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<blockquote data-quote="Aberzanzorax" data-source="post: 5617837" data-attributes="member: 64209"><p>Well, to be fair to all parties, including recognizing yourself (for good or for ill), wasn't ObsidianPortal nominated for an ennie award?</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I mean...if that's the case, you rock hard, and Paizo recognizes that (and probably welcomes it/is proud of you), but at the same time, they start to worry that a very nice campaign website is using their product in a way that they thing might be problematic for their company.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I know some have mentioned this, but I'll put it in my own words....if you sucked, no one would go to your page or care what you were doing, for good or for ill. There would be no complaints, because you'd be too boring to warrant complaints.</p><p> </p><p>But you're not boring...you're pretty awesome (according to the Ennies judges, and to be honest, myself as well). BUT being awesome makes you noticed.</p><p> </p><p>Being noticed (as most/every? celebrity will tell you) is both a boon and a curse. There is free publicity, admiring fans, and adoring benefactors, but there is also papparazzi, stalkers, and miscreants who want to profit off of your fame.</p><p> </p><p>In my opinion, Paizo is none of these...it is a company whose products you've enjoyed and used and treated with respect. It seems they've respectfully (in turn) asked you to make your use of those products less public.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I like how you've not made a stink. You're certainly entitled to whatever opinion of your own gaming you may hold and whatever opinion of Paizo you may hold.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HOWEVER:</p><p>You chose to be public.</p><p> </p><p>I'll say that again, because it's pretty important.</p><p> </p><p>You chose to be public.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When you decided to make your blog public, you were sharing your campaign with everyone who cared to look. Many have since cared to look, to the point you may win an award, and good for you for your efforts and campaign. I mean that sincerely. I'm not sarcastic/facecious (sp) at all here. You have done something wonderful, using a very good company's very good products...and likely you've made them even better if you won an award for how you presented things.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>You, sir, have done good stuffs. Good RP stuffs that I quite sincerely applaud you for.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I'm not sure about the whole stink at all, and I don't think you're promoting it. I also am not sure why you might not buy Paizo products in the future (though I understand feeling burned by a company and not wanting to support them).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I wish you the best of luck, support you and Paizo both, and hope for Ennies wins for both of you as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aberzanzorax, post: 5617837, member: 64209"] Well, to be fair to all parties, including recognizing yourself (for good or for ill), wasn't ObsidianPortal nominated for an ennie award? I mean...if that's the case, you rock hard, and Paizo recognizes that (and probably welcomes it/is proud of you), but at the same time, they start to worry that a very nice campaign website is using their product in a way that they thing might be problematic for their company. I know some have mentioned this, but I'll put it in my own words....if you sucked, no one would go to your page or care what you were doing, for good or for ill. There would be no complaints, because you'd be too boring to warrant complaints. But you're not boring...you're pretty awesome (according to the Ennies judges, and to be honest, myself as well). BUT being awesome makes you noticed. Being noticed (as most/every? celebrity will tell you) is both a boon and a curse. There is free publicity, admiring fans, and adoring benefactors, but there is also papparazzi, stalkers, and miscreants who want to profit off of your fame. In my opinion, Paizo is none of these...it is a company whose products you've enjoyed and used and treated with respect. It seems they've respectfully (in turn) asked you to make your use of those products less public. I like how you've not made a stink. You're certainly entitled to whatever opinion of your own gaming you may hold and whatever opinion of Paizo you may hold. HOWEVER: You chose to be public. I'll say that again, because it's pretty important. You chose to be public. When you decided to make your blog public, you were sharing your campaign with everyone who cared to look. Many have since cared to look, to the point you may win an award, and good for you for your efforts and campaign. I mean that sincerely. I'm not sarcastic/facecious (sp) at all here. You have done something wonderful, using a very good company's very good products...and likely you've made them even better if you won an award for how you presented things. You, sir, have done good stuffs. Good RP stuffs that I quite sincerely applaud you for. I'm not sure about the whole stink at all, and I don't think you're promoting it. I also am not sure why you might not buy Paizo products in the future (though I understand feeling burned by a company and not wanting to support them). I wish you the best of luck, support you and Paizo both, and hope for Ennies wins for both of you as well. [/QUOTE]
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