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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Treebore" data-source="post: 3328425" data-attributes="member: 10177">Aparently some people have convinced themselves that the judges have all been hand puppets of Morris. When I met them at GenCon I could have sworn they were all walking and talking under their own willpower. I know I won't be ENWorlds, or any publishers, puppet. The only "influence" I am going to allow to influence me if I am fortunate enough to become one is the opinions of the fellow judges.I agree that categories and rules could use a good look over, maybe even some rewriting.However, the awards are totally fan controlled. They elect the judges, they vote which products are the best in which categories.People can claim that it is all rigged because of ENWorld members, but if any rigging is done it is by the very people who refuse to participate in the voting process, not the people who actually vote.Everyone is being actively encouraged to vote this year, whether an ENWorld member or not.People who refuse to participate are the only serious "problem" the ENNIE's have.If people really want the ENNIE's to truly be an "industry" award then they had better get involved. OTherwise it will continue to be primarily "ENWorlders" who influence the outcome of the awards, and therefore influence the market far more than the "silent people" who refused to vote/participate.</blockquote>