Yeah, I know exactly where this is coming from.

Agree.  Much of what makes Game Chef awesome is that it’s open and (mostly, almost entirely) very encouraging to participants.  I am glad that Game Chef remains this way.  And nothing is stopping people from creating the contest they wish to have.

[Here is where I bite my tongue about a rant regarding people treating the feedback portion as a chore on the path to their own game’s obviously due recognition.]