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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Man in the Funny Hat" data-source="post: 5144143" data-attributes="member: 32740">Did Gary benefit from WotC's rescue of D&D from the oblivion that TSR consigned it to. Yes. Did Gary benefit from WotC's acknowlegements of his contributions and their efforts to include him? Undeniably. Was Gary grateful for these things? I think evidence shows he was. Did any of that mean that Gary OWED WotC anything? Not in the slightest. As far as I know, where Gary did formal work in writing columns or whatever for WotC he was compensated as any writer would have been. Where his historical contributions to the game were noted by WotC I have seen no reason to doubt that he was duly appreciative. But the thing is - giving someone something does NOT obligate them to you for the gift.  Not even if it's just a public expression of gratitude. Even so, if we assume that Gary DID owe WotC thanks - did he need to state it publicly, repeatedly, and strenuously not so that WotC noted his gratitude but so that WE could note specifically his expressed gratitude? Gary certainly seemed no different from the average guy. I think he could be opinionated and even WRONG in his opinions. I never sensed any real hostility or ingratitude from him towards anyone though. He seemed gracious enough towards WotC and 3rd Edition while he was indeed being featured by WotC in its publications, plans and promotions. But as that ebbed when 3E became more established he seemed to me understandably less bound by courtesy and business ethics to simultaneously become freer to speak his true mind on both. I don't know that he ever spoke ill of any PEOPLE at WotC but apparantlyy didn't share their outlook on the business side of things and was not actually impressed by what they did with the rules. Whatever he may have owed them publicly, he seems to me to have paid it. Whatever he may have owed them privately may be another issue but not really our concern.</blockquote>

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