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At first, I didn't like this contest idea, but it has grown on me the more I've thought about it.  The lack of objective scoring criteria bothered me, but the problem is actually really interesting, and I wish I had more time to work on it. 

The voting system seems to me to be seriously flawed, however.  For each entry, I have the option of voting for it (applying the tag) or not voting for it (not applying the tag).   So, it seems to me like I should wait until all the entries are in before I vote, since there is always the possibility that I'll like the next entry better than my current favorite, and there's no way to indicate that in the voting.   However, if everyone adopts this strategy, then there won't be any meaningful ranking until after all the entries are in.  This would be too bad, because it would be nice to see what the community thinks of existing entries as they evolve.  A simple improvement would be to have a tag for saying you like an entry (vis2009), and another tag for your final vote (vis2009_final_vote).  

Looking forward to seeing what people come up with :)

-Mike Bindschadler