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One Geek To Another - Being a Good Loser
Written by Jess Hartley   
Sunday, 25 July 2010 09:39

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Voting for the ENnie Awards closes today. One Geek To Another has been nominated for Best Blog, but--as in any competition--there can be only one ultimate winner. While I'd appreciate your vote, it seemed an appropriate time to tackle a difficult topic: being a good loser.

The adage says, it's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game. Winning by cheating, or while making the game miserable for the rest of the players may still be winning, but in the long run, it's often a hollow victory.

I also believe that, again in the long run, how you win or lose is as important as how you play the game.

We've all played games with folks who are poor losers. Sometimes it's a maturity-level thing--children get very wrapped up in their recreational activities and sometimes don't have the emotional tools to deal appropriately with losing a game. Thankfully, as they age, most folks learn good sportsmanship both during and after a game, even when the results are important to them, making temper tantrums, table-overturning and emotional outbursts rarer as the age and maturity-level of the players increases.

Other times, however, the poor sportsmanship is more subtle (but no more fun to deal with).

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A Year in Geekitude
Written by Jess Hartley   
Monday, 19 July 2010 20:48

onegeeklogo6A year ago, there was no such thing as One Geek To Another. Created just after Gen Con 2009, One Geek was started as a way to address etiquette and ethics topics for the geek community, including--but not limited to--the gaming community. Over the past 11 months, we've answered dozens of letters, publicly and privately, and touched on some hard topics, all in the name of smoothing some of the social rough-edges that we geeks are infamous for.

In honor of One Geek To Another being nominated for an ENnie Award in the category of Best Blog (please consider voting, if you haven't already) I thought I'd bring out our first year's worth of topics (27 in all!) in one easy-to-scan summary. Each topic contains a hyperlink to that particular episode, and the full list can be accessed through the One Geek To Another entry in the left hand menu.

Feel free to browse our past episodes, and as always, if you have a question for One Geek, or a topic you'd like to see covered, feel free to write OneGeek@jesshartley.com. I'd love to hear from you!

Introduction and Introductions - The Premiere Episode of One Geek To Another addresses proper introduction etiquette and why it's important even in casual settings (like conventions or the gaming table.)

How Do We Split Up The Party? - A reader writes in for advice on how to ask a problematic player to leave their gaming group.
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ENnie 2010 - Voting Opens!
Written by Jess Hartley   
Friday, 16 July 2010 09:18

Voting has opened for the ENnie awards, which is arguably the most prestigious award system in the non-video gaming industry.

What are the ENnies?

Hosted by EN World, the awards are presented at Gen Con, in Indianapolis, in early August. There is an amazing selection of fantastic nominations this year. One of the coolest things about working in this industry is that every year I have a little broader pool of people that I can call my friends and co-workers whose names I see represented in awards such as these.

I'm thrilled to say that projects I helped write have been nominated again this year - two products I worked on for White Wolf and one for 12 to Midnight. As well, this year for the first time I've been nominated for an independent project, which was a singular and unexpected honor.

How does the Voting Work?

The selection process for the ENnies can be a bit confusing, and I've had folks ask for information on how it works. Here's a quick run-down:

Creators submit their products to the ENnies for consideration. A panel of five judges work their way through all of the submissions, and pick their top five choices in each category (in the case of Product of the Year, ten choices). A month before Gen Con, these nominations are made public. A week later, voting opens to the public. Everyone can vote (one vote per person, regulated by IP address). After 9 days, the votes are tallied, and the winners (gold and silver in each category) are announced at the ENnies Award Ceremony at Gen Con.

When Can I Vote?

Now! Voting opens on July 16th and closes on July 25th. The winners (gold and silver in each category) are announced August 6th at the Award Ceremony at Gen Con Indy.

But how do I support you?

First of all, thanks! I really appreciate the support of my friends, family and those who have read and enjoyed my writing.

You can support my projects and me as a writer by voting - it's simple, it's free, and it will take less than a minute (assuming their servers hold up - so far they've been a bit iffy, so don't be surprised if you have to try a few times before getting into the site.)

To support my work in the ENnies this year, click HERE. There's no complicated log-in required, you don't have to give any information.


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