Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-10950063-20140404145452/@comment-5278102-20140409172952

LOLSKELETONS wrote:

KayJayEff wrote: A voting system? Choose 4 or 5 pastas, give a little preview (maybe first paragraph or random part of story) which ever wins the popular vote get to be PotM. Idk something I just thought of I think it could work but I'm not an admin so yeah. Not only is that already how PotM works, but it's been established multiple times in this thread that this isn't about popularity; it's about merit. I think there's a lot of miscommunication going on. This isn't about popularity OR merit. This is about getting merit popular. "how can we draw attention to stories that deserve it?"

The justification behind PotM is that nominations get viewed more, but it's been pointed out that only one or two see any increase in traffic, and it's not usually significant. I suggested earlier to have a weekly duel (contestants selected by admins or staff to filter for quality) so that readers feel invested and more inclined to read, as well to reduce the amount of reading they feel they have to do at once, thus reducing the deterrant that PotM creates. However, I don't like the idea of competing anyone in general, it generates hostility.

Maybe just a weekly pasta selected by staff will do? It's not an award, or tag or anything tangible in the way PotM is, but just have a link that highlights a quality pasta each week for reader convenience?