Hey everyone,
Thanks to everyone who participated in the poll. The final results are in:
- Keep the same mechanism: 41%
- Top 100 creators & community: 31%
- Just community: 20%
- Just creator: 8%
While it would have been easiest to simply continue with the same mechanism, we wanted to dig a bit deeper into the data. The results showed that the vote leaned toward the community side, mainly because there are far more community members than creators. However, when looking at engagement data (yaps, leaderboard activity, etc.), the balance shifts toward creators and hence it’s hard to make both parties happy.
To keep things fair for both sides, given even some top 50 creators couldn’t make it to the overall leaderboard last time, and community members often feel underrepresented when a different mechanism is used; we’ve decided to adopt both top-voted options: “Keep the same mechanism” and “Top 100 creators & community.”
How can we use both?
Each week, the mechanism (either the 1st or the 2nd) will be chosen randomly, using a random function (think of it like flipping a digital coin). This ensures fairness and prevents anyone from predicting or gaming the system.
This approach gives both creators and the community an equal opportunity, while keeping the process transparent, fair, and unbiased.