I think a roleplay of the week would be a nice compromise here. While I usually agree with you on such things Jorick, we are differing. I don't see why such a project couldn't be 'rp.' An interest check of the week would be really cool too but I do think there should be something for RPs themselves too. Hey, it might inspire people to go that extra mile in their RPs, and you might see rp quality drastically increase as those who want more traffic start vying to make the weekly list! 

Nit to say, of course, that I feel overall rp quality is lacking, mind you--just saying you might see rp quality improve even more if there is a chance they can get heavy traffic!