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Zachary Houghton resigns as an ENnies judge
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<blockquote data-quote="Zinegata" data-source="post: 4488311" data-attributes="member: 61387"><p>I'm fairly late coming into the discussion but this kinda drew my attention:</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Yes, judges are allowed to have an opinion. They can have likes or dislikes. However, there is just one problem:</p><p> </p><p>In at least one case, a judge crossed the line from expressing a "personal opinion" to "having a conflict of interest."</p><p> </p><p>See, according to Meg...</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Now, I cannot confirm this as I don't own the book. But if Zachary was indeed quoted by Epic Role Playing, then it represents a clear <strong>conflict of interest</strong>. </p><p> </p><p>The fact that your quote appears on the book means that you had access to the book <em>prior</em> to its release. Therefore, the judge at the very least had "behind the scenes" access to the material, or he was directly involved in its creation. </p><p> </p><p>Now, people may argue that this is merely an innocent coincidence and the judge just really liked the book. This may indeed be the truth of the matter. But from a <em>professional</em> perspective, this is a pretty clear ethical violation. </p><p> </p><p>Zachary was <em>involved</em> in some way with the Epic Role Playing book. Therefore, he should have excused himself from a supposedly <em>independent</em> competition whose incidental purpose is to help advertise and increase the sales of such books. </p><p> </p><p>Again, whether the association is innocent or not is irrelevant. By the mere fact that he's associated with the publication prior to the book's release, Zachary should have excused himself from judging that particular book. This is the norm for <em>all</em> reputable ventures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zinegata, post: 4488311, member: 61387"] I'm fairly late coming into the discussion but this kinda drew my attention: Yes, judges are allowed to have an opinion. They can have likes or dislikes. However, there is just one problem: In at least one case, a judge crossed the line from expressing a "personal opinion" to "having a conflict of interest." See, according to Meg... Now, I cannot confirm this as I don't own the book. But if Zachary was indeed quoted by Epic Role Playing, then it represents a clear [b]conflict of interest[/b]. The fact that your quote appears on the book means that you had access to the book [i]prior[/i] to its release. Therefore, the judge at the very least had "behind the scenes" access to the material, or he was directly involved in its creation. Now, people may argue that this is merely an innocent coincidence and the judge just really liked the book. This may indeed be the truth of the matter. But from a [i]professional[/i] perspective, this is a pretty clear ethical violation. Zachary was [i]involved[/i] in some way with the Epic Role Playing book. Therefore, he should have excused himself from a supposedly [i]independent[/i] competition whose incidental purpose is to help advertise and increase the sales of such books. Again, whether the association is innocent or not is irrelevant. By the mere fact that he's associated with the publication prior to the book's release, Zachary should have excused himself from judging that particular book. This is the norm for [i]all[/i] reputable ventures. [/QUOTE]
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