Another week to combine both the judging period and the winner announcement. I don't want to sound apologetic, but my lack of sleep, pressure at work, and other personal concerns affect my discipline and schedule, and that includes posting on Hive.

Anyhow, it's time to present the winners for this week's MemeHive Curation Contest.

The first eligible article is from @princessluv. In her post, she talks about the beauty of individual personality. We have to learn to accept our uniqueness with our imperfections. I think that's the only way we can be liberated from unnecessary insecurities because of comparing ourselves with others. And I think that's a better way to live.

Her post got 32 upvotes and 3 comments.

The second article is from @marajah. Her story is about the recovery of her mom. It is refreshing to read a story like this—a daughter's love for her mother. How I wish children wouldn't take time for granted while their parents are still alive. Appreciate them, thank them, and enjoy their company while they are still with you.

Her post received 243 upvotes and 3 comments.

The third article is from @ladyaryastark. I love her theme. It is about freedom of expression. In a world where centralization and totalitarian control remain the dream of those who want to rule our lives, banning social networks for whatever alibis they promote would, at the end of the day, mean the death of freedom.

She got 2 reblogs, 102 likes, and 14 comments.

The fourth article is somehow related to the previous one, but in a different way. It is unusual to see an incumbent politician being consistently attacked by both the academe and the media. In our time, anything pro-right is demonized, and that is why it is not easy to publish articles portraying a positive image of Donald Trump.

@melrod97's post receives 10 likes.

The last, but not least, is from @valchiz. The post discussed the decline of social media's original intent. I could say this is one example of the misuse of freedom of expression. His article reminds me of a dating app like Tagged or Friendster, where uploading nudes was the norm.

His post got 235 likes.

Judging & Curation Criteria

Account	Creativity 40%	Engagement 20%	Relevance to Theme 20%	Presentation 20%	Final Score 100%
@princessluv	36	17	17	16	86
@marajah	38	19	16	18	91
@ladyaryastark	36	20	20	16	92
@melrod97	39	16	19	19	93
@valchiz	37	18	18	17	90

Judging Outcome and Rewards

With 102 upvotes, 14 comments, and 2 reblogs, @ladyaryastark's post got the highest score in engagement. @marajah followed her with 243 likes and 3 comments.

Based on the above criteria and considerations, @melrod97 got the highest score. I think creativity and presentation count. He scored 93 points, and he will receive 10,000 MEME, 50,000 PEPE, and 15,000 PAY, all powered up.

2nd place goes to @ladyaryastark with a score of 92, and she will receive 5,000 MEME, 25,000 PEPE, and 7,500 PAY powered up.

The 3rd place winner is @marajah with 91 points. She will receive 3,000 MEME, 10,000 PEPE, and 5,000 PAY powered up.

Both @valchiz and @princessluv will receive 2,000 MEME, 5,000 PEPE, and 3,000 PAY powered up as consolation prizes.

Here are the transactions for the rewards:

@melrod97

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/afcb01562628c2563d3ba29e90ea03b12e24878e

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/5ee0f5243b8844ce4e64cc3c057637cf90167a80

@ladyaryastark

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/6c379929e82141cb2cc5bf3a14f7395acbb59ee5

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/6f38ce67ac2b22bea5e902b6391b86439e20ff37

@marajah

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/336a77769703b3d08a4be8091b10b002f3b9a9af

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/8b44c7a7c073359a904b65013969fb0754c338e6

@valchiz

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/a3ef62c836e707a7c406a33db1b2d3d76dbf6796

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/1fd1618ced7e9518cfa9af8a3b261569391d5b3e

@princessluv

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/26fa59c48cf9271237c835b0215f16d3a76b0982

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/777dd54cbe792ae9461116149ddc81785d67a5f3

The above transactions are for MEME and PAY rewards. Regarding PEPE rewards, please wait for @pepetoken to send the tokens to your Hive Engine wallets.

Once again, a big thank you to @greywarden100 for sponsoring this curation contest. So far, he has distributed 687,804 MEME tokens for this community activity, including both the incentives for the participants and the oversight of this curation contest. As for @pepetoken, he distributed 1,955,000 PEPE, and an additional 95,000 PEPE are pending distribution for later. In the case of the PAY token, 639,500 had already been distributed through the sponsorship of @antisocialist.

Thanks to all the sponsors for funding this weekly event.

Congratulations to all the winners!

Tomorrow, I will publish the announcement for the 28th-week curation contest.

More power to both the MemeHive and the Pepe tribes!