True OP, however, the quality is nowhere near high. I agree that these contests are a great way to promote activity among the forums but I can't stand logging on to see four threads that haven't been active for ages, suddenly be replied to, by the same person, nonetheless, posting random comments that don't even have to do with the topic.
Imho, its better to have a less active forum with a good user database rather than a fuckload of kiddies posting random comments trying to make their e-penises look bigger.