We'll be launching a fun contest/experiment at midnight tonight (Pacific). All videos will have the submitter's name hidden from everyone. This means all posts will receive votes purely based on video content, so any and all name recognition bias will be tossed out the window.

At the end of the contest, the highest voted video submitted during the contest's run will be awarded this prize from the VideoSift Shop:

Cube Bot (a distant relative of siftbot)

This transformer-like cherry wood figure can be folded into a cube or posed as you desire.

The contest will run through 11:59PM June 16 (Pacific). In the event of a grand prize tie, a coin will be tossed to choose a winner. Two runners up will win their choice of any VideoSift-exclusive t-shirt design. (Limit one prize per person.)

Please keep in good spirits with this contest and do not attempt to reveal in any way yourself as the submitter of any video during the contest (whether via comment, video title/description, sift lounge, or other means). Should you do that, you'll spoil the fun for everyone else and all of your submissions will be disqualified. At the end of the contest all submitter names will be displayed again as ever before.

Now search and stockpile some great videos and start submitting at midnight (Pacific). The sooner you submit, the more time you'll have to collect votes!

Update: During the contest, the "Who Voted" section will not be displayed on videos and all of siftbot's comments on your profile will be private. Also the *[double]promote, *quality, and *beg invocations will be disabled for all posts so there is no possibility that someone can use their seniority or Power Points to unfairly improve their chances of winning.