Forecasts are more informative and useful to your fellow forecasters and to the wider public when they’re paired with the reasoning that informs them. Every Sunday, **Comments of the Week will celebrate** the sharpest thinkers and thoughts from the preceding week. Find them in the sidebar and in your inbox:

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🥇 — Top comment

🥈 — 2nd & 3rd

🥉 — 4th & 5th & 6th

Rankings blend

* upvotes
* ‘change my mind’ votes
* key factor votes

with additional bonuses for performance across multiple categories. To keep things fair, **only votes cast within seven days of a comment’s posting count.** Fresher and less recent comments compete on equal footing.

Email notifications are on by default for new users and for anyone who has predicted, commented, or voted in the last six months. They’re off by default for everyone else; you can change this anytime in your settings.

Today you can see retroactive winners going back to June 1 [here](https://www.metaculus.com/questions/?weekly_top_comments=true)!

So, continue marshaling your best arguments, and keep an eye out for the weekly highlights.