WOTC undecided over OGL/GSL. Why you should care

[Charwoman Gene]

Omg Oh Noes Mike Lescault Posted Language That Denotes Dotting Eyes And Crossing Tees And Now Thanks To Mean Spirited Spinn And An Uncharacteristicall Gloomy Archfiend There Is A Crisis

 

[Ydars]

Sora; if Clark has meant anything he has said on these forums then he is not the type of person to just let D&D die while he profits.

Your posts have a seriously insulting tone and I am a little taken aback that someone would write what you just wrote. Please try and post things you would actually have the courage to say to someone if they were in the same room with you. Otherwise, take your own advice and don't post.

 

[Charwoman Gene]

You don't "vet" an undecided policy.
You vet a policy by the lesser stakeholders who look over the final policy for corner cases and to get approval on the parts that affect them.

 

[Jack99]

You don't "vet" an undecided policy.
You vet a policy by the lesser stakeholders who look over the final policy for corner cases and to get approval on the parts that affect them.

Is there any way you could formulate that in another way, so that people like myself, for whom English is the third language, can make some sense of it?

Cheers

 

[JohnRTroy]

He's saying whatever decision Wizards makes has already been decided, but "stakeholders", people who are involved in the company need to review the policy and make final decisions on certain areas that might affect them. Stakeholders can include shareholders, the legal department, the financial department, the game designers, customer representatives, etc.

 

[Charwoman Gene]

Is there any way you could formulate that in another way, so that people like myself, for whom English is the third language, can make some sense of it?

Cheers

It's not English, its corporate-speak.

Basically, still vetting a final policy means you are dropping it off on finance, and legal, and various people who have roles that overlap with the policy. They basically look at what has already been decided and basically see if there is an overlooked issue. You finalize your drafts before getting the other people to vet them. Otherwise its brainstorming.

Is the fact that they haven't said much in a few months disturbing? YES!
Is this thread started based off a ridiculous misreading of the same exact lame "Still working" corporatese we've been hearing? I think so.

 

[Jack99]

Thanks guys, that was easier to understand.

 

[Ydars]

How strange that an industry insider and head of Necromancer Games (namely Orcus) doesn't agree with you Charwoman Gene.

I have been reading about the OGL issues for months on this board and others. I don't have the time or the skill to put ALL the arguments before people in a format like this (most wouldn't read it anyway) but I wanted to do something before it was "too late".

 

[Charwoman Gene]

I wanted to do something before it was "too late".

If you are right, it already is too late.

Anyway, I'm done for now. Sleep is happy. Dream of More OGLINESS

 

[Ydars]

Are you always this cheerful Charwoman?