@wiseagent, @hranhuk, @mineopoly, @vikbuddy, @samsmith1971, @corporateay
I've been thinking about you guys. Let me know what you think. It should clear things up a bit more. It's an update to the public merit system @Calumam developed. It's a lot of work to grade in this manner, but I'll do it for at least the next couple of weeks to give everyone an idea of how we get the grading done.
It's also a justification for why I reward higher for the contests. I've asked trostparadox to give me his input on the process. He stands apart from the contest.
I know, I know guys. No one asked me to do this, but things are a bit more stable in my life at this time. It's how Calumam wanted things done anyway.
wow! so what I can see from the link is a personalised response to each person on each grading element as well as an engagement value. Am I correct in my understanding? Sounds like a lot of extra work but will really provide exceptional value in feedback to everyone who takes part especially if there is complete transparency of comments across all entrants for everyone to see. I hope the engagement portion doesn't stop some from engaging on other's posts as it boosts other's scores vs theirs. It won't stop me lol as engagement on other's posts is just as important to me as on my own; it was just a slightly cynical thought lol as the margins have been very tight amongst the placed entries and we wouldn't want an engagement score to inadvertently serve to reduce engagement. Perhaps the engagement score should also require meaningful engagement by contestants on at least a couple of other WOTW entries too, to negate any potential for an unintended drop in engagement?
The engagement section is new and experimental. It requires me to check on posts at least twice during the contest week. The only time you'll get a point removed is if people are engaging in the article, but the author doesn't response to any of them at least once.
For now, I need to keep it simple and directed towards the article. If, however, I wanted to do a bonus round for individual authors, then maybe I could focus on an author's cross-commenting on different articles.
Oh completely understand the time requirement is immense. Just a few thoughts from me ;-)