Hi agai AJP,
I wanted you to give you some info about Ranking you may not know. So far you are ranking all entries and there are lot of variations of the same concept ranked in the first positions. Giving fair rank to all designers is not only a good way to thank them for taking part of your contest, but you also help them to gain points for the general Rank on the Designers Ranking.
So, when it comes time for final rankings, designers appreciate when you choose different CONCEPTS (as opposed to variations of the same design) for the gold, silver and bronze awards, and rank as many entries as possible, because designers get points added to their overall site standing for each blue ribbon they get.
This is how points are distributed:
1st place - 50 points
2nd place - 20 points
3rd place - 10 points
4-6th place - 5 points
7-10 place - 3 points
11th+ (you can rank as many as you like) - 1 point
After that, each ranked entry gets one point for the designer. Nobody will be insulted by being ranked last, the points are still good! So if you pull some entries out of the "Not Interested" group and give them a rank, the designer gets some benefit from entering your contest.
Hope that's helpful, lots of contest holders don't realize this and most are glad to know. It's a good way to thank designers who don't win the contest prize, but who worked very hard to offer you lots of options to choose from for a great logo.
You have really great entries so far, and ranking fairly will encourage more designers to enter your contest!
I hope this helps you!
Thanks!. Nat