I was a Cinema 4D 9 user for years. I finally made the switch to Blender when 2.8 came out.

Isn't the contest a little behind in the weeks?

Instead of having a theme, maybe you should run one that has no theme. Let the people create what they want. Or maybe explore some science fiction themes.

I've been thinking about this for a while. I usualy don't rate images because I think it seems to me if I give someone a low rating I'm putting myself on a pedestal, like I'm better than them. I would probably rate more if the ratings were anonymous. But I like people to know it's me when I comment on an image.