Going forward, we no longer plan to run the “standard” Forum Prize process.
Some things I liked about the old Forum Prize:
Highlighting great content
Recognizing great work
It doesn’t need to have money attached, but I hope a regular way to emphasize good work of all sorts (beyond karma, and more selective than inclusion in the forum newsletter) reappears, for the sake of both authors and readers. As a new writer (this is hypothetical; I haven’t yet written any polished posts), winning would be very valuable for me (and while it probably wouldn’t really affect my writing much, the existence of the forum prize would make me more excited about writing polished posts). As a reader, a regular prize has helped me find excellent content outside of the stuff I normally read.
Some things I liked about the old Forum Prize:
Highlighting great content
Recognizing great work
It doesn’t need to have money attached, but I hope a regular way to emphasize good work of all sorts (beyond karma, and more selective than inclusion in the forum newsletter) reappears, for the sake of both authors and readers. As a new writer (this is hypothetical; I haven’t yet written any polished posts), winning would be very valuable for me (and while it probably wouldn’t really affect my writing much, the existence of the forum prize would make me more excited about writing polished posts). As a reader, a regular prize has helped me find excellent content outside of the stuff I normally read.