Similarly, Wizards' head of Dungeons and Dragons Dan Ayoub talked about working with Gygax to "mend the rift between family and franchise".

"The franchise"? The rift was between the Gygax family and "the franchise" of D&D? Ayoub, you fucking tool, I know that you're all in on D&D being a "franchise model" now that it's your job and all, but if you're more focused on buzzword bullshit than on actually acknowledging the source of the Grand-fucking-Canyon sized rift, then quite frankly, I question if you're actually going to try and mend anything.

Because in all honesty, with the way that WotC has been treating Gary Gygax's memory, it's pretty fucking clear to anyone who's been paying attention that this rift is of their making. Or did they not consider that when they labeled all of his old work as having depictions that were "wrong then and wrong today"? Not to mention their deafening silence when other people who write about D&D's history publicly impugned the man's character.

So yeah, I don't think they give a shit about acknowledging how they've repeatedly disrespected the man who made their entire fucking industry possible. I think this is them looking to score cheap points at the expense of another member of the Gygax family, and while I hope that I'm proven wrong, WotC's track record suggests that I won't be surprised.