I'm confused about this vote. Isn't it up to Fencer if the game stays or not? People play it, that attracts people to the site. 19th place. That's not bad for a Chess variant. Just Chess and Atomic Chess have more in the Chess category on this site. The more games offered, the more choices for someone to think about joining the site and playing. Has any game ever been taken off this site? Seems like more are added as time goes on. I do remember Pente and Keryo Pente being deleted at the behest of some, but they were brought back and renamed when others clammored for the old versions to be an option. Now there's six versions of Pente games.
Does Ed Trice know that you used the word "our" when talking about his game? He'll be mighty upset.
What media are you talking about? I read the paper a few times a week, did miss an article? Will the Computer Championships be on television, or's that internet news coverage?

Though I vote to keep the game, I don't understand why you wouldn't want to hear from people that will vote no. Not that you'll find too many in the Gothic Chess discussion board. Kind of preaching to the choir here, aren't you Robert? Perhaps you should pose the question in a different place and see what kind of response you'll get. I would expect over 90% of the people here to vote yes even if they were offered the no vote as an option.