Talk:Wizards of the Coast
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[edit] Info
Maybe some info about their web boards is called for. --The Computer Mutt July 6, 2005 20:26 (UTC)
[edit] Star Sisterz
If anyone knows anything about these guy's games, I have started a stub at Star Sisterz (as it was a long requested article). Please feel free to contribute. Proto t c 10:11, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Article
A very nice review of WotC life appeared lately. Check it at http://www.rpg.net/columns/briefhistory/briefhistory1.phtml -- ReyBrujo 07:33, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Fantasy novel series
I'm a little uncomfortable with this section, since it lists all of the TSR settings, and I'm not sure all of them have been published under Wizard's management. And in comparison, the TSR entry for novels is minimal. Any opinions or information? FrozenPurpleCube 19:38, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
- The last of the Dark Sun novels was published in 1996, which would be before the WotC purchase, and yet Amazon lists Wizards as the publisher. I am going to remove at least Dark Sun from the list, but please be bold in correcting any others you find.
—Asatruer 22:04, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
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- Ok, well, I yanked Birthright, Spelljammer, and Mystara from the list, since they also have no publications after the TSR purchase. I'm still not entirely satisfied with the section though, as I feel it remains a little too heavy on the D&D/TSR related properties and not enough on the Wizard's ones. I'll check Wizard's book publishing section, see what else they've published. At the least, the Magic-novelizations belong somewhere.
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- It is my understanding that WotC owns the rights to those titles, even though they haven't published anything new since trhe buyout. Thus I think it would be appropriate to list them. --Roninbk t c # 15:07, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
- I agree, they do own the rights, but with their name never having appeared on the product, it's a tad inaccurate. At the least, I'd prefer they be seperated out by something like "Wizards also owns the rights to published books for these other intellectual properties" . —The preceding unsigned comment was added by FrozenPurpleCube (talk • contribs) 16:39, September 20, 2006 (UTC)
- I agree with FrozenPurpleCube, the most obvious interpretation of the list is "books WotC has published." Thus, adding books they own the rights to would be confusing. Furthermore, we don't actually know WotC has those rights. A list of "things WotC has published" is easy to confirm, a list of "things WotC has rights to" is harder. Alan De Smet | Talk 02:31, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
- It is my understanding that WotC owns the rights to those titles, even though they haven't published anything new since trhe buyout. Thus I think it would be appropriate to list them. --Roninbk t c # 15:07, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Martial Arts RPG
If I remember correctly, either Wizards of teh Coast or TSR made a Martial Arts RPG back in the early 2000s and releaed it chapter by chapter online for free. Anyone remember what the name of this RPG was and should it be included here?--Jazz Remington 00:49, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
- I believe that was Dragon Fist. According to this link, it was sold to Green Ronin. Green Ronin appears to be putting out a new version, scheduled for 2006: [1]. Powers T 15:03, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] MTG Forums
The "You Make The Card" forum is not a place for players to submit ideas to be used in future sets. For legal reasons, the people who actually work on the sets are not even allowed to look at those forums. I believe MaRo said this in one of his mail bag articles, but I'm not sure. In any case, that section should be changed. --Insane 00:30, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Reliability of Wizards.com
Please note that this subject is discussed at Reliability noticeboard.-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk 17:35, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Moving citation to external links
Citation 1 is not necessary since citation 2 also covers the fact that wotc was sued by palladium.
Citation 1 is a very good article on the history of wizards of the coast, would be extremely use full for someone looking to learn more.
Does anyone have an objection to moving Citation 1 to external links.
"The release of The Primal Order brought legal trouble with Palladium Books suing for references to their game and system.[1] The suit was settled in 1993 by Wizards paying an undisclosed sum to Palladium and agreeing not to mention their products again.[2]" [1]^ a b Tynes, John (2001-03-23). Death to the Minotaur: Part 1 (HTML). Salon Media Group, Inc.. Retrieved on 2006-09-01. Ethyr 16:08, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
- Redundant citations aren't a problem. If anything, they support each other, providing an even stronger reference for the fact. I say leave it where it is. — Alan De Smet | Talk 03:51, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
- My only issue is that citations are much less visible than links. It is a very well written and lengthy article on the history of wotc including much information not given in the wiki page. It would be more valuable as a link than as an redundant citation.Ethyr 19:44, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
- I don't think it really fits given the guidelines for external links. If there is further good information in the article, it should be extracted and included in the Salon article, it should be put into this article with citations. Beyond that potential information, it doesn't seem to provide much else of reference value. If someone wants "further reading," it's right there in the citations, which is where I'd expect to find further reading in any academic work. Either way, the citation should stay in place, even if the link is re-added to the External links. — Alan De Smet | Talk 22:28, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
- Would anyone object to adding it to external linksEthyr 23:50, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
- Readded the link, I will work on extracting some of information from the link to the article. Ethyr 18:14, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
- I don't think it really fits given the guidelines for external links. If there is further good information in the article, it should be extracted and included in the Salon article, it should be put into this article with citations. Beyond that potential information, it doesn't seem to provide much else of reference value. If someone wants "further reading," it's right there in the citations, which is where I'd expect to find further reading in any academic work. Either way, the citation should stay in place, even if the link is re-added to the External links. — Alan De Smet | Talk 22:28, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
- My only issue is that citations are much less visible than links. It is a very well written and lengthy article on the history of wotc including much information not given in the wiki page. It would be more valuable as a link than as an redundant citation.Ethyr 19:44, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Contact Info
Who is currently in charge of WotC and where may I contact him? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.69.86.114 (talk) 17:32, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
