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<blockquote data-quote="EricNoah" data-source="post: 305213" data-attributes="member: 4">I'm sure one of the many things that will be considered (not that they weren't in the past) will be &quot;what the awards are for.&quot;&nbsp; Just as Morrus has been wrestling with the issue of what EN World is for.&nbsp; EN World isn't just for D20 as defined by Clark, and so I think the awards should reflect the site's scope and interests.Kenzer doesn't publish under the OGL, do they?&nbsp; I didn't see them having a big advantage in this year's contest.&nbsp; The kinds of solutions to this situation that are appealing to me at the moment are ones that allow WotC products to be in the running but minimize the effect of their market penetration.&nbsp; Colonel, you're so right -- there won't be a way to please everyone in this.&nbsp; So another thing Russ will have to decide is who we are trying to &quot;please.&quot;A solution that comes awefully close, though, is (as I've hinted at above) if WotC and EN World come to an understanding.&nbsp; If WotC voluntarily keeps themselves out of the running (either from the contest as a whole, or just from certain categories like Best Publisher), and if they can make it clear that it's from their goodwill toward EN World, third-party publishers, and the fans and because they want to help these other companies get their time in the spotlight, then this solves a lot of issues.&nbsp; We don't have to feel like we're excluding one particular company (especially the company that is the fansite's raison d'etre), we (the fans) don't have to feel like we're being snubbed by WotC, we don't have to wonder if we're comparing apples and oranges, they don't have to feel excluded or like EN World doesn't want to recognize the folks at WotC for their excellent work, etc.&nbsp; Heck, maybe WotC would want to join forces with GenCon and EN World and be one of the sponsors who is giving out the ENnies?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EricNoah, post: 305213, member: 4"] I'm sure one of the many things that will be considered (not that they weren't in the past) will be "what the awards are for." Just as Morrus has been wrestling with the issue of what EN World is for. EN World isn't just for D20 as defined by Clark, and so I think the awards should reflect the site's scope and interests. Kenzer doesn't publish under the OGL, do they? I didn't see them having a big advantage in this year's contest. The kinds of solutions to this situation that are appealing to me at the moment are ones that allow WotC products to be in the running but minimize the effect of their market penetration. Colonel, you're so right -- there won't be a way to please everyone in this. So another thing Russ will have to decide is who we are trying to "please." A solution that comes awefully close, though, is (as I've hinted at above) if WotC and EN World come to an understanding. If WotC voluntarily keeps themselves out of the running (either from the contest as a whole, or just from certain categories like Best Publisher), and if they can make it clear that it's from their goodwill toward EN World, third-party publishers, and the fans and because they want to help these other companies get their time in the spotlight, then this solves a lot of issues. We don't have to feel like we're excluding one particular company (especially the company that is the fansite's raison d'etre), we (the fans) don't have to feel like we're being snubbed by WotC, we don't have to wonder if we're comparing apples and oranges, they don't have to feel excluded or like EN World doesn't want to recognize the folks at WotC for their excellent work, etc. Heck, maybe WotC would want to join forces with GenCon and EN World and be one of the sponsors who is giving out the ENnies? [/QUOTE]

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