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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dextra" data-source="post: 2605609" data-attributes="member: 5705">Good pointsI'm very interested in discussing any points with you, or any other publisher interested in participating in the planning process.  Please continue to speak up!My ultimate goal is to have the judges selected in time for Gen Con Indy, so publishers can pass along product directly to the judges at Gen Con.  With these earlier submission dates, I hope to offer some flexibility to the publishers, and remove some stress from the judges.  Nothing is forcing publishers to submit as soon as they release, I'm just offering the option.  Many publishers (and/or their fulfilment houses) already have a mechanism in place for sending out reviewer copies, so by the addition of a few names and addresses to their list, their worries have been reduced.  Also, we received a lot of submissions by courrier at the last minute, and suspect that if these publishers had been able to send by regular government mail service, there would have been considerable savings.There's nothing stopping a publisher from waiting until May to submit a box of their stuff- especially if they wish to cherry-pick their favourite products.  With the potential of a $5/product entered S&H fee (if shipped to the Submissions Coordinator), there will be some publishers who may wish to be a little choosier and limit their entries.  Who knows?  I like the idea of an early submission date, but am not quite prepared to make it policy (yet- there's always 2007!).  But I will publicize a Suggested Shipping Deadline, and heartily encourage all publishers who released anything from June to October to get their stuff in by November 15th, and anything from November through February by March 15th so the judges can get a head start on reading over the holidays.  Nothing says Christmas-Solstice-Chanukah-Passover-Easter-Equinox Spirit like ignoring your family members to sequester yourself and read/evaluate RPG books!Your point on the freshness factor is well-taken.  I'll certainly encourage the new crop of judges to take copious notes.  I know that many if not all of past years' judges did.  I'm sure that in past years there have been products submitted in May that the judges had already read as soon as it was released.  Said products might not have been top in their minds, but a quick re-read and glance at notes would certainly refresh!  Judges have used the ENnies judges forum to post their thoughts in the past, and could use the venue as a host for notes.I look forward to any other comments/suggestions you'd like to share!</blockquote>

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