I don't know why he would say you can create a free character if you couldn't distribute it but maybe I'm confused here. I have no idea what happened in 2000-2001 that doesn't have to do with shady elections or planes flying into buildings. In my best Dr. Leonard McCoy voice, "Get ahold of yourself man!" :-) Seriously, you guys know what you need/want from him. The worst he can do is tell you to go piss up a rope. Otherwise, best to forget his material. Put it out of your mind and work with the other items that are available.

"Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H. L. Mencken