Oh no, not another contest! Before I give my thoughts, may I rant?
Okay, my basic thought on these contests is that they bring more bad than good. They flood the forums horribly, with many thread necromancys and other broken rules. Whatsmore, those who join for the contests leave once it's over, so they aren't a true art of the community. In all honestly, I hope you hear me out in saying this, and I hope adjustments (Reducing or no longer having contests) can be made accordingly.
I'm looking forward to pretty much any WiiU launch title. =/
I'd like to add to this, while I'm by no means a good writter I try not to spam forums as its almost as annoying as trolling. I also joined in May 2012 and I too plan on sticking around here. I suppose in the short term there will be spam but after the spammers leave the people that actually want to participate in meaningful topics and be a part of the DGN community will stay.That's not necessarily true. I have seen plenty of thoughtful posts by people who joined in May 2012. I am one of those people, and I would like to note I have no plans to leave.