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<blockquote data-quote="Dextra" data-source="post: 3030772" data-attributes="member: 5705">If EN World published gaming materials, then perhaps it could be considered as a conflict of interest for ENW staffers to judge.&nbsp; There is a reason that EN Publishing does not enter the ENnies, nor any of its staff run for judgehood.&nbsp; I agree that reviewers who receive product from the publishers to review might constitute a relationship with said publishers, but then again, what does an ENnies judge do?&nbsp; She receives product from publishers to evaluate.&nbsp; By that definition, we should essentially eliminate all past judges because they have some sort of relationship established with publishers.&nbsp; &nbsp; I think you'll find that with the new STV vote and us opening the polls to all gamers- not just EN Worlders- that the faces of the judges will change.&nbsp; I also hope to double the number of votes from last year's 660 to make things more interesting.&nbsp; Russ and I will make sure that we have one experienced judge and one new judge from the top ten selections and ensure the judges meet all the criteria, but other than that, it'll be up to the gaming world in general- and not just ENW- to select the judges.&nbsp; It should be a good run!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dextra, post: 3030772, member: 5705"] If EN World published gaming materials, then perhaps it could be considered as a conflict of interest for ENW staffers to judge. There is a reason that EN Publishing does not enter the ENnies, nor any of its staff run for judgehood. I agree that reviewers who receive product from the publishers to review might constitute a relationship with said publishers, but then again, what does an ENnies judge do? She receives product from publishers to evaluate. By that definition, we should essentially eliminate all past judges because they have some sort of relationship established with publishers. I think you'll find that with the new STV vote and us opening the polls to all gamers- not just EN Worlders- that the faces of the judges will change. I also hope to double the number of votes from last year's 660 to make things more interesting. Russ and I will make sure that we have one experienced judge and one new judge from the top ten selections and ensure the judges meet all the criteria, but other than that, it'll be up to the gaming world in general- and not just ENW- to select the judges. It should be a good run! [/QUOTE]

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