Why the merger of two categories?

[dpmcalister]

Please don't take this the wrong way because I'm seriously interested. Why were the Best Fan Website and Best Podcast categories merged into Best Fan Product?

 

[Crothian]

There was not enough entries for the categories to exist on their own. That's the only reason we would combine categories.

 

[davethegame]

Please don't take this the wrong way because I'm seriously interested. Why were the Best Fan Website and Best Podcast categories merged into Best Fan Product?

No kidding, at least that merger makes sense, but two websites, two podcasts, and an adventure?

I think that's crazy considering how many great RPG blogs and podcasts have been doing quality work this past year. Next year, I'm going to push every one of the sites on my site's blogroll and in my RSS reader to enter. (For the record, Critical Hits chose not to enter because we thought the category was a lot more narrow then it turned out to be.)

Also, the honorable mention hasn't been updated since last November! I would have thought timeliness would be a factor.

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

Also, the honorable mention hasn't been updated since last November! I would have thought timeliness would be a factor.

Let me know what needs to be fixed and I'll get right on it.

 

[davethegame]

Let me know what needs to be fixed and I'll get right on it.

Sorry, should be more clear: the site selected as the honorable mention is a site that hasn't been updated since last November.

 

[Jonny Nexus]

Let me know what needs to be fixed and I'll get right on it.

I think he's referring to the fact that the zine "Knowledge - Current Events", which got an honourable mention in the fan product category, last published an issue in November 2007.

 

[Jonny Nexus]

Sorry, should be more clear: the site selected as the honorable mention is a site that hasn't been updated since last November.

Well it does describe itself as "occasional".

 

[Crothian]

I think that's crazy considering how many great RPG blogs and podcasts have been doing quality work this past year. Next year, I'm going to push every one of the sites on my site's blogroll and in my RSS reader to enter.

Please do. We can only judge what gets entered.

 

[dpmcalister]

Thanks for the reply. For the record, I had entered UK Role Players and I don't mind not making the nomination list, but I was hoping for more entries. The Best Fan Website has been the category I looked forward to seeing (some of the previous year's entries were outstanding and I really enjoyed reading through them, even if the content wasn't 100% of interest to me). This year though, there's only one nomination that is interesting and I already read that website.

Next year, like davethegame, I'll be getting as many websites as I can to enter themselves.

 

[davethegame]

The Best Fan Website has been the category I looked forward to seeing (some of the previous year's entries were outstanding and I really enjoyed reading through them, even if the content wasn't 100% of interest to me). This year though, there's only one nomination that is interesting and I already read that website.

Agreed: I've been fortunate enough to come across tons of great RPG sites lately, but it's a real shame that, somehow, the category got merged in with other categories. I mean, just look at this list. I really don't get it.