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<blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 8928977" data-attributes="member: 50987">It's a bit of a balancing act, isn't it?&nbsp; On one hand, you want to have enough options so the list is balanced, fair, and complete.&nbsp; And on the other, you want it to be fast-paced, interesting and fun.&nbsp;&nbsp; Include too many options, and people will complain that it's taking too long, or includes the wrong things.&nbsp; Include too few, and folks will complain that it isn't fair, or it doesn't have The Obviously Best Options[SUP]TM[/SUP].And the topic itself matters.&nbsp; The more interesting the topic, the more participants you will get, which means more votes per day, which means the contest will go more quickly--you can get away with having more points.&nbsp; Quieter topics have fewer participants, which slows things down, so fewer points can pick up the pace.I'm not sure there is a formula, it's more of a gut-thing and there's no single &quot;right way&quot; to do it.&nbsp; Much like D&amp;D!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CleverNickName, post: 8928977, member: 50987"] It's a bit of a balancing act, isn't it? On one hand, you want to have enough options so the list is balanced, fair, and complete. And on the other, you want it to be fast-paced, interesting and fun. Include too many options, and people will complain that it's taking too long, or includes the wrong things. Include too few, and folks will complain that it isn't fair, or it doesn't have The Obviously Best Options[SUP]TM[/SUP]. And the topic itself matters. The more interesting the topic, the more participants you will get, which means more votes per day, which means the contest will go more quickly--you can get away with having more points. Quieter topics have fewer participants, which slows things down, so fewer points can pick up the pace. I'm not sure there is a formula, it's more of a gut-thing and there's no single "right way" to do it. Much like D&D! [/QUOTE]

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