Cliffyg, you are absolutely right and I am wrong.
The strange thing is that whilst the new system is much fairer to those in far-flung parts of the globe I miss the frisson of getting up early and waiting for someone to post the link words (I live out in the country, can't afford the Telegraph on-line subscription and am some miles from the nearest newsagent). There was a little adrenalin rush in, having seen the links, to, as fast as possible, post one's suggestions!
Now I can go for a walk, read the obituaries, scrutinise all the other contributions before picking the best of the bunch and submitting my selection of those suggestions.