Level Up (A5E) Level Up content banned from DnDNext Subreddit for 'Piracy'

[Morrus]

As reported by one of our designers, a link to the official A5E.tools site was flagged by a bot for "piracy".

"Distributing non-SRD content for free" is an odd prohibition; every site on the internet distributes non-SRD content for free. That very subreddit is full of content that isn't in the SRD. Our content, of course, is not in WotC's SRD because it's our content. It is, however, in our SRD.

Since it was just a bot, the designer in question did follow up with the subreddit's moderation team, but unfortunately they doubled down and refused to unblock it.

It is clear, as the moderator stated, that they are not familiar with the Open Game License; or furthermore that those tables are our work (more specifically the work of the excellent designer Paul Hughes) and not the work of WotC.

They finished up the statement -- "I'm not familiar with how it interacts with copyright but it's really not relevant".

 

[eyeheartawk]

What did you expect?

I mean, you're posting content on r/dndnext that isn't art of your character that nobody cares about. They don't know how to handle any other type of content.

Seriously, I can't stand that subreddit.

 

[Greggy C]

You seriously went with A5E.tools
???

That is HIGHLY CLASSIFIED from the most blatant thief in the entire world of DnD... who stole everything, absolutely everything...

There is no way you will never not be flagged by 50 people.

 

[Morrus]

You seriously went with A5E.tools
???

That is one letter from the most blatant thief in the entire world of DnD... who stole everything, absolutely everything...

So I'm informed! At the time I'd never heard of it! But that's not the reason for this though; the moderator in question is aware that it's a different site.

 

[Greggy C]

So I'm informed! At the time I'd never heard of it!

What blows my mind, is how they get the content, they stole monsters of the multiverse before it was even published.

Got to be a leak somewhere.

 

[Morrus]

What blows my mind, is how they get the content, they stole monsters of the multiverse before it was even published.

Got to be a leak somewhere.

Well, let's not promote that, eh?

 

[Greggy C]

Well, let's not promote that, eh?

feel free to delete the thread posts

 

[thenightgaunt]

So I'm informed! At the time I'd never heard of it! But that's not the reason for this though; the moderator in question is aware that it's a different site.

Yeah, I'll give their subreddit some leeway with their bot flagging the .tools extension automatically. But the mod themselves just NOT understanding it is sad. But then again, not super surprising.

"I'm not familiar with how it interacts with copyright but it's really not relevant"

I'll be honest, this is all I could think of after I read that quote.

 

[Mike Myler]

sounds like a job for

 

[VanguardHero]

Sticking their head in the ground and going "LALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU LALALA" about any other game is about what I expect from someone dedicated enough to o5e to be a mod for a board, sadly.

 

[Morrus]

Sticking their head in the ground and going "LALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU LALALA" about any other game is about what I expect from someone dedicated enough to o5e to be a mod for a board, sadly.

I mean I've been dedicated enough to run a D&D news site and forum for 22 years.

 

[tetrasodium]

Sounds like the mod crossed the reddit moddiquette in what looks like two or three ways to dismiss the OGL like that. Removal based on opinion, taking on moderation roles in a subreddit the mod can't handle plus banning users from subreddits they have not broken rules in.

 

[Ondath]

I hardly ever visit /r/dndnext these days mostly due to the endless negativity and thinly-veiled "I was totally right in kicking this guy? Right? RIGHT???" posts dominating everything else, but it's kind of silly that they would go to such lengths. I think asking the mod team as a whole for bigger accountability on this would be a better idea, and if they stick to their awkward stance, at least that makes the situation clearer.

 

[Morrus]

I hardly ever visit /r/dndnext these days mostly due to the endless negativity and thinly-veiled "I was totally right in kicking this guy? Right? RIGHT???" posts dominating everything else, but it's kind of silly that they would go to such lengths. I think asking the mod team as a whole for bigger accountability on this would be a better idea, and if they stick to their awkward stance, at least that makes the situation clearer.

Eh, it doesn't matter any. It was just that one of our designers posted a link to our encounter building guidelines as part of a conversation they were having, and this happened. We thought it was kinda funny. I don't use Reddit myself (got enough accounts to manage!)

 

[W'rkncacnter]

yeah, that's reddit

 

[Stalker0]

sounds like a job for

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Yeah it is a job for Skeletor!.....OMG, someone killed Skeletor and mounted his head on a goblet!

 

[VanguardHero]

I mean I've been dedicated enough to run a D&D news site and forum for 22 years.

I meant for something o5e related specifically, because it has managed to convince a large swath of newcomers that it's the only game that matters and everything should just be o5e forever no don't look at that Star Wars system just run Star Wars in o5e etc etc

 

[aco175]