Hmm if really SBI goes away, that would be very sad. Yah, do not get involved with the politics here. It is disheartening to read all the anger in comments. I am here to share and to give back where I can. I want to be happy here.

Yup, yup, I agree that we shouldn't expect freedomshift to sponsor the prizes. I have told myself that if he stops sponsoring, I will still continue the contest for as long as there is participants. If he sponsors, I will take it and plan for the weeks, mainly for the main prizes and for the member bonuses and my bonus, I am using my weekly earnings to plan for it. Most weeks, my earnings alone are not enough to cover but I try to join other contests to hopefully earn a little more to cover for the costs. One of the reasons why I do not give out much at one go is to be able to continue to give prizes for the subsequent weeks in case the week doesn't earn much.

Yup, I also agree that photos should include some write-up and not just post the photo. I am always puzzled how those who posts just a photo can get rewarded so much. I can understand that the photo they post are really nice and professionally taken but I would prefer some write-up. I think olivia08's photo contest can include write-ups. There is so much that can be written about a photo. Hehe, I have been thinking to join the ZapFic but haven't gotten to it :D

Thank you very much for the CAT and CommentCoin information. One of my fellow needleworkmonday members is also promoting CommentCoin. I haven't collected any yet but hopefully soon :D