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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FDP Mike" data-source="post: 731362" data-attributes="member: 325">And to think I deleted this very sentiment from my original post . . . .  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />This issue came up last year right after the ENnies, particularly owing to WotC's "sweep." I (along with others such as Clark Peterson) commented then that WotC is not "technically" a "d20" publisher, one reason being that WotC does not need to play by the same rule as the rest of us: the contribution of OGC in every product. Other than the SRD, the only "open" content WotC has provided appears, I believe, in Monster Manual II. Granted, WotC is the very reason that we're all here thanks to the SRD . . . but that's not the same. (I'd like to think of a good reason why right now, but I'm a sicky sicky . . . . <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> )Then again, not including WotC raises other issues for Morrus, such as perhaps the ENnies' place at GenCon. Still, I don't see why a smaller ceremony somewhere during GenCon could not be just as viable.I really do see the arguments for both sides (WotC in or out), but my heart, my gut feeling has always told me that WotC, well, sort of shouldn't be in the ENnies until it makes a "d20" product in the sense required and intended by the OGL and d20STL.If WotC, however, remains eligible, then I like this idea:Aaron's suggestion seems to me elegant, simple, and practical. I would really like to see this sort of system instituted for the voting, specifically because it solves many of the issues discussed so far about voting, as Aaron argues quite convincingly.This system might also provide a "clearer" picture of the Top 3, if the ENnies go this route. On this note, I also like Morrus' idea of "counting down" the nominees and the percentage of the overall vote they received.Morrus, is there any chance of instituting a voting system such as outlined by Aaron? It just seems to make so much sense . . . .As for silver and bronze medals, my heart, my gut feeling tells me that I'm still not convinced -- especially if throughout the year publishers make a bigger deal out of receiving nominations, such as on their web sites and in their advertising (FDP included, by the way).'Nuff said for now. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Take care,MikeP.S. I like Aaron's idea even if WotC is not made eligible for the ENnies. Just thought I should make that clear . . . .</blockquote>

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