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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoeGKushner" data-source="post: 1040195" data-attributes="member: 1129">I think that you have some good points and that's one of the reasons I think the Ennies need to be defined. For instance, if Gen Con is going to start using the Ennies as advertising material, then guess what? They should pay. Plain and simple. That would solve the publishers problem for instance and since it's Gen Con Paying and not WotC, there's no pressure to push Wizards products as being winners.The only huge problem I see though, is without sponsors, who is going to pay for this? Sure, it could be a d20 thing without EN World and might get a little more juice, but really, who playing d20 that uses the internet, doesn't use En World in some form or another? I can't imagine it's that large a %. I'd love to see some numbers though.Right now the Ennies are a fan award. A great one that sets the standards in a lot of ways but if it needs to move beyond that, there has to be some method of paying for those steps. It's not like publishers are sending money and books to sponsor the event. It's not like the people doing the judging are getting paid for their time and effort. Trust me, as much as I enjoy Oathbound, if I didn't read it for fun and to use, that would be a lot of work. It's a huge book, much longer to read that the time in hours I'd make just working for example.I do hope that these other publishers you've mentioned several times speak up. Without their feedback, they don't count. Just like voting or having issues with insurance, Gen Con or any other aspect of life. If you don't speak up, the telepathic mod will not automatically kick in.</blockquote>

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