<p>Broken pieces. Fragments of my body being swept away as though they were nothing. As though I were common.</p><p>In my humble abode, comprising 35 dishes, I stood out as the leader and head of the dish kingdom. A very handsome-looking dish with delicate touches of roses, used in serving sumptuous meals. Fortunately for my allies and me, our humble abode rested in the house of a wealthy fellow, blessed with two children and a very pretty, gentle wife.</p><p>He also had a maid who handled me with care.</p><p>At a point…</p><p>I felt I had fallen in love.</p><p>No one had ever shown me such kindness and affection. Whenever I was dirty and left in the bathtub, she washed me gently from my head to my shoulders, down to my legs, with sweet meticulousness that made my heart race.</p><p>“Sssssh…”</p><p>The rushing sound of warm water flowed across my body as I leaped with joy.</p><p>Life of a dish!</p><p>Maybe my mistress didn’t even think of me this way. She carefully carried me back to my kingdom as I sat there, moody and saddened by the thought of never being noticed.</p><p>The two children were twins. They were very hostile toward the dish kingdom. Of course, they were no longer babies and should have known how to handle us properly! They hardly did much with us since their maid — my love, did all the work. But whenever they sat at the dining table to eat, they mishandled us, especially when angry or lacking appetite.</p><p>Once, the twins were quarreling, and their father — my superior, who was privileged to eat from this humble, handsome fellow — struck me with a knife out of anger while scolding the children.</p><p>I bled and sobbed silently, but nobody noticed, for my wound was hidden beneath the shadows of the food.</p><p>One fateful evening, after receiving a warm bath from my mistress, I lay in my humble abode, snoring softly while fantasizing about a life with her.</p><p>Somebody tapped me.</p><p>Again.</p><p>And again.</p><p>Suddenly, I was being pulled out, and the next thing I remembered was lying helplessly on the floor.</p><p>Incomplete.</p><p>My body shattered into pieces. My sides cracked apart, fragments of me scattered across the cold tiles. I stared at my broken remains as I struggled desperately to pull myself back together.</p><p>“C’mon, guys… we can do this, alright?” I cried as tears welled up in my eyes.</p><p>Maybe I can still stretch a little, I thought.</p><p>But the more I stretched, the more I seemed to shatter into even smaller pieces.</p><p>I couldn’t fathom what had happened or who had touched me, but I had no doubts it was the twins.</p><p>I lay there helpless, staring up at my allies for help, but they were fast asleep.</p><p>I hoped my mistress would come around and mend me. Maybe… just maybe… she would help me become whole again.</p><p>Fortunately, she appeared with a dustpan and broom.</p><p>“Alright… maybe she just wants to gather my body together. Hurry, Mrs. Tehila… my love,” I called out, smiling expectantly.</p><p>But then, just like darkness swallowing the last appearance of light, my smile faded.</p><p>I watched the very mistress I loved sweep me away like a commoner into the dustpan.</p><p>“Don’t tell me this is the end…”</p><p>“Noooooo!”</p>
At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
Top Engagers
Most Engaged Content
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to 7 people with the best insights in the past month. The 7 winners are picked
by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
1
Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
2
Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
4
Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
5
Use eye-catching cover images—if your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
6
Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Contributor Rankings
The Rankings/Leaderboard shows the Top 20 contributors and engagers on TwoCents a monthly and all-time basis
— as well as the most active colleges (users attending/that attended those colleges)
The all-time contributors ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly contributors ranking tracks performance of a user's insights for the current month. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on an all-time & monthly basis.
All-time Contributors
All-time Engagers
Top Monthly Contributors
Top Monthly Engagers
Most Active Colleges
Contributor Score
The all-time ranking is based on users' Contributor Score, which is a measure of all
the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate your contributor score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
Subscriptions received
2
Tips received
3
Comments (excluding replies)
4
Upvotes
5
Views
6
Number of insights published
Engagement Score
The All-time Engagers ranking is based on a user's Engagement Score — a measure of how much a
user engages with other users' content via comments and upvotes.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate the Engagement Score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
A user's comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's upvotes
Monthly Score
The Top Monthly Contributors ranking is a monthly metric indicating how users respond to your posts, not just how many you publish.
We look at three main things:
1
How strong your best post is —
Your highest-scoring post this month carries the most weight. One great post can take you far.
2
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
We also look at the average score of all your posts. If your work keeps getting good reactions, you get a boost.
3
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
Posting more helps — but only a little.
Extra posts give a small bonus that grows slowly, so quality always matters more than quantity.
In simple terms:
A great post beats many ignored posts
Consistently engaging posts beat one lucky hit
Spamming low-engagement posts won't help
Tips, comments, and upvotes from others matter most
This ranking is designed to reward
Thoughtful, high-quality posts
Real engagement from the community
Consistency over time — without punishing you for posting again
The Top Monthly Contributors leaderboard reflects what truly resonates, not just who posts the most.
Top Monthly Engagers
The Top Monthly Engagers ranking tracks the most active engagers on a monthly basis
Here is what we look at
1
A user's monthly comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's monthly upvotes
Most Active Colleges
The Most Active Colleges ranking is a list of the most active contributors on TwoCents, grouped by the
colleges/universities they attend(ed)
Here is what we look at
1
All insights posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels)
2
All comments posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels) —
excluding replies
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.
Comments