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<blockquote data-quote="Dextra" data-source="post: 1916970" data-attributes="member: 5705"><p><strong>Thanks, everyone!</strong></p><p></p><p>Thanks everyone for taking the time to come back to the topic. There's a lot of talk going on backstage right now, and I'm trying to gauge the temperature a little before jumping in with a big splash. I've received some great ideas from publishers, ENWorlders, and judges, and am trying to take them all into consideration.</p><p></p><p>Here's my latest idea:</p><p></p><p>I would like to establish a core set of awards and their definitions that would be consistent from year to year. That way winning "Best Publisher" in 2005 would mean the same as winning it in 2002.</p><p></p><p>I think that the newly-elected judges should be able to modify the criteria for other categories, and possibly create new ones should they so choose, but the core categories should remain sacrosanct. In any case, (not including the Peer and Fan awards) I think we should really aim to keep below 20 awards. Anyhow, here's how I envision a breakdown...</p><p></p><p>CORE AWARDS</p><p>Best Art (Cover)</p><p>Best Art (Interior)</p><p>Best Cartography</p><p>Best Graphic Design & Layout</p><p>Best Cream</p><p>Best Crunch</p><p>Best Electronic Product </p><p>Best d20 Game</p><p>Best Game</p><p>Best Publisher</p><p></p><p><em>Personally, I like the idea of breaking down the individual components of what it takes to put together a book (I'd like to be able to award editing as well, but as it's been pointed out, it's very difficult to judge). That's why I want to keep the individual art/esthetic categories, and am suggesting the addition of best "cream" and "crunch"- ie. rewarding excellence in prose and game mechanics. We wouldn't award individual authors or artists, but the product in which their work appeared. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Maybe it's just because I've been acting as an art director for awhile, but I really think that the different factors that make a product great should be rewarded. They're certainly not going to be acknlowledged elsewhere!</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>BTW, the reason I think we should include best Electronic and d20 as separate categories is a nod to the history of the ENnies beginnings.</em></p><p></p><p>MUTABLE AWARDS</p><p><em>These ones depend upon what was released in the previous year, the whims of the judges, etc.</em></p><p>Best Licensed Product</p><p>Best Aid or Accessory</p><p>Best Adventure</p><p>Best Campaign Setting </p><p>Best Setting Supplement</p><p>Best Rules Supplement</p><p>Best Monster Supplement </p><p>Best N00B (newcomer publisher/game/author/artist/site)</p><p>Best Fan Site</p><p>Best Free Product or Web Enhancement</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dextra, post: 1916970, member: 5705"] [b]Thanks, everyone![/b] Thanks everyone for taking the time to come back to the topic. There's a lot of talk going on backstage right now, and I'm trying to gauge the temperature a little before jumping in with a big splash. I've received some great ideas from publishers, ENWorlders, and judges, and am trying to take them all into consideration. Here's my latest idea: I would like to establish a core set of awards and their definitions that would be consistent from year to year. That way winning "Best Publisher" in 2005 would mean the same as winning it in 2002. I think that the newly-elected judges should be able to modify the criteria for other categories, and possibly create new ones should they so choose, but the core categories should remain sacrosanct. In any case, (not including the Peer and Fan awards) I think we should really aim to keep below 20 awards. Anyhow, here's how I envision a breakdown... CORE AWARDS Best Art (Cover) Best Art (Interior) Best Cartography Best Graphic Design & Layout Best Cream Best Crunch Best Electronic Product Best d20 Game Best Game Best Publisher [i]Personally, I like the idea of breaking down the individual components of what it takes to put together a book (I'd like to be able to award editing as well, but as it's been pointed out, it's very difficult to judge). That's why I want to keep the individual art/esthetic categories, and am suggesting the addition of best "cream" and "crunch"- ie. rewarding excellence in prose and game mechanics. We wouldn't award individual authors or artists, but the product in which their work appeared. Maybe it's just because I've been acting as an art director for awhile, but I really think that the different factors that make a product great should be rewarded. They're certainly not going to be acknlowledged elsewhere! BTW, the reason I think we should include best Electronic and d20 as separate categories is a nod to the history of the ENnies beginnings.[/i] MUTABLE AWARDS [i]These ones depend upon what was released in the previous year, the whims of the judges, etc.[/i] Best Licensed Product Best Aid or Accessory Best Adventure Best Campaign Setting Best Setting Supplement Best Rules Supplement Best Monster Supplement Best N00B (newcomer publisher/game/author/artist/site) Best Fan Site Best Free Product or Web Enhancement [/QUOTE]
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