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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dextra" data-source="post: 2067860" data-attributes="member: 5705">I disagree about the cream and crunch not being really separate.  Quite often a writer will excel in one area, and struggle with another.  There've been books where the prose really stood out and evoked an emotional response- as good art should- but where the game mechanics didn't really sing out, and other books with brilliant game design concepts but nasty descriptive text.  I'd like to be able to reward excellence in both fields, since both are integral parts of a quality product, just as cartography, art, design, etc are.There's some concern about the Graphic Design & Layout category, that Joe Average Gamer doesn't tend to notice such things, and I notice you discounted it as well.  Would you mind elaborating on that call, please?I find the concept of amalgamating all the supplements and monster books into one "Best Supplement" category very appealing, although think that that's one category that would be absolutely swamped!  I'm interested in hearing what others have to say about it.  I noticed you did without the Fan Site award.  There's been some pressure to lose it, but I'm reluctant to do so.  I like the idea of remembering our roots, and giving some deserved recognition to the people who put in so much time and effort into their sites.BTW, I do really appreciate you taking the time to discuss this.  This is an important part of the process.  I know I'll never be able to please everyone, but hope that we can please enough and still make the awards worthwhile!</blockquote>

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