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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jaldaen" data-source="post: 1738866" data-attributes="member: 214">Hmmm... perhaps there might be some happy middle ground here... instead of a quarterly ENnies which would certainly dilute the awards meaning... What if we had year round judging where the judges announced one ENnies nominee for each quarter and then at the end of each year choosing one or two "wildcard" products to add to the annual ENnies ceremony.This would do two things which I think will help both the ENnies and the publishers...1) It will keep people (fans and publishers) engaged with the ENnies all year round while not diluting them.2) Publishers who win the quarterly nomination of the ENnies would be able to advertise such when it matters most to them by putting the ENnies logo on their site and perhaps on their products (by ordering ENnies stickers or some such that can be placed on the physical product). This added benefit may encourage them to enter and even accept some of the monetary burden of the ENnies (i.e. by shipping directly to judges, nominal entry fees, and/or the designer dinners and other suggestions made by Pramas and Dextra).There are downsides to this approach... 1) This is a major change to how things were done in the past and may not agree with everyone especially since you could have a relatively weak quarter where things that normally would not make the cut are given the nomination. A relatively strong quarter is partially addressed by the wildcard idea, but it may not be enough.2) A lot more work for the volunteer ENnies staff and judges as you will have to keep judges on year round and they will have to meet multiple deadlines throughout the year, 3) If publishers are not sending product directly to judges then you will also have to gather and distribute products on a quarterly, if not monthly basis.I'm sure there are other downsides, but I've got to get some work done today so I'll leave it there for others to debate the merits and downsides to this approach.Have a Great Day!</blockquote>

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