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Xelrog T. Apocalypse wrote: "Avoid perception of bias?" Disallowing people with user rights to participate is bias. Bias against said users. If people want to complain about bias, let them complain--as long as you're not actually practicing any, it's not a problem. Just butthurt users being butthurt. Here, however, you are practicing it. You've let your fear of being unjust cause you to be exactly that. It's the same thing as how if you work at a company or a radio station or whatever you or your family aren't allowed to enter/win any contest hosted by your employers. In my mind, it's just a good policy. Partly, to eliminate any possibility of favoritism or conspiracy, but mostly I think it's more fun this way. It's like if you have a raffle at work and your boss wins. Sure, he won fair and square, but it's still kind of a bummer.

The decision has been made, I'm not going to reverse it. If I do one of these again, I might try it without that rule.