#1 Should judges be required leave detailed feedback on the entry they vote for?
Woof... hard to say for this. I would lean on the side of yes. Judges should be able to back up their choices with a reason that shows that they have read and understood the entry. It could also be a way of rewarding the judges as well, if the comment/post detailing reasons were upvoted by the community or the @ifc account?
#2 Should we allow people to pay for certain things to get XP, like finding the IFC a sponsor?
NO. Although, to qualify that... perhaps, as long the XP remains not part of the ranking of the IFC and is only for low powered advantages or cosmetic things... like a different coloured steed!
#3 Should anyone in the community be able to vote like the judges and also play in the game and remove the barrier there? Including myself and other co-owners...?
NO. I know this is well intentioned, but I've seen other communities fall prey to gangs of accounts that game the system. Tasteem recently had to have a huge overhaul to fix this, and a bit of nasty purge of contestants....
#4 Is there a way to have the IFC without a winner?
Perhaps, if this bothers you, then it could be managed so that the prize pool is spread out (weighted less to the eventual winner) a bit more. Perhaps the all the final round contestants get a share, with the largest share going to the top end winner, but perhaps less with the winner takes all?
Or in the rounds, instead of a single winner have a small winner's group... maybe 3 of the best entries or something like that?
#5 Change the name of Marketplace? Or even the IFC itself?!
IFC is cool! Stick with it! Marketplace, I have nothing to do with... so I don't have anything to say about this!
#6 Should we do groups? How would it work?
Heh... I'm afraid I have no idea here... however, if it does go ahead, I would prefer that the rounds aren't biased to group writing/posting if possible!
I will get a move on with the side quest... hopefully I will have some time... somewhere...
RE: IFC issues to vote on and a side quest.