How Do I Ensure Fair Judging in a Body Transformation Contest?

Disputes in judged contests usually come from criteria that were vague or changed. Fix that first.

1. Write the criteria before launch, such as consistency, effort and the quality of before-and-after photos, and say how they're weighted.
2. Choose how winners are picked. In your Terms & Conditions, the Winners will be selected by setting defaults to Random Draw. Change it to a judging panel or popular vote.
3. Collect entries with the Upload action. Switch on Require a Caption so entrants describe their entry.
4. For public voting, use a Gallery with voting turned on. We recommend requiring social login, and you can limit votes to a date range.
5. For a panel, pick winners yourself on the Winners tab with manual winners. We audit manual draws to check that the feature isn't being used to manipulate results.
6. Announce who won and why, using your published criteria.

Use at least two judges if you can, and have them score separately. Keep their scores on file.

Our Voting Contest guide covers running a public vote, and the Body Transformation Photo Contest template has the setup ready.