>The member of the day feature has changed, IMO, for the worse. Why should I have to send in a comment about the UT to be the member of the day? I liked it better when it randomly selected someone.

Because, it's bound to a bigger picture and that fits well when submitting a comment. If you wish to be there, just send a small comment. It doesn't have to be a big comment. Just write something simple. That'll do it.