How judging works
No judges. The room decides.
There is no panel and no scoring rubric. The people who show up decide what wins — so play the apps before you back one.
The basic rule
One vote per project
Every member in good standing gets one vote per project — and you may back as many different projects as you like. Loving ten apps is encouraged. Voting ten times for the same one is not possible.
No takebacks
Votes are permanent
Once you back a project you cannot take it back. That is deliberate — it makes a vote mean something. Open the app, actually use it, then tap.
Weighted
A moderator vote counts triple
Moderators and admins carry 3x weight. They earned it running this place day after day. Three regular votes answer one moderator, so the room still holds the balance.
The deterrent
Ariel’s Arrow
Our moderator of justice carries two arrows, fired with the /arrow command in Discord: a Power arrow (+100) and a Poison arrow (−100). She may fire either at any project, at any time, for any reason. Every shot is announced publicly in the server, so nothing happens in the dark.
Why it exists
So rigging cannot win
The Arrow is insurance, not a toy. If anyone tries to brigade or buy their way to the top, a single arrow erases the effort. We fully expect it never to be needed — that is exactly the point.
The finish line
Deadline and prizes
Voting closes 11:59PM ET, Friday September 25, then winners are called out live in Discord. Every finalist takes home turn merch by vote rank (top two take two prizes), the podium takes the Crown, Circuit and Byte badges.