I think making it 3 rounds in a month is a great idea. As far as the categories and such, I think last year's format worked quite well, though Spexy makes a good point in the above post (best veteran category).
Overall, I think everyone needs to just STFU and go with whatever the FO team decides, as they are the ones who have to deal with the whole business.
My last point, and it has been made in this thread already, and I have said it before but while I know that the forum is by no means the only part of FreeOnes, the vast majority of people who vote in this contest come from the forum. I think it should be explicitly stated in the terms of winning that Miss FreeOnes is expected to spend some time interacting with members of the forum. And not only in their own threads. I don't think it is an unreasonable expectation to spend, say, 3 hours a month minimum on the forum is you win 10K$.
What is reprehensible is getting on the forum like crazy for the duration of the contest, taking the money, and then splitting. Miss FreeOnes should participate fully in FreeOnes, and the forum is a part of that.
Edit: perhaps we should have a "most involved in the forum" category. In reality, you should have a "who is willing to cuddle with Dirk" category. Throw me a bone. :lurk: