The stated reasoning for the 2nd place prize doesn’t say anything about the actual substance of the paper. Surely, it didn’t win that prize just based on style?
As I note in the post, the summaries are meant to reflect my thoughts on posts that won, which aren’t always posts I personally voted for. Leopold’s paper got a lot of support from other judges. I don’t see myself as a strong judge of economic content, so I focused in my writeup on features I thought could contribute to good Forum discussion (clarity, authorial engagement).
Keep in mind that the Prize isn’t meant to reward the best research; it’s meant to highlight Forum posts that exemplify what we’d like other posts to be doing. To me, that’s “helping people learn something important while encouraging discussion”, which implies a focus on readability and engagement. A linkpost with no summary, commentary, or discussion, even if it links to an excellent paper, wouldn’t necessarily be a good Prize candidate.
(That said, I’m talking about how I think of the Prize; other judges have their own criteria.)
The stated reasoning for the 2nd place prize doesn’t say anything about the actual substance of the paper. Surely, it didn’t win that prize just based on style?
As I note in the post, the summaries are meant to reflect my thoughts on posts that won, which aren’t always posts I personally voted for. Leopold’s paper got a lot of support from other judges. I don’t see myself as a strong judge of economic content, so I focused in my writeup on features I thought could contribute to good Forum discussion (clarity, authorial engagement).
Keep in mind that the Prize isn’t meant to reward the best research; it’s meant to highlight Forum posts that exemplify what we’d like other posts to be doing. To me, that’s “helping people learn something important while encouraging discussion”, which implies a focus on readability and engagement. A linkpost with no summary, commentary, or discussion, even if it links to an excellent paper, wouldn’t necessarily be a good Prize candidate.
(That said, I’m talking about how I think of the Prize; other judges have their own criteria.)