...and they write stuff like, "Oh, I doubt this will win." Or, "It's not nearly good enough; I'm so outclassed." Take a hint from someone who runs contests like these:
I WILL NOT PICK YOUR ENTRY IF YOU PUT THAT IN THE COMMENTS. There's a lot of reasons why, but here's the main two!
First off, you need to have some faith in your entry. Did you work hard on it? Do you like it? Then fucking own it, and flaunt that bitch!! If the person running the contest doesn't pick you, well, screw that. You liked it, and even if you didn't win, you'll just have to save up for a custom, because your entry fucking rocked!!
Second, you're attempting to garner sympathy/pity from both the other contestants and the judges (or you genuinely hate your entry, in which case, why bother entering in the first place?). This is rude, and - you shouldn't be surprised to learn this - ineffective. You want people to come on and post, "Aww, don't say things like that! You're awesome, and so's your entry!", don't you? Why? Wouldn't you rather say your entry is awesome in the artist comments and have people
agree with you instead? What's better?
You: I suck.
People: No you don't.
OR
You: I'm awesome!
People: FUCK YEAH YOU ARE.
Anyway, that's my two cents for now. Choco out.