[Julie Steiner]

Are you going to let Ralph run away with this one? Come and join the fun in this thread.

Deadline is 7/15, but at this rate, I may extend it.

[Julie Steiner]

As of 7/12, a few more days still remain to enter! There are now more entries than prizes, so we'll have a real competition. Woohoo!

Get your entries in by the 7/15 deadline (see time zone restriction in the original message).

The winners will be decided by ranked-choice voting by those members of Eratosphere who choose to participate. The polls will open via a special Google form, to be posted 7/16/2025 and to be closed 7/24/2025.

[Matt Q]

Hi Julie,

When exactly is the deadline? As in what time of day on the 15th (and in which time-zone)?

Thanks,

Matt

[Julie Steiner]

Ah, a kindred soul whose muse is the last possible minute, eh?

The entry deadline is noon Eastern Daylight Time on July 15, 2025. That's 5pm in London and 9am in Los Angeles.

[Julie Steiner]

The ballot form is now available * * * AT THIS LINK * * * . Happy voting! The polls will remain open until noon Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (That's a little over a week.) Noon EDT is 5pm in London and 9am in Los Angeles.

If you would like to shower your favorites with compliments in the thread with all the entries in it, feel free to electioneer.

[Matt Q]

"It's fine for candidates to vote for their own entries."

Oh no! Agonising ethical dilemma time (with added Prisoner's Dilemma style game-theory sub-plot)!