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<blockquote data-quote="Dextra" data-source="post: 3685507" data-attributes="member: 5705">Hi everybody!Honestly?&nbsp; I don't think there is place here for that discussion.&nbsp; The only discussion should be between the Board and the producers/hosts of Fear the Boot.&nbsp; Unfortunately, parts of those discussions spilled into the public and onto other forums.&nbsp; I even tried to explain things on the Fear the Boot forums, and the ENnies were trashed for it.&nbsp; And EN World does not tolerate inter-board drama.&nbsp; I will talk with the Board about the possibility of setting up an ENnies forum on ennieawards.com for discussions of this sort so they won't clutter up ENW, though.But to get the facts straight:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">We are not disqualifying them for joking around.&nbsp; We are not disqualifying them for disrepecting the Awards.&nbsp; We are not disqualifying them for &quot;poor taste&quot;.&nbsp; As a matter of fact, we really didn't want to have to officially disqualify them at all.&nbsp; We asked them to withdraw because they admitted to having voted from work and home.&nbsp; They apologized.&nbsp; That was not a joke.&nbsp; That is a fact.&nbsp; </li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Voting more than once violates the democratic principle of one person, one vote.&nbsp; They blatantly broke that principle, forcing the Board's hand.&nbsp; We could not condone such behaviour through inaction. </li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">We will codify it in the future that cheating is grounds for disqualification.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">We will adopt methods of reducing the possibility of ballot-stuffing for future years.</li>
</ol>Finally, I'd like to say that the ENnie Awards staff, Board, and judges are all volunteers who put in hundreds of hours every year into the Awards.&nbsp; And while none of us expect a pat on the back, it would be nice to not be rewarded with a kick to the teeth as it were.We strive to maintain a high standard at all times in all aspects, but sometimes an individual staffer may snap when attacked, or make statements that do not bear out the Board's policies.&nbsp; I apologize if anyone associated with the ENnies has stepped over the line of professionalism and offended or misled anyone in this (or any other matter), and assure you that actions are being taken to discipline offenders and prevent re-occurrences.Thank you for your understanding.&nbsp; I welcome emails at <a href="mailto:denise@ennieawards.com">denise@ennieawards.com</a> if you wish to continue this.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dextra, post: 3685507, member: 5705"] Hi everybody! Honestly? I don't think there is place here for that discussion. The only discussion should be between the Board and the producers/hosts of Fear the Boot. Unfortunately, parts of those discussions spilled into the public and onto other forums. I even tried to explain things on the Fear the Boot forums, and the ENnies were trashed for it. And EN World does not tolerate inter-board drama. I will talk with the Board about the possibility of setting up an ENnies forum on ennieawards.com for discussions of this sort so they won't clutter up ENW, though. But to get the facts straight: [list=1] [*]We are not disqualifying them for joking around. We are not disqualifying them for disrepecting the Awards. We are not disqualifying them for "poor taste". As a matter of fact, we really didn't want to have to officially disqualify them at all. We asked them to withdraw because they admitted to having voted from work and home. They apologized. That was not a joke. That is a fact. [*]Voting more than once violates the democratic principle of one person, one vote. They blatantly broke that principle, forcing the Board's hand. We could not condone such behaviour through inaction. [*]We will [B]codify [/B] it in the future that cheating is grounds for disqualification. [*]We will adopt methods of reducing the possibility of ballot-stuffing for future years. [/list] Finally, I'd like to say that the ENnie Awards staff, Board, and judges are all volunteers who put in hundreds of hours every year into the Awards. And while none of us expect a pat on the back, it would be nice to not be rewarded with a kick to the teeth as it were. We strive to maintain a high standard at all times in all aspects, but sometimes an individual staffer may snap when attacked, or make statements that do not bear out the Board's policies. I apologize if anyone associated with the ENnies has stepped over the line of professionalism and offended or misled anyone in this (or any other matter), and assure you that actions are being taken to discipline offenders and prevent re-occurrences. Thank you for your understanding. I welcome emails at [email]denise@ennieawards.com[/email] if you wish to continue this. [/QUOTE]

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