User blog comment:Underscorre/Jeff the Killer Rewrite Contest!/@comment-25148755-20150927051830

So, I have a bit of an issue with the judging setup. I'm not trying to ruffle any feathers or disrespect any of the judges, several of whom I have had extended working relationships with on this site. But it's my opinion that this is too big for six people to decide. We are not only attempting to recreate one of the most famous and widely read pastas ever, but we are making special exemption to allow the winning pasta to be on the wiki, despite the 'no spinoff pasta' rule. Again, no disrespect, but three of the judges have less than two hundred edits on the site, and two of them have only been members for a month and a half or less.

Now, I have no idea how many entries we can expect for this contest, but my conservative estimate is somewhere between "several" and "a metric shit ton." My suggestion would be this:  use the judges to separate the wheat from the chaff. Have them pick the top five or ten stories to ensure all entries that won't meet the quality standards outright or are just not generally up to snuff aren't even considered. But then, kick it over to the community. Let them vote on the story they want to represent "Jeff the Killer" on this site. I'd really like to hear some other people's thoughts on this, but this is simply how I feel.