That's the first month of WOTW done with... what a ride so far.
This week has been incredibly difficult to judge. I think I'm going to need a nice hot soak later with some soothing vibes because my brain isn't used to this much activity.
Before I get to the winners, I'd just like to start with a paradox I stumbled onto this morning and how I'm going to tackle it practically, right here in this contest.
Judging all of these amazing entries and noticing the effort put in by everyone makes me want to give prizes to all of those who put together something special. A participation prize, if you will.
The problem with doing this is that it'll damage the competitive atmosphere and will diminish the efforts of those who truly went the extra mile.
For this reason, I'm increasing the rewards for each position by 50 POB each (I've had a remarkable week for author rewards) and I'm sharing my summaries of feedback below the winners also.
Let's get to the winners.
First Place: @mineopoly (250 POB)
Where's Johnny's Money - A Paradox Story
Thought-provoking, personal, practical, solid engagement.
Second Place: @edystringz (200 POB)
What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young…
Personal ties, insightful, exceptional engagement.
Third Place: @nevies (150 POB)
Booty Lies in the Ass of the Beholder and Other Profound Paradoxes
Bold, personal link, humourous, high engagement.
Fourth Place: @wiseagent (100 POB)
Sleepwalkers: Are you one of them?
Relatable, reflective, personal ties, high engagement.
Fifth Place: @antonym (75 POB)
The Paradox of Learning - Teaching the man without a memory.
Incredible content, personal, informative, low engagement.
Feedback (yikes...)
in no particularly order, except high engagement at the top
@clicmaster - personal link, topical, superb engagement (20 POB)
@charcoalbuffet - topical, relatable, high engagement (15 POB)
@hranhuk - personal link, thought-provoking, decent engagement (10 POB)
@oldsoulnewb - bold, unique approach, tiny engagement
@bluemoon - personable, interesting, small engagement
@fredrikaa - practical approach, insightful, tiny engagement
@notak - analytical, informative, small engagement
@fireguardian - highly creative, reflective, small engagement
@straykat - creative, inspiring, reflective, small engagement
@offgridlife - relatable, not representative of the title, tiny engagement
@thomasnblum - insightful, personal link to audience, small engagement
@espandorr - unique approach, personable, small engagement
@informationvault - relatable, topical
@romirspc - honest, relatable, tiny engagement
@phusionphil - low effort yet intriguing, tiny engagement
@brainylady - motivational, relatable, tiny engagement
@shiela23 - insightful, personal link, tiny engagement
@genepop - personable, relatable, tiny engagement
(I hope I haven't missed anyone out.)
I've delegated 250 POB to these members till the end of June 2021 for continued engagement in the contest and on POB in general.
We have a new word each week that members of the community can share their thoughts about in a post.
Any form of content is encouraged, whether short or long-form writing, poetic, artistic, music or voice, or any other method you can develop.
The guidelines for entry to the contest are as follows;
- The post must be made on the proofofbrain.io front-end
- The post must have the pob-wotw tag added to it
- Interaction with other entries is a requirement to win
- Entries must be posted before 00:00 UTC on 16/05/21
- Posts must clearly demonstrate what the weekly word is
- Posts shared for the following week will be disqualified if published before winners are called for the current week
The word for this week is Power
The prizes are the following and will be given in liquid form;
2nd place - 150 POB
3rd place - 100 POB
4th place - 50 POB
5th place - 25 POB
Prizes may vary over time dependant on support and curation rewards. Entries and comments in pob-wotw will receive upvotes based on authenticity and sincerity.
The development for the Merit System is well underway.
I'm planning to focus more on the discussion and building of the system this week, you may see a post appear that looks to dig deeper into the values of both creative and informative works respectively. I also want to weigh up how much engagement should factor into the winning decision also.
This week's contest has really helped with understanding how the balance can be achieved (plus the realisation that this method of judging every Sunday morning isn't ideal), but I'd prefer feedback before going full steam ahead.
I'm going to be dropping comments on the post in the form of questions to try and iron out some thoughts I've had.
If you want to be involved in the discussions on the Merit post, drop me a comment below letting me know and I'll be sure to tag your name so you can join the discussion easily.
Good luck to all with this week's word. I'll see you all in the comments as usual.