I think there shouldn't be more then 3 big contest threads at a time and there should be a limit to the # of post wins ... some of these threads have a post count that is so high that it runs for months ... I think big contests like that should be just for guys that buy advertising at least on a regular basis ... I buy ad space most months but skipped this month to run a few other things. I ran a small give away the other day asking opinions on what our next site should be (wanted to know what's selling hot right now) I knew i couldn't just ask because no one would look at it unless it said "would you hit" it or "give away" .. i gave 10k hits feeder to the 20th and the 30th post and 20k to the best reply. small like that should be ok for everyone and not really limited.
I must add that the thread never made it to 20 posts because it was crushed by these big contest and pushed off the front page in 10 mins ... on other boards i gave away traffic but here it seemed no one wanted it ..
