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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steel_Wind" data-source="post: 3637449" data-attributes="member: 20741">WotC chooses not to enter products right now. I would rather they continued with that decision  - but if they choose not to -  then that's what they do.If they choose to do so, we’ll see if their presence overwhelms the process for the reasons I have stated.Whilst we’re on the subject of changing the Ennies (not that WotC’s entry would change the rules, as such) my preference for a change – if there is to be one  - is to expand the categories of entries.We do not have candidates for:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> CCGs,</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Non-collectible Card games</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Miniatures, painted </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Miiatures unpainted, </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> CMG games, </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> boardgames (war) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> boardgames (non-war) </li> </ul>In short, Gencon is a much bigger industry event than simply RPGs. And while the RPG nature of the ENnies reflects the bias of games covered by ENWorld, the awards have become bigger than this site.These are categories that I would like to see covered by the Ennies - and I would propose electing a separate batch (or two batches, if required) of judges to deal with the new categories of nominations.Consimworld and Boardgamegeek.com would link to the site for voting in the same manner as other RGP sites have been approached to do so and who deliver votes.Yes, that duplicates Origins industry awarded awards. The difference is, given a choice between winning an ENnie and winning an award at Origins, I have not a doubt in my mind as to which I would prefer to receive – and I put it to you that the ENnies is of more value, commercially and as a feather in your hat. In short, I think the ENnies have more legitimacy and have become  - for better or worse - a PART of Gencon.  The ENies already partly duplicates awards given at Origins. The sugestion that to expand the categories is somehow cutting somebody's elses grass does no stand up to scrutiny.The ENnies organizers have been asked to add these categories in the past and have demurred. I would ask that that decision be revisited.If you want to change the awards in a significant and beneficial manner, I submit that this is a more substantive and overwhelmingly positive a change than WotC’s entering or not entering products.</blockquote>

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