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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jim Butler" data-source="post: 1174875" data-attributes="member: 1461">The ENWorld of the past could have done just this. But ENWorld has changed a great deal since the days of Eric Noah. Now, many publishers view ENWorld not as neutral ground, but as yet another publisher trying to get pieces of the sales pie--and asking us for advertising revenue to support their efforts. That might sound a bit harsher then it should, but the reality of it is there. Just take a look at the ever-diminishing variety of banner ads on this website. No one wants to support their competition--no matter how many gamers they might reach. And I think the gamers have noticed as well. They used to come to ENWorld for the latest news. But now they've seen that ENWorld is yet another publisher--they're no longer trusted neutral ground. With that said, how much would *you* trust ENWorld to recognize only the best and to provide a good listing that you could rely upon?That this isn't to say that Morrus can't be trusted: He's done absolutely nothing wrong. But in tying ENWorld to ongoing publishing eforts, he's changed what ENWorld was and that by its very nature invalidates certain claims of unbiased and neutral dealings. This is a failing at the publisher, distributor, and retailer levels. We (as publishers) should be letting you know what's coming out and when, and why it's good. Retailers should be able to show you what's coming out this week and why you should care (because the distributors had to convince them to buy it).Ultimately, I don't believe a trusted third party is going to emerge that everyone can trust. Hell, even reviews vary widely based on a reviewer's interest in the topic and respect in the company that produced it. Yet your observation at your local game store is *exactly* the problem that we (as publishers and an industry) must overcome.</blockquote>

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