We're democratizing content on Newschoolers. We fully believe that the people can better choose what should be promoted than our staff.
The photo restriction is because we need the photos on the splash page to be a certain size to look good. So that is why it is in place... there's a bunch of criteria in there for this.
It is absolutely rad that Sarah got up there, and I agree it is a testament to how awesome and respectful people are around here.
Now, what would be REALLY awesome is more pictures of Sarah that are 1,000px wide, so we can keep this rally of support going for a few days!