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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dungeonosophy" data-source="post: 8891920" data-attributes="member: 6688049">Folks ought to be aware of the likelihood that, in certain situations, media outlets (large and small)--and forum posters--may be funded with a kickback (or other bennies) in order to serve as a pro-corporate voice.I remember back in 2000, when the first D&D Movie came out, there was this 'D&D Movie fan site' with suspiciously slick graphics. Whose admin who was very 'active' on the WOTC Message Boards at the time.His (Their?) key phrase was something like: "Don't judge the movie until you've seen it at least once! (And bring friends!)" This 'avid' fan posted this nice-sounding response to any critical reviews on the Message Board.Which sounds rational enough; but of course, seeing the movie "just once", times however many thousands of WOTC Msg Board members = that much more $$$. For wasting time seeing an almost entirely worthless (or less than worthless, D&D brand-tarnishing) sh*te of a movie.My sense was that it was the film company (rather than WotC) who was sponsoring this very ‘avid’ fan. (This was pre-Hasbro WotC, whose execs, such as Ryan Dancey and Jim Butler, had class back then.)Of course in the present day, there are more outlets besides message boards. Funding would be done in a way which could hardly be 'proven.'Yet I suggest that folks (especially forum moderators) be canny to that kind of tenor. People are free to voice their opinion, but keep an eye out for especially incisive intrusions.In certain echelons of business, things can get pretty cold and serious. There are literally 100s of millions of dollars at stake here.</blockquote>

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