Sorry for the long delay, but given that this is my first week of processing applicants' posts, I wanted to take my time to ensure that all was fair.
I have applied the same criteria for all applicants, and if you
view the spreadsheet, you will see notes about each of the participant's post history for Round 1. With that said,
The winners of Round 1 have been chosen!
Congratulations to the winners of Round 1! Terms and rewards for Round 2 have changed, so make sure to read the original post to review them.
Overall, I am impressed at the level of quality I have witnessed in the commencement round of this challenge; the participants have far surpassed my expectations. And as predicted,
@nullius has swept this week's first place prize. However, the margin of the win was only separated by half a point!
I will message the sponsors who have committed to awarding these users to ensure that all prizes are distributed properly. At this moment,
@nullius has been sent his payment reward, and this information will be added under the "Escrow" information in the top post.
Stay tuned, I will update the thread and return with some more feedback, but for now, please help me with congratulating the winners of Round 1!