My suggestion:<p>1) Filter out troll applications and applications with fake votes and other ineligible applications.<p>2) From the sanitized list find out the top 10<p>3) Start a poll where users can choose from the top 10 (but don&#x27;t rank them in the poll, randomize the placements and don&#x27;t show live voting stats to prevent bias)<p>4) Give every applicant on the poll the opportunity to post why one should vote for within a short word limit. As we have seen from low engagement after the first few days, extremely few users will read 10 complete threads and make their choice.