Can't one just go to the hack thread and rate/review it then? There wouldn't be a point for a Hack Rating thread.How about a new hack rating thread? instead of choosing one winner and giving an award, you could post your hacks summery, or there could be links to the newest ones like on HOTW, and then in the comments instead of voting, they rate your hack and explain why. That way it takes out the competetive figure. Also, the reason I wanted HOTW to continue in the first place was not to get attention to my hack, I can get that easily if i try (I'm CEO of two popular entertainment channels on youtube) I wanted it so that I get a better idea of how im doing compared to the other newer hacks.
I don't get the point of HotW that much anymore. Awards aren't even given to hack winners anymore. Probably because a hack winning weekly is too much to make an award for each.