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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8439938" data-attributes="member: 4534"><p>Okay. I can't really blame WotC for this as recognizing Gygax, Arneson, and others wasn't not a malicious act designed to thrust Williams into the forefront as the villain. Assuming for a moment it did create an open void, Williams' own actions is what allowed her to so easily fill that void. </p><p></p><p></p><p>What double standard? I've already acknowledged that Williams saved the company in the 1980s. I've even argued for a re-evaluation of her legacy on the grounds that she's been cast as a villain while her role in saving TSR has largely been ignored. And I hold Williams responsible because she was the one in charge. She set up the financial structure of the company that made it impossible for TSR to make changes based on external market forces, it was her decision to over produce Dragon Dice, it was her decision to antagonize both DC Comics and Random House, it was her decision to alienate authors include RA Salvatore and the Hickmans. She saved the ship, ran it well for a few years, and then sailed right into the rocks. I'm blaming her because she was the CEO and the buck stops with her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8439938, member: 4534"] Okay. I can't really blame WotC for this as recognizing Gygax, Arneson, and others wasn't not a malicious act designed to thrust Williams into the forefront as the villain. Assuming for a moment it did create an open void, Williams' own actions is what allowed her to so easily fill that void. What double standard? I've already acknowledged that Williams saved the company in the 1980s. I've even argued for a re-evaluation of her legacy on the grounds that she's been cast as a villain while her role in saving TSR has largely been ignored. And I hold Williams responsible because she was the one in charge. She set up the financial structure of the company that made it impossible for TSR to make changes based on external market forces, it was her decision to over produce Dragon Dice, it was her decision to antagonize both DC Comics and Random House, it was her decision to alienate authors include RA Salvatore and the Hickmans. She saved the ship, ran it well for a few years, and then sailed right into the rocks. I'm blaming her because she was the CEO and the buck stops with her. [/QUOTE]
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