philip_carlo_jorgensen

Well, that means that 60% of the PN users are based outside the US and thus constitutes a majority. That alone should be an incentive not to keep that vital group from being able to win on equal terms. With such a large operation going on as PN - including the big equipment manufacturers as donors to competitions - the shipping expenses of prizes consisting of physical products should not be a problem at all. Think of all the goodwill you get in return if you act and appear to be fair. And then think of the opposite. What do you think in the long run will be more profitable? And then think again of the gigantic loss of members in the latest few years. What went wrong? What can be corrected? I think that thought process could turn out extremely profitable. And the keyword here is Goodwill.