Mmmmm.... @gjones15 , I think you are getting the whole point in the contest wrong , Come on ,@luzcypher even apologized to you for his mistake , you know how the judges have to go through hundreds of submissions each week? That in itself is a HUGE job and responsibility and sometimes things slip . I have been participating in the Open Mic every week for quite some time and I have never had any bad experience with it . All the judges are doing their best job. @luzcypher is clearly a great leader among them and also a leader for all of the music community here so I'll gladly ''put my hands on fire'' for him on this platform. He has helped a lot of people , TONS of people and I get his feeling that when he has helped a venezuelan household get through he feels he has ''done his job''. We all know how difficult it is for all our venezuelan brothers now and how much this contest can mean for them. I think the main problem here is that some users feel ''entitled'' to receiving a prize or attention just because they submitted an entry and if they don't get the desired feedback they get angry , let me tell you .. that attitude is not going to get you far here...
Long story short , is the Open Mic perfect? No... Is it one of the best and most honest contests here? Yes. Are @luzcypher and all the judges here being honest, serious and committed to growing the music community here? YES. Are they helping people? YES ... and I could go on...
Just my opinion . Cheers.
Thanks for all of the kindness and remember:
No offense. Hahahaha!