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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Orcus" data-source="post: 304964" data-attributes="member: 1254">Here is, in my mind, the reason WotC should not be part of the Ennies:WotC is NOT actually a d20 company. They do not make d20 products. They make products that they put a d20 logo on. That is different. They dont have to follow the d20 license. They arent constrained by the content of the SRD. I think that makes a big difference. I was against their inclusion and voiced this opinion some time ago. I repeat the same argument here.To me, a d20 company is a company that uses the d20 license. WotC, by definition, is not one.Ryan Dancey and I joked at the con that the award intro should have gone like this:"And the winner of Best d20 Publisher that doesnt have to follow the d20 license is......Wizards of the Coast!"That is the difference and the reason they should be excluded: they are not constrained by the SRD or the terms of the license.I'm not saying that WotC should be kept out. I am saying that products that are not produced under the OGL or d20 Licenses should not be eligible for an ENnie. Until WotC makes such a product--which they havent done--they shouldnt be eligible. When they actually make a d20/OGL product, they can be considered.This, of course, raises the issue of the EQ RPG which is OGL but NOT d20. Clark</blockquote>