Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-31919347-20171004155435/@comment-25615841-20171011211212

Yami riku wrote: I get the idea of it and it may sound good on paper but... I feel like this might run well for a little bit and then crash.

People have complained numerous times in the past about "edit racking". There was also concern that ToTM is more of a popularity contest than acknowledging who has contributed the most. I feel like this setup may make things too complicated.

I'm throwing in the idea to simplify things. Forget about the number of edits a person has made. Leave it up to the person nominated to explain why they should win and have them provide examples of edits. Not just "Oh I'm active on Discord and I have answered some questions!". If you want to win, put in the effort by linking to your edits to say "This is what I've contributed." ... That basically leaves it up to the community to decide instead of the mods if a person's edits are actually quality, or if the person is just pulling things out of their butt. I agree with this

This could promote edit racking and would be difficult for staff to manage. Or harder than before, at the least.

It's not the worst of ideas, but im not sure if this should be a long term change. Perhaps it could work better for a small competition?