[Glorantha] WoG - list, my take

In message <Pine.GSO.4.58.0707041440530.21568@paju.oulu.fi> Mikko Rintasaari writes:
>
>Personally I'm happy of the existence of the WoG list. Having a list that
>Greg reads and comments on has been a great boon, and only intensified my
>love affair with Glorantha.
>
>As a GM and avid roleplayer I have to agree with Greg. Glorantha is his
>baby, and ultimately is his to do with as he wants. We are all free to do
>whatever we want with _our_ own interpretations of it, but it's still his
>baby. If Glorantha was my creation, I'd do the same.
>
>The people who get jealous and possessive about their own contributions
>should, I think, re-think the issue a bit. If you must have control,
>create your own fantasy epic. If you with to work with offiscial
>Glorantha, accept that it you are basically fans and helpers instead of
>co-authors with equal rights.
>
>I wonder what it is with Glorantha that creates this problem? I don't
>think fans of 'A Song of Ice and Fire' get hissy with George R.R. Martin
>when his books don't turn out like they would prefer, nor does anybody (I
>know) try to tell Rowling how to write the next Harry Potter book.
>
>I love to tinker with Glorantha, but I don't think it's my place to demand
>anything from mr. Stafford.

That's your opinion. Others, including some who've made significant direct and indirect contributions to published Glorantha have a different one. There's already been an acrimonious debate on the World of Glorantha list on this subject and I see no benefit in repeating it here.

Personally I feel Jane and Graham were restrained in their comments about you forwarding Chris's mail to the WoG list. It was a flagrant breech of copyright to do so unless you had his permission. I believe everyone here is aware of other lists and are capable of deciding which one to use. It is rather presumptious of you to override that decision without being aware of why it was made.

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Donald Oddy
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