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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 7832938" data-attributes="member: 15700"><p>Honestly, the more you look at the timeline of bad decisions, it's a wonder TSR didn't go out of business before the 80s even happened. The entire history of TSR was bad decision after bad decision. From Gary's repeated and constant stealing of other's IP (when it would have been so easy just to work out a deal; Iron Crown go the rights to do Middle Earth for a pittance in the mid 80s), to the unneeded rift he caused with Arneson, to his spending company cash on personal endeavors, to his management style (that carried over to the Blumes and later Lorraine), to the Blumes branching out into non profitable personal projects, to hiring management with no industry experience, to continuing to take up front advances (setting your long term financial ability on shaky ground for short term profit), it was just one really bad thing after another. If not for the devotion of fans and how we needed to buy everything up, TSR would have collapsed long before 1997. Honestly, looking at the timeline, and it's a wonder it lasted so long.</p><p></p><p>Yeah, Lorraine is to blame for poor management decisions and continuing to take advances (to be fair to her, I'm sure the board pressured that, because it's common among most corporations to do that). But she's just one piece in the managerial disasters that TSR encountered. She doesn't deserve any more hate than Gary or Kevin, and it's an equal thing between the three. Or should be. But of course it's not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 7832938, member: 15700"] Honestly, the more you look at the timeline of bad decisions, it's a wonder TSR didn't go out of business before the 80s even happened. The entire history of TSR was bad decision after bad decision. From Gary's repeated and constant stealing of other's IP (when it would have been so easy just to work out a deal; Iron Crown go the rights to do Middle Earth for a pittance in the mid 80s), to the unneeded rift he caused with Arneson, to his spending company cash on personal endeavors, to his management style (that carried over to the Blumes and later Lorraine), to the Blumes branching out into non profitable personal projects, to hiring management with no industry experience, to continuing to take up front advances (setting your long term financial ability on shaky ground for short term profit), it was just one really bad thing after another. If not for the devotion of fans and how we needed to buy everything up, TSR would have collapsed long before 1997. Honestly, looking at the timeline, and it's a wonder it lasted so long. Yeah, Lorraine is to blame for poor management decisions and continuing to take advances (to be fair to her, I'm sure the board pressured that, because it's common among most corporations to do that). But she's just one piece in the managerial disasters that TSR encountered. She doesn't deserve any more hate than Gary or Kevin, and it's an equal thing between the three. Or should be. But of course it's not. [/QUOTE]
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