Re: Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)

From: "Ryan S. Johnson" <dowrie@guildofblades.com>

Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 04:40:46 +0000

>>Or how there is no independent auditing of the Origin Award voting, even though many on the committee and administration have products in the running.<<

Ding. Ding. Ding. A man that understands one of several MAJOR problems
with the awards. Its easy enough to be good natured and just "assume"
everyone handling those votes or the nomination process is flawless and
above reproach, but we all know the hobby game industry is just riddled
with personality conflicts (I have a few of my own) and pettiness on
many levels. An awards process that is not set up to step above the
persons that handle its operation is flawed and subject to manipulation
by any number of people. And the "people" that handle the awards and sit
on the committe are an ever changing lot, so there is no way to insure
each and every one of them to be above reproach.

Ryan S. Johnson
CEO, Guild of Blades Publishing Group
http://www.guildofblades.com

Hugh Bayer wrote:
>
> in article b1ubmr$17bjh8$1@ID-26901.news.dfncis.de, �Gary� at
> garydjones@hotmail.com wrote on 2/6/03 1:06 PM:
>
> > On 06 Feb 2003, Hugh Bayer <hugh@bigspider.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I invited all the Academy members to try Adventurers Guild
> >> for free, so they could make a more informed vote in the PBM
> >> category. Not a single member showed interest.
> >
> > How do you know?
>
> I know who asked for a rulebook and starter package. I know who created a
> character within the game. And it's standard procedure to ask how each new
> player heard of AG.
>
> >Would someone who gets free turns and is known
> > by the people/company that run the game to be a get a reasonable
> > impression of the game? Would they believe that they would get a
> > reasonable impression of the game?
>
> If you're asking if I'd give special treatment to Academy members the answer
> is "no". They were told of the same free trial turn offer that is available
> to any new player.
>
> If we're going to start considering how people might be treated in a favored
> manner just to sway their impression of the game, perhaps it's worth
> considering how GMs might benefit from having a good number of friends in
> the Academy membership. Or how there is no independent auditing of the
> Origin Award voting, even though many on the committee and administration
> have products in the running. I didn't open this door, but if you're going
> to start wondering about what's in the dark, then please shine the
> flashlight all over the room.
>
> Thanks for the questions,
>
> Hugh

References

Re: For PBM game moderators
keenuward@hotmail.com (Rob Alexander)
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 16:50:30 +0000
Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)
Hugh Bayer <hugh@bigspider.net>
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 17:14:50 +0000
Re: Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)
Carol Mulholland <carol@pbmgames.com>
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 19:45:26 +0000
Re: Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)
Hugh Bayer <hugh@bigspider.net>
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 21:08:18 +0000
Re: Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)
Enno Rehling <enno@despammed.com>
Thu, 06 Feb 2003 08:00:02 +0000
Re: For PBM game moderators
madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)
Tue, 04 Feb 2003 16:19:44 +0000
Re: For PBM game moderators
"Ryan S. Johnson" <dowrie@guildofblades.com>
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 06:11:20 +0000
Re: For PBM game moderators
Carol Mulholland <carol@pbmgames.com>
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 10:29:09 +0000
Re: Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)
Hugh Bayer <hugh@bigspider.net>
Thu, 06 Feb 2003 15:37:43 +0000
Re: Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)
Hugh Bayer <hugh@bigspider.net>
Fri, 07 Feb 2003 03:45:18 +0000
Re: For PBM game moderators
"Ryan S. Johnson" <dowrie@guildofblades.com>
Mon, 03 Feb 2003 23:42:34 +0000