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<blockquote data-quote="Steel_Wind" data-source="post: 3636943" data-attributes="member: 20741"><p>I voted "no" and here's why:</p><p></p><p>1 - The awards bring great attention to third party publishers who need that attention. While I cannot offer authoritative marketing data on the legitimacy and positive effects of receiving an Ennie Award, the anecdotal evidence as to the commercial value of an Ennie award is strong.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: SandyBrown"><strong>Reason #1 Third party press needs this commercial bump and attention; WotC does not.</strong></span></p><p></p><p>2 - The awards currently enjoy a high degree of legitimacy. That is not to say they are perfect and that every deserving product gets nominated in a desrving and appropriate category. Nor is it to say that the voting is done by fans on an entirely objective and informed basis. Despite all that, the Ennies enjoy a goodly amount - indeed a high amount of perceived legitimacy.</p><p></p><p>I believe that that legitimacy would be undermined by the presence of WotC in the nominees. Many would vote for the WotC product as it was the only one they were aware of in the category, and still a great many others would vote against the WotC product on an "anybody but WotC" basis. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: SandyBrown"><strong>Reason #2: Should WotC participate, the current strong legitimacy of the voting process would be eroded and undermined without corresponding benefit.</strong></span></p><p></p><p>3 - If it's not broke don't fix it. The Ennies have grown from a minor Web based award in a short span to become the leading award that a product in the RPG genre can obtain. Few would argue that the Origins award have greater legitimacy - indeed - most fans question them and roll their eyes, whether the award was appropriate or not. The Ennies have, to the contrary, been perceived as a great success story. Why ever would we feel the need to muck with it now?</p><p></p><p><span style="color: SandyBrown"></span></p><p><span style="color: SandyBrown"><strong>Reason #3: The Ennies enjoy great legitimacy currently and perform an admirable role in the industry. Let it be. If it ain't broke - don't fix it.</strong></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steel_Wind, post: 3636943, member: 20741"] I voted "no" and here's why: 1 - The awards bring great attention to third party publishers who need that attention. While I cannot offer authoritative marketing data on the legitimacy and positive effects of receiving an Ennie Award, the anecdotal evidence as to the commercial value of an Ennie award is strong. [COLOR=SandyBrown][B]Reason #1 Third party press needs this commercial bump and attention; WotC does not.[/B][/COLOR] 2 - The awards currently enjoy a high degree of legitimacy. That is not to say they are perfect and that every deserving product gets nominated in a desrving and appropriate category. Nor is it to say that the voting is done by fans on an entirely objective and informed basis. Despite all that, the Ennies enjoy a goodly amount - indeed a high amount of perceived legitimacy. I believe that that legitimacy would be undermined by the presence of WotC in the nominees. Many would vote for the WotC product as it was the only one they were aware of in the category, and still a great many others would vote against the WotC product on an "anybody but WotC" basis. [COLOR=SandyBrown][B]Reason #2: Should WotC participate, the current strong legitimacy of the voting process would be eroded and undermined without corresponding benefit.[/B][/COLOR] 3 - If it's not broke don't fix it. The Ennies have grown from a minor Web based award in a short span to become the leading award that a product in the RPG genre can obtain. Few would argue that the Origins award have greater legitimacy - indeed - most fans question them and roll their eyes, whether the award was appropriate or not. The Ennies have, to the contrary, been perceived as a great success story. Why ever would we feel the need to muck with it now? [COLOR=SandyBrown] [B]Reason #3: The Ennies enjoy great legitimacy currently and perform an admirable role in the industry. Let it be. If it ain't broke - don't fix it.[/B][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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