The articles for this contest are getting more challenging. Everyone's writing is changing and becoming more sophisticated. It's amazing, actually.
I think the discussions on the metrics are ready for scrutiny by the community. I'll put something out this week to receive input. It's a living document. Like anything else in life, it can adapt. It probably will after I receive input.
I like @failingforwards' idea about trending the community. The first iteration would take some time to generate, but it's a straightforward process. It's something I'll be able to do after June.
We also had instances of plagiarism, but we worked together to understand that it wasn't malicious, but a misunderstanding of what the community expected. They edited their articles accordingly and I removed any DV I applied. POB is a two-way street imho. Only one person didn't respond after a downvote. It happens and I won't speculate on the lack of response.
When I take a step back and look back to how it began and what my aims were for the contest, I can safely say that everything is going the way I expected it to. Obviously, there are teething problems with everything, but I'm so glad that the system is in place and it's actually working. My main concern was not being able to handle an increase in posts, and now I'm starting to think we could handle upwards of 100 posts a week just with the current setup.
Make sure to tag me in, I'm eager to hear some of your thoughts.