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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 5145861" data-attributes="member: 8835">So the question is, did Gary owe thanks to WotC?Maybe he already gave his thanks, and we justy didn't see it.&nbsp; Ask Peter Adkinson.Did gary say some stupid or inelegant stuff?&nbsp; Possibly.&nbsp; But he also said some really smart stuff.Was Gary the be-all-end-all king of D&amp;D?Since the early tactical reviews, Gary expressed opinions on how D&amp;D was to be run, played, and marketed.&nbsp; Some of those ideas, like not letting other companies produce add-on product are the opposite of what the OGL was about, and Gary was against that before 2E existed.The guy was not infallible for design or marketing of D&amp;D.&nbsp; That D&amp;D is still around is a credit to be shared with others, because he wasn't driving the bus, and some of his idea were proven contradicted by 3e.Overall, though, what is gained by digging too deeply, or trying to infer too much from what tidbits remain.&nbsp; The guy's dead.&nbsp; The guy made huge contributions to gaming.&nbsp; Let's not kick mud on his grave, nor erect a solid gold colossus in his image.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 5145861, member: 8835"] So the question is, did Gary owe thanks to WotC? Maybe he already gave his thanks, and we justy didn't see it. Ask Peter Adkinson. Did gary say some stupid or inelegant stuff? Possibly. But he also said some really smart stuff. Was Gary the be-all-end-all king of D&D? Since the early tactical reviews, Gary expressed opinions on how D&D was to be run, played, and marketed. Some of those ideas, like not letting other companies produce add-on product are the opposite of what the OGL was about, and Gary was against that before 2E existed. The guy was not infallible for design or marketing of D&D. That D&D is still around is a credit to be shared with others, because he wasn't driving the bus, and some of his idea were proven contradicted by 3e. Overall, though, what is gained by digging too deeply, or trying to infer too much from what tidbits remain. The guy's dead. The guy made huge contributions to gaming. Let's not kick mud on his grave, nor erect a solid gold colossus in his image. [/QUOTE]

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