PDF Awards?

[BrooklynKnight]

I'll help. In any way i can.

 

[rpghost]

Though I'm willing to support it in a basic way, I'm still concenred about yet another online award and yet another popularity vote verus a call for true quality. I'd prefer to see a board of people who do the voting who are not just d20 people. There of course could be a peoples choice award. But if you expect us (or anyone?) to take this seriously it'll have to be more then just calling for people on ENWorld to vote. Both because there are plenty of non-d20 products that are good and because ENWorld fanboys way outnumber ther rest of us.

James

 

[meister]

I would support it. I will be even willing to offer a website. I do agree that it should be open to more than just D20. more along the lines of peoples choice or let us say a reviewers choice. or how about a publishers choice but they can not vote for thier own products.

 

[Scorpio]

Yep- I think I think it should be PDF's of any system, and there should be a board of judges- from parts of the industry. A Publisher or two, a couple of reviewers, a couple of Merchandisers, a couple of writer/artists, and maybe a couple of just plain gamers....

 

[Geoff]

Though I'm willing to support it in a basic way, I'm still concenred about yet another online award and yet another popularity vote verus a call for true quality. I'd prefer to see a board of people who do the voting who are not just d20 people. There of course could be a peoples choice award. But if you expect us (or anyone?) to take this seriously it'll have to be more then just calling for people on ENWorld to vote. Both because there are plenty of non-d20 products that are good and because ENWorld fanboys way outnumber ther rest of us.
James

Since Dog House Rules is on the brink of releasing our first PDF product, this whole thread is very interesting to me. Of course I'll support such an endeavor in any fashion that I can. But, I have to agree with James, instead of simply a fan poll, I'd like to see a board of judges as well give out some awards.

I do like the idea of both however, judge's awards and people's awards.

 

[cybermonkey]

For the voting, here's what you do.

For the first year, have just the publishers or a representative from the publisher vote. Then after that, make it an industry award and those that win, get to vote along with the publishers (much like the Oscars), then just build on it each year. A strict peer award.

 

[Warden]

Very much agreed on the judges panel. When our market is very limited in its consumer base, having a "popularity contest" would simply consist of people voting for a product they recognize rather than its merits. And I like the idea of starting the first year with a core panel (which can be selected by those of us in the industry or by an open poll, whichever) and then including publishers and other winners as they receive awards in the years to come. Very good idea. Any suggestions for creating our first panel would be very much appreciated.

I'm glad to see some support coming in. As I said before, however, it would be good to come up with an official name for the festival and awards. Mortality Radio, who will likely host the awards live, will be having its PDF show in less than a week and I would like to have an official announcement ready by then. Are there any other suggestions for names?

 

[Fate Lawson]

Very much agreed on the judges panel. When our market is very limited in its consumer base, having a "popularity contest" would simply consist of people voting for a product they recognize rather than its merits. And I like the idea of starting the first year with a core panel (which can be selected by those of us in the industry or by an open poll, whichever) and then including publishers and other winners as they receive awards in the years to come. Very good idea. Any suggestions for creating our first panel would be very much appreciated.

I'm glad to see some support coming in. As I said before, however, it would be good to come up with an official name for the festival and awards. Mortality Radio, who will likely host the awards live, will be having its PDF show in less than a week and I would like to have an official announcement ready by then. Are there any other suggestions for names?

Well, I don't know about the Festival name, but has EDGAR been taken?
Electronic
Document
Games
And
Roleplaying-Aids

 

[Scorpio]

Instead of coming up with an award that will end up sounding like 'Ennies' (Iggie,Eddie,etc.) it should be something as creative as the products themselves. Something that reflects that creativity, the excellence within the industry...
The E-wards
The Elites (E-lites)
The Zeniths
The...damn, it's late...

 

[rpghost]

For the first year, have just the publishers or a representative from the publisher vote. Then after that, make it an industry award and those that win, get to vote along with the publishers (much like the Oscars), then just build on it each year. A strict peer award.

That won't work either as it just becomes a network of "Good 'o boys" voting for themselves (which is what the GAMA awards have become).

If I'm to support this, it needs to be a fair impartial pannel of judges handing out the majority of the awards.

Oh, I do like the sound of the EDGAR name... the fact that there will be non-d20 and non-roleplaying products represented in the heart of the award is meaning full.

James