Why contests are trash and mostly unmoderated - in a nutshell

The reporting process is overly complicated and further they often don’t get actioned for weeks, that’s my experience at least.

If someone wants to waste an evening flagging entries to a “book nook” contest, should it really be required that they type “It’s not a book nook!” over an over?

Also are you now shifting this burden on to future contest hosts?

The moderation process needs an overhaul in my opinion, the punitive action taken also requires a rethink, risk vs reward.

I posted my thoughts on the exact same topic a month ago: