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Message: <blockquote data-quote="phloog" data-source="post: 4204555" data-attributes="member: 59219">To keep this interesting civil discourse going, I need to point out that I am NOT calling for his or her firing.  But that is only because I am one of those people who believes that they HAD discussions, that the GSL was ambiguous, and that there were disputes at WOTC about what it meant.  I only think that person's job should be in jeopardy if YOUR opinion about what happened is correct - if the document was clear, and this person was spouting nonsense.I say that because it DID potentially cost WOTC money.  I know of quite a few gamers who - though this might be an overreaction, cancelled their pre-orders when they heard that there might be a poison pill.  Now that it seems there is no pill, I also know that some of those people may recreate their orders, but at least two that I personally know of used this time to reflect on what is known of 4E, and decided to stay with 3.5 or PRPG.  It might only be a boxed set here or there, or it might be a flood of cancelled orders....but the potential for damage is there.No one was killed - it's a silly little game we all love...but if your scenario is correct you had an employee of a company handing out incorrect information about a legal document pertaining to a major moneymaker, and which resulted in an internet....poostorm.  If not fired, there should definitely be a stern talking-to.  If I'm correct, and there were internal 'camps' and some degree of uncertainty...or even a CHANGE to the GSL, then this person did no wrong.  But if it was a clear document, was never changed, and never had the content that this person relayed to Clark, then they were (for this event at least) incompetent in a manner that lead to non-trivial issues.</blockquote>

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