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<blockquote data-quote="BLACKDIRGE" data-source="post: 4031101" data-attributes="member: 1953">I agree that message board posts should not be considered a submission, and that doing so could lead to problems. However, it does happen, and I am a perfect example of this. My current career as a freelance writer and RPG publisher began because of material I had posted on this forum. I was offered work by a number of publishers based solely on what they saw on EN World (SkeletonKey Games and Goodman Games to name two). Not to mention the work I am currently doing for EN Publishing, which is based on my story hour that was also posted on these forums.So, in my case, if I had been posting on Gleemax, it is possible that much of what I outlined above could not happen. In addition, many of the ideas that I created and posted on these boards have made their way into Blackdirge Publishing products. Had those ideas first appeared at Gleemax, I would not be able to publish them. I know that I’m the exception and not the rule, but I think one of the great things about an open forum like EN World (as opposed to Gleemax) is that a message board post might turn into a submission if the right person reads it. I like that; and I think it pushes people to post some of their best ideas on these forums, which, of course, makes EN World a better place to visit. BD</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BLACKDIRGE, post: 4031101, member: 1953"] I agree that message board posts should not be considered a submission, and that doing so could lead to problems. However, it does happen, and I am a perfect example of this. My current career as a freelance writer and RPG publisher began because of material I had posted on this forum. I was offered work by a number of publishers based solely on what they saw on EN World (SkeletonKey Games and Goodman Games to name two). Not to mention the work I am currently doing for EN Publishing, which is based on my story hour that was also posted on these forums. So, in my case, if I had been posting on Gleemax, it is possible that much of what I outlined above could not happen. In addition, many of the ideas that I created and posted on these boards have made their way into Blackdirge Publishing products. Had those ideas first appeared at Gleemax, I would not be able to publish them. I know that I’m the exception and not the rule, but I think one of the great things about an open forum like EN World (as opposed to Gleemax) is that a message board post might turn into a submission if the right person reads it. I like that; and I think it pushes people to post some of their best ideas on these forums, which, of course, makes EN World a better place to visit. BD [/QUOTE]

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