When I say 'submit a draft ahead a time,' I mean submit a draft confirming they have 15K before they can submit an anon summery for match-ups. I would imagine the one confirming the word count is a mod so everything says anonymous.
As it's set up now 15K is only recommended, not required. And that's where problems arise. As an artist I would feel more confidant going in knowing my writer has words.

You're making perfect sense, and I'm glad you asked what I meant!