<p><em>"In a prairie, I am sitting. The trees are swaying from side to side, the blades of grass following soot.</em></p><p><em>Sitting there, just sitting there... it's like the passing view on a windscreen. I just got up. I'm just walking- putting one foot in front of the other, slowly. The wind is caressing my tear stricken face. I'll just keep walking, as the wind, my silent companion, walks alongside me, consoling me with it's own silent cries.</em></p><p><em>Sniffle, Sniffle, my nose is clogged up with too many bottled up negativity, too many words unsaid, too many feelings misconveyed, too many feelings unconveyed. Shall I burst into a cloud and rain down my grievances to the earth? Nay, for then, my name shall cease to be mine- treacherous shall mine own be called.</em></p><p><em>Harmonious gales, though in mourning, produce a beautiful yet heart-rending melody. I think to myself, 'Ah, so even nature can feel, or does it sip from our own sorrows'. Nevertheless, the melodious gales comfort me, however, it also calls out to me. Just like a mother to her clingy infant, or a magnetic pull to a metallic bolt, the minstrel gale, sings to every fibre of my being, a single command of which I am all but not to obey.</em></p><p><em>With all of me, my everything, all my feelings, all my emotions, all I am yet to say, all I have misconveyed, all I have yet to get rid of, my body takes it's first step of my rhythmic movement to my own end. I dance... I dance and dance, until the precious prairie begins to fade. Though I am aware that everything is coming to an end, I am aware it's all finally disintegrating, however, there is no need for sadness, for this is my one final wish.</em></p><p><em>This fleeting moment as I dance around my own end, fills me with certain drugs of emotion, I thought I had long ago discarded- ecstasy, adrenaline, and an unbelievable thrill. I stumble, trip, somersault, and begin dancing from where I left off. Nothing really matters more, in this my fleeting moment, I am truly satisfied. </em></p><p><em>The solemn and melancholic gales that have rigged my remaining life with melodies now come pouring down on me- it is taking away all my distractions. My clothes are gone? Let them fly till they are satiated... My bones disintegrated? I can still dance just fine... My skin has fled me? Then it was probably it's own time. I'm left with nothing, I am merely an outline of a man, a fading silhouette.</em></p><p><em>Finally it is my turn and my time to fade as well. My prairie is almost gone... this oasis will finally find peace in its eternal rest. Ah, yes... I am now dancing with more fervor as I know that my time to find peace has also come, my end. I find eternal rest in true nothingness.</em></p><p><em>This story, just another epic, is now at it's own end. </em></p><p><em>Thank you, mysterious gale</em></p><p><em>Bless you, obliterated, yet beautiful prairie. </em></p><p><em>It is a miracle that my One Greatest Wish had finally been granted. </em></p><p><em>With my thanks said, my tale told, hold the applause, and just forget you heard it, as I have finally faded from this evil yet dazzling world. I fade along with the gales, the prairie, and my final words.</em></p><p><em>Finis."</em></p><p><br/></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