While I don't want to discuss individual choices, I'm happy to tell you the mechanic that was used. The process that was followed was essentially this:Each Council member took the wiki list and prepared a list of their top 25 entries on Monday. Those lists were merged and entrants were scored by number of votes (Council were not allowed to vote for themselves, btw) and a master list was made. Each entrant was reviewed in a private real-time meeting, lasting over 5 hours, where at least 4 Council were present at all times.* After ranking and a triple-review of the final list by all Council members, the list was made final and publicized. *I'll note that for the majority of the 5+ hour meeting, all 5 Council were present. One arrived about 30 minutes late for technical reasons, while another had to leave for a short time and provide input in a second exchange afterward. I and two others were there and actively discussing entrants the entire session.