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<blockquote data-quote="IronWolf" data-source="post: 5201557" data-attributes="member: 21076"><p>I would say keeping them as two separate categories is best. As you said by having a fan category it helps the ENnies maintain their commitment to acknowledging the work of those just getting started but haven't made it to the big time yet. I think that is a good thing to continue to support. Acknowledgment of a job well done by peers can be a rewarding thing for people producing content with no monetary compensation.</p><p></p><p>While some may think their materials are competitive with the publisher category, I would wager there are many others that realize there is a difference in quality - whether it be editing, the art or some other factor. I think it penalizes those folks by possibly a smaller number who think they are competitive.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I am not entirely certain I follow, does this mean that a publisher who normally produces paid for content can enter a web supplement or their site into this free category that competes against the fan produced content category? And their website would compete against fan produced websites?</p><p></p><p>I do not think having publisher websites that generally produce pay for content to compete against fan made websites is a good thing. While the site may be free to access, in the cases of the larger publishers they will have paid people for content layout and design as opposed to the fan site which is handling things on its own.</p><p></p><p>I don't think I would put free supplements from a publisher that typically charges for product against free supplements a fan is putting out who offers no pay for content. Even a free supplement from a larger, pay for product publisher had dollars spent to produce it - even if the mangement decision was to release it for free.</p><p></p><p>I may have completely misunderstood this item though - disregard these comments if I have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IronWolf, post: 5201557, member: 21076"] I would say keeping them as two separate categories is best. As you said by having a fan category it helps the ENnies maintain their commitment to acknowledging the work of those just getting started but haven't made it to the big time yet. I think that is a good thing to continue to support. Acknowledgment of a job well done by peers can be a rewarding thing for people producing content with no monetary compensation. While some may think their materials are competitive with the publisher category, I would wager there are many others that realize there is a difference in quality - whether it be editing, the art or some other factor. I think it penalizes those folks by possibly a smaller number who think they are competitive. I am not entirely certain I follow, does this mean that a publisher who normally produces paid for content can enter a web supplement or their site into this free category that competes against the fan produced content category? And their website would compete against fan produced websites? I do not think having publisher websites that generally produce pay for content to compete against fan made websites is a good thing. While the site may be free to access, in the cases of the larger publishers they will have paid people for content layout and design as opposed to the fan site which is handling things on its own. I don't think I would put free supplements from a publisher that typically charges for product against free supplements a fan is putting out who offers no pay for content. Even a free supplement from a larger, pay for product publisher had dollars spent to produce it - even if the mangement decision was to release it for free. I may have completely misunderstood this item though - disregard these comments if I have. [/QUOTE]
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