$10 Conte$t: Points, Result and Prize Distribution

At last, we have come to the end of the competition. We had 9 users who submitted a total of 10 articles. In the first round, all the articles were published and the engagement metrics, a number of likes, comments, and views were noted. Then in the second round, we called on the read.cash community to come in and vote for their favorite article. And they responded to the call, and their votes were also noted.

Now, we'll take a look at the performance of each article in each round, and award the points appropriately. Then at the end, we will have our winners and the prize will be distributed accordingly.

Awarding Points

Points will be awarded to the post engagement and voting as follows

Comments = 1 point per comment

Likes = 1 point per like

Views = 0.5 point per view

Voting = 1 point per vote

Round 1: Post Engagement

Below are the ten articles submitted by users. You can read them if you haven't and help me select your best out of the 10 articles.

Culture by @Sarahmay

The first article on the list is "Culture" written by @Sarahmay. After 3 days, the post amassed 3 likes and 20 views, with no comments.

Likes = 3 x 1 = 3points

Comments = 0 x 1 = 0 point

Views = 20 x 0.5 = 10 points

Total = 13 points

The Arab Spring - a brief overview by @Crypto_Politics

The Arab Spring was written and submitted by @Crypto_Politics and the article garnered 7 likes, 14 comments, and 43 views.

Likes = 7 x 1 = 7 points

Comments = 14 x 1 = 14 points

Views = 43 x 0.5 = 21.5 points

Total = 42.5 points

The Other Side of the Cryptoverse by @PVMihalache

This article was written and submitted by @PVMihalache. After three days of publication, this article got 9 likes, 8 comments, and 29 views.

Likes = 9 x 1 = 9 points

Comments = 8 x 1 = 8 points

Views = 29 x 0.5 = 19.5 points

Total = 36.5 points

Dramatist Stage: Friday Night by @Captainrex5

The "Dramatist Stage: Friday Night" was an entry submitted by @Captainrex5 and after 3 days of its publication it had 6 likes, 4 comments, and 13 views.

Likes = 6 x 1 = 6 points

Comments = 4 x 1 = 4 points

Views = 13 x 0.5 = 6.5 points

Total = 16.5 points

Life by @KJPR007

The article "Life" was written by @KJPR007 and after 3 days of publication, it amassed 6 likes, 33 views, and no comments.

Likes = 6 x 1 = 6 points

Comments = 0 x 1 = 0 point

Views = 33 x 0.5 = 16.5 points

Total = 22.5 points

SMART Technique for Goal Setting by @Meher89

The "SMART Technique for Goal Setting" was written by @Meher89 and after 3 days of publication, it amassed 3 likes, 1 comment, and 12 views.

Likes = 3 x 1 = 3 points

Comments = 1 x 1 = 1 points

Views = 12 x 0.5 = 6 points

Total = 10 points

The Fear of Missing Out: Escape the Anxiety

The article "The Fear of Missing Out: Escape the Anxiety" was written by @sheensheen13. Three days after it was published, it got 6 likes, 4 comments, and 18 views.

Likes = 6 x 1 = 6 points

Comments = 4 x 1 = 4 points

Views = 18 x 0.5 = 9 points

Total = 19 points

Pre-forgiveness

This article was written by @Sarahmay. This was her second submission to the contest as users were allowed to submit up to two articles. Three days after publication, it enmassed 4 likes, 2 comments, and 17 views.

Likes = 4 x 1 = 4 points

Comments = 2 x 1 = 2 points

Views = 17 x 0.5 = 8.5 points

Total = 14.5 points

The First Couple Arrive in the World

This article was written and submitted by @RaemaKhan and it got 18 likes, 1 comment, and 33 views.

Likes = 18 x 1 = 18 points

Comments = 1 x 1 = 1 points

Views = 33 x 0.5 = 16.5 points

Total = 35.5 points

Read and Just Read!

"Read and Just Read!" was written by @Snezana28 and it got 9 likes, 2 comments, and 134 views

Likes = 9 x 1 = 9 points

Comments = 2 x 1 = 2 points

Views = 134 x 0.5 = 67 points

Total = 77 points

ROUND 2: VOTING

In the second round of the competition, the read.cash community was called on to vote their favorite article from the ten submitted. Here is the voting result after 48 hours.

1 vote = 1 point

1. Culture = 0 votes

2. The Arab Spring - a brief overview =4 votes

3. The other side of the Cryptoverse = 5 votes

4. Dramatist stage: Friday Night = 0 votes

5. Life =0 votes

6. SMART Technique for Goal Setting = 3 votes

7. The fear of missing out: escape the anxiety = 1 vote

8. Pre-forgiveness = 0 vote

9. The first couple arrive in the world = 5 votes

10. Read and just read! = 8 votes

Overall Result

Below is the result of the two rounds:

The result above is arranged from the highest to the lowest based on the total points accumulated by each article from post engagements to voting by the community.

The article "Read and just read!" scored the highest points and at the other extreme are the articles "Culture" and "SMART Technique for Goal Setting" which scored the lowest with 13 points apiece, with other articles between.

According to the Prizing

The winners will receive the following prizes as tips on any article they post the link in the comments section of this article.

Distribution of Prize

The prize will be distributed as a tip to any article shared by the users on the winning list. Copy the link to any one of your published articles and paste it in the comment section of this article, I will visit and tip the article you have linked in your comment.

The distribution will commence on January 1, 2021.

Appreciation

To appreciate all the users that participated in the voting round, I will tip their vote comment randomly. Thank you all.

Special thanks to all the users that submitted their articles for this small contest.

Happy New Year!