Ah, all right. I wasn't sure if it meant that, or 'award points the way we've been doing so far', which is not exactly the same thing.
Okay. Leaving my opinion here in comments because I don't think it'll fit in the text-box. My issue is this: I like the extension idea, because then it opens it up to more people who might not have had the time to take part during the original period, and the people who did participate in the original period are being rewarded for their participation. The thing is that this assumes that you have enough for a competition (wherever that line is drawn) instead of defaulting to placing (so, ideally, five or six people total, perhaps?), which means the people who submitted earlier don't necessarily place. And if they do, well, then, good for them and they've earned it.
In the event that you don't get more people, though, it might be best to just cut the bonus and award placings as usual - because UA placings are worth a lot of points. I feel awarding a bonus and placings on top of that is kind of overkill. If you get a placing by default, that's already a hefty bonus, particularly if it's a month-long contest. I do believe the people who participate in low-participation contests deserve a bonus, but when the participation is low enough that your entry is guaranteed a placing, the amount of points you get from said placing is likely more than the participation bonus you'd have snagged if more people had joined, so I don't see a need to double it.
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Okay. Leaving my opinion here in comments because I don't think it'll fit in the text-box. My issue is this: I like the extension idea, because then it opens it up to more people who might not have had the time to take part during the original period, and the people who did participate in the original period are being rewarded for their participation. The thing is that this assumes that you have enough for a competition (wherever that line is drawn) instead of defaulting to placing (so, ideally, five or six people total, perhaps?), which means the people who submitted earlier don't necessarily place. And if they do, well, then, good for them and they've earned it.
In the event that you don't get more people, though, it might be best to just cut the bonus and award placings as usual - because UA placings are worth a lot of points. I feel awarding a bonus and placings on top of that is kind of overkill. If you get a placing by default, that's already a hefty bonus, particularly if it's a month-long contest. I do believe the people who participate in low-participation contests deserve a bonus, but when the participation is low enough that your entry is guaranteed a placing, the amount of points you get from said placing is likely more than the participation bonus you'd have snagged if more people had joined, so I don't see a need to double it.