I think it is because there have been way too much contests lately and there's no real prize (money or whatever). How about this: Only one active contest would be allowed on the JCF, it would be made sticky and "official" and the winner would have the "first" right to start a new contest, or to choose to leave it to the next volunteer. It would probably be better for everyone

EDIT: Oh, and the contest holder would need to make a proper thread with the rules, prizes, catogeries and entries (so far), all nicely formatted and readable.