A Letter from the Editor-in-Chief

[MasterSplinter]

Voted.

"We" are ahead in lifestyle and game related.

Also would like to note that robot unicorn's attack is beating the crap out of cityville.

 

[Gaderael]

We're currently leading in both categories! Lets go guys! Maybe we can get badges

 

[drivel]

Site currently down?

 

[Susan Arendt]

We're currently leading in both categories! Lets go guys! Maybe we can get badges

Mayyyyyyyyybe.

Call me paranoid or cynical, but i don't think a vote for the Escapist would "send a signal loud enough to be heard on every corner of the web that games, as a medium, have arrived."

It would rather mean The Escapist would get more attention, and therefore more revenue from ads or whatever. Now, that is of course not a bad thing for The Escapist, but the phrasing makes it look like we're doing ourselves a favor. No, we would be doing The Escapist a favor, there is no other political or social agenda that can be attached to the Webby Awards, and i don't like to be conned into taking part to something that doesn't concern me.

I nonetheless wish this website the best, may the extra revenue allow you to make more interesting content, i guess it would then benefit us too, should you take that route that is.

Sure, it would benefit us, but that's not why we're excited about it. If all we wanted was more attention, we'd be begging you just as hard to help us crush Joystiq or Gamespot, or something. And, hey, winning in Games Related would certainly be great, but it wouldn't be as important as getting Gaming considered in the same regard as things like home improvement, gardening, cooking, and other "normal" hobbies. Honestly, I'd be pushing you to vote for ANY gaming site that was nominated in the Lifesytle category. It just so happens that it's us.

 

[Mumorpuger]

I voted in both categories! I heart the Escapist.

 

[Nurb]

Gaming as a lifestyle? A hobby can't be a lifestyle. What are you, Furry or something?

Vote cast... but I'm keeping my eye on you!

 

[DustyDrB]

I got to vote for two of my favorite websites in that thing: The Escapist and The Onion (I loooooove The Onion's AV Club. In-depth analysis of the "Now That's What I call Music!" series intrigues me for some reason).

 

[MordinSolus]

Vote

 

[Mittens The Kitten]

"Gaming is a hobby ... if gaming is a lifestyle to you, than you're doing in wrong"
-Moviebob

 

[PortalThinker113]

Just voted. A big thank you to the Escapist and the community at large- you provide all of us with so much goodness in the form of both humor and intelligent discussion about the past, present, and future of the industry that means so much to us.

 

[pepitko]

My vote is in, good luck Escapist, you deserve some industry-wide recognition.

 

[Shellsh0cker]

We're pulling even farther ahead; 44% now!

 

[Zenron]

In the category for best lifestyle? What does that even mean? Meh, I voted anyway.

 

[dibblywibbles]

Don't get me wrong I really do like this website, I spend enough time wandering around in it, but should we be pushing for gaming to be considered a lifestyle? maybe to those in the industry it is and I can respect that, but to us normal folk it should only be a hobby, like brewing your own crappy beer. I guess this place is as "lifestylish" as other gaming websites but really.... there's more to life than games for me(thank god!). I won't vote out of principle, but I hope you win if only for your entertaining forums and great content.

 

[beema]

Voted, and looks like the Escapist has a huge majority in both categories.

 

[Susan Arendt]

In the category for best lifestyle? What does that even mean? Meh, I voted anyway.

Eh, it's basically "thing you're really into and/or that means a lot to you." It's hard to compare gaming to being vegan, but what's important, in my opinion, is that it's being taken as seriously as more established, "normal," personal points of view - like gardening, cooking, etc.

Thanks for your vote!

 

[Formica Archonis]

Ah, "lifestyle". This is a category that also includes Martha Stewart. This means that either:

1) "lifestyle" is just their overblown way of saying "that thing I like",
or
2) it really means "the way I live my life" and there is a cult of sad people out there who worship Martha Stewart in the Jesus way, not the celebrity way.

So I'm hoping it's #1 and am gonna vote for the Escapist accordingly.

 

[Ziadaine_v1legacy]

Voted. We won the 09 Webby's but what ever happened to 2010 though?

 

[RelexCryo]

Vote cast.

/Fingergun

 

[Jamous]

Been there done that. I'm sure we're going to power ahead to a win.