I like a metric system for the sole reason that players know where they stand. They don't put in what they see as a reasonable effort to 'be involved' only to be stuck in limbo waiting for an admin to 'decide' if it's good enough with the possibility of rejection.
As long as they know where they stand so they aren't putting in effort specifically to try and be eligible only to be rejected, I don't care. Cause that's just mean...
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