It’s true that we do allow contest holders to withdraw contests, but we hate it as much as the designers. We make it very easy to see a contest holders past contests, and contest holders who serially withdraw contests aren’t welcome with us and this is re-enforced by a health score that is displayed on each new contest created.

We have recently introduced a new type of contest where the prize money is prepaid and guaranteed, and are moving to requiring prepayment for all contests over the coming weeks. I suspect that the guaranteed contests will get a lot more attention from the designers….

Regards,
Lachlan Donald
99designs.com