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<DIV>Dean and Everyone: </DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 12/6/2006 6:15:07 AM Eastern Standard Time,
dcml-request@nafsk.se writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Concerning Rich Johnston and his blurb on Gemstone. Rich is a
known and admitted rumor monger. He admits so by the use of Red,
Yellow, and Green traffic Lights the precede each item. </DIV>
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<DIV>Sometimes his predictions come to pass. More often than not, they
don't -- or we just plain never know, or never seen any manifestation of
the issue. Anyone could look at a publisher's cancellation of four
out of six titles and pronounced that doom has swept the land. Even some
of our own members have done that! </DIV>
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<DIV>It must have been a very slow rumor/news week at Marvel, DC, and the
UK publishers for Rich to turn his attentions to Gemstone in the first
place. </DIV>
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<DIV>I hope I'm not speaking out of class - and would rather have someone
officially address this matter for the DCML... but how can you "let
freelancers go"?! They're FREELANCERS, fer gosh sakes! There is
naturally less work for everyone, when six titles become two - and that means
less freelance work. As for being paid, I can report no difficulties
with the work I've done for Gemstone - DuckTales Texts and the Super
Goof backup to "Blotman Returns".</DIV>
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<DIV>So, I think we ought to just leave Rich Johnston to his corner of
the blog-world (...where anyone can apparently say anything they please)
until things manifest themselves for real. </DIV>
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<DIV>Just as with the cancellation news, let's keep an even keel on this one as
well. </DIV>
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<DIV>Also, I hope you all enjoyed my script for Super Goof. I added quite
a bit to the original bare-bones outline I received. Feedback is welcome,
if you'd like - privately or in this forum. </DIV>
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<DIV>Joe Torcivia. </DIV>
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