1) Filter out troll applications and applications with fake votes and other ineligible applications.
2) From the sanitized list find out the top 10
3) Start a poll where users can choose from the top 10 (but don't rank them in the poll, randomize the placements and don't show live voting stats to prevent bias)
4) Give every applicant on the poll the opportunity to post why one should vote for within a short word limit. As we have seen from low engagement after the first few days, extremely few users will read 10 complete threads and make their choice.
1) Filter out troll applications and applications with fake votes and other ineligible applications.
2) From the sanitized list find out the top 10
3) Start a poll where users can choose from the top 10 (but don't rank them in the poll, randomize the placements and don't show live voting stats to prevent bias)
4) Give every applicant on the poll the opportunity to post why one should vote for within a short word limit. As we have seen from low engagement after the first few days, extremely few users will read 10 complete threads and make their choice.