Why some competition entries show no author name

Why do the entries on a competition show no author names?

It depends on what kind of work the entry is. Project entries always carry their owner. Journal and publication entries do not: their author is held back until the competition's results date passes, and then it appears. Nothing is broken in either direction, and the name is not lost.

The rule

One date decides it: the competition's results date. Before it, a journal or publication entry is drawn without its author. After it, the same page on the same address shows the name. That switch is what makes it look like a fault, because the page appears to change its mind.

Projects sit outside this rule and show the owner throughout.

Why the entries page can be open while names are still hidden

The Entries tab appears once a competition has entries and its shortlist date has passed, or its results date where it has no shortlist. Author names wait for the results date specifically.

For competitions that run a shortlist stage first, those are two different dates, sometimes weeks apart. In that gap the entries are public and the journal and publication authors are not. Once the results date arrives, the names fill in on their own.

The leaderboard is stricter

On a leaderboard, both project and publication cards hide the owner until the results date, so a leaderboard can be more anonymous than the entries page for the same competition on the same day.

On a wide screen the leaderboard is a table, and that table has no author column at all. Its columns are Entry Title, Award, Project Score, Likes and Juror's Rating. Authors are never shown there, before or after results. If you want to know who made something on the leaderboard, open the entry itself.

Finding out who made an entry

Open the entry. The work has its own page, and that page carries its author whether or not the competition card is showing the name. Selecting an entry from the competition opens it in a new tab.

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