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<blockquote data-quote="Lizard" data-source="post: 4394129" data-attributes="member: 1054"><p>I'd settle for some indication the process is moving forward. What would thrill me would be an explanation of why something whose necessity has been known for three years (at least since the start of 4e development) and which should be very simple to produce (there's got to be a dozen boilerplate fan site licenses out there) is being so delayed. It sends the message that WOTC doesn't care about fan sites, or, even worse, that the policy is not a generic boilerplate ("Please don't post Sex Toys Of Faerun or show Mialee in intimate relations with an aboleth, and, oh yeah, don't post the full text of our books and call it sharing. KTHXBAI.") but is instead something with a lot more hoops to jump through and some questionable restrictions. In the abscence of any news, one turns to speculation, and one rarely speculates about more positive possibilities...</p><p></p><p>On the GSL, products go on sale in two and a half months. The answers to the questions asked will help determine policies and products for publishers; the longer WOTC waits, the better the odds publishers might be forced to change their plans mid-development, to the detriment of all.</p><p></p><p>I mean, sure, there's a chance that having seen the less-than-enthusiastic reception of the GSL, the Powers That Be are thinking, "Hey. Y'know...let's do that OGL thing again.", which would be great. There's also a chance I'll win Powerball tonight, but I'm not going to max out my credit cards in anticipation of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lizard, post: 4394129, member: 1054"] I'd settle for some indication the process is moving forward. What would thrill me would be an explanation of why something whose necessity has been known for three years (at least since the start of 4e development) and which should be very simple to produce (there's got to be a dozen boilerplate fan site licenses out there) is being so delayed. It sends the message that WOTC doesn't care about fan sites, or, even worse, that the policy is not a generic boilerplate ("Please don't post Sex Toys Of Faerun or show Mialee in intimate relations with an aboleth, and, oh yeah, don't post the full text of our books and call it sharing. KTHXBAI.") but is instead something with a lot more hoops to jump through and some questionable restrictions. In the abscence of any news, one turns to speculation, and one rarely speculates about more positive possibilities... On the GSL, products go on sale in two and a half months. The answers to the questions asked will help determine policies and products for publishers; the longer WOTC waits, the better the odds publishers might be forced to change their plans mid-development, to the detriment of all. I mean, sure, there's a chance that having seen the less-than-enthusiastic reception of the GSL, the Powers That Be are thinking, "Hey. Y'know...let's do that OGL thing again.", which would be great. There's also a chance I'll win Powerball tonight, but I'm not going to max out my credit cards in anticipation of it. [/QUOTE]
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