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<blockquote data-quote="Rabulias" data-source="post: 9449253" data-attributes="member: 16651">Yes, large shareholders as you mention get reps on boards, but I would still say I doubt executive boards weighed in on the initial decision making we have seen from WotC. That level of micromanaging would be silly. Do you really think the OGL plan was an agenda item on a board-level meeting?I would imagine that the spike in D&amp;D Beyond subscription cancellations maybe -- maybe -- brought the matter to the board's attention, and they may have mandated WotC staff to fix it, but I highly doubt the board made the decision to put the SRD into Creative Commons.I will agree that many boards take a decidedly short-term view to profits, and I agree this behavior is bad for many reasons. But most executive boards set &quot;big picture goals&quot; and rarely get into the details. One could argue that the boards are indirectly responsible for &quot;boneheaded decisions&quot; by making maximum profit their priority, but it is a very broad brush to paint all shareholders as the ones making those decisions. There are many companies driven by maximizing their profit that do not tick off their fans and customers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rabulias, post: 9449253, member: 16651"] Yes, large shareholders as you mention get reps on boards, but I would still say I doubt executive boards weighed in on the initial decision making we have seen from WotC. That level of micromanaging would be silly. Do you really think the OGL plan was an agenda item on a board-level meeting? I would imagine that the spike in D&D Beyond subscription cancellations maybe -- [I]maybe[/I] -- brought the matter to the board's attention, and they may have mandated WotC staff to fix it, but I highly doubt the board made the decision to put the SRD into Creative Commons. I will agree that many boards take a decidedly short-term view to profits, and I agree this behavior is bad for many reasons. But most executive boards set "big picture goals" and rarely get into the details. One could argue that the boards are [I]indirectly [/I]responsible for "boneheaded decisions" by making maximum profit their priority, but it is a very broad brush to paint all shareholders as the ones making those decisions. There are many companies driven by maximizing their profit that do not tick off their fans and customers. [/QUOTE]

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