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[intothisshadow]

The reason for the changes in the last few challenges were because I got very frustrated - with the same few icons winning several categories week after week. I hadn't expected that, hadn't seen that much around and felt like it was my duty a the runner to try and do something about it. The changes were to try and see if that could be changed - to get more diversity among winning icons and makers. The changes themselves I took from other challenges I've observed, to test if they could work here.

I think it's clear, from the few participants in the current challenge (Character Challenge 3 "Leonard "Bones" McCoy", the submit-for-Special-categories system isn't working, but to make it official, here's a poll with that question and a few others to get community consensus on how best to do these things.

[Poll #1550284]

Looking back, I should have consulted the comm first before making the changes, or at least given a heads-up beforehand that I was going to change some things to test them out instead of implementing them immediately. I'm just not used to thinking that way so it didn't really occur to me at first (I'm used running website & figuring things out by myself, not asking opinions from others because usually there's nobody to ask from) but a challenge comm obviously runs by a different set of rules and I'm still learning the ropes. I want to do better, and I'm trying to do better, hence this post and the last.

I'm sorry about the confusion and frustration I caused in the last few weeks! Hopefully this poll clarifies these issues, and makes clear what rules work the best for the community as whole.

Comments

[kcscribbler]

My only concern with ties is one I've dealt with in the comm I moderate and comms in which I participate. I've seen it done before where if, for example, two things are tied for second, there's a tie-breaker and whoever wins gets second place - but the "loser" for that tie doesn't place at all then. I think it's only fair, if two are tied for second, that the loser of that tiebreaker gets bumped down to third place, rather than just not getting anything at all. I don't know how this or most comms do it, but in mine I do what's indicated above; a total-vote scoring rather than just breaking a placement tie and the unlucky tie-loser not placing at all.

But when it all comes down to it, as the host of the comm and challenges I think you should get more say than most participants how everything works, since you do most of the work involved.

[intothisshadow]

I think you're right about the ties. That's the way I've always meant to do it. But I think the last two challenges I didn't - I'll have to go back and check a lot more carefully, but I just looked quickly and it looks like I discarded the "looser" from the rankings completely at least last week :( I'll have a better look when it's when I'm not tired or in a hurry, and see about correcting what's necessary.

I've been in a lot of pain; the last three weeks have been particularly bad. I have made stupid stuff and errors I'd never have done because of the pain, but it never occurred to me before I read your reply that the way I handle the voting results might be affected!