Resolution criteria

• Resolve YES to the single answer matching the author credited on the Astral Codex Ten post titled “Dating Men In The Bay Area: A Review,” as shown on the post’s byline or “guest post by” line on astralcodexten.com/substack. Use the ACX permalink of that review as the primary source. If ACX hosts it as part of the 2025 Everything‑Except‑Book Review Contest, use the author credit on the ACX post; if ACX links out, use the credit ACX gives on its page. (astralcodexten.com)

• If multiple authors are listed, resolve to the first-listed author. If the byline is “Anonymous” and ACX never reveals the identity by market close, resolve N/A. If ACX later publishes an author reveal/credits post, use that to resolve. (astralcodexten.com)

Background

• ACX (Scott Alexander) is running the 2025 “Everything‑Except‑Book Review Contest,” which includes reviews of non‑book subjects and is published on ACX; past contests have used blinded judging with authors revealed later. (astralcodexten.com)

• Candidate answers mentioned by the creator:

  • Aella — writer known for data‑driven posts on dating/sex; active in the rationalist sphere. (en.wikipedia.org)

  • Sympathetic Opposition — Substack essayist who writes on gender/dating dynamics. (sympatheticopposition.com)

Considerations

• ACX often publishes contest entries without author identities until voting/reveal; expect delayed attribution. Use ACX’s eventual byline or reveal post to adjudicate. (astralcodexten.com)