Hello all,
Darkseraphim here. Just logging on to make a few clarifications for the curious ...
First, it is true that I sold a D&D database for about a 2-month period in 2001. I don't recall all of the specifics, but the information was derived from The Acaeum, reseller sites, Amazon, Dragon magazines, and my own personal research and collection. Quite a bit of it was indeed derived from Acaeum information. But the worst sticking point, as I recall, was that I had copied some of the Acaeum scans and hosted them on my own website.
Secondly, I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize personally to Foulfoot - I was in a bad personal situation during that time, and I didn't much respect or care for myself, much less the others I came into contact with. It was a bleak time for me, and my actions definitely didn't make the enduring of it any better. Fortunately, things have gone much better for me ever since, due to much soul-searching and maturation on my part. Every aspect of my life is much improved, and I feel that my growth as a person reflects that. In short - I'm truly sorry if I caused any distress. I can't take it back, but I can move forward with a clean conscience, since I know I'm being good to both myself and others, in all aspects of my life.
Thirdly,
D3 is open to the community - I'm not sure how useful it's going to be for serious collectors of gaming material, since it has a broad focus that includes paint bottles, belt buckles, novels, miniatures, and what-have-you. But I did come across some rather interesting rarities that may be of general interest. The information is as complete as I can make it, but there are bound to be errors, since I've only ever owned about 50% of the items on the list. Corrections are always credited and welcomed, and will be reflected in future versions.
Lastly - it will always remain free. The combined file size is ~1 MB, the only "cost" is that you need to store it, and check it for viruses if you like (I do virus checks prior to each mailout, but you can never be too careful.)
If anyone has any comments or questions, just let me know. I can start an introductory / Q&A post or thread if the necessity is felt; otherwise, I'll retain my comments here.
Carry on, thanks all.
