IOPL changed its format for freerolls because there were so many people just coming for the p/w and not participating in the forum. The freeroll I participated in won me a seat at their game on Wednesday.
The negative was that the freeroll ended once they got to 10 players. I don't know whose decision that was.
Either way, if more forums asked for a different way to work with their members/participants of freerolls,
Titan may work to see this happen.