Hi @librepensadora

thanks for sharing your thoughts on how to improve the flow of the LMAC. That's much appreciated!

I think the idea with inviting external guest judges is something we really should explore. However, I'd assume that then the actual collage will be much more the decisive factor rather than secondary considerations like how were sources provided, how much did the candidate engage with the community etc. etc. But it's definitely worth to explore how that will play out.

Regarding point 2, dpoll.io allows either single vote or multi-votes. So going for X number of votes per account is unfortunately not possible. However, since every account is free to cast the same number of votes I don't believe that it makes the final outcome unbalanced. The biggest bias in this poll comes from the fact that many participants are too modest to (also) vote for themselves.

Finally, don't worry about the benficiaries. While I consider it an important contribution to allow the LMAC to grow, it is not obligatory to have an entry being admitted to the contest.

Best!