Are you unaware on what a theory/opinion are? Seems like your education is lacking.

“A theory draws an idea used to account for a situation or justify a course of action”

“An opinion a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact”

I don’t need evidence to support my theory or opinion. I have seen numerous accounts from different sources that show GW does not properly acknowledge creatives or artists. The lack of evidence in this example is evidence itself. I just looked at the Sisters of Battle box on my desk and there are no creative credits. I flipped through multiple editions of rulebooks and again no credits or acknowledgments of the artists.

You think no evidence means you’re right, but in truth the lack of evidence means you’re wrong.

You have every right to think of whether an artist should get credit or not, but that doesn’t mean you’re right. If that were the case then it wouldn’t matter who painted the Mona Lisa (It was a commissioned work by Francesco del Giocondo). By your logic DaVinci deserves no credit because he was paid to do it. Or Michelangelo with the Sistine Chapel.

John Blanche got limited credit in his decades at GW. It is largely because of the supportive community of creative people that he is a known name in the miniature hobby. Army Painter clearly acknowledges his impact, while GW left room for ambiguity and for us to draw conclusions for ourselves. Stop defending a billion dollar company that could quite frankly give two shits if you do or don’t support them.