Not complaining, just merely pointing out that being retroactively staff picked is much less impactful for the article then being staff picked prior to the vote. Staff picking marks the article as a 100% on utopian rocks which in turns drives more potential votes/views. On the other hand, just mentioning it in an article after might drive a few views but not nearly as many.

In my case, its also pretty odd that the article was voted and reviewed the same day that it was retroactively staff picked. Again, just doesn't seem like a good way to apply the reward because a less invested contributor might interpret it as some kind of loop hole in the system. Article gets staff picked but doesn't get the reward etc.