Re: [HOE] Long time lurker sharing position

["Jason Panella" <saeder_krupp@hotmail.com>]

>I've been on this list since HOE first came out. And
>DL long before that. I've made some pretty good
>friends both at Pinnacle and with others on the list.
>
>I think I can say with some confidence that this post
>is so far off base that I'm actually getting angry
>reading it. I think John and Dave have responded much
>nicer than I would have, so I'll table what I really
>would love to say and say this instead:
>
>Bottom line: Shane is a good guy and one who has been
>forthright, honest, and bluntly decent to you and
>everyone else on this list since day one. And to call
>him a sellout is nothing more than an insult and an
>embarassment to yourself.
>
From the beginning, PEG's webpage has always carried
>free errata, adventures, new rules, ideas, whatever.
>And they updated it regularly, as much as they humanly
>could. Shane and John Goff and John Hopler, and other
>writers of the DL universe like Steve Long and
>Christopher McGlothlin have been encouraged to post
>errata on this listserv, answer questions, and
>generally make this list feel like a home.
>
>And they have. For years. For free. And don't give me
>the cost of doing business crap, because Wizards and
>some of the other big names out there don't do it like
>PEG has. And with a small company like Pinnacle, every
>moment spent on the list or on the website is a moment
>not working on a book that needs to go out the door.
>
>Shane and Co. have been open about every decision
>within human reason, even at the risk of looking bad.
>Which has happened. Sometimes it was their goof, and
>they owned up to it, sometimes it wasn't but they
>never pointed a single finger in blame. Shane took it
>and went on.
>
>So, yeah, when you say PEG sold out, I think you
>should understand why some of us are upset. I'm upset
>that we've lost some of the best writers and designers
>housed under one roof. Period. And more than that,
>they are good, decent people. They love Deadlands and
>want to give you their best and   keeping DL alive
>meant being where we are now.
>
>We've lost some damn good people. Goff, who is one of
>the most straightforward, generous guys I've ever
>known. Hopler, who is a fantastic writer and a very
>talented designer in hiw own right (look at Last
>Crusade sometime). Lee Bansen, apparently, which
>really hits hard, not only because he is a good friend
>of mine, but he is the one of the best businessman
>I've seen in this industry BAR NONE. Hell, the list
>goes on.
>
>But, Shane. Shane is no "sell out" and neither is
>Pinnacle. Shane's taken on more than any of us know
>just to make sure that this train keeps running. But
>you can't get blood from a stone. So, we cope.
>
>But to call PEG sellouts. uh-uh. I think everybody
>here that still stands by Shane ESPECIALLY in this
>time in the company's life better make your damn
>voices known.
>
>I want to see people stand up for Shane here. If
>you'll stand by Shane and PEG, make some noise. Even
>if you've lurked for days or months or years, I want
>to see your posts. Shane's done right by us, so do
>right by him.
>
>Shane, as long as your name is associated with
>Deadlands, HOE, Lost Colony, whatever, I will buy the
>books, minis, etc. Period.
>
>Seeya,
>Mark Metzner
>

Sorry for the minor cusswork Allen, but dammit, I'm proud to stand by PEG 
and Shane. I've gladly bought everything put out by them that I can get my 
grubby little paws on. Sure, I play a bunch of other games, but even my 
beloved Shadowrun can't come close to the level PEG has brought stuff. Am I 
a fanboy? Probably, but as long as PEG stuff still gets released, I'll rush 
to buy it.

JP (I'm done with the F, C crap)
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