I don't think so, no. By sending out an advance warning.
- people can prepare something 'good'
- reviewers and then voters are prepped and ready - a focused push
- VP can be recharged
- more chance for word to spread that this is happening
What you suggest would be like starting an event with no guests, and having them slowly arrive through word of mouth. The combined push is lost like this, and there is less of a community feel that people are involved in working towards something for Sunday.
I might be wrong, but i'm not really up for arguing the technical aspects of it. It's something to try, and try is seemingly not too high on many peoples agendas at present.
As I said I am all for it but see this as the problem, we should already be doing this as a community. It says that people are not already producing content good enough and no one is rewarding. I stopped looking at the trending long ago as most did. What we have is in line with other forms of social media, those who pay to play are at the top.
It is worth a try, and I hope more grace is given to those with lower Reps like 55 and under as that would be even more beneficial to onlookers that this place isn't a full circle jerk of the high reps.
Again, I am in, it is worth a try.
Absolutely, but we are not - at least not pushing together - and that's cool, we all have our communities.
I think there is enough good content - but as above...
I would love for the post that is seen by the reviewers who come and check what's been linked decide the best post/s is of a newer user. I don't want to decide on my own.
Cheers!