On a serious note though, when we have 4,329,00 members and around 4,309 are not the slightest bit interested in the SOTM comp, does it make any sense to keep goin on with it...?
just askin..don't anyone go biting my head off please!! 
It's a fair question. I haven't been here long enough to know the history of the competition, what the motivations were for starting it or how successful it has been but it was one thing that really excited me about this forum when I first joined. I felt like I have found a community of active song writers who were willing to listen to and feedback on my music for the small price of reciprocating, and the competitions is a great way of doing this.
I suppose we need ask what the aim of having the competitions is and whether it meets these aims. For me it is just about hearing new music and being able to show my appreciation via a vote.
I'm sidetracking a bit but I don't listen to music much except for here. My favourite songs of the past year have all been from posters on this forum. There is some great talent and great music here and it was the competition that really made me realise this. When I review a track in the feedback sections I do just that, I review it. It's different when I vote on tracks via this competition because then I spend more time just listening and appreciating the music rather than listening with the intention of offering feedback.
Something I'd really appreciate would be some playlist or radio station that showcased the music here so that I could put on my headphones, hit play and just enjoy the music (while I potter or whatever...). So maybe the format of the competition could change slightly to encourage more forum goers to listen to music here in that fashion with the prospect that they may get their track 'showcased' or whatever. I don't know, what I've suggested is probably a lot of work but I'm just spitting out an idea.
Early morning + coffee = me waffling on
