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in the last post, I suggested 2 options that stimulate participation, which would strain the leaders and give some hope to the rest

Hm, couldn´t find it. This time the points will go from 10 to 1 instead of 8 to 1.
If the winners get more points, like 1. 10, second 8, then the disctances between the Top ranks will be even greater then now already. Or could you maybe detail better, what you mean?