I started entering a Pioneer project because I liked the idea that many projects start as "small ideas" and some of those ideas may have more potential if the c

I started entering a Pioneer project because I liked the idea that many projects start as "small ideas" and some of those ideas may have more potential if the creators receive the right type of positive feedback from others early in the process. Also, it could help, in theory, to be forced to provide progress reports on a project, as Pioneer encourages. Also, Pioneer got a lot things right with their UI for participants. However, it seemed like most successful projects on Pioneer are pre-existing projects that are shimmied into the Pioneer format: Often they're projects that already have a year of work behind them with significant existing funding that are dressed up as a 1 month project. Or, often they are projects that are completely impossible to evaluate within the Pioneer model (such as a new car suspension system or something, that an online reviewer can't possibly give feedback on without an in-person meeting to observe the device) And yeah, the algorithm of the point system is completely impenetrable to the participants. I think it would be great if someone created something like Pioneer but with a more tractable ethos, supporting projects that truly are only 1 month old since inception and involve only projects on which progress can be directly observed online by community evaluations.