Keith the Thief wrote:Another problem with a museum is that the material displayed is typically hands-off.For good reason, obviously.D&D is very hands-on.I want to be able to hold an original wood-grain box.I want to read the original Lost Caverns, etc.A museum isn't going to appeal to me if all I'm allowed to do is look at rare module XYZ under glass.I can do that in a de facto sense from the Internet.
dhunton wrote:Museum of Dungeons and Dragons
Pipswich wrote:Why would they need it? If the use is for commercial purpose, sure. Most museum activities are not deemed commercial. Further, why would WOTC challenge fair use by a museum, library or university. It basically is free marketing for them.
Pipswich wrote:The sarcasm is amusing and irrelevant, but not logically derived from my post.
Pipswich wrote:So why take pot shots at people who are willing to contribute the time, money, energy and potential collections?
Chainsaw wrote:Pipswich wrote:The sarcasm is amusing and irrelevant, but not logically derived from my post.Are you from Earth or some assburger-filled alternate dimension? Who talks like this? :roll: Pipswich wrote:So why take pot shots at people who are willing to contribute the time, money, energy and potential collections?Huh? Asking if they had any legal rights to use the Dungeons and Dragons brand name in their endeavor before donating money is a "pot shot"? It's not as if the WotC legal team needs to be right to shut the project down - they could lock this up in court until the museum people run out of money. This isn't rocket surgery. Whatever man - donate your kid's college fund to the unofficial Museum of Dungeons and Dragons. I don't give a shit. :)
Keith the Thief wrote:Another problem with a museum is that the material displayed is typically hands-off. I want to be able to hold an original wood-grain box. I want to read the original Lost Caverns, etc. A museum isn't going to appeal to me if all I'm allowed to do is look at rare module XYZ under glass.
danull wrote: I'd go so far as to say I think the money spent on a brick and mortar museum would be much better spent toward negotiating/purchasing rights to publicly share the materials from TSR's archives on the Internet via a well organized "Virtual" Museum.
Blackmoor wrote:So what do you have planned for this place. Displays? Wax statues of Gary and Dave?
Grug Greyskin wrote:The biggest question, which has more or less been asked above is: "What do you have to display?" Nothing on the indiegogo site indicated that you have a collection worthy of a museum ready to display, and your movie had nothing more notable than a White Box.
copycat wrote:Seems like a lot of paltry benefits for the amount to be donated. "One free entry." Wow. No thanks.
Blackmoor wrote:Unfortunalty this project will fail, the lack of funding is one issue; the lack of proper planning is the key issue here. THey should stop this fundraising efforts right now and come up with a proper business plan, consult with industry people, get somebody onboard that knows the details of non profit organizations and start listening. There are a few people on the Acaeum that would help both with funding and advice, the organizers are shutting them out! This will be a very difficult project without the aid of this website.
DiscoDadda wrote:I have like 15 copies of X1, I'd be willing to donate.