Electronic File question

[jgbrowning]

Just read the submission guidelines for the 2004 ENnies and wondered if I should include 6 cds with a PDF on each one of them or just one cd with the PDF?

thanks!

joe b.

 

[EricNoah]

Speaking as a former "you get to mail all the stuff to the other judges" guy, I'd say 6 CDs would be the way to go. However, I'd wait to hear from an "official" rather than just take my word for it.

 

[Morrus]

Yup, six CDs it is. We need to mail them out to the judges physically, as all the anticipated electronic products are going to be a bit much for some email storage limits.

 

[jgbrowning]

Yup, six CDs it is. We need to mail them out to the judges physically, as all the anticipated electronic products are going to be a bit much for some email storage limits.

Okey Dokey!

joe b.

 

[Mark]

Yup, six CDs it is. We need to mail them out to the judges physically, as all the anticipated electronic products are going to be a bit much for some email storage limits.

Yet the potential for lost mail, the cost of mail, the cost of CDs, the (while theoretically minor, by some standards) environmental impact of all of the materials involved in converting an electronic entry into a physical format is not a concern?

It's exactly the opposite of the thinking behind the drive toward e-Publishing in the first place.

Print products have a particular advantage in that they have a physical presence that is appreciated (for what it is) as a tangible benefit when someone purchases a print product. Part of their allure, their perceived quality, is in their physicality. When someone creates a print product and wishes to enter it into an awards process it is certainly reasonable to assume that those physical products will need to be transferred in a physical manner to those who need to assess their viability for recognition.

Electronic products have the advantage of being easily disseminated, at low cost, through the Internet. Requiring that they be converted into a physical form is a short-sighted policy and completely unnecessary.

If the nomination committee members do not have the facilities to receive and/or store the electronic entries, EN World should set up a central repository for the electronic entries where they can be uploaded via the Internet by e-Publishers (through an ftp or similar interface) and then downloaded (or viewed online) by the committee members as needed.

Let's catch up with the times, people!

 

[Morrus]

I'm not going to get into yet another ENnies-related disagreement with you, Mark. The policy is to send them (in electronic format) via CD.

 

[Mark]

I'm not going to get into yet another ENnies-related disagreement with you, Mark.

Don't shoot the messenger, Russell. There's no need to be dismissive.

The policy is to send them (in electronic format) via CD.

And I assume if I disagree with the policy (as a member of the community) it is acceptable for me to voice my concern coupled with a sensible solution? If it is too much too implement the solution this year, keep it in the suggestion box for next year.

I'm a huge supporter of EN World, as well as being a huge supporter of the Awards since day one, as you know (Do you recall who suggested the name for the awards? Do you remember who volunteered to create physical awards and deliver them to the first year winners? And collect photos of those winners for your website?). I've always done my best to offer viable solutions rather than simply criticizing. I sure hope that you can accept that my criticisms are meant constructively (hence the suggested solutions). They've never been meant as a personal admonishments.

However, since it seems that my views aren't being taken in the spirit in which I intend, I will, in the future, keep my opinions to myself unless you ask for them. You have my email address.