Vince - Please contact CQ and Mindspin about this - I've been very clear from minute one that I was only the website guy on this project. All prizes, sponsorship, judging, and every other aspect of the show has gone completely thru MS/CQ. I only build the site, and place on it what I am told. I got nothing but love for you Vince, and definitely don't want to diss you here. I have no control over any aspect of the sponsorship this time.
100% correct - 240 built the site only......all text etc came through MS and myself. Any calls or decisons made cannot be reflected on 240 at all, and he should not be blamed for any. 240 has done a *great* job on the site, for FREE, so much thanks to him on that.
Vince, as I just pm'ed you - I personally appreciate you and all the other sponsors last year as I am sure most getbiggers do as well. So thanks for that, to you and all the others, and again publically I extend my *personal* apologies to you and any other sponsors last year for any offence caused.
The decision to have a 'exclusive sponsor' was made by Mindspin, with the specific goal of getting a significant cash prize - which it did succeed in doing. In the end we achieved a $5,100 prize 'purse' which is great for a message board show. Perhaps Mind can address this situation and explain it better than I can.