I am wondering if there could be a qualification for entry, say 10 photos posted and 20 comments made to ensure that the competition is actually for active WPF members rather than, as occasionally, a professional/near professional/occasionally professional photgrapher, posting only competition entries to chalk up more wins. Personally I never vote without first looking at the photgraphers gallery to see if the entry satisfies some definition of an active member.

I am not sure if WPF actually has a definition of aims, but it has self-defined itself as being friendly and encouraging, especially to younger and less experienced photgraphers and I feel that the proposed rule change would give that group a fairer chance