Edit:
I was just thinking, because there are signatures to be worn upon joining this challenge, shouldn't there be a small change in the title? As technically, it is no more a "signatureless challenge". So maybe some other title would fit in better. I don't have any name suggestions though, but I'm sure you guys can pull something out.
It is just a suggestion. It can be ignored without being thought about.
Technically, its a non-issue as those signatures are not a requirement, and are purely optional. They are just there to help bring more awareness about this challenge, not every participant will receive a reward for wearing it. Just the ones that place while wearing it.
Oh boy, I might as well just rename this thread to "
nullius' donation thread"

LOL

To offer a solution for the "problem" I created: you could in the future exclude people who earned more than 1 Merit per day already (the "natural rate" to level up with Activity). Or limit winning to once per person, based on the assumption that someone who wins one week, will keep posting quality the next week anyway.
Y'all are gonna shit your pants if one of our other participant's posts blow me away more than nullius's posts do this week, and ends up earning them the winning spot for Round 1

I mean, nullius
has been pretty preoccupied spending the last week in a high school-like gossip and drama circle, whereas if this challenge would have started last week, his posts most certainly may have been outshined by any other participants' posts haha
Let's make things more interesting

I'm ready to sponsor a special award for guys that beat nullius for the first ..what the hell.... first, second, and third place.

So in case nullius finishes on 4th, I'll award 5$ (in BTC) to each competitor that makes the podium.
If nobody makes it this time it will go to the next round for the normal prizes
I am assuming that this will only be valid for the weeks that nullius is eligible for winning the first place prize, right? As it currently stands, the rules will reflect that a sole user can only win first place once every two week period.
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Welcome! Good luck. I will add you to the spreadsheet as soon as I am at a computer.