My name is Eric Duckworth and I have my own little hobby/vanity publishing gig called Black Hole Hobbies. I've been lurking on this list since its inception. But the big thing is I've spent the last 10 years as a games manager in a comics/gaming store.
It's been my experience that most gamers do not care about any logo on a game book other than the Brand logo for the game line itself. (i.e. The DnD Logo, Shadowrun Logo, etc.) I can't tell you how many times a month I explain to even veteran gamers what the d20 System TM is and even what the OGL does for games.
This isn't to say that it's a useless logo in any form , but the marketing for it seems to have only been geared to the manufacturers, not the consumers.
I also know for a fact that the one main group that takes notice of a d20 logo or a OGL product are the ones who want to AVOID those products because they see the d20 system as a poisoned blot on the gaming industry. I know, it's a damn shame.
As a retailer I do my damndest to educate all new consumers who buy their first DnD books and let them know what to look for from other publishers so they know what non-WotC d20 books are out there. Once I do this it sticks with them.
For me personally, I wish more marketing was done to educate the consumers on what the d20 logo meant. I think that it would have been a big help earlier on in the 3E boom. I also wish a set OGL logo was there for those who wanted to use it for the same purpose of letting the consumer know that those books were usable in their d20 games and fully compatible with their d20 books.
As a publisher myself, I chose to use the d20 logo and abide by the d20 STL. I know the Brand Recognition that it has from my retail experience.
As for S15 notices, I love looking at other publishers S15's in a book and seeing what was used by them. I can only hope to find my S15 in someone elses book. Their not hard to write and the worst thing is when a publishers S15 is broken and you want to use stuff rom their book.
But, oh well, rant mode off....
TTFN guys!
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Eric Duckworth
Black Hole Hobbies
6470A Glenway Ave #210
Cincinnnati, OH 45211
BlackHoleHobbies.com
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