That's an interesting view.
Foremost, congratulations to the Cap for his winning entry.
Back to the voting now: I feel there's way to few appreciation of the morphing contest by the board members. With a total amount of 40 votes, what does this equal in terms of users per month ratio? I think this is very poor. What I would like to know is:
Do users care for our morphs?
If they do, why don't they vote? It's quite easy, picking the image that fits your taste the most and clicking submit. I don't talk about creating an entry. I merely talk about recognizing the effort that went into creating a contest entry and honouring the contestants effort with care and attention.
Next thing is: Like threeT, I might have been tempted to vote for my own entry. I still think, I did a good job and an on topic submission. But with a total of 40 votes, I recognize my vote strongly influences the outcome. Thus, I find it nearly mandatory to give my vote to a different entry and continue my life without the guilt of feeling like a cheater. Not voting at all is not an option at all for me: At 40 votes, every missing vote hints at even a lesser interest in the contest, for me and all other participants.
I suggest rediscussing the question
Should we move the contest back to the Morphs forum?
since we are guaranteed to have an appreciative audience there.
For future contests, I plan to enter again, but I do the morphing for recognition: I need feedback, and I need to know people looked at my work. Not winning is fine to me, and knowing the contest inspires other morphers to produce new stuff is a reward in itself. But seeing the contest neglected is a dead tun-off for me.
Sorry for ranting, I even feel this might hit the wrong people. I doubt those who should listen will visit this topic any time.