think folks are missing:&nbsp; Fansite policy is never going to be treated as a binding contract.&nbsp; Given that, the question, then is not, &quot;What's the Policy?&quot; but instead, &quot;Is WotC going to be a bunch of jerks about fansites?&quot;If they are jerks, their stated policy is not relevant - if they don't like the results, they'll change the policy and then come after you.&nbsp; The policy gives you no real protection or assurance, so why bother?If they aren't going to be jerks, they don't need to state a policy, because if there's a problem they'll enter into a polite discussion about it before doing nasty things.&nbsp; So again, why bother?&nbsp; Unless they find they have to enter in many such discussions, it is better for the fans to leave it open and not artificially restrict people before the fact.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 4882408, member: 177"] That is true. Here's the thing I think folks are missing: Fansite policy is never going to be treated as a binding contract. Given that, the question, then is not, "What's the Policy?" but instead, "Is WotC going to be a bunch of jerks about fansites?" If they are jerks, their stated policy is not relevant - if they don't like the results, they'll change the policy and then come after you. The policy gives you no real protection or assurance, so why bother? If they aren't going to be jerks, they don't need to state a policy, because if there's a problem they'll enter into a polite discussion about it before doing nasty things. So again, why bother? Unless they find they have to enter in many such discussions, it is better for the fans to leave it open and not artificially restrict people before the fact. [/QUOTE]

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