And yet another case where someone tries to DO something - and does - and is dragged down by those who complain about HOW he should have done it instead.
Of course I don't notice anyone stepping forward to volunteer to do all the work they're asking El Cid to do. Or has someone offered to compile a list of scenarios, sort them, then contact all authors (and wait, and recontact, and recontact) and then actually put them together as either downloads or a set of links, and then host them?
Perhaps I missed someone's kind offer.
Searching through the Scenario Depot, I do not see ANY note limiting the free re-distribution of the scenarios listed there. Not even the useful, organized re-distribution of them. (I am more than willing to add that such a statement may exist - but I don't see it.) Perhaps the scenario authors' beef is with their distributor.
Do Mike Dorosh, et al, have the right to complain about how the intellectual sweat of their hard labors is distributed? Sure they do.
But I fail to see any arguments above about how forcing El Cid to emasculate or remove his packs was a service to the CM community. I saw comments about how it might benefit the Scenario Depot, or Boots & Tracks, etc, and there's nothing wrong with that.
I just don't see any arguments that show me where this is a good thing beyond the individual rights and egos involved.
Let me make clear again - those individual rights are real, and worthy of respect. But the only reasons I see are the selfish (or small groupish), not communal.
Which makes me say thanks again, El Cid - I really appreciate the work. Too bad some people felt they had to spoil the party.
Nick Hyle