At 04:52 PM 12/13/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>At 10:39 AM 12/13/00 -0800, "Ryan S. Dancey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Sure, they might have to write to WotC and ask for a letter providing
>>permission to run reviews or editorial comment if they wish, but that would
>>be the extent of the problem.
>
>I used to freelance for hobby magazines, and I would never write a review
>for a publication that had to get permission first before it could review a
>company's products. You couldn't trust the editorial integrity of the
>publication.
Since I work on Pyramid, I don't have the time to hunt down every single
publisher and expect them to send a response about a review. The gaming
industry isn't well known for quick responses, and when you factor this
into a deadline driven publishing schedule, you can see what effect this
would have.
>If it depended on those reviews to attract readers, the editors
>would always have to worry about offending the company and losing the
>right to review its products.
There are *always* other products you can review if a company throws a
stink about it or ignores your requests.
Key-rist. It's practically free advertising.
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