Scott,Thanks for all of your input in this thread ... after reading through the lengthy posts the following stuck in my mind.
And to answer the implied question this does not mean going back and supporting older editions.
Which, of course, is one thing I would not expect Wizards to do since TSR tried this before and it failed miserably. However, this said, I am always thankful for my local used book store and eBay. The need to bring new and younger gamers into the fold will more than likely result in some older leaving the fold for other hobbies.
As for me ... while I still have the vast majority of material from playing way back when ... things like OSRIC are looking better with every new mention of some wonderful McGuffin that Wizards is coming out with for 4E.
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