"I meant to also say there were only 6 member warnings issued to those that had started/sponsored a contest. Since the contest were not clearly stated as not being allowed in the galleries those warnings are being removed."

I'm glad to hear this. Not allowing contests didn't affect me and neither did the deletions. But time and time again, this site makes changes to the TOS and enacts them before giving anyone a decent heads up about it. Why it keeps happening I don't know.
To hand out warnings about a violation that didn't exist before disgusted me so I'm glad to see that rectified and the victims of it compensated.

Perhaps a formal announcement would be a good idea? Not everyone reads all the forums.

...... Kendra